Mother's Day

I grew up with parents who didn't believe in celebrating Mother's Day or Father's Day. My parents called them Hallmark Holidays. They contended that to be honored on a day because a greeting card company decided you needed to wasn't really an honor. My husband, on the other hand, was raised in a family that embraced all holidays, including Mother's Day and Father's Day and even birthdays came with streamers and balloons no matter how old you got.
When you marry you blend families and traditions. So, now I celebrate Mother's Day. We don't make a big deal out of it. I sometimes get breakfast in bed...which is a nice gesture but I don't really get. Sure, it's nice to be waited on, but it's just a little weird to be sitting alone in the bedroom eating eggs while my husband and daughter were giggling at the breakfast table. So, I put an end to that tradition. We do flowers from the yard - our iris are in bloom and are a lovely shade of lavendar. We do cards, usually amusing rather than heartfelt. And we do dinner - usually something on the grill. We try to get out and do something as a family. Today it was church and a little kayaking. All in all it's a nice day. I figure if celebrating a Hallmark Holiday gets me a free meal and a night off from doing dishes, then it's worth it.
Happy Mother's day to all of you who got the dishes washed for you tonight, too.