My Dream Mother's Day

I've been looking forward to my very first Mother's Day for months, basically after just a few months of sleep deprivation (e.g., after the boys arrived).  Unfortunately, not only are we away from our own mothers this Mother's Day, my husband will not even be in town (or in the country).  I will be alone, all alone, with two fussy babies and two bossy puppies... unless we finally find someone willing to fly to Germany (on us) to help out.  And that is not looking promising at all!

Since I won't get the Mother's Day of my dreams, or any at all, please give me a few moments to fantasize what my Dream Mother's Day would have been...

Well, first of all, it would be a Mother's Day weekend!  I had wanted it to be a full month, but the implications (e.g., for Father's Day or Father's Day month) were too far-reaching, so a weekend it would have been, starting on Saturday morning.

That morning after feeding the boys, I would go to the spa for treatments ALL day long.  I haven't had a lot of spa treatments - I have never had a facial,  and have just had basic (less expensive) massages.  But on this day, I would have had scrubs, massages, wraps, a facial, nails done, hair done, and make-up done.  I would emerge not only clean (oh, a girl can dream), but feeling beautiful (okay, maybe not beautiful, especially with all this baby weight, but at least pretty).

Then I would come home, give some love to my precious baby boys, change clothes, and head for an evening out.  My husband and I would have drinks by ourselves while we wait to meet up with friends.  Then, we would just relax and have fun with them and come home to peacefully sleeping babies.

And then I would sleep peacefully for ten LOOOONG uninterrupted hours.  I would awake (incredibly refreshed) to the happy laughter of my boys playing with one another, already fed, dressed, and ready for the day.  (This is the part I would have really enjoyed - the sleep and not having to spring from bed exhausted to feed and care for my two wonderful, by demanding, boys.)

That morning, we would visit a family friendly park - where ALL the babies (including Izzy and Jaeger) could play.  We would have great fun and get tons of pictures.  Then we would meet Grammy for brunch.  Afterward, I would spend the afternoon with Grammy (my mom) watching HGTV, going to a movie, and shopping while my precious boys would spend time with their other grandmas and my husband got to spend time with his mom and step-mom.  Then, we would reunite for a family BBQ, the boys would play outside, and then go down for bed like perfect angels.  To end the evening,  my husband and I could have a peaceful evening together.

Ahhhh.... It sounds so nice.  If only my dream Mother's Day could come true.