|
Post by leannec on May 14, 2023 15:26:05 GMT
Hi everyone! Happy Mother's Day to those who are mum's of people and fur babies! If you celebrate, what is happening today? My mum, my dd's (possibly their boyfriends) and I are going to my fav restaurant for dinner tonight ... even though it is supposed to be a celebration of Grandma and me, we will probably be picking up the bill. . I do think flowers will be given though! This is what I posted on Facebook today ... self explanatory! Happy happy birthday to tmarschall!!!! I will be doing some laundry today and my mum is coming over this afternoon ... we might play a bit of Scrabble. What are your plans today? What is on your menu tonight ? Have a relaxing Sunday everybody!
|
|
sueg
Prolific Pea
Posts: 8,055
Location: Munich
Apr 12, 2016 12:51:01 GMT
|
Post by sueg on May 14, 2023 15:43:00 GMT
Our day started like a normal Sunday - off to church, but a bit early as there was a street festival near our chapel. We stayed late after, as we had a community meeting and, as we are long time members and do a lot anyway, we wanted to hear what was said and make suggestions, as well as make sure we didn’t get any new jobs! Afterwards, we decided to walk along the street festival and get lunch, as it was already after 12:30. We ended up getting Arepas from a Venuzuelan food truck - I have never had them before and they were so good. This afternoon has been boring - knitting and football on TV - as so often happens.
DH is making dinner now - chicken cacciatore because I love it - and yesterday I bought a cute heart shaped strawberry cake from the bakery for my Mother’s Day dessert. I will be kind and share with DH, because he is making me an Aperol spritz as well as dinner.
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on May 14, 2023 15:46:24 GMT
Happy birthday to tmarschall! I've had quite the morning. I'll just be honest and that is that I have had such an emotional weekend I feel wiped out. I feel like with all the crying I've done I could just get right in bed and sleep until Tuesday. I did not see this coming at all. But I haven't been this emotional since Esther's birthday. But I just got out of the shower. So there's step one. I feel a little bit better. Now I'm trying to talk myself in quilting. I have everything I need to make my next one and I've got the whole thing planned out. So I can just do the cutting/sewing. So push me to do that. Please and thank you. I need the distraction I think. I think if I just lay around in my wallows I will get to the end of the day and regret it. Chloe is coming over for dinner. Jeremy did apologize to me yesterday. He did say he felt bad and he didn't intend for his words to come out the way they did. He bought me a basket of flowers that is almost all lavender because he said he knows they aren't cosmos but he thought they looked close enough to the flowers in my memorial tattoo to remind me of Esther all summer. So then of course wreckage me cried about that too because I was so freaking touched. He said he's not getting takeout. He is going to cook something. Will be a surprise. He is out golfing right now. But I expect him back by mid-afternoon. All of you ladies, whether you are mothers, miss your mothers, mourn the fact that you either weren't a mother or your mother wasn't all that hot, I'm sending my hugs to you.
|
|
|
Post by scrapmaven on May 14, 2023 16:06:27 GMT
Happy Birthday tmarschall. May your year be filled w/wonderful moments and tons of joy. Happy Mother's Day to our Mommies and fur baby mommies. jeremysgirl, this is a hard day and it's OK to feel that sadness. I am going to encourage you to quilt. Now, what will help you to focus on the quilting and enjoy creating? Would it be an audio book or some good tunes? If tunes, which ones? Do what you can to make today a bearable day and if you have moments of fun or happiness that is ok, too. You're a grieving mom and it's OK to want to void out the day, as well. Quilting is a good way to make the day a bit lighter, too. You are a phenomenal mom and you absolutely deserve to be celebrated. ((((HUGS)))). Dh is taking me away to a lovely spot that we've heard about, but have never been. For both of us I think we've decided to make today all about fresh air and breathing. A word to those of you who still have mothers. Don't wait until Mother's Day to tell your mom how much you love her and how special she is. Being a mother is the most important thing I've ever done and will ever do. It was my choice to stay home and raise the guys full time. It'll be my legacy and my greatest blessing. My mother and mil are probably out there laughing at my antics, but if I make them proud then I've done my job. Mushy stuff, aside, not sure what dh will choose for dinner. We'll see what's there and he'll pick up something yummy. Happy day to all.
|
|
|
Post by cadoodlebug on May 14, 2023 16:22:59 GMT
Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate ~ I know many women who are mothers to children other than ones they gave birth to, fur-babies, aunts, etc. Everyone is important. jeremysgirl , big hugs going your way. Work on the quilt. Happy Birthday tmarschall ! DS and DH celebrated me last night since DS will be driving home this morning. They surprised me with a gift certificate for an hour and a half massage at my favorite spa. Dinner will be some form of chicken.
