moms

Earlier this afternoon I was thinking about Mother's Day and making plans to show my mom some love.  When suddenly (the fact seriously surprised me!) I remembered that I'm a mom this Mother's Day, too.  It felt/feels kind of strange.  The same thing happened a few weeks ago when I praised my friend's ingenuity as a mother's intuition and she said, "Well, you've got that too."  Woah, that's true.  I have a daughter.  I am a mother.

For my first Mother's Day on this side of the equation, I only ask for some more moments along these lines (also, be forewarned that you're about to learn the hard truth that that our family spends most the weekend in sweat pants and that I cook while listening to NPR):