Mother’s Day

   Today was Mother’s Day. Our tradition is for the kids and the other parent to cook breakfast and serve it in bed. Arianna asked Mom what she wanted for breakfast last night, except that she insisted that she gets to make the ‘aigs’, so I guess that means Cyndi was going to have eggs. But she also asked for waffles.
   This morning, Cyndi and I awake and lay in bed for a while, before Cyndi nudges me out of bed. Afterall, she’s hungry and wants to get started on her day. Okay, so I ooze out of bed(hey, I wanted more cuddle time), and the kids are already awake, and we start up the kitchen with lots of loud banging about. Arianna gets the aigs, and helps me prepare them, and then cooks them herself. Aaron prepares the waffle mix and runs the waffle iron, while Adam starts to work on serving table and toast and buttering it. Arianna even shows me how to make Mom’s coffee.
   After a while, everything is ready, so we carefully take it all upstairs and serve Cyndi, who has been patiently waiting in bed. We ALL climb in bed and enjoy a nice breakfast while Cyndi opens her cards and receives flowers. The boys and I made cards on the computer, but all week long Arianna has been making home made cards with scrap paper and stamps and markers and…well, you get the idea. She hands Cyndi a bag of all her work, probably a dozen or so cards and papers.
   My favorite says, “You’re the best Mom I ever seen!”

   Happy Mother’s Day, all!