geminigirl | Let me tell you about my brilliant husband...

Had a really nice mother's day-

I got to sleep in a little bit, which was wonderful. I got a lovely gift from Cayne and Naomi, too.

Cayne had asked what I wanted, and the truth is, there's not a lot that he could have gotten for me that I want-I want some new shoes, some clothes, things that he can't really pick out. And I mentioned that I wanted some placemats and a trivet for the dining room table, because I can't put the table runner there right now-Naomi will pull on it, but I needed something there. And he got very uncomfortable with that...he said to me, "But that's not something for you, that's for the house."

I made him call my mother and ask her to tell him the story of the floor waxer. (The short version-this was something she really wanted as a gift years ago, and my father was reluctant to get it for her, but he eventually got it for her, and she was thrilled. And what my Dad didn't get is that it might have been something for the house, it was something thing that Mom wanted and that would make her happy.

She got the floor waxer.

So my brilliant husband finally decided it was okay to get me something for the house for Mother's Day...and because he has difficulty seeing the colors, brilliant and creative guy that he is used his Blackberry to get photos of the table, the floor, the rug, and the color of the walls. And he took that to the store, and had someone help him choose things that would look nice with our house. And they did a fantastic job finding a very lovely set of brown, woven placemats and a nice trivet that I can set the centerpiece on.

Then we went out and did a few necessary errands and went to dinner. We've only gone to this place once before, and Naomi was having a bad night then, so we got our food and ended up having it packed up and eating at home. We were pretty close to doing it this time. Despite the fact that it's a high chair and crayons kind of place, we may go their for our anniversary, and actually try and enjoy the meal.

We also had a very nice chat about "things that I'd like to do." And in an ideal world, that would be going back to school for a PhD in public health with an eye towards a teaching and research kind of job in the future, that's not a reasonable thing to do right now. It just doesn't work where we're living, with our family situation being what it is, and all the other things to consider. And while I'm sometimes sad about it, it's okay right now...I'm doing other great things. But there are some other exciting things that I've thought about doing that are far more compatible to our current situation and young children and such, and we talked about the possibility of bringing them to fruition in the not too distant future. And that made me very happy, to have his support and encouragement when I'm ready.

So today, it's good. The kitchen guy is working on plans for our kitchen, Naomi is having pictures done on Tuesday, I had a lovely Mother's Day, I'm probably getting a massage soon, and things are okay here. I'll sleep well tonight.