Hooray! It’s the weekend! Last weekend was a little nutty around here- my daughter attended the band banquet and then had two friends sleep over. Saturday night my husband and I went out with friends. That may not sound like a lot to some people, but for me, it was a lot of activity. I’m happy to say that this weekend looks uneventful- the way I like it.
I work on Saturday mornings, but since there’s no school I can sleep till 7:00. This means I like to stay up later on Friday night. I know the “experts” say you should keep to the same sleep schedule, even on the weekend, but that seems depressing so I don’t do it.
I just finished kind of a heavy book (more on that in another post) so tonight I’m going to start this:
I finish work at 1:00 on Saturdays, and I always come home and eat lunch while reading the Modern Mrs. Darcy blog posts from the week. Don’t ask me why that’s my Saturday lunch tradition- it just is!
Then I’ll take a lovely nap, and later in the afternoon I’ll run. It’s too hot here to run outside in the afternoon (tomorrow it will be 92 degrees- I draw the line!) so I’ll run on the treadmill at the gym. Then- dinner from Chipotle! No cooking, woohoo!
Speaking of no cooking, let’s talk about Sunday. Mother’s Day is not my favorite holiday. It’s just not a happy day for a lot of people. I’ll be missing my own mom, and I know people- I can think of three of them right now- who have lost their mothers recently. It will be a tough day for them.
But! My husband has volunteered to cook dinner, and I’m not going to turn that down. As a matter of fact I might as well milk the day for all it’s worth, and excuse myself from all tedious chores and errands. Muahahahahaha!
Instead, I’ll sleep late (screw you, weekday sleep schedule!), finish my book, and then go shopping. I need to get a graduation present for my daughter’s boyfriend. My husband wanted to give him cash, but I’m sure he’ll already be getting money from his relatives, and I’m afraid he’ll feel obligated to put it in his savings account. I’d rather get him something “fun.”
My daughter suggested a Lego set- they love doing Legos together. I’m thinking a Lego, and a gift card to one of his favorite restaurants. This means a trip to the Lego store at the mall, and it’s possible that I’ll find myself in Bath and Body works, because they’re having a candle sale. Heh heh.
How do you feel about Mother’s Day?
High school graduation gift- cash, or something fun?
17 Responses
Oh, Mother’s Day. So hard once you’ve lost your mom, or if you have a difficult relationship with your mom. On the other hand, like you I AM a mom, and I enjoy spending time with my daughter. And I won’t have to do any chores this weekend. So overall it’s a plus. But that first Mother’s Day without your mom is especially rough. I hope you enjoy your day, and that memories of your mom bring you joy.
I think keeping your sleep schedule consistent is more difficult for people who like to stay up late (assuming their job or kid situation doesn’t let them do that). I’m a morning person, so I go to bed at the about the same time every night, and I sleep in a bit on weekends, but not too late. My husband is a night owl, and enjoys staying up late on Friday and Saturday nights.
I like your idea of a Lego set for your daughter’s boyfriend! And I hope you enjoy your trip to Bath and Body Works.
Yes, I’m a night owl. But you can’t really be a night owl when you have kids, so I’m constantly struggling against it. Right now it’s Saturday night, and I’m feeling excited about staying up late. Then I’ll sleep late tomorrow, which means Monday morning will suck- but oh well. I’ll deal with it then!
I honestly don’t feel anything special on mothers’ day. I guess the key is to have low expectations and maybe I get a nice surprise from the girls. we have swim meet up so will be spending time with other mothers looking at the kids most likely.
even if I want to stay up late and wake up late, my body wouldn’t do it.
I think having low expectations is KEY. I’m open to any nice surprises that come my way though.
Yes, you are definitely a morning person! That’s a healthy way to be.
