Happy Mother's Day!
Right now I'm reading a book called The Happiness Project and I've been interested in reading her thoughts on happiness and fun and what they are.
But something she explained was perfect for how I feel about motherhood:
"And so it is with raising children. At any one time, the negative may swamp the positive, and I might wish I were doing something else. Nevertheless, the experience of having children gives me tremendous fog happiness. It surrounds me, I see it everywhere, despite the fact that when I zoom in on any particular moment, it can be hard to identify."
But something she explained was perfect for how I feel about motherhood:
"And so it is with raising children. At any one time, the negative may swamp the positive, and I might wish I were doing something else. Nevertheless, the experience of having children gives me tremendous fog happiness. It surrounds me, I see it everywhere, despite the fact that when I zoom in on any particular moment, it can be hard to identify."
"Children reconnect us with sources of feeling good that we've outgrown."
So true. Experiencing life through their eyes somehow makes life more magical! So even though I make sarcastic comments about wanting to give my children away, I am so grateful I get to be their mother and experience the magic. They really do make me so happy and I am so grateful I took today to remind myself that.
So true. Experiencing life through their eyes somehow makes life more magical! So even though I make sarcastic comments about wanting to give my children away, I am so grateful I get to be their mother and experience the magic. They really do make me so happy and I am so grateful I took today to remind myself that.
I always request a picture on Mother's day. I figure then Kyle can't be too bugged about it. So this is our Mother's Day, home church, 59th day of quarantine, front porch family portrait!
This morning Kyle made me homemade strawberry and banana waffles brought to me in bed! I took them out to eat with the family and didn't even notice my new bike until after breakfast. I had mentioned to Kyle a couple weeks ago that I wanted a bike to go on rides with the kids and he saw one at Costco the next time he was there and took it as a sign! I'm so excited! I don't think I've ridden a bike since the summer I lived in Hawaii back in 2008.
Our last caterpillar was finally a chrysalis this morning too, so I got to move them to their pop up house! And a flower from the ward.
After our home sacrament meeting we packed a picnic lunch and met Kyle's family at a park to eat. The cousins were in heaven! Totally worth it.
Thursday I visited my Mom Annette at Grandma Peterson's house and gave her her Mother's Day gift. She gave Kasen this fun airplane that shoots across the yard so we all sat on the porch and watched the kids play with that for a little while.
And yesterday I got to go with my Mom Tammy and her family out to dinner to celebrate Mother's Day and give her her gift. Yay for sitting down in a restaurant!
I was spoiled this weekend. Yummy breakfast, new bike, got to visit with all my moms, AND between working on finishing the basement and building garden boxes, Kyle built me a shelf in the laundry room too!!
He's the best ever. Happy Mother's Day to me. And to my Mothers. I love you all.
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