I’ve been treated like a queen today, and I hope you have too.
Of course, I’m treated like a queen nearly every day. What can I say? His momma and daddy raised him right.
A few highlights:
- The perfect gift. Exactly what I was secretly hoping he meant when he gave me a cryptic clue!
- A surprise cake. Two of the girls sneaked over the hill to my brother’s house on Saturday afternoon, and baked a Mother’s Day cake in my sister-in-law’s oven. They brought it home, hid it in the freezer, and stayed up late decorating it after I was in bed. Chocolate, of course. Did you really have to ask?
- A clean house, when hubby and I came home from Saturday errands. They even scoured the stovetop and rearranged the kitchen bookshelf.
- Breakfast on the deck, including strawberries, bagels, cream cheese/jam, and all things delectable.
- BBQ at Mom’s house with the extended family. We had bbq chicken slow-cooked over a woodfire with Rudy’s bbq sauce – the best in the world! I’m sure there was other food, but I had 3 pieces of chicken. Dessert included a grand and glorious chocolate cake (see above), 2 more cakes, a huge bowl of strawberries, and plenty of Bluebell Vanilla ice cream for all. 10 of my sibs were there, with their 8 children and 2 spouses. Yes, we’re a little light on children and spouses. Some of my sibs are still young and unmarried. Especially the 11yo and two 13yo’s.
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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Glad you’re being treated like the queen you are!
HUGS!
Awesome Kim!
Happy Mother’s Day!
blessings~
I seriously need more girls. lol
Belated Happy Mother’s Day.
How awesome! I got breakfast in bed, a vase of flowers that my 12 year old made. (Quite realistic.) She also took the opportunity to sew me a body pillow pillow case while I was out and about on Saturday. All the kids and family made me a wonderful dinner and they all humored me when I asked for a short drive down the country backroads in the surrounding area where we live.
Sounds like a great day!
Btw – at our homeschool convention this weekend, my husband bought me “The Princess Adelina” from the VF booth! I was so excited!
Doug Phillips had the whole family with him this time and it was marvelous to see them “in person” and to see that they practice what they preach! The family was delightful!
Can’t wait to read the book!
so what was the perfect gift????
Deanna,
I hope you enjoy the book as much as we did and do! And yes, the Phillips family really do project all the love and joy that they preach. They’re a joy to know, and though they are imperfect like the rest of us, they are “the real thing.”
maryjo,
I’m glad you asked. I used my Christmas money to buy a wrought iron table and 4 chairs for the deck – our first deck furniture we’ve ever owned. For Mother’s Day, he bought just what I’ve been longing for: a matching table and 6 more chairs! We now have enough to seat the entire family!
how blessed you are!
How many siblings do you have all together?
I’ve noticed a trend where the bigger families go on to have smaller families. I am pleased with this going on to have bigger families!
Michelle,
There are 15 of us, and I think we cover a pretty wide range when it comes to family size. Some of us have stopped having children after a certain number; some of us will have as many as God gives us, and some have no stated opinion yet.
Sounds like they went all out for you!