Mother's Day

As I am married to a medievalist, my Mother's Day is different than most. Every year, the International Congress on Medieval Studies is Mother's Day weekend. Not just the second weekend in May, no specifically Mother's Day weekend. If this is because the medievalists who plan the conference don't have mother's I have yet to decide. However, my dear husband is off to said conference each year and I have the weekend to remember why I love being a mom.

This year, my weekend began with Beemer's Mother's Day program at school. It was so sweet. The kids all got to sit on our laps while they sang us songs. Then we got to have our picture taken together, and were given our "gifts." The gifts consisted of a folder with a fabulous artistic rendering of me on the front.

I don't know if you can see it in the picture, but I have a "beautiful gold necklace" on.

Inside the folder were examples of Beemer's art and work throughout the year, but this is my favorite one by far. She got it mostly right and I did enjoy the fact that she thought I was 18. She thinks teenagers are SO cool.

My sister did this activity with Beemer over the phone and sent it to me this week. I couldn't not include it. She got a lot of things right on with this one too - although this time I seem to have aged quickly...

So, I spent the weekend playing with my girls. It was fabulous. I feel special to be able to honor Mother's Day in a unique way. It isn't a day off for me - Ahenobarbus does that other times of the year- it's a day to cherish my girls and remember why I love what I do.

Sunday evening, Ahenobarbus returned home - with roses.

Maybe because he knows Beemer loves flowers too, or maybe just because he is that kind of guy, Ahenobarbus brought Beemer a rose too!


It was a beautiful end to a wonderful weekend!