Visible Monday: Celebrating Moms!

Here's hoping that everyone had the best possible Mother's Day.  My own mother, whether she thinks of herself this way or not, is the matriarch of a sprawling brood of 4 children, 12 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.  Trying to find a time to celebrate appropriately and coordinate everyone's schedules grows more and more challenging as the years go by.  Here we are at the doors of the Gaslight Grill heading in for the evening meal and live New Orleans jazz provided by Lynn Zimmer.

Several prime ribs and a pistachio encrusