Mother's Day

I love Mother's Day! Not because of all the cards, phone calls, presents and breakfast in bed (although that has happened in a little while, I guess I should sleep in late) and not because it gives me an excuse to call all the mom's I love especially the one who had to put up with me the longest. It is because it is a day where I remember that I did the most amazing thing in my life. I became a mother.

I have been blessed to be called mother, mommy and mama by five most amazing, talented and beautiful/handsome children. And this mother's day I find myself thinking of the past when they were small and underfoot. How amazing they were from the time they were born with their tiny hands and feet. With wonder I was able to watch as they discovered what they could do as they learned to walk, talk and later to read and write. To watch them discover their talents from writing, art, drama, academics and music. And now to see the talent of mothering that my two oldest use with their little ones.

My children as of March are now all adults. Three still live at home but they are busy getting ready to leave the nest and I look at this new phase in motherhood with trepidation. Am I ready. I think I am. To watch them live their lives and make mistakes and cry tears over their children. Knowing that all I can give them is my love, listening ear and understanding. Knowing they will make mistakes and hoping their mistakes are not as big as mine were.

But coming with adulthood comes understanding of what it is like to be an adult and for this mother's day I got a wonderful present from my children. A back yard for my grandchildren to play in. It was a mess. It needed to be mowed, weeded, plants needed to be cut back, "stuff" needed to be put away. The following pictures will tell you the story of before and after. It is amazing.

Here is the picture of before:














After:














Another before picture with stuff:














After:














So, now I have more of a backyard than a storage area with weeds. There is more to do but this is a great start and the grandbabies can now play in the backyard. On top of it all I got dinner, pork ribs, beans and corn on the cob. Yummy!

By the way, my daughter took these pictures so they should look familiar if you read her blog too!