I am just movin' and groovin' these days! 1st - I gave my little
mower a tune up myself and got it started so I could mow my little
yard. I knew I could ask my friend because he fixed my riding mower,
but I hate to bother him unless I absolutely have to. So I grabbed the
manual and figured it out! Yeah! Then I changed the head on the
weed-wacker (in spite of the directions, which were WRONG!). So I got
most of the yard work done before the weekend and before the rain. For
Mother's Day, all I want is some 'down time' and now I'll be able to.

Then, my daughter came home with a 90 on a physics quiz!!! I've been
helping her with her homework and we both had a hard time with it. Of
course, When I looked at the quiz, truth be told, I don't understand
ANY of the answers she got or why they're right.

I fixed 2 broken chairs, one that my husband swore could not be fixed,
fixed my broken vacuum cleaner, AND got my dishwasher working after it
quit (again!) on me!

Once upon a time, I was quite resourceful and independent. Then I got
married and pretty much left all of these types of chores to him.
It's been so long that I guess I just forgot what I am capable of.
Part of problem these days is age - things that were easy years ago
just wear me out much faster now.

What makes this a big deal is that when my husband was first arrested
and I realized that he was active again, I was so overwhelmed with
fears. I wasn't sure if I could survive financially, emotionally, or
physically. But I've learned that I can. And that I can make do, do
without, do it differently. In the end, all my needs are met.

At first, my son was really worried about me. So much so that he
wanted me to move down to NC and move in with him and his girl friend!
I just felt terrible that his impression of me was that I needed to
be rescued. I don't care how old he gets, I'm still the mom!

Of course, when I'm 75 I hope he still wants to take care of me, cuz I
have no retirement LOL!

So - this is a good day! Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there!

Deb K.