Some very nice things happened at our house for Mother's Day. First off, I got the two things I REALLY, REALLY wanted--and then some.
I REALLY, REALLY wanted 1. All of the windows cleaned and 2. The garage at least straightened. Matthew rallied the troups and accomplished all of that. It was a joyous, wonderful thing! And it's JUST WHAT I WANTED!!
Sunday was a nice day. First, Matthew got me some beautiful flowers. (Kristen helped him pick out the assortment.) Matthew also had NO meetings. We actually all went to AND came home for church in the same car AT THE SAME TIME. I think Christmas was the last time that happened. We had two of our favorite elders, Elder Howard and Elder Price, over for dinner as well. Elder Howard served in our ward at the beginning of his mission and is now back in our ward to finish off his mission. Plainfield is the first area for Elder Price.
Second, Elizabeth made a wonderful dinner for us. She planned it, shopped for it, and cooked it all herself. And it was FABULOUS. We had Swiss Chicken, a delicish pasta salad and a yummy Angel Food Cake for dessert. Everyone wanted seconds, which is more than I can say for most of what I fix for dinner. (Maybe Elizabeth should cook from now on.....)
Third, the dishes were done without complaints or reminders from me. What could be better than having dinner made by someone other than yourself and then the dishes being "magically" done afterwards??
Fourth, I got some great cards.
Ryan made a great card, patterned after a quilt. Under each "quilt square" he had to fill in a word(s) that he felt best described me. He is very creative!
Finally, AS IF ALL OF THE ABOVE WERE NOT ENOUGH....Taylor, thinking of my peace and safety, took a flashlight, climbed under my car, and found all the "dates" on the tires of when they were manufactured and wrote them down for me. He watched 20/20 a week ago when they had a segment on car tires and how many of them are old before they are even sold. Taylor even learned how to read the dates on the tires. (It's a bit complicated as they put the date on the tire by the week of the year it was manufactured and then the year.) Taylor discovered that all is well---my tires were all made in 2006.
Thank you everyone for making Mother's Day a really nice day!
