Mother’s day.. We had all been thinking about this day for months… dreading it even . As it turned out, it was a fine day. There were tears, sure.. but there are tears every day. Diane and I talked about how the anticipation before an event like today often seems to be worse than the event itself. Diane was well cared for today… everyone who knows her knows that she is a wonderful mother.. and a wonderful person.. for the last several days she’s been getting cards, calls, visits and packages from friends all over the place sending her love and support.. it helped so much.
We began our day with a big crepe breakfast.
We lit the candle we always light to invite Sam into family celebrations and dug in.
The hats in this picture came from Scott and Mary who found them in an abandoned Chinese themed amusement park in
Just as we were finishing breakfast Avery showed up. Followed soon by Nate, Hannah, Ian, Matt, and Sumner. The kids had come up with a plan to visit Diane around lunchtime… our breakfast time… They even brought lunch with them.. It was a really nice surprise for Diane. Gabe then lead Diane and the rest of us up to the bell tower. He told Diane that her traditional Mother’s day flowers were up there.. When she got up there, there were just two little potted flowers.. Gabe then told her to look out the window.. Gabe had arranged all the annuals we’d bought yesterday into a heart on the front lawn.. Here’s what it looked like from 55 feet up …
Max made Diane a very cool rainbow prism which hangs on a lien covered with beads in the color of the Chakra’s. I welded her three small birds that spell out ‘MOM’ .
The rest of the day was really laid back.. lots of friends came by to give Diane a hug and hang out with us.. it was great having so many folks filtering in and out.
Norine’s came by after her studendts piano recital. It was deadicated to Sam.. here’s soem fo the cake..
Diane got some time in the garden which was her wish for the day. We all spent most of the day outside which was wonderful.
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Dinne at the Towwnsends was great ! Yet another party !.. Deb had made some hand filled cannoli’s in lieu of a birthday cake.. yum !
Around 10 Gabe, Max, Scott and Mary went off to see Spiderman.. while Diane and I zoomed home to begin frantically packing for our trip tomorrow. The four of us are going to an IBM thingy in
Well.. we have to wake up in 4 hours… so I better pretend to get some sleep.. Happy Mother’s day to all you mother’s out there. Hug those kids tightly.. And thanks to all of you who have been sending Diane love for the last couple of days.. it really, really helped.
I love you Diane Mariano.. you are such a wonderful Mom… This pictures from a mtoehr/so dance several years ago.. I love both of those smiles !
Happy Mohter’s day also to my mom, Judy and Diane’s mom Marcia
Ps. Being outside today was very healing for us.. it always is. Wise friend Homer turned me on to this poem by Wendell Berry on the subject of the peace we get when outside.. I really love it.. here it is..
The Peace of Wild Things
When despair grows in me
and I wake in the middle of the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting for their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.