I Suck At Mother's Day

Yesterday was Mother's Day. Happy Belated Mother's Day! Yes, I suck at Mother's Day.

Truth be told, for Karen and I, things were initially not looking good for Mother's Day. And by "for Karen and I", I mean Karen because she was stressed out, feeling overwhelmed by having so many things to do before having our family come over to celebrate the day. I had complete faith in our abilities. (Of course, I'm pretty laid back as it is.)

Part of the cause for Karen's stress was the fact that we woke up rather late Sunday morning. We had watched Saturday Night Live the night before. Of course, since Karen was such a big fan of Golden Girls, we could not miss the episode of Saturday Night Live because the host was Betty White.

For anyone curious, the episode of Saturday Night Live was actually pretty funny. One of my favorite sketches for the night was the NPR skit about muffins. It cracked me up, probably because I have the mindset of a five year old. And interestingly enough, it led me to think about my friend (Hot Amy) and her sister (Terri) who used to call each other "Muff" growing up. Oh, if only they knew how funny that really was.

Anyway, Karen and I had a late start to our Sunday morning. I made pumpkin pancakes for Karen for breakfast (thanks to Trader Joe's pancake mix). From there, we along with our newborn daughter (Briana) went to the cemetery to visit our son (Braden) where we planted some things (as well as add mulch) for our "Little B". And from there, we headed home only to frantically clean up the place as we were having company over for the day.

Needless to say, it was good to see family on Mother's Day. Both my mother and Karen's mother enjoyed the presents we made them (which consisted of Briana's footprint on a tile); and I think my favorite sister-in-law (Janine) enjoyed the necklace we got for her.

As for Karen, I think she liked her presents too. Briana gave her a crafty stepping stone kit; Braden gave her a picture frame, much like the one that contains pictures of himself, with a couple of pictures of Briana, which was a great idea from my friend (Andrea). Thanks again Andrea!; And I got her the Wean Machine, which is a portable tool used to create baby food. Essentially, it's a garlic press for food. And the funny thing is, after I had ordered the Wean Machine, Karen mentioned to me how she thought the food processor would be loud if she made her own baby food. So it's a good thing I ordered the product. And for anyone curious, Briana still has a ways to go before even eating baby food.

All in all, it was a good Mother's Day. Probably the most memorable topic of discussion during the day was Janine's plans for Briana's upcoming baby shower. Apparently her and my favorite brother-in-law (PJ) had a disagreement about beverages. It was pretty comical because Janine couldn't let it go. Personally, I think Janine's original plan is good.

Anyway, I hope all the mothers enjoyed the day. Yesterday was sort of a weird feeling because, as bizarre as this sounds, it felt good again to be a parent. I feel that parents are supposed to enjoy things like Mother's Day and all of that "family" stuff. After all, that is how it is on television. (And we all know how reality is so much like television. Just kidding.) Unfortunately, after losing Braden things just did not seem right for awhile. After yesterday, things felt a little different. So perhaps maybe things are turning around now. Who knows?