Mother's Day Moments

My mother's day was full of interesting moments, some sweet, some special, and some just downright perplexing.

The first one came just as I was opening my eyes when Connor crawled into bed with a mischievous grin, ready to share a riddle of his own making, his very first:

"Mommy, what did the V-wing fighter say to the TIE Interceptor?" ... "Happy Toilet Day!!!"

Then I got his homemade Mother's Day card that he had worked on in school. It was a booklet along the lines of Madlibs where the kids had to fill in the blanks on each page:

Her name is: trisha
She is: 24 years old
When I am at school, she: goes to work
She is really good at: playing with me
Something special she does for me is: Help do my Homework
I love her because: She is Budafull

Happy Mother's Day!!! I love you: Connor

Ah, true love :)

Later that evening, the grandparents came over for dinner and, as usual, my father unloaded several packages from his car on arrival. The first was a huge box with an electronic drum set for Benji. The next was a sizeable toy helicopter for Connor, and a styrofoam chest of food. Then he hands me a small package the size of my hand, saying "Here, this is for you." My interest was piqued, feeling the small gift in my hand, thinking it might be something pretty nice since we all know that good things come in small packages. I look down to see that I'm holding a new kitchen sponge.

"Gee, thanks dad!"