Mother's Day

As Dave is out of town I thought Mother's day would be uneventful and very hard with three kids to get ready for church by myself, three kids to feed dinner to by myself, three kids to put to bed by my self and three kids that have no idea what mother's day really is... well I was slightly wrong about the hard part. The kids were so good.

We had a very busy day. On the Uboldi side, we had breakfast at Esteban and Amy's house. It was SO yummy. We had french toast, fruit salad, eggs, bacon, pastafrola and mate cocido. It was so nice to do something different and have such a nice time together to celebrate being a mom and having a great mother! My mom is always doing things for others before thinking of her needs. She is such a nice abuela to the kids and they love her (though they might not always show it). She is a great example to me as a mother and I wish I could be a bit more like her in her love and willingness to serve others without complaint. She always makes me feel like I am doing a good job as a mom and is always so encouraging with my goals. I know I can call her at any time of the day or night for anything. Once I called her cause my cell phone kept on ringing upstairs at 2 in the morning and I was afraid to get it by myself, Dave was out of town and she came over to rescue me... not too many mom's would put with that, but that's what makes her great, she is willing to do anything for me. She has been through a rough season in her life right now and her testimony and faith has shown me that with the Lord on your side we shoudn't fear. She is rock solid in her beliefs and that is a huge example to me. I don't know how she is able to do all she does. I am glad I can share my life and children with her.

On the Trevino side we got together after church got out for us. We hurried to go visit Karen's grave and bring a little bouquet of flowers before dinner. It was the first time I have been back since her passing. As I drove to the cemetery, I thought of how much I have missed her. Life hasn't been the same (I can't imagine how it must have been for her kids!). Even though she was quiet, I feel like she was the glue of the family. I miss her a lot. She wasn't the typical mother-in-law, she was a real friend to me. I wish I knew what she was doing right now. After last mother's day (2008) Karen wrote Dave and I a letter we will never forget. The feelings she expressed to us were so wonderful to hear. She was an amazing mother! Dave once told me "my mom never made soup from a can", to which I replied "yes, but she did make tuna-peach-potato chip-casserole"... jajaa, seriously, when you have 8 kids, appetizer, dinner and desert all in one dish sounds great :) I love her, I miss her but I look forward to our reunion some day. We had a great burger fry at Sarah and Dave's house, the company and food was wonderful.

When we got to the cemetery, Leah didn't want to get down (she was a little weirded out), someone had brought Karen a Coke and Al was drinking one for her :) Behind Al and Mylo there is a great view of Mt. Olympus which Karen loved to see... it was a nice experience.

I love my kids. I love that I am their mom. They make me happy. Even though, I wasn't pampered with a long morning snooze, breakfast in bed, flowers, a card and a long afternoon nap, it was all worth it when I tucked Leah in bed and she said "happy mother's day mamma, I love you!" I teared a bit. She knew what was sort of going on and it seriously made my day. I live for those kisses, hugs, smiles, fights, arguments and challenges that motherhood brings me. I would NEVER change it for anything. God has blessed me immensely, I can see that when I look at my three little monkeys.