So I'm going to just put it out there in all my raw, honest ways. I hated Mother's Day this year. It wasn't because my family wasn't sweet and lovely, they were. Gifts and flowers, home made stuff and breakfast. On a normal holiday I would have loved it. This year, I was too busy being a mom to enjoy the weekend. AND I was a little bitter about all the activities that were planned for that weekend. I don't need to be pampered and showered with attention for a whole weekend, but I also don't appreciate being run ragged either.
For starters. Fathers and Sons camp out. I will NEVER understand why anyone thinks mother's day weekend is a great weekend for this. I gotta get everyone packed and then spend the next 2 days taking care of things as the sole parent. My kids are bigger now, so it's not a big deal, but when you have little ones, it kind of sucks. Normally we do some kind of fun girls night, but this year, Rhett's dance teacher decided to have a four night dance performance. Seriously?? So Friday was the only day I had available to attend. Friday was actually a very good day. Mom, Chelsey and I went to see a movie in the morning and basically spent the whole day together. Then that evening, Mom, all the daughters (and son in laws) and I all went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. We went early so mom and I could get to the performance. Now, I will say that it was a surprisingly enjoyable performance, but that's another post. And it was a great day because I got to spend the whole day with my own Mom.
Saturday we had play practice and then home to get dinner ready for Prom. I love doing that for my kids, but it was just one more thing on this particular weekend. We cleaned and decorated and I helped get both boys ready to go. After serving dinner, Glade and I and our friends, the Kettrings, were banned to the front living room so the kids could have privacy. I enjoyed that, but it wasn't exactly a date night.
Sunday, the big day. Awoke to breakfast and showering of gifts. But by now I was just grouchy and still had a lot on the agenda. After church Glade and the boys unloaded all the camping stuff which ultimately leaves me a lot of work. Not to mention I was trying to get my house clean so Glade's family could all come over for a BBQ. No nap today because my kids are only noisy when I ask them to be quiet. The family all came and it was nice. Truly, I LOVE my inlaw family. But after it was over, there was the clean up. I saved that for the next morning. So even the next day, I spent the whole morning getting my house back to livable. I haven't even mentioned church (yet another post) or the two wedding receptions we missed. So basically it was just a stinky weekend. I'm sure I could have changed my attitude and handled it better. It didn't really seem possible in the moment though. I told Glade that next year was consisting of me in my PJ's eating mac and cheese. Here's to being a Mom, the very thing that kept me from enjoying Mother's Day.
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