|
|
|
Post by KelleeM on May 14, 2023 16:27:44 GMT
My dd is cooking dinner. She’s making fettuccine Alfredo with grilled chicken and broccoli. There is a Trader Joe’s cheesecake with strawberries and whipped cream for dessert. Her boyfriend is joining us. I’ve had a lousy few days. The 10th was the tenth anniversary of my late husband falling from his brother’s roof. That brought back so many memories. I’ve been thinking about all that I have lost since his death…people and relationships. And the fact that I haven’t been able to cry is hurting. I’m watching a movie in hopes that I can cry. 🥲 Sending love to you all. And happy birthday tmarschall
|
|
|
Post by Delta Dawn on May 14, 2023 16:30:36 GMT
Tonight for dinner we are having steamed lobster, bread to dip and salad. It could be coleslaw though. Father thought having a cupcake for breakfast was something I should pursue so I did. Totally worth it. There are more for dinner later!
Today I doubt I will do much of anything. I might go get some green tea because I am on my last package. That is easy enough. Sundays are not that exciting at my house.
|
|
|
Post by taylortroop on May 14, 2023 16:45:56 GMT
Happy birthday tmarschall! I’m babysitting right now Grandboy 1 is having a nap while #1 and 2 are playing nicely together in the playroom. Hmmm… they are being very quiet, I should check on them. They gave me an awesome pair of Hey Dude shoes and sunflowers made from Lego. The flowers are awesome and will never die! I got my mom a hummingbird feeder and now DH needs to go hang it up at her apartment. Oops! Supper tonight will be steak fajitas. Happy Mothers Day to all who celebrate.
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on May 14, 2023 16:52:26 GMT
Thank you scrapmaven and cadoodlebug for the encouragement. I just cut out all the squares for my first block. Some kind of noise sounds good. Maybe I will put on friends in the background. That show always makes me laugh even though I've seen it like 800 times. KelleeM I'm sorry you're having a rough time. I swear I'm dehydrated from all the crying this weekend. So get your fluids before indulging in a sappy movie.
|
|
hannahruth
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,616
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Aug 29, 2014 18:57:20 GMT
|
Post by hannahruth on May 14, 2023 16:52:41 GMT
After the day out today we came home to a hot slow cooker filled with lamb and vegetables (carrots, potatoes and tomatoes) simmering in a thick gravy with herbs. Served warm with greens.
It was great to have a meal cooked and ready to serve!
|
|
|
Post by destined2bmom on May 14, 2023 16:59:43 GMT
Hi Everyone, Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who are moms of two or four legged kids. And all who are like a mother to others. leannec Love the meme. Have fun with your family tonight. sueg I hope you enjoyed the street festival. jeremysgirl I wish that I could give you a hug in person. Know that we are here for you. scrapmaven Enjoy your adventure today. Fresh air, sun and breathing are a wonderful way to relax. cadoodlebug Great gift! I love the meme. KelleeM Huge Hugs to You. You have been in so much pain. I understand how crying would help you. I hope the movie helps you cry. Delta Dawn Table for four! My family would love to come to your house for dinner! It sounds delicious. tmarschall Today I went to church and afterwards, I picked up the ordered some geraniums, gerber daisies and zinnias in memory of my mom and sister. YDS bought cake pops, donuts and veggie chips yesterday for me. Today I see a nap in my future and I don’t know what’s for dinner. I hope they surprise me with something good. And I am not doing anything today.
|
|
|
Post by ntsf on May 14, 2023 17:02:17 GMT
dh is actually with his mother on mother's day.. taking her out to lunch. yesterday, when he had taken his mom out to lunch, he got in a minor fender bender.. his fault. his mom right there. but no one hurt--so life goes on. my sister in law with cancer is back home and doing well as she can.
my husband wished me a happy mother's day. lets see if any of the kids remember.
I may make fried rice for dinner. my child still has the flu I gave her. I'm still coughing.
|
|
|
Post by Delta Dawn on May 14, 2023 17:17:14 GMT
You know you have a special DDIL when she calls you on Mother’s Day. Omg i could cry I am so happy. That was the sweetest thing!
|
|
|
Post by tmarschall on May 14, 2023 17:24:29 GMT
Thank you for all the super sweet happy birthday wishes! I finished my cake last night...so frustrated, and then promptly smushed it putting it in the cake carrier. Cakes just shouldn't travel. I want to make everyone come to me again. It's my birthday, right?? We are on our way to Indy to meet friends and eat all the Greek food. Waving to stormsts as we pass Lafayette!
