Mother's Day 2011

Although today is actually the day before Mother's Day, I feel like I've celebrated the occasion already.  When I got home from school yesterday, I saw two dozen purple and pink tulips from Melanie and Ryan on the kitchen island.  Steve gave me a dozen orange tulips the day before, so I felt really spoiled being surrounded by my favorite flower.  When Steve brought the mail in, there was a package from Heather and her family.  They gave me a pretty necklace.  Julie and her family last weekend gave me a black bag to carry my scriptures and lesson materials back and forth to church on Sundays. 

Today Steve babysat Cali and Ashton so Natalie and I could spend the entire day together.  What a great Mother's Day present!  Natalie and I attended my stake Relief Society spring social from 9 to 12.  The stake had gone to a great deal of effort to make the day fabulous.  It was an inspiring, uplifting and spiritually motivating affair.  We heard a special musical solo while a slide show played with pics of various women in our stake doing a variety of RS activities.  After that we were divided into four sections, and we rotated to four different classes.  We heard presentations about water purification, modesty, patriarchal blessings, and scripture reading.  All of the speakers were fabulous as was the yummy luncheon that was prepared and served by our stake high council.  I am so glad I could attend even though initially I wasn't too anxious to give up a Saturday morning of rest and relaxation.  After the social was over, Natalie and I headed for the matinee.  We saw "Something Borrowed."  It was a romantic comedy which we both enjoyed. 

Tomorrow Steve doesn't have any stake meetings as the stake president cancelled them all so husbands and fathers could be home enjoying the day with their wives.  Steve will actually be able to go to church with me tomorrow.  That sounds like a great gift to me.  After dinner we are going out to dinner.  I have been thoroughly spoiled this Mother's Day.  I want to thank my dear husband and four beautiful daughters for making this one of my favorite.  I love all of you.