Happy Mother’s Day! 

Not surprisingly, Mother’s Day is always bittersweet now. I mean, it’s still great. I am still a mom, and in Colorado, we now can plant more flowers. (The Colorado adage is to wait until Mother’s Day to plant those outside annual flowers and your garden).  But we had special traditions on Mother’s Day that specifically relate to Mom. We used to buy her manure- so she could plant her garden. And the running joke was we gave her ‘shit’ for Mother’s Day.  And there was more.

The first time Mom sent me flowers on Mother’s Day (I was pregnant with Abe), I couldn’t figure out why she sent me flowers. Actually, I couldn’t figure out WHO sent me flowers.  They arrived the Friday before and I was baffled as to why I got flowers.  And then I read the card. I was in her club. I was a mom. That Mother’s Day, she and Joyce threw me a surprise Baby Shower.  It was awesome. 

What’s been going on? So many things!

In early April, Aaron and his family were in town, and we had several great days in Salida with Dad. I hosted a Labyrinth Walk at Dad’s house in partnership with Chaffee County Walks! and was such fun. Abe and Hannah joined in and we also celebrated Dad’s 80th Birthday.  It was so special to have Dad and his 5 grandchildren in Salida and walk the Labyrinth with everyone. My cousin, Justin joined too. It was truly a celebration!

Check out this incredible video from the Chafee County Walks!

After a hiatus from Dance, I started dancing again. And got invited to join in with the Alzheimer’s Association Mind & Movement Event in Colorado Springs. Getting to share our story AND doing dance and yoga was fantastically enjoyable. It melded so many of my favorite activities!  Returning to dance has been a joy. It feeds my soul in a wonderful way.