It was a beautiful Mother’s day today… cool, sunny.. dry. mostly happy with scattered sadness. We started the day with breakfast outside that had been delivered for Diane as part of a school fundraiser for the Schoolhouse alternative school We had fresh croissants, nutella, cheese, rolls.. yum.
Then gave Diane her Mother’s day presents.. we always give her stuff for the garden. the boys picked everything out this year. She got white clematis, perennial daisy’s, bleeding hearts, petunias, impatiens, globe flowers, and bluebells.
W also got her something from Sam.. i asked the gy at the nursery if they had any plants that began with ‘s-a-m-…’.. He thought fro a bit then told me that the genus for Elderberry’s is ‘Sambuccus’ .. So we got her a Black Beauty Elderberry
In the the early afternoon we all took a picnic hike in the woods up in Honey Hollow. . It was a great day for a hike..
We did a nice loop up the logging roads, then settled in a nice spot for our picnic.. I had brought a ton of food.. since it was easier than deciding what we wanted to eat ! We toasted Diane.. and toasted Sam with the chocolates we’d brought
Gabe took advantage of some of the spare foil to make a hat to keep the aliens from reading his thoughts.. good thinking !
Diane put one of the SamStones in a nearby tree.
Gabe wanted to put one way up in a tree. We couldn’t find a good climbing tree, so we wrapped one of the SamStones in foil, bent down a tall sapling and wrapped the foil around it..
Then gabe goutned to 3 and let go.. tthe tree snapped up again with the samstone now about 20 feet in the air !
Chai and Satori had a great day up there two.. they were playing in the mud !.. ewwww
We came home finished packing for the trip Diane and I are taking.. We spoke to our Moms. and sent them our love.. I know mother’s day will have a mix of happiness and sadness for both of them, too..
Later in the evening we all went out for a great dinner at Mexicali..
It was a great day.. Diane is such a wonderful mother.. it was nice to spend the day thinking of that.. It’s … well.. it’s different being a mother.. or a dad.. now since Sam’s passing. Yet he’s so much here with us on days like today…. He’s here with us always..
Happy mothers day Diane.. All your guys love you so much.. We know oyu do, Sam
-me