and no whining, and a slightly used ergo, and maybe some chocolate truffles from charles chocolates with peanut butter inside, but otherwise no gifts for me this Mother’s Day.
A year ago, when Milo was fresh, our family went to Brushstrokes (paint-your-own) Pottery and made a mug of Holden’s relatively big footprints and Milo’s teeny tiny footprints. I declared that — forever going forward — Alec and the boys need only fill the mug with something special for Mother’s Day. And that something could always be (good) chocolate. Done and done.
I want to be recognized, appreciated, loved but I don’t need more clutter in my home.
So, that covers the gift portion of the day, but what do I really want? I want to sleep a full night and wake up to happy children. I want the happy children to cooperate as we get ready for a delicious brunch out some place fabulous. I want there to be a very short wait (even though it is Mother’s Day and brunch is not unheard of for such fabulous places). I would also like to avoid all poopy diapers, whining, discipline, and household chores for one day. Basically, I want the fun parts of motherhood without the unpleasant parts.
And world peace.
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i want to sleep all night, wake up to a clean house, coffee in bed and a smiling baby. i’d like my husband to feed us all breakfast and then take care of all the messy, fussy stuff all day long. most of all i would like him to take a walk with me, to wander the routes and my son and i take everyday, to see how we spend our days exploring. and then creme brulee. in my world it is not a holiday without creme brulee.