Mother's day can very lovely but also very complicated. I think I've mentioned I am estranged from my mother, with no hope of reconciliation. I can't help but think of her today, more than other days, and wonder what she is thinking, if anything. All of us but one meeting for dinner are motherless in some way. I'm glad we will be together.
Attachments:
|
|
|
Post by cadoodlebug on May 14, 2023 17:31:43 GMT
Maybe I will put on friends in the background. That show always makes me laugh even though I've seen it like 800 times. I put Friends on when I work out at home. Like you, I could almost do the dialog single-handedly but the show always makes me laugh. tmarschall, lovely photos. Great cake! KelleeM, I'm sorry you're having a tough time.
|
|
|
Post by Delta Dawn on May 14, 2023 17:36:18 GMT
Thank you for all the super sweet happy birthday wishes! I finished my cake last night...so frustrated, and then promptly smushed it putting it in the cake carrier. Cakes just shouldn't travel. I want to make everyone come to me again. It's my birthday, right?? We are on our way to Indy to meet friends and eat all the Greek food. Waving to stormsts as we pass Lafayette!
Mother's day can very lovely but also very complicated. I think I've mentioned I am estranged from my mother, with no hope of reconciliation. I can't help but think of her today, more than other days, and wonder what she is thinking, if anything. All of us but one meeting for dinner are motherless in some way. I'm glad we will be together.
I hope you have a wonderful day today and I love Greek food! I am a serious fan! ❤️
|
|
|
Post by stormsts on May 14, 2023 18:18:44 GMT
I decided to have all the kids over for dinner. DH will fix a pork loin on the grill. I’ll fix a few sides. We had planned on going to brunch but I decided I just wanted to stay home. Hugs to jeremysgirl and KelleeM. I hate that you both are struggling today. tmarschall your photos are adorable. Enjoy your day with your friends. Wave on your way back home.
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on May 14, 2023 18:44:14 GMT
destined2bmom are the flowers a bouquet or will you plant them in your yard?
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on May 14, 2023 18:45:11 GMT
You know you have a special DDIL when she calls you on Mother’s Day. Omg i could cry I am so happy. That was the sweetest thing! Aww...that was sweet. You love her so much I'm glad she recognized it.
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on May 14, 2023 18:46:24 GMT
Your cake looked beautiful tmarschall! I hope that you have a great day with your friends.
|
|
|
Post by Delta Dawn on May 14, 2023 18:47:18 GMT
You know you have a special DDIL when she calls you on Mother’s Day. Omg i could cry I am so happy. That was the sweetest thing! Aww...that was sweet. You love her so much I'm glad she recognized it. She is the best woman for my son. She totally gets him which I love. They are going to a dog birthday party at a park today. They have such a great life in Vancouver!
|
|
|
Post by lucyg on May 14, 2023 19:52:17 GMT
still trying to empty the freezer. I took out some chicken sausage and I’m going to make a small (no, really) batch of spaghetti tonight. Happy Mother’s Day to those of you who celebrate it! I have called my mother (she didn’t answer, of course) and spoken to both of my kids. DD sent some fun little gifts and DS offered to bring me breakfast, then didn’t follow through when time got tight. ETA he just this minute called and said he’s on his way over and do I want Starbucks. So I guess he’s skipping that concert they were going to attend. tmarschall, very happy birthday wishes to you! The cake is gorgeous. Doesn’t matter if it got smooshed. Still beautiful and tastes good. I’m sorry about the mom issues. jeremysgirl and KelleeM, thinking of you both today. Wish it was an easier day for you. scrapmaven and others who are having trouble with this day, hoping it’s peaceful and happy for you.
|
|
|
Post by Marina on May 14, 2023 20:50:02 GMT
@happy birthday to tmarschal! Hugs to you jeremysgirl. We are here for you! I'm glad things are better with Jeremy and he plans to cook for you. How sweet. scrapmaven enjoy your outing! We headed to cool breezes at Half Moon Bay, my happy place. We can't walk too much as Finn scraped his paw last night. Yay to Amazon getting me some dog liquid bandage before we even woke up. So we will enjoy our views and the lovely cool weather unlike the heat that hit the Bay Area. We are taking out fish as the restaurants are swamped and sitting by the marina.
