HappyTimes and Motherhood

I seriously gasped when I realized how long it had been since I wrote on this blog! How is it that time can fly so very fast and I NEVER have time to do anything about it?

I had my birthday a few weeks ago...
My husband had told me that he was working late and when he hadn't come home by 12:30, I thought, "Great...another all nighter..." Now, he does this periodically to finish a project that needs to be installed the next day, so don't be thinking that he is having an affair or something. There's no time for that!

But I was awakened in the wee hours of the morning, I guess it was about 3:30, by my husband. It was rather dark in our bedroom and I was still groggy...blame it on the Valerian that I take...
but he appeared to be carrying a small child, and my first thought was "Why did you bring home a homeless person, honey?" Then, I heard the person standing directly behind him say "Hi, Mom...surprise!"

It was my daughter, Hailey, and my two G-babies, from Utah... Wow! What a great surprise!

So, after I had gotten up and changed the sheets on my other daughters bed, and got everyone settled, Hailey told me that they would be staying for about 12 days, and going to Maryn's graduation, and that her husband, Ben, was even coming in to stay, in a week...

I thought that this was perhaps the best surprise that anyone could do for my birthday, and was very happy with it, not thinking that there would be any more...

Of course I fail to mention that Hailey hadn't been feeling very good for the last few months, as she found out that she was pregnant. Then, a few days before coming to see me, she had discovered that she was having TWINS!! So, she spent the days trying to get some rest, and I had to continue with my busy schedule and tried to squeeze in some fun times with my darling G-babies. They probably didn't have such a great time, but I was just loving having them around! (I only usually get to see them twice a year...)

We had planned to celebrate my birthday on June 11th, as Maryn was graduating on my real birthday, and since all the kids have so much going on, we have to coordinate our birthday parties... So the big day came and since I'd had a late night gig the night before, I was tired, to say the least....soI napped while they got ready...

When I woke up, the dining room was decorated, and there was an enormous, delicious dinner of some of my favorites....trout being my absolute favorite, and fresh asparagus....ummmm...fantastic! After we ate, the kids were mysteriously hidden in Aydan's room, and I had instructions not to go in there. After a few hours, they took me out of the room, and had me close my eyes... I walked in, with Aydan and Mila (my oldest G-baby) leading the way. I could see flashes going off, through my closed eyelids, and sounds of a camera going off, so I felt like there was paparazzi...

After they told me to open my eyes, which I did, I saw the entire table and half of the floor was covered with presents! FIFTY presents, to be exact, all decked out in purple and green, and looking like something fit for a queen! Wow! My second amazing surprise! (If anyone knows me well, they know that I LOVE to open presents...I even order mail order just to get presents in the mail----oooo, does that sound selfish?)

So...as you can imagine, I was in heaven for about two hours, as I opened and oooohed and aaahed over each one, no matter how small or fantastic... I loved them all!

Such happy times... ALL of my children around me, my wonderful hubby, my darling G-babies, (with two more nestling in their mom's womb) and me, feeling like I'm 30, and hopefully, looking like I'm 40, and celebrating this milestone birthday with those I love! Definitely my BEST birthday ever!!

It's at times like these that you cherish motherhood and are glad that you endured to the end to raise four kids that turned into teenagers, and then into young adults, and lived through all those tantrums, and realize that you have one more that next year will be starting first grade...

Well,....that one is still taking some getting used to...

Oh, and I suppose you are wondering how old I am now?

You do the math...