Nicer..

 You know? I had a really nice Mother’s Day. Nicer than I thought possible. 

Frank and the boys bought me 2 dozen lovely roses, 12 white and 12 red and a cute funny card. Frank bought donuts and made me coffee. I went out later in the morning and bought my mom a cheery bouquet of flowers and as un-sappy of a card as I could find without being insulting. I really don’t card for canned mush when it comes to cards. I took her out to lunch to a Chinese restaurant I like. It’s not very special but it’s local and does decent food. I invited my sister along and that was the travesty it always is. She spent most of the meal with inanities dribbling out of her mouth like boring drool. Then could only complain about the 15 dollar check. I know she expected me to pay for her and her daughter but out of principle (she refuses to work and her family of five barely makes it on her husband’s $36, 000 salary as a physical therapy assistant.) I didn’t even offer. I paid for our mother’s and was grimly amused by her fluster over 15 bucks. I am sure my mom gave her the money back once I left. I wanted to get my mom a pedicure but of course the nail place was closed on Sundays. I will pick up a gift card one day this week. Luckily I didn’t buy her a manicure. Her fingertips are not good due to the neuropathy caused by the chemo. She would have just given it to my silly younger sister.

On my way home from lunch my boss called and asked if I’d go into work to cancel 3 hours’ worth of patients since something was broken on the treatment table. It meant not spending the afternoon with my little boys but nice to make some call pay. I shopped for a new sweater at Cold Water Creek to replace the one I’d been wearing. It was old and thin but so comfortable. My sister’s chubby baby tore 2 holes in my sleeve during lunch. The day was cool enough that I needed a sweater. Found a coppery one for less than 40 bucks. I browsed the mall for another 45 minutes and then met my son and his girlfriend at the sushi/hibachi restaurant in the mall. His gf had never had sushi or hibachi so we had a bit of fun introducing her to these particular "delicacies". She’s a pretty good sport for a reluctant eater. She liked both, esp the "dinner show" part of the hibachi. We laughed and chatted and ate for a good 2 hours. And it was my son’s treat (remember, he isn’t working steadily). He insisted! I might try to slip some cash to him later in the week when I get paid. I truly enjoyed his generous gift. As I’ve told both my older kids, I prefer time spent with them over "things" as gifts and a night out with my boy and his girl was..perfect! They were wonderful company. They came over after the dinner and helped Frank and me empty 2 bottles of wine. Nice end to a lovely day.

Today I did get alot done. Laundry, beds stripped, floors vacuumed and mopped, did markers and finger paints and play dough with the boys, bathroom scrubbed down, made appointments, made play dates, had my yearly mammogram done, grocery shopped, took Cam to tumbling, and went and cringed through Q’s t-ball practice. He has NO idea what he’s supposed to do. It’s painful to watch.  Even had a bit of time to read. 

More I wanted to write about but..I’m tired. I’ve earned my bedtime tonight.

G’night.