How I want to be treated for Mothers Day.

Happy Mother's Day! My kids are so great. I am blessed to be their Mom. Happy Mother's Day to me!

Living life as a single parent makes Mother's Day different. I remember when I was a kid, conspiring with my Dad and brother to make Mother's Day fun and special for Mom. Of course, I realize now, that Dad had a major role in reminding us that it even WAS Mother's Day (I'm already tired of typing it out so let's initial it MD). But every MD my brother & I would get up early and cook Mom breakfast in bed. I am sure that she would lay there cringing at the bangs, crashes and kabooms that would echo from the kitchen. When ever we arrived bedside to deliver our ever so charred surprise she always beamed, anyway. Mom's are awesome.

I know that because mine was awesome. She gave me something to which I aspire. I want my kids to have fond memories of their childhood like I did. Granted, our life is complicated in different ways than my parent's life was. Everyone has their own "special" complications though.

So here I am on MD again, making the best of it. My first "single mom" MD I took the kids to a fun hotel with slides and rock formations and just enjoyed watching them play and laugh all day. Happy MD to me! It was perfect. Last year we spent it with my parents and that was great, too. This year I got up early and went and bought myself a bouquet of MD flowers. I love fresh flowers. It would be great if I had a special guy in my life to conspire to surprise me today. It would be fun to have my kids bring me breakfast in bed. Who is going to teach them that, though? I can't very well teach them to conspire to surprise myself, now, can I? I know they would have a blast doing it though. They love that kind of thing just like I do.

So, until God sends me the man who will treat me the way I want to be treated, I will just treat myself well and wait. I might even buy myself a card and some candy. Life is too short to settle. I know my kids love me. They are so affectionate and sweet. Their hugs and kisses and awesome snuggles make every day MD for me. So no whining today. Just a thankful heart that has hope for a day when things will be just this good and maybe even better.