Weekend Update

I survived the long weekend--long in duration, not in vacation. We had a lot to get done, and it all went well. Many thanks to my parents for their ever-loving, work-a-holic, roll-with-it, reassuring-conversation-filled help. They made the weekend for me.

We had the whole fam-damily here on Sunday afternoon following a sweet and tender ordination of The Boy to be a deacon. We had a luncheon set up in about 30 minutes and fed a lot of people croissant sandwiches, salads, and fruit. We used the patio for the first time in a long time and it was perfect.

The best part? Mother's Day was the secondary reason for getting together.

That fact alone made Mother's Day this year one of the best I have ever had. I didn't feel the pressure about being a perfect mother only that I had 40 people to feed just after church and everyone brought something that helped to feed the multitudes.

Watch for the post tomorrow where I'll show the nearly finished entertainment center that Genius Golfer built for our family room. We got to put books on shelves on Saturday. (Thanks, Dad!) It is lovely.

Thanks for the good wishes for Mother's Day this year and I am delighted to tell you it wasn't a day to despise this time around. It actually turned into a wonderful day.