An ode to moms

I would say that today was, quite possibly, my best Mother's Day yet. We had a great time together today, which DOES NOT always happen! We were out and about all morning. We took a little trip to Gerten's who, incidentally, has really expensive flowers! But it was fun to look...and to play around with the fountains!


Then we were off to find some lunch...I know it's no swanky brunch, but I was pretty pumped because we had our first trip to Sonic! The best part about that was how excited the kids were to have a "car picnic"! Since it was my day, my big request was a quick trip into St. Paul to Candyland to get my all-time favorite cheese popcorn! Yum-o!



The rest of the day was pretty uneventful...a little trip to the park to run off some energy...lots of calls to grandmas...and that was what really got me thinking! We called my mom and mother-in-law, then I called my dad because Annika really wanted to talk to Sharon. So, long story short, I ended up talking to my dad who told me that he wouldn't have called me today because mother's day is just to honor YOUR mother. Well, I completely disagree, but for the sake of saving time and my sanity,I didn't get into it with him! I think that mother's day is to honor all the mothers in your life. Whether it's your mom, mother in law, daughter, aunt, friend's mom...I think it's a day to say "wow! you are a great mom, and I just want you to know that I noticed!"

Ok, that's my soapbox for the day...what do you think?