Mother's Day 2010

My Mother's Day this year.......we have 8:00 church...that in itself makes the day NOT seem everything I WANT it to be! But I get over it! I let Zackary know the night before that he does NOT need to get up at 7:00 to make me breakfast...that late breakfast after church is just fine by me! I was lucky to have him come to our ward and sit next to me today instead of going to his own ward...that make up for having to go so early! Sean and Zack made biscuits and gravy...YUMMY YUMMY!!
Above will be THE ONLY thing you will ever see my husband do for ME on Mother's Day...because I am NOT his mother! Yes, I'm married to "one of those". EVERYONE gave him a huge guilt trip at my parents house tonight when they saw me bring boxes of Mac N cheese to make MYSELF dinner.....haha I thought it was funny cuz I really didn't care! He hates my comfort food....and it had been a long tearful day, so I needed comfort!! ok...back to the details....

OH....I should start by saying yesterday, during my scrapbooking party, Elder V

called me from Florida, (actually he is serving in Georgia right now). He has become Daniel's closest friend in the mission field, eventhough they haven't served together since Lake City, back in May of 09...but Elder V and I email sometimes and he calls me MOM2 and plans to come stay with us a few weeks when Daniel comes home since he will be released 6 months before Daniel....but anyhow, he called me on Saturday just to tease me, and let me know what time Daniel would be calling me on Mother's Day! So that was a fun, wonderful surprise that I REALLY appreciated and loved!!!

So back to Sunday, we went to church, and I cried and cried through the entire hour of sacrament meeting.....I couldn't figure out what was wrong.....no matter what anyone said, tears and tears.......
But made it through the 3 hours......then hurried to fix...I mean, be served breakfast as Daniel was supposed to call 30 minutes after church was over. Mom and dad and Lacey came over to talk to Daniel too!!

He was an HOUR and FIFTEEN minutes LATE calling us....but we forgave him!! He was nice and let his companion call first! So we are so lucky to have no time limit as to how long we get to talk! It was a FOUR and A HALF HOUR long phone call!!! SO AWESOME!! I felt a little jipped at our Christmas Day phone call and I was too nice and let everyone else talk to him first, then after 3 hours he had to go so Sean and I only got like 20 minutes......so anyhow, we made up for it BIG TIME! He sounds good.....he hasn't been 'ok' since all of our family drama that began back in November....and then Eric being killed....it has been a very rough few months for him. I had felt that he started to heal in March....but really and truly wasn't back to himself until transfer week the first part of April when he was made district leader. I think that was the final push he needed, so as I've struggled as his mom, knowing how badly he was hurting and struggling..I NEEDED to hear in his voice...that he was OK...and he IS!!!

Eventhough Sean and I just have the two boys, we are so blessed to have SEVERAL adopted children...they know who they are! And it's hard to watch them grow up, and leave the comfort of home, but so rewarding to know they are ready and can be successful it whatever it is they chose to do.....college, missions, husbands, wives.....we love them all!

Not having sisters growing up, and only sons, Sadi, Brittney, and Lacey have helped fill that void in my life. I love these girls with all of my heart! A mom can only hope and pray her son falls in love with a girl as awesome as they are!

Below Sadi, Brittney and I are the Chicago Scrapbook Convention! Sadi would never call herself crafty....but she made her mom her first homemade mother's Day gift while working for me, and YES I'm proud of that!!!

Sadi and I in Boston! It was my birthday and we were there to go through the temple with Sadi for her first time!!

I taught Sadi how to make fried chicken....the girl loves to cook now!! WHO KNEW!!
It's so hard to let them go....but yes, everyone has to get married I guess! She found a good man too!

Lacey below showing off her handmade necklace!
Love this girl...secretly hope she marries my son one day!
Unfortunately they say, "EWWW that is gross!"

Zack's b-day! Every one of these kids is important to Sean and I. So proud of them and the decisions they are making in their lives.

There was a certain phone call missing this year....which I finally figured out at the end of the day what it was that was making my heart hurt all day. I didn't get my Mother's Day phone call from Eric this year. Eventhough I know in my heart he is happy and in a better place, I miss him. I miss his hugs, I miss his loudness, I miss him eating my food, and coming over unannounced.....I MISS HIM.




But Mother's Day is over, and I'm so worn out from a long day, but I am grateful to be a mother. I love MY BOYS more then life itself. And even though I worry, I cry, and I sometimes get impatient with them, I am SO PROUD of both of them. Thank you Heavenly Father, for trusting me with your sons. I'm sure it wasn't easy to put them into my arms, but I'm sure grateful you did.