Mother's Day Gifts

Here are pictures of some of my Mother's Day Gifts. I was nice to myself a little earlier and bought Mac and me lovely chairs to "shade" bathe in. I thought that was both a nice Mother's day gift for me and a Father's day gift for him. Mac didn't think that was enough so he brought me a nice pot of shrub roses that I can plant outside when the danger of frost has past. It was a very thoughtful gift on his part.

Anja sent me a book to read "Fire and Hemlock" and a lovely postcard from a museum. I read the book and loved it. In this book the main character "Polly" describes herself as a "hero in training". When I was coming home from two hours at the gym yesterday I realized that I am a "grandmother in training". I have to work-out to get strength and energy to keep up with the grandkids. Just picking up Owen is a load and he always wants to be cuddled and held (I love it.)

The book is by Diana Wynne Jones and Anja has read a bunch of these books and I've ordered her one at Amazon.com to have waiting for her when she returns. It is nice that she is finding books to take the place of the Harry Potter series that has ended. How many times can she reread one of those??

Sherry and Eddie and the kids gave me a sack of gifts. Scrapbooking things, a picture frame with a sailboat, some ginger cream and a nautical candle. I also got a card hand drawn by Owen. I helped him draw on it for me. He loves to work with markers, but you have to keep them out of his mouth still.

Sean called and told me that he had just hung the porch swing for me, so that now I can come and visit and sit in it and enjoy his view of the river. I am coming out in July for his party so that will be very nice.

Shannon called from Prague and had to go to a wi-fi cafe and call from outside on the lawn as it was too noisy in the cafe to talk. She and her family will be coming back soon.

All and all it was a great bunch of gifts and a nice day.