Mother's Day

Yesterday my mother returned from her annual Mother's Day weekend away. Every year she, her sister and her mother celebrate Mother's Day by leaving their families and holing up in the nearest casino hotel for a few days. They gamble, shop, eat, buy things with their comps, and enjoy each others company. Despite the fact this weekend is supposed to be about her, my mother almost always brings us back goodies. Her generosity continues to astound me after all these years.

While she was gone, I spent almost all weekend planting flowers, weeding and maintaining her garden. I do not share my mother's fascination with flowers. And gardening is one of my least favorite activities, particularly in our yard where every two inches you are pulling out dead roots or rocks, and the whole time you are being eaten alive by mosquitoes. Why do people find that relaxing?! At least Mom was thrilled with the results and that was what it was really about.

I will have to post some pictures of the yard because I am pretty proud of what my hard work accomplished.