a cunning plan...

this weekend

i was a little dazed,

perhaps even disoriented.

for i had a cunning plan all worked out

but it would appear,

i misjudged my clan

and therefore

i am most delighted to report,

i did not require a cunning plan...

my disorientated day began with a cup of tea in bed,

something i have not enjoyed since my birthday.

i was told not to set the alarm by our #3

he would get up and sort little olive.

i pottered downstairs way after 9am

to a little pile of goodies

all wrapped in homemade paper...

i was not required in the kitchen,

i was asked on numerous occasions

if they could fetch me anything,

or

did i want a cup of tea.

i was given plenty of crafting time,

giving me a chance to

'dottie angel'

a forsaken little cuckoo clock

who came my way.

in the afternoon

we took a trip across the bridge

into the big city,

the sun beaming down on us.

we sat in pioneer square

with our drinks 'al fresco'

me, my man and my four children,

a rare sight indeed.

i looked at each of them in turn,

wondering what paths they will take in life

hoping they will be okay

at the end of my mother's day

i sat quietly reading what our #1 had placed on my facebook wall.

i'm 'crappity crap' at facebook.

but she doesn't let that bother her...

she wrote

"this will be our last mothers day together for at least a few years, so i would like you to know i love you a lot.

you're so charming and odd, but completely influential on me in the best way mothers can be.

eighteen years of mother days. can you believe it?"

and the thing is i can't,

i can't believe yesterday was the last mothers day i will have with all of my children living under the same roof.

so here i go again dearest readers...

feeling melancholy,

counting the days

and

as i watch my children,

messing around,

winding each other up,

being their silly selves,

and driving me up the wall at times,

there is one thing i know to be true

without a doubt,

i have truly been blessed in my life

she is beavering with Miss Ethel, for a shop update is in the makings ~ Tif