Happy Mother's Day!

Traditionally, we here at the blog mark every Mother's Day by having a blog.  Really, our primary audience is our Moms and Grandmothers.  So, for you dear ladies and all you do- Happy Mother's Day.

This year, Matt and I got to celebrate Mother's Day hole hog.  But before we get there- it's been kind another crazy week.  Matt's CDL class takes up so much of his time that we try to plan for fun things when he isn't working/driving.  Friday night he went for a ride and had a bonfire with his bestie Jeffrey, but we didn't stay too late because of the CDL class, which was EXTRA early on Saturday.  Like 6am leaving from Renton early.  Sometime later, when I woke up to go to the bank, I had a confused memory of Matt asking me for my pillow- the fluffy pink one, not the understated green one Matt sleeps on.  I asked him later if that really happened and why, he said "It was kinda a tough morning.  I was confused, and your pillow looked like the best." (It is.)  He said that morning all the guys looked like the were going to a slumber party.  (They can sleep in the sleeper part of the truck while they take turns driving)

After a long day of driving to Yakima, Matt and Nana and I jumped into the car and headed up to visit Betty (meta-Mother's Day!).  It was a beautiful day for a drive, the Cascades and Olympics were out, the Skagit River was high and the roads were clear.  Brilliant.  We went "in to town" to have omg-super-yummy-pizza at the local Pizza joint which was a nice start.  But come Sunday, we got serious about Mother's day.  Betty and I made a pretty wicked breakfast (if I do say so myself)- awesome spring hash with asparagus and salami, a cheesy veggie omelet and a fresh fruit salad.  While Matt and I cleaned up, Nana and Betty started on a garden tour, but quickly got way-laid with gardening projects.  All in all, we planted carrots, weeded many beds, strung up the peas, swept the roof, cleaned the gutters and re-potted some plants (which were for me to take home).  All this with the some hot sun and the constant buzzsaw background noise of hummingbirds at the feeders- Betty must have a cycle of no less than 15 regulars constantly taking turns and waiting in the wings for their turn.  They are amazing, and if I get the pictures of Matt's camera I'll share some here.  Matt topped off the day with a unicycling demonstration that wowed the crowd.  It was a a fantastic day, the kind of day that makes us really glad we get to live in the same state as our family. 

To all the Mom's we didn't get to see today, Happy Mother's Day to you too!