|
|
teddyw
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,850
Jun 29, 2014 1:56:04 GMT
|
Post by teddyw on May 14, 2023 21:07:53 GMT
Happy Birthday tmarschall. I love the cake. So colorful. Sometimes you don’t get the mom you want or need. It sucks. Last week out of the blue my sister’s son that I consider the most challenging called her out of the blue and told her how much he loved her and thanked her for everything she did for them growing up. His SO’s cousin apparently told him all kinds of things about her mom and he was gobsmacked. Here’s praying mantis info. They eat predators in your garden. www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/praying-mantis-egg-sac-info.htmI have not been able to get an egg case yet this year. Good thing because my garden isn’t even in. The delay in our sod is delaying my garden. They haven’t excavated yet so I want to wait til they’re done. We celebrated Mother’s Day last night. Dd3 and I split mussels and a shrimp /lobster risotto. Dd1 had salmon. Dd2 had a burger as that was the most allergy friendly for her. Then we went to a rooftop bar at the Hilton. One of my bffs from the studio did an art installation behind their registration desk that I hadn’t seen yet in real life. It was amazing. Her pictures in no way did it justice. Happy Mother’s Day to all the people who care for someone else.
|
|
|
Post by Delta Dawn on May 14, 2023 22:08:50 GMT
deleted this doesn’t belong here. Back to your regular programming…
|
|
|
Post by karenlou on May 14, 2023 23:07:53 GMT
Happy Birthday, tmarschall!!!! Hope your day was fabulous!!! jeremysgirl (((HUGS))) Kellee, I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ You the most!!!!!
Dinner is just finished, corn on the cobb which I must say is amazing for so early. Not sure where it is from. Later when it is local the Market puts signs out as to where it came from. Cole slaw and pork butt which DH did on the grill...Not his best, Don't tell him I said that🤣🤣🤣🤣
|
|
scrappinwithoutpeas
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,914
Location: Northern Virginia
Aug 7, 2014 22:09:44 GMT
|
Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on May 14, 2023 23:18:50 GMT
Happy Mother's day to those who celebrate it and extra hugs to all who are struggling today. I talked to both DDs on the phone, and DS will be home from Morocco tomorrow! We'll most likely get some sort of takeout for dinner tonight. Tomorrow we'll be taking DS out to eat after we pick him up at the airport in the late afternoon. ETA Happy birthday to tmarschall! Hope your cake was delish - it sure looked wonderful!
|
|
|
Post by AussieMeg on May 14, 2023 23:25:35 GMT
We went out for lunch with my in-laws, to a Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant, where they throw the food and dishes at you. It was delicious, and a lot of fun.
For dinner I went to my mum's house. I offered to buy take away, but she decided to cook a couple of chicken dishes from Nagi's cookbook. I will have to find out which dishes they were. One in particular was really good.
After lunch I was waiting for DD to arrive, so I could take some photos with me and the kids. I tried on about four outfits and all of them looked blah and I looked fat and blah. Then I looked at my phone and saw a lovely Happy Mother's Day message from DS's girlfriend. Then another Happy Mother's Day message from DS's best mate, who lost his mum to illness when he was only about 5yo. Ugh, that one had me in tears, I was very touched. Ruined my bloody make-up it did!
|
|
|
Post by littlemama on May 15, 2023 0:44:21 GMT
Last night we took my mom out to dinner at Cooper's Hawk and today we smoked ribs and I made potato salad and baked beans. As soon as the ribs were off the grill and the beans were out of the oven, we packed it all up and took it to MIL and FILs.
FIL has been eating more and he ate quite a bit. I cant remember if I updated here or not, but he had. PET scan last Sunday and the oncologist on Wednesday. I went along to the oncologist because my MIL is not very good at listening and understanding what people are saying. She hears what she wants to here.
In short, FIL is in remission, but will not remain that way because he has a very agressive cancer and the aggressive chemo which was his only chance of a cure, his heart couldnt tolerate. At this point, treatment is only to prolong his life. He had to decide whether to do 3 more rounds of chemo now, with the understanding that he could end up sick and in the hospital again OR he can wait, they will do PET scans every 3 months and when it comes back he will need to decide whether to treat. After the appt, I took him out to car while MIP checked him out. He and I haf a conversation about the options and he has decided to wait. I suspect that he will not want anu firther treatment, so we need to work on MIL's ridiculous views of hospice before it gets to that point.
Happy Mother's Day to all of our Pea moms and many thoughts for those who dont have ideal relationships with either their moms or their children.
|
|
|
Post by Marina on May 15, 2023 0:59:37 GMT
Well our takeout place failed us so we tried a restaurant and got seated immediately. Amazing! And with the best seat facing the ocean.
|
|