Boondock Babble: Mother's Day Recapped

Monday, May 12, 2008

Mother's Day Recapped

Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Mine started out great and just kept getting better. Even Mother Nature got in the act! We were expecting rain, but the sun was shining all day long. Pa and the kids surprised me with some red roses, a box of chocolate covered cherries (which of course I'm sharing with them) and beautiful handmade cards. Pa also did a few things around the house that I'd been wanting him to do for awhile.

The kids were on their best behavior all day long, and we had a great time creating our German meal. We had Meatballs Bavarian, Carrots in a cream sauce, and stewed tomatoes. I did the prep work, dicing vegetables and all. The kids did the math, converting the measurements from metric, and we all discussed what we had learned about German ingredients, revising the recipes as we felt would make them more authentic. The kids worked together on the meatballs and sauce. Nathan made the stewed tomatoes, and Lindsay, proudly using her own wooden spoon which came in the chefs set she recieved from big sister, Kimmi for her Birthday, cooked and stirred the carrots. Both kids sported aprons they had recieved from Kimmi. They even posed for pictures!

The resulting meal was a perfect medley of flavors, textures, and color. We all had our fill (and then some) with plenty of leftover carrots for another day's meal. We waited a bit after dinner before serving the kids ice cream for their dessert, after which we each enjoyed a chocolate covered cherry. Once we were finished with the culinary delights, the kids presented me with one last gift. It looked like a bottle, and I was instructed not to shake it, or turn it upside down. Once I got the yarn "ribbon" and wrapping paper off I was delighted to discover a bottle of my favorite liquor, Kahlua!

The kids headed to bed at their usual 8 o'clock time and Daniel and I watched a movie, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". Afterwards, I enjoyed a nightcap of Kahlua, before heading to bed myself. The perfect ending to a perfect day.

Today, I'm not even giving the bathroom scale the satisfaction of a sideways glance!

1 comment:

HDMac said...: Connie, love seeing the picture of the kids! And I just love your blog! I admire your ability to write and express yourself!; May 14, 2008 at 11:39 AM

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Ma's Babblin'

Like every good Boondock Ma, I cook, and on occasion, have been known to clean. I knit, crochet, and have some experience with a needle 'n thread.
We play in the garden. Pa tills it the old fashioned way, by hand, with a shovel and hoe. Come harvest time, we can and freeze the resulting bounty.
Don't use those newfangled electronic dishwashers. My dishes git done up by hand, then dry all natural like in the strainer. I make my own laundry detergent, and hang my clothes out to dry. I'll hang my head in shame and admit, I haven't gotten 'round to tryin' my hand at makin' my own bar soap. It's on the list...
We heat with wood, which comes in right handy durin' those wet, cold winter months for dryin' our clothes on the rack. We git our water from a well, although we do leave the pumpin' to an electrical gadget, simply known by most as a "well pump".
Our young-uns git their exercise the old fashioned way as well. They run 'n play outside in the fresh country air. They also pitch in and help with the wood splittin' and stackin'.
No cable tee-vee in our humble home, but lots o' readin', courtesy of the public library in town.
We're homeschoolin' folks, and have a grand time with that. Somewhere down the line we got it in our heads that learnin', like work outta be fun!
I have two young-uns at home, and two all grown up, the oldest of which is hitched and got two young-uns of her own! My second oldest is doin' a great job of forgin' ahead in the big city, and has even started her own bakin' and caterin' business. All four of my young-uns are doin' me right proud!