Happy Mother's Day

Today is Mother's Day in the UK, which is a bit odd to me as I'm always used to it being in May in the US. I had noticed Mother's Day type signs and whatnot in stores lately, but it didn't occur to me it was actually this weekend until a friend mentioned it last week. Andrew and Lois got me some pretty gerbera daisys, which I think look really pretty in our front room. Of course motherhood is not always roses and sunshine and often has me about to yank my hair out, but as frustrating and hard that it can be, it's also very enjoyable and rewarding. It's definitely harder than I expected though. I read this on Facebook today and could relate to much of what she wrote.


There's something in particular about pictures of my girls for me that always calms me down if I get especially worked up over some challenging incident. After a stressful time with Lois, I often find myself looking at pictures of her after she's gone to bed and think about how sweet and adorable she is (not just was, but is) and somehow this always puts things back in perspective for me. I'm glad I take so many pictures of our girls. I dug out some of Lois's old clothes recently and came across a favorite outfit, a blue jumpsuit that she wore during our fun blue breakfast a few years ago. It looked so small and I thought I better get Ellie into it at least once before she's too small for it. I love comparing their pictures at similar ages and in the same outfits. First, Lois four years ago...

And Ellie today...

Precious sweeties. I'm so grateful to be their mom. Happy Mother's Day.