Happy Mother's Day--Same As It Ever Was

You may ask yourself...this is not my beautiful LIFE. How did I get here? My God What have I done? Letting the days go by....

Woke up at 2 a.m. Kelly threw up in bed. Melanie had already had the stomach virus last Sunday. We thought we'd made it out of the woods when no one else in the family got it, yet. Till this morning.

Poor kid threw up 19 times. Kelly's always the healthiest, has the most diverse diet--fish and veggies--and has the longest endurance for swimming and sports. But that tiny bug takes down even the strongest.

All plans were cancelled: to buy a brand new Honda Odyssey that'll last us into the last leg of middle range parenthood from elementary school kids thru middle school and HS. Then, I'll get my red Corvette in time for my 50s. WHERE IS MY LARGE AUTOMOBILE??? Hon -- ask yourself??

So for now, Mother's Day is another lap in motherhood: Dunkin Donuts coffee, my favorite coffee cake muffin, watching old tapes of the kids when they were babies and... no brunch, no new mini-van.

What Mother's Day? Same as it ever was... and yet I'm right where I love to be.