Mommy's Day

Today is Mother's Day, and being that it was Ashley's first with a son, I wanted to make it extra special. Therefore, I thought Ashley would enjoy doing all the things traditional mothers had done. I piled all my dirty laundry on the floor and set the alarm clock for 0530. When it went off, I shoved Ashley out of bed and said, "Happy Mother's Day, Dear. My laundry needs to be done, the house is a mess, and Bode probably needs to be changed. Hopefully you can get all that done by 0800 because that's when I want my breakfast; nothing fancy, just two eggs, over-easy, a side of bacon, crisp but not burnt, and some cheese grits." Evidently I really misunderstood the meaning of Mother's Day...

We had a beautiful day in Dayton on Saturday. Warm sunshine, no clouds, no wind, no rain. We did some errands in the morning and in the afternoon, we walked to the store. Bode enjoyed the ride and we enjoyed not using any gas; at $3.79 a gallon, walking/riding a bike is the mode of transportation of choice. Today, the weather has been nothing but rain. It's not a constant downpour, but we've had intermittent heavy showers since early this morning. Temps are very cool--I'm wearing jeans and a sweat-shirt, which is anathema for the middle of May. The weather put a "damper" on our plans to go hit golf balls, so today has been rather dull. We did some house work, bought groceries, and went to a Mother's Day lunch at the sandwich shop. While eating, I broached a topic I thought was rather serious and has been keeping me up at night. You see, I don't know in what order to show Bode the Star Wars movies. I think he should see the original trilogy first followed by the prequels, just as I and the rest of Star Wars nation saw them. Ashley, and I could tell from the get-go she wasn't taking this conversation seriously, stated it's called Episode 1 for a reason, and then proceeded to make fun of me. I guess I'm undecided about this issue. I do have some time to mull this over, as he probably won't see the films until he's 8 or 9 years old, as he needs to have the proper mental capacity to fully understand all that is going on.

Not too many pictures from this week. First, we have Bode and his doggie...
Next, we have Bode and his Daddy...Finally, we have a great picture of Bode and Mommy on their first Mother's Day.
Pleasant Day to all.