The Story Of Us

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you all had a lovely weekend and a wonderful Mother's Day to those celebrating.    I woke up with hugs and present from the boys. I got some cool new white sneakers :) Then freshly showered I came down to find breakfast - M picked up take out from a nearby restaurant Afterwards we got ready for a picnic. M and his friends planned a picnic for all us moms.  My in my picnic outfit wearing my new shoes Wearing my grandma's pearl earrings and my mother's necklace. All in all a lovely day. Spent with good friends and good food.  A friend of mine sent me this funny video which I thought I'd share  There Are Moms Way Worse Than You       Etsy             Instagram             Twitter                Redbubble               Zazzle               Society6      

We are still getting back into the rhythm of things after Ramadan. We had two more Eid Celebrations to attend before the week was over. I am ready to go back to a normal routine. My usual expectations for Mother's Day are low. Not to say that my family ruins it or anything.. but we are generally low key people and sometimes things are so busy.. like they were this past week that we just treat it like a normal day and just everyone just says the words 'Happy Mother's Day' a then we just go about our day.  I have jokingly and seriously told my kids several times the above. Drawing made by @coupdegracefarris  It's not all about the Hallmark sponsored idea of cards and flowers, it's more about brushing your teeth when I ask you, a cleanish bedroom, a dinner that did not involve any negations and so on so forth.  Anyway.. back to the day at hand. On Saturday night they took me out for dinner. The weather has been absolutely dreadful and the restaurant was dark so we