A Life in Progress…

The hard truth. Yesterday was Mother's Day and it really sucked! We went out for Mother's Day dinner on Saturday night because my husband doesn't like to wait at restaurants. I even had to choose the restaurant. He originally suggested doing to a "fast food" restaurant. I, however, found a place that was close to the house and I figured wouldn't have lots of people. We went to a small, local Chinese type restaurant. It was good and the portions were big.  On Mother's Day, we got a breakfast of Burger King croissant sandwiches & capri sun apple juice. That was it, besides a card from my daughter. I am thankful for what I received but at the same time I am disappointed. Since becoming a mother in 2013, I had been looking forward to Mother's Day. Now, it is just another day & it is a day that really sucks. I have even lowered my expectations of the day.  My hope is that my MIL had a good day & felt loved. I got her a card, earrings, roses, mad

  WHY? Why? This is something I have been asking myself a lot lately. Why? It is such a little word but can hold so much meaning or have so many questions.  Yesterday, was a rough evening. Our kids are in different sports and depending on the day, we have to divide and conquer. Yesterday was one of those days. Anyway, I had made dinner and it was ready at the usual time. We strive to eat dinner no later than 5pm due to practices and try to eat as a family. Yesterday was different. Our son, went to open gym after school and ended up having snacks there. When he got home he wasn't hungry. This was at 4:40pm. I still had dinner ready and due to some company we ate buffet style and did not eat as a family like we normally do. Our son, was outside riding the e-bike. When he was done, he came in and got ready for football practice. When Will was ready, he took our son to practice & was there until 8pm.  Since everyone was done eating, I had put the food that had not been eaten in con