Mother's Day Part Two

By Maya Angelou

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
something perfect to wear
if the employer,
or date of her dreams
wants to see her in an hour...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE . .
a youth she's content to leave behind....


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
retelling it in her old age....


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill,
and a black lace bra...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
one friend who always makes her laugh..
and one who lets her cry...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a good piece of furniture
not previously owned by anyone else in her family...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe for a meal,
that will make her guests feel honored...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
a feeling of
control over her destiny..


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to fall in love without losing herself..


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend without;
ruining the friendship.. .


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
when to try harder...

and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her childhood may not have been perfect...
but it's over...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she would and wouldn't do
for love or more...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW....
how to live alone...
even if she doesn't like it...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. .
whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table..
or a charming Inn in the woods....
when her soul needs
soothing...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
What she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a month...and a year...


Happy mother's day everyone.

Happy Mothers Day

My Mother's Day Gifts

And actually I think Galileo may have forgotten to give me something he made at school. Craig let me sleep in, scrubbed the kitchen floor and watched the boys for most of the day. I made my mom's pineapple chicken salad for my "Gourmet Gals" get together tonight. The theme was "Mother's Day" and we were supposed to bring a recipe of our mothers'. I was nervous about how to serve the salad. I knew we needed more appetizers, so I put it in endive "boats" and put a candied pecan on top. It was fun to cook and experiment when I didn't have to worry about cooking a whole healthy meal and when I knew people would be nice about it even if they didn't like it. It turned out really well, and I actually got some compliments. I'm glad I added the candied pecans as they were the complimented the most. We had good wine, good food and great conversation. This is only our second month, but I'm really enjoying it and so glad I went!

So glad Little Bit was well enough for me to go. He is finally mostly over his illness, although he is still really picky over what he will eat. I'm not sure I should send him to the baby sitter tomorrow just because he is still not eating much.

Home!

Little Bit is still sick, but he is well enough to be home. He is miserable, and it is looking to be a long night, but at least I will be in my own bed when he doesn't need me!

I got huge hugs from Maestro and Galileo. I actually got tears in my eyes as we were hugging and I realized just how much I missed them. Then, they started fighting on the way home from school and I thought "the hospital wasn't so bad" ;-)

I'm not sure hubby gets just how hard and exhausting it was. I starting crying when we got home for no reason - just exhaustion and letting out the stress I guess. He was sweet then in his understated way. I just hope he will be done working soon and be able to spell me. 3 hours sleep in 3 days does not a happy mommy make!

still here

It was a long rough roller coaster of a day. He seemed better, his labs were much improved, he was eating etc. Then he vomitted and the diarhea started again. They had stopped the IV, but then restarted it. The line blew the nurse had to take it out. They still haven't replaced it. Who knows if we will leave tomorrow?

Good news/bad news: we won't be getting a roommate because it is the highly contagious rotavirus.

Wearing down my blackberry battery. Post more tomorrow.

Poor Poor Little Bit

Posting from my blackberry so this will be short. Currently in the hospital with LB. He has a stomach virus and got really dehydrated. Poor thing lost a pound+ since Saturday. Doc sent us to the ER for IV hydration. His labs came back so low he had to be admitted. They said up to 48 hours. I've slept about 90 minutes in the last es hours. We got a new roommate at around 3 AM. I finally got LB back to sleep and now the other little one is sleeping so I guess I should too. I'm sure rounds will start soon. ;)