Lunch, Nails, and a Traveling Cocktail Bar

I spent my mothers day with my in-laws, I know it sounds like a weird situation when your divorced you don't think you would hang out with your in-laws but heck I love them alot (they have really helped me in the last two years)and it helps they are alot of FUN! For Mothers Day last year we had brunch at the club house where my SIL's family lives. Lunch is pretty much a combination buffet of food they serve at weddings and golf outings, it's pretty good and they have a chocolate tower which if you ask me anywhere there is a warm bath of chocolate to put over the top of a rice krispie treat has got to be good! This year like last we share a meal with the family load the kids up with mac & cheese, tater tots and watermelon, after we go back to the house where the men take over the task of everyday life with the children. My FIL took care of Morgan. The Moms get a couple hours to themselves. Last year we went golfing, it was my first time and as beginners luck would have it, I beat the in-laws with my sloppy swing with the use of their golf clubs. We planned to golf again this year to start a tradition of sorts, but the rain dampened our spirits.
So we did the next best thing, we treated ourselves to pedicures and manicures. This would be no ordinary trip to the nail salon though, my MIL had packed the fun. (insert climatic game show music) She brought along the traveling cocktail bar stocked with travel size rum, vodka, southern comfort, jack daniels, kahlua, tonic water, cranberry juice, and coke!! This duffel bag sized cooler was packed with party supplies. My MIL promised to shake us up a key lime martini but was disappointed to find that she did not pack the shaker, and could not convince my SIL to stop at Williams & Sonoma to buy a new one! At the nail salon we dropped MIL at the door and she strapped her duffel bag over her shoulder and hobbled in while we parked the car. As my SIL and I got into our pedicure chairs my MIL whispers to the nail lady "hey can we mix up drinks in here?" and the lady says "I see nothing" so MIL served!! a couple hours later and out of tonic water we ventured to Tom's Oyster Bar for beer and sushi.
Fully loaded and laughing so hard our faces hurt we went home to find all the children fully rested where it seems the men had put them down for a nap for 2 hours while we were gone!! We hung out and played with the kids the reason we are MOMs. I love to see Morgan so happy to play with her cousins. Then reality set in and the buzz wore off when we had to feed the kids a helping of fish sticks and frozen peas. I realized it was late and had to get home, Morgan needed a bath and I had to prepare lunch not to mention the cozy pants and a blanket were calling my name. Responsibility really blows sometimes, but it makes me more greatful for the fun times.
How was your Mothers Day?

One in A BazillionMillion......

I searched and searched the internet for a touching poem or set of words that would sound as if they came from my own heart but nothing really grabbed me. After searching for over an hour I thought well shit I can come up with something so here is your Mother's Day gift from me(don't say I never gave you anything);

My Friend the Mother

You made a choice to be a Mother,
a superwoman like no other.
Sweet innocent child you adore,
the one you swear will one day soar.
Your beautiful child sent from above,
the one who just peed on your living room rug.
Your days are long with no sleep,
for your ears now hear every peep.
No one said it would be easy,
but to look at their smile is so pleasing.
A Mother's job is never done,
so God created wine for fun.
Everyday with your child is a gift,
the love in your heart will never shift.

Happy Mother's Day to you my friend,
I am to busy a card I will not send!

You didn't know I wrote poetry?? HUH wait til Father's Day that should be a good one! With lots of love from one Mother to the Other may your day be filled with much happiness and less poopy diapers and runny noses. XOXOXO

Trashy Tuesday

I know you all are just itchin to get an update on Saturday. Those of you wanting to live vicariously through me have a better chance of juicy details by reading a romance novel. With that said dating sucks!! It's a cat and mouse fiasco, a game I am not particularly good at, a game that doesn't get good until you've been in it awhile, a game where I have been riding the bench for quite some time. I may have in fact gotten my hopes up to high, do I want to be the cat or the mouse?
Friday I went to get my hair done and stopped in at Kohls to spend my gift card, all in anticipation of my night out. The haircut turned out to short this time and the shirt I bought just didn't fit right when I got it home. All signs pointed to your not going anywhere Saturday because he hasn't even called you since Monday night, GO to bed, do not pass GO, do not collect $200. Also I was relying on my sister to watch Morgan because SD had a baseball tournament he had to coach, and my sister was coming down with some sort of sickness that grounded her to the couch Friday after work running a fever and sore throat.
Saturday I went about my weekend routine cleaning house and wiping baby butts. My sister was sick but went to work and told me she would still watch Morgan if it all panned out. I decided that I would go somewhere but after I put baby to bed, so my sister would just have to listen for her. All morning I contemplated calling BTC but resisted thinking he is the one who asked me out I will not call him to sound desperate. So I waited, waited, waited and waited until 5:22pm!! Get a phone call to say he was sent out of town for work early in the week and just got off the plane but was heading home to get ready for a Pistons game to entertain clients. He felt bad and wanted to meet after the game but didn't know what time. I expressed that it would be to late I am not one to stay out after 12 midnight especially since I have a baby that is on a routine and would be up by 5am whether I liked it or not, I don't have a relief pitcher to let me sleep in. I told him to go have a good time no big deal.
I did however still go out on Saturday to the Algonac bowling alley to hang out with some friends I have recently met at church. We shared a few laughs with a couple of beers and I went home by 12 midnight. I did get a call from BTC around 11pm and he still wanted to meet but I declined.
I did call my mutual friend of BTC, and told her about the situation and she called him later to just get the low-down of what is going on in his life without sounding as if she was getting the info for me. She was happy as was I to find out that BTC is defiantly single again, he is no longer in his long term relationship. So you can all stop the name calling and I can stop looking like a home-wrecker. We will see if BTC calls again and go from there, somehow I think he may, but this time I will be the mouse or is it the cat?