Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who are one, or ever were one, or are about to be one!
Today, I got chocolate chip pancakes in bed. I was told ahead of time about them every 10 minutes for about 2 hours, starting at 5:30 in the morning. They were more excited about making them than I was about eating them!
We’re taking it easy today, enjoying being a family. Yesterday, I got to see my grandmother and my mom, and we exchanged flowers and cards over lunch. Mom’s doing much better. She has a change in her medication which seems to be helping her whole personality. She still says things that hurt at times, but the tone is different now, and I really don’t think she knows what she’s saying. For instance, yesterday, we all gave her cards. She loved the kids’ card, and then opened mine and my husband’s. She didn’t say “how nice” or “thank you”. She said that my husband’s name looked funny because of the way he wrote it. After gushing about the kids’ card, I was a little deflated, but she caught herself and did say thanks and was very nice after.
The best part of the day was spending time with my grandmother. She has Alzheimer’s, and I know she won’t be around for much longer, but yesterday, she was so much like the person I knew as a friend. We talked about our kids, and she had advice for me, and we had a genuine, wonderful moment together.
The second best part of the day was playing with my daughter and son and husband. I’m sooo mushy, aren’t I? once a year is ok, though. 
