Mother's Day

Ben surprised me at 6:30 am with my Mother's Day gifts. After a long night with a sick baby, I walked downstairs to see a lot of pictures. Ben had bought be a 40 oz. bag of Reese's Miniatures and printed all the pictures that he had on his camera from since we met. I have been meaning to do it for a while now, but have not had the time. It was a GREAT surprise. Also as many of you have seen on FACEBOOK, Ben made a video of us dancing in the Beijing Olympics. It was so funny. Then there was an odd looking plant on the table in the living room.

I read a poem that said in Ben's words,

"The fun of a flowerpot,
Isn't what you think, no it's not
The bloom of the petals, nor the smell of the rose
It's helping the beauty's beginnings of growth
It's watering, feeding, and taking good care
To help it grow tall, as long as you're there."

HAPPY FIRST MOTHER'S DAY!!!

P.S. Sometimes children are just like the flower-pot-plants that DAD aka Ben buys you...quite strangely, and at complete and utterly unpredictable random, the flower plants start growing tomatoes. A little unexpected, perhaps, and though you would probably never have preferred it personally, in the end somebody ALWAYS does. And of course when eventually people gape and admire the incredible tomatoes (or children) you've grown, you'll look on with wonder and say,"Well, I've no idea where this tomato came from, but I sure as heck am proud." Love, Benji

What a GREAT poem huh? Well I HATE HATE HATE tomatoes, and he knows that. That is what the point is. You can't pick your children, but someday you will be proud that is not what you wanted or expected. It was really silly, and Ben likes to give gifts to me that he would like to use. Such as for my birthday two years ago...a computer game that he liked. That is all I have to say about that! It is so funny.

And I have a question for all of you moms or doctors/nurses or anyone who would know. What do you give children under 2 for a cold? There is nothing. Do you just give them a smaller dose of children medicine or stick with the Tylenol and Ibuprofen? I think it is ridiculous that there is nothing for them. It is really sad that they have to suffer.

I hope all of you mom's have a GREAT day! We appreciate all you do!