Mother's Day

Hi I hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day. I spent the weekend doing things I felt obligated to do instead of things I really wanted to do.

On Saturday Bella and I got up early and started to WI. We stopped for gas and ran into my friend Dena from work. Then we stopped at the Rotary Gardens in Janesville. As always it was beautiful and peaceful. We were only there about 25 min. I love the Rotary gardens-it is where Scott and I met for the first time.

We got to Dodgeville to visit my mom and my brother Mark showed up too. We took mom to Pizza Hut for lunch we all had pasta and it must have been good because we all cleaned our plates.

After lunch we returned to the nursing home and went to the Mother's day program of musical entertainment and dessert. After that Bella and I headed over to my Friend Pats for a visit. I had not seen her in awhile so it was great catching up. She has lost a bit of weight and looks terrific!

We did not get home until 10:00 and Bella felt the need to play with the cat for an hour before going to bed. She had slept the whole way in the car so she was not as tired as I was.

Mother's day morning was rainy and chilly. I made muffins and opened my cards. We had been invited to church with Scott's mom and her husband as it was Penticost Sunday and they were joining their church. I DID NOT WANT TO GO! I felt we should. We went I was uncomfortable. My plan was to keep Bella in Church with us. She had brought a color book and colors, But grandma asked he if she wanted to go to the nursery to play. This was my decision not hers! So Bella goes with grandma to the nursery and decides she wants to go there. In fact she said "I don't want you" to me on Mother's Day. Thanks a lot grandma. Now I am somewhere I don't want to be in the first place and my daughter does not want me. It gets better, I do not typically go to church on Mother's day because a few years back the priest said that a mother is someone who gives life to their children. Well I did not give life to my daughter therefore I am not a mother. That ticked me off so I avoid church on Mother's day, Well this Luthern minister was not one to disappoint. He said at least 3 times "Happy Mother's Day to Christian Mothers" This is not a Christian holiday and it is Mother's day for non Christian women in America as well. He also indicated that while no one else was sending aid to Myamar the Lutherns were obviously self serving but inaccurate. The service was long and boring. Scott has always told me that part of his problem with Catholic services is he can't follow because part of it was in one book and part was in the same book but in a different part and part was memorized and part was in the hymnal. Well we were in 2 different typed bulletins and a book and some was memorized and I never know what version of the apostles creed they will use. A horrible horrible experience for me. They were giving out flowers and cake I did not want these horrible peoples flowers or cake and now Carl and Donna are part of this horrible group! Heaven help them.

Scott had to work on Sunday so we just got KFC for lunch and then Bella and I came home and Carl and Donna came over to see our cat. Thankfully they did not stay long and then Bella and I went to Culvers for Ice Cream. After I put her to bed I took a long bath.

Last evening I went to the Healty Woman confrence sponsored by my hospital. I sat at a table with some people from work. The place right next to me was empty and the other side of me was a woman who use to work in PR at the hospital but now works at the YWCA. She was up and about most of the evening which left me no one to talk to. The food was pretty good. I did not like the salad dressing. The speaker was good and talked about a balanced life. We all got a copy of her cook book.

On a good note I have done most of my filing at work and finished most of my scanning so I am feeling less overwhelmed and more caught up which is a good thing.

Have a good day.