I saw my Mum today, and took her some flowers & gave her a hug etc.
Tomorrow (err.. well today) is supposed to be my mothers day.. last year was a crap one, I don't expect much, but the first "Happy Mothers Day" I got was at 4pm from the boy as he wandered through the living room.. and the girl had decided to stay at school that weekend, and didn't text me til 7pm with a "Happy Mothers Day".
I was a bit pissed off
Soooo... earlier on in the week the whispering about Mothers Day started.. I found out from one of the kids that MrD had told them to go and spend their own money on me, so I had to put a stop to that. So I have told them what I want.. I want a day with NO bickering, a day where I don't walk into the kitchen and see all the dirty plates piled on the worktop waiting to go in the dishwasher, a day where I don't walk into the living room and see empty coke cans, crisp packets, empty PS3 cases, and the PS3 discs strewn all over the floor..
I have relented a little and told the kids that I don't expect the no bickering thing to be possible (mainly cos of MrD ), so they don't get upset if there is a glitch.. its all about the effort.
I will report back in the evening... let you know if they managed it!