flowers

Last weekend was
mother's day and I celebrated it right.  I got all of the
special ladies in my life something special and they all seemed
satisfied with my show of appreciation.  I began by making
sure that every one of them had a flower delivery
in their schedule.  Then I began with my partner by making her
breakfast in bed.  Then we went to visit my mother across town
and she had already gotten her flower
delivery.  I also got her a couple of books that I know she
has been talking about lately and then we went to lunch
together.  We talked with the kids about how much we all
appreciate the sacrifices our mothers go through to make sure that we
all have what we need. The lunch went really well and I could tell that
both the women were very happy with their days so far.  I
footed the bill of course and they were a little shocked since I am
usually a bit of a stickler when it comes to spending money. 
I told them that on this day I feel that money is of no concern since I
am celebrating those who sacrifice much more for me and the rest of the
family.  Then after lunch my partner, our kids, and I all went
to see my grandmother on my father's side. She had also already gotten
her flower delivery and was very happy to see us.  We hung
around her house for the rest of the day and let the kids run around
and play.  My partner helped her make dinner and they were
very happy to make dinner with each other for the first time. 
They had met many times before that since we started dating our
freshman year but this was the first time they had really gotten to
hang out alone together and talk.  I guess they have a lot
more in common than I would have ever imagined. So after all was said
and  done I think that this was a very great 
mother's day and that I showed the women in my life how much I
appreciated them for their hard work and love.