Mother's Day 2010

It was a good Mother's day! After a week of Natalie almost knocking off her toenail and Nicole almost busting her mouth again, Mother's Day was pretty much uneventful for injuries. I had a lot of handmade and bought cards as well as a nice bookmark from the girls where they had picked wildflowers, pressed them and then laminated onto a bookmark. Most unusual gift: a turtle made out of newspaper for Natalie to paint. It is from a devotional we have for an idea for a craft. So, we'll do that sometime. I also have Tim Lahaye's new book and I went out and bought Max Lucado's Fearless for myself. I probably really need that one! Natalie's school and Sunday School class both made books where Natalie answered questions. In the school one, she wrote my age is 40. In the Sunday School one, she wrote 14. I guess I'm somewhere inbetween those two! The funniest things written on the book--

• How do you help your Mom? She wrote washing dishes and cleaning her room (oh, that it were so!!!). HAHAHAHA.
• What food does your Mom make best? Macaroni & cheese. The best that a box can do....
• My mom's favorite food? Squash. She put this only because I make her eat a bite when we have it!

The cutest things written in the book--

• What do you like to do with your mom? Play with her.
• One thing my mom always says to me is: I love you. :)

So, when I awoke on Sunday morning, I had a banner of love across the kitchen...

And, Woody made pancakes for breakfast. We then opened the gifts and cards. Everyone then dressed for church. We should have made a picture! But, we went to church and it was nice to worship with Woody while the girls enjoyed their own classes. We then rushed home, ate some quick sandwiches and Woody went to work. So, I was able to play with the girls then put Nicole to bed. I had a few moments to do my Bible study before Natalie peeked out of her room (no nap for her most days). We then did a few things together before Nicole woke up. It was a quick snack for us then off to the grocery store to pick up some vanilla bean ice cream (we were almost out and still have fresh strawberries to eat! Back to eat dinner with Woody before he went back to work. We then played and the girls watched a bit of a video while I unloaded the dishwasher. Then, bath time and bedtime. Then, quiet time!!

Here is a picture of what is another part of my Mother's day gift truly. Woody has started this bookshelf for Natalie's room. It is a cross between a cube bookshelf but has the middle portion where you can put books. The side areas are for the organizer baskets. It looks great!!! Much better than what you can buy and it is custom fitted. Just a little stain & polyurethane are all it needs now. This will really help out if we decide to combine the girls rooms soon.