I dont mind Mothers Day. I still have a younger kid, so I always get school made gifts for Mothers day- so I get to enjoy it. This year is special as my daughter is pregnant with my first grandbaby- so I intend to celebrate her! I sent my mother-in-law flowers. I bought myself a new kindle paperwhite last month as my mother’s day present ( my old one is getting bricked by amazon- they offered 20% off the new one). My mom died over 20 yrs ago, so I miss her but the edge of grief is gone; I can think of happy memories..
Lego kit would be awesome! I almost bought one of the flower sets for a spring centerpiece. They have such a cool variety now! As long as the graduate is not saving cash for something special, Lego would rock!
Yes, time definitely helps. My mom has been gone for about 15 years and it definitely gets easier.
We have several of the Lego flower sets! They are so pretty, I love them.
I hope you enjoy your Mother’s Day with a homemade gift- I agree, those are special.
Oh my gosh, yes to getting a gift instead of cash for graduation. It’s his family’s job to give him $, and your job to give him a fun memory of putting a lego set together.
I’m with you: two social events in a row is TOO MANY.
Sylvie is wise beyond her months. She knows how to weekend.
Hee hee… wise beyond her months. I love that.
I like Mother’s Day, it has been tradition for me to go to the garden centre (not on actual Mother’s Day, that’s insane) and load up on flowers, and that is my Mother’s Day gift. It’s perfect! But since the planting season is so much earlier here than it was in Calgary, where we would never plant before May long, and sometimes not until June, I bought all my flowers in late April. It still counts! Then I get a cake on Mother’s Day, but Rob actually bought one yesterday, so I am going to have cake all weekend. My kids give me cards too (I noticed Mark had one sitting on his dresser that he bought before he left).
That’s fun that they like to do Lego – I would definitely buy one of those!
Your Mother’s Day sounds really nice!!! And I think you should definitely eat cake all weekend.
I feel pretty meh about Mother’s Day. I feel like it results in more sadness for those who can’t have kids or have lost their mom or have a fractured relationship with their mom. Taco made me some gifts at school so that was cute and Phil will get me some hanging baskets for our front porch. I plan to treat myself to a DQ blizzard. But I could do without the whole holiday personally. Phil will go to his mom’s with one of the boys and bring one of the boys with him so I will have a lighter load.
A Lego set and restaurant gift card sounds like a fun gift!!
Yes, I think there will be a lot of sad people tomorrow. But, I hope that everyone who DOES celebrate has a nice day. I hope you enjoy your blizzard and have a (somewhat?) relaxing day.
Mother’s Day is a pleasant sentiment, but I don’t make it A Thing. I already know how much I mean to my kids–and they to me–so I always tell them that and Let Them Off The Hook, so to speak. Obligations are my pet peeve, and I don’t ever want to be one…to anyone.
I could look at sweet Sylvie every day here. What a gorgeous cat she is.
Yes, I feel the same way- I don’t want my kids to feel obligated to do specific things tomorrow. But, my son did say he wants to talk on the phone (he’s such a good son!) so I’m looking forward to that.
We’re a little sad that Sylvie is growing up- she was just a tiny, tiny kitten when we got her. But she’ll grow up into a beautiful cat, so there’s that.
I’m Meh about Mother’s Day, but I appreciate getting to send the kids off with their father for the day without feeling at all guilty.
I spent my day so far (it’s mid-afternoon in Finland) reading Laura Vanderkam’s new book, doing laundry, and listening to music. It has been lovely.
LEGO is such a fun gift. I think that with a little gift card for some treat out somewhere is perfect.
You’re reading Big Time? I want to read that! And yes… it is nice to experience a guilt-free day, so I really shouldn’t be complaining.
For me, Mother’s Day is one of my favorite holidays because I love spoiling my mom! But I can definitely see it becoming quite the triggering holiday for me in the future. Right now, that’s Father’s Day, so I try to plan something fun to take my mind off things when that weekend comes around.
Every time B&BW emails me about a candle sale, I want to snatch some up RIGHT AWAY. I have enough candles!! (Right??)