I am cranky today.
I suppose it shouldn’t be surprising, considering that I took Jill to the airport this morning, and at the moment, the plan is for her to be in Texas until I pick her up again on May 29.
Does anyone else think it is unbelievably mean and effed up that Jill has to be gone for Josie’s first Mother’s Day? Grandma and Grandpa are also out of town until that evening, so I will be celebrating Mother’s Day on my own with Noah and Josie. And by celebrating, I mean probably trying to avoid everywhere that is focused on Mother’s Day next Sunday because it will make me feel sad and a little resentful.
I also ended up stuck on the phone with a sales guy who wanted me to pay $800 for a “lifetime membership” in the “Global Directory of Who’s Who” replete with laser engraved wall plaque. I’m just not really the “pay to play” type; I’ll stick with LinkedIn, FaceBook, and real life networking for now. And by now, I mean during my lifetime.
Hi Liza!
I hope you cheer up soon. I know it’s easier said than done. Of course it is not ideal for Jill to miss Josie’s first Mother’s Day but why don’t you focus on making it even more special for Jill? Have the kids make her a little card this week and send it to her!! Don’t avoid Mother’s Day festivities because you are a great mother and you deserve to feel like one on Mother’s Day even if Jill is away!!
I hope you feel better soon.
You are not alone! For my birthday, while Kevin was away, the kids and I went to dinner at our favorite fancy grocery store with ready made meals where the kids could order mac and cheese and I could order something actually grown up and yummy. It was so good that after dinner we wandered over to the desert isle and each picked out our very favorite treat. An odd place to celebrate but at least it was fun and different (and I did not have to cook!). I hope you find something to do with the kids that is special and fun for you, even if not quite a traditional mother’s day.