Mother's Day Mayhem

For Mother's day one year, I decided to cook the turkey that was still in the freezer.  We invited both sets of parents for dinner, and with our 6 kids, we had a full house. 

So on that warm May day, I cooked up a Thanksgiving sized feast.  The house began to heat up.  We opened windows and turned on the ceiling fan above the dining table.  Finally, everything was laid out; potatoes, gravy, asparagus, jello, corn, rolls and turkey.  I don't remember who sounded the call to "COME & EAT", but immediately following, like the walls of Jericho, the glass fixture on the ceiling fan, came tumbling down.  Tiny glass shards were everywhere, in and on everything. 

I don't remember what we ate for dinner. I think we tried to scoop the top layer off of the potatoes and rinse anything that was rinse-able. It was scary chewing.

I have found that Mother's Day and birthdays, are best survived by laughing, always laughing, and by serving others. I had a friend in college who always gave his parents birthday presents on his birthday to thank them for having him, raising him and loving him.

Happy Mother's Day to Mom's and to everyone who has a Mom. 

It's your day!