One Day

I admit I generally have a bad attitude on Mother's Day. For whatever reason Mother's Day seems to be the worst day of the year. No one wants to obey and the urge to mess things up is impossible to overcome. There is a definite increase in whining and our hitting numbers are up. I start feeling sorry for myself and get frustrated by my children's seemingly complete inability to show me they love me by being good for just one day. This year I was determined not to be a Mother's Day martyr. No matter what my kids did (or didn't do) I was going to take it in stride and not feel bad. I took a lot of deep breaths and let a bunch of things slide.

Leanne had a nice post on her blog about appreciating mother's moments. It's a much better way to approach this dreaded day. Instead of being mad at Ben for not listening, I remembered the day he got up and made his bed, all by himself, and did a better job than I do. When Noah threw an epic fit before church I remembered how much fun we had when we went to Seussical the Musical. When Zack was running around the house in his underwear after we'd already dressed him I remembered him decorating the dining room table so that it was fancy.

Today was far from perfect (ask Matt about how his idea to watch Lord of the Rings went) but that's fine because neither am I. In all the chaos and frustration that is motherhood there are some perfect moments which make it all worth it.

Now for some Mother's Day fun. Noah and Ben were tagged by Rilie and Brandt. Zack answered too.

1. What is something mom always says to you?
N- Clean up your room.
B- Get in Bed.
Z- Brush your teeth.

2. What makes mom happy?
N- A clean room.
B- When we clean up the whole basement.
Z- When I give you birthday presents and be nice to you.

3. What makes mom sad?
N- I'm sassy.
B- Not doing the things she asks us to do.
Z- When I want not to give you a present or candy.

4. How does mom make you laugh?
N- I don't know. You don't really.
B- By tricking us.
Z- Tell jokes.

5. What was mom like as a child?
N-Terrible. I am guessing.
B- Funny.
Z- Going to Disneyland and played with dump trucks.

6. How old is your mom?
N,B, Z- 33

7. How tall is your mom?
N- 5'9"
B- 5'7 1/2 "
Z- 100

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
N-Watch the Jazz or play Guitar Hero.
B- Watch the Jazz.
Z- Take care of us and get us drinks and make us dinner.

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
N-Shopping, cleaning, take home reading library.
B- Shopping.
Z- Party with her friends.

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
N- Good food, she'll be better than Mario Batali
B- Drawing
Z- Break dancing so awesome, we'll teach her. (Lynne I swear he didn't read Brandt's answers, what's up with the kids and break dancing?)

11. What is your mom really good at?
N- Cooking and getting mad at people.
B- Reading.
Z- Reading.

12. What is your mom not very good at?
N- Fixing things.
B- Playing basketball.
Z- Playing sports.

13. What does your mom do for her job?
N- Cleaning up.
B- Looking after us.
Z- Making us food.

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
N- tomatoes
B- steak
Z- salad

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
N-She supports me in soccer and basketball.
B-You help me read.
Z- When you make homemade cookies.

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
N- Bessie Higginbottom
B- Dawn (Pokemon)
Z- a hot girl

17. What do you and your mom do together?
N-Basketball
B- Play games
Z- Play games

18. How are you and your mom the same?
N-Hair color, eyes. We both like the Jazz.
B- both like Speed Racer.
Z- We like to play games and make cookies.

19. How are you and your mom different?
N- You don't like rare meat.
B- different hair color
Z- fighting (?)

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
N- Easy, she gives me a big ol' hug when I get home from school.
B- She takes care of us.
Z- She kisses us all the time.