Mother’s Day

Birthday flowers that have lasted

I have not blogged since April 25.  Sometimes it seems there is plenty to write about; other times not so much.  But today is the day after Mother’s Day so that gives me something to say.

First,  I am so thankful to be a mother and a grandmother.  That did not come without complications and delays but we are so blessed to have three children with three wonderful spouses and eight grandchildren.  I blogged about our wonderful family party for our 80th birthdays and I treasure the memory of that evening.  Our three children are spaced almost seven years apart and then five and a half years apart.  That is not the way we would have planned our family but it is the way we were given our family.  It has ramifications even now with the oldest three grandchildren all older than the youngest five.  

Jeff and Susan treated us to brunch at Triumph Brewery yesterday.  We walked there after church and sat on a bench in Palmer Square until the time of our reservation.  It was a beautiful spring day and there were families picnicking on blankets and children running happily around the grounds.  We had a lovely meal.  Jeff and Susan are always so good about making us feel welcome here in Princeton.  

Dan and Alex attempted a FaceTime call and somehow we missed it.  But we called them around 7 and made plans to visit in early June—when Alex is back from a Philadelphia yoga convention and their newly repaired roof should be finished.  Laura sent flowers and called.  Michael is with his mother in North Carolina alone with his siblings.  I am happy for Grandma Di that she could get her entire offspring together.  Michael sent a photo of the beautiful scenery along with his wishes for a happy Mother’s Day.

So I heard from everyone—even granddaughter Katie who hoped we had a good lunch.  I felt loved and remembered.