Mother's Day - Part 4

To be perfectly honest, Mother’s Day snuck up on me this year. It has been a hectic and busy few weeks, and I didn’t have my usual time to plan and prepare like I like to. I wanted to keep up my tradition of alternating Troy’s footprints and handprints, but I struggled with a meaningful way to do that. In fact, I was getting so stressed out and anxious just thinking about it that I felt like I needed massage to relax! And that’s when it hit me.

My wife had also been having a rough couple of weeks, and she was probably feeling the same way. So, I got her a gift card to the nail salon to treat herself to a pedicure (maybe she’ll take me with her). I tucked it into a card that read, “You really deserve a day off to relax. I’m not saying you’re going to get one, but you deserve it.” I covered Troy’s hand with red ink from his stamp pad and had him press it to the outside of the envelope.

That coupled with the various flowers that Troy had made her in daycare were what we gave her to celebrate her special day. And then to make it extra special, we had her make us breakfast.