Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I know this is a day behind, but I lost track of time yesterday. I wish I could tell you how wonderful my day went...the perfect mother's day with my two boys and husband, but I can't. It seemed as though nothing went as planned! I guess that's the way it is, though, right? On the positive side, I spent ALL day with my two little boys. Josh was on midnights so he slept all day. Tuf and Tate were the sweetest boys all day to Mommy. Tate gave me all kinds of sugar and let me rock him to sleep, and Tuf sang songs and played all day!

Andy came to town to see the boys. Tuf-Man can officially say, "A!" This morning when I went to take Tuf over to Andy's Mom's house, I said, "'A' is going to get doughnuts for you this morning for breakfast! You wanna go see 'A' and eat doughnuts?" When we got to the house, Andy came out and Tuf said, "No-nut!" to Andy. I said, "We discussed this already and he wants his 'no-nut.'" Haha! He knew when he saw 'A' he was getting a no-nut!

         Let's just discuss how fat Tate-Tate is for a minute...Fat Baby Brother??

Tuf can also sing "The Muffin Man" since he hears it everyday several times a day in the car when we're driving. He likes to sing, "Muh-meh-mah, Muh-meh-mah" and he sings it with some tune he gets out of his head. He sings more and more each day. It is so adorable. I try to point it out and say, "Oh, you're singing!" so he will sing more often. One day I'll be able to tell the boys, "OK, do your parts" and they will break into 3-part harmony with me just like we did with you. :)

Tate-Tate is now my official alarm clock set for 5:30 every morning. It never fails, when 5:30 hits the clock, he kicks his covers either off or over his head, starts breathing heavy through his nose, and begins grunting because it is time to eat! If I don't get up with him, he will "snooze" until about 6:00 and give me a 30 minute snooze time. Once I go over to his bed to get him out, he greets me with a sleepy-eyed smile that makes it all worth it. As soon as I pick him up, I get all the sugar I can!! He is full of it!

When I wake up Tuf in the mornings, I will say, "It's time to wake up, Tuf! Good Morning! Are you ready to wake up?" And usually he will just lay there sucking his thumb and stretching his legs out straight. Well, it usually takes him a while to open his eyes and to hurry the process, I'll sing, "Where is Tuf-man, where is Tuf-man? Here he is! Here he is!" Then he will either move his head like he is dancing or he will begin moving his fingers for "Where is thumbkin?" like usually. I have found the secret. When I do this, he will wake up in a really good mood. It is so cute how much he loves music.

I know you were with me all day on Mother's Day. There were so many reminders. I wore the dress that I wore to your funeral for Mother's day. It's not the dreary typical funeral dress, though. It is a light teal with paintbrush-stroke flowers on it in grey, yellow, and white. It is that cool, 50s house-wife style with the boat-neck, sleeveless, high-waisted, pleated, full skirted dress. I love it. It felt like it was time to wear it again...on a happier day. Also, the special song that was sang at church was "The Basics of Life" by 4HIM. I remember listening to that song when we were little on the radio. I just felt you all day. My day really wasn't wonderful, but you were there around me to make me feel not so bad about it. I wish you were here for real so I could get some advice. Could you please tell God I need some help? Thanks, Mom. :)

I love you and miss you more than words can say. Happy Mother's Day to you. You helped me to become the mother I am today because you were the best Mom.

Kam