I just had to smile last night to the point to which I had tears in my eyes (again with the tears). The whole day was a great day actually. After a nice night out out with friends on Saturday night we found ourselves with the power out all day on Sunday. That meant the boys had nothing to do on Mother’s day but actually talk to me. Without tv or wifi and video games, we tried to stay warm in bed and we laughed and giggled until midday then hold on… we played card games in the afternoon. After laughing through showering in the dark just to warm up and trying to get the car out of the garage Daniel did a little driving lookin at broken trees in the neighborhood, and we finally went for a late Mother’s Day dinner. ¾ of the way through dinner I realized in a slightly tipsy state that it was the same restraunt we were at last Mother’s Day (but for brunch). I got quiet for a few moments…maybe it was the alcohol and got a little teary but realized what the year has been like for this family. Then I was looking at all the food Daniel ate and how great he looked. I mean really, really great. I started to talk about how much we have all been through this year and Daniel looked up from his food and said “ I think it has gone by pretty fast,” shrugged his shoulders and added “ I slept through most of it.” I nearly choked. Again, Maybe it was the alcohol making me a little numb at this point but with those words I just looked at Rob and had no words. We looked at each other and had to laugh the tears away, just to get through the rest of the night. If this is all he can think and remember about this past year then I am okay with it and I think this is a gift for him. I feel like I have aged 60 years in this year. On this mother’s day I got so many facebook comments and greetings saying I was mother of the year. I feel all mother’s earn this title everyday, but you know what today I will take the award because although our fight is not over, it has been well fought and earned this year for me more than any other year. Rob has been so busy with work and as all of us know the kid’s don’t really get anything for moms. The dad’s take care of it, but Daniel my love did was thoughtful beyond measure and hit it out of the part with something more personalized than can be imagined. If you have been following you know how perfect this is from him.