no gifts for Mother's Day

I don't think I'll be getting any gifts for Mother's Day

for the next ten years or so.

Which is just fine by me.

Except,

I do still need that tortilla warmer....
~

Everyone

(especially Tyler!)

was so ridiculously generous.

~

Luke & Lana gave me a stacking cooling rack.

I may have coveted hers

I definitely drooled over it;

they got some of the greatest kitchen gadgets & goodies!

~

Lily & Lexi

(with a whole lotta help from Papa)

gave me an air conditioner.

It should be able to cool off the living room

as well as the dining room

and probably even the kitchen, too,

most of the time.

I can't tell you how nice it will be to not sweat

while nursing a baby!

~

The little boys bought some heavy duty extension cords

from The Papa Store

so we can actually use the A/C.

They also gave me an easy-clean hummingbird feeder

(I really like that easy-clean part!)

When we first began practicing for sitting in church,

we used a hummingbird feeder.

Weird, I know

but effective.

We sat for fairly long periods of time

on either the swing or the picninc table

- still & silent -

so that the hummingbirds would come.

~

The big boys gave me a portable hard drive

so we can safely store all of our pictures.

About 5 or 6 years ago

our computer fried

- literally -

smoke was pouring out of it!

We lost about 2 years of pictures

because we hadn't backed them up.

Everything we own is replaceable

except our photos.

~

TJ installed a new faucet for me in the bathroom.

Any time the old faucet was used

while water was also being used elsewhere

it leaked.

As in

flush the toilet then wash your hands

=

leaky faucet.

Not a big deal for the big people.

We make adjustments.

But the little people?

The little people don't even notice it's leaking.

So

water would run out of the faucet

filling up the right front corner of the counter-top

then just spill onto the floor.

Ugh!!!

no more water leaking

=

happy momma

~

Of course, there was also

the usual flowers

although, this year's were purchased, not hand-picked

but still quite lovely.

And three delicious meals.

and

coffee.

So

you see

I really don't need any gifts for Mother's Day

again

for quite some time.

~

Thank-you all!!

I love you

to the moon

and

back

and

all the way to Uncle Scott & Aunt Jackie's house

a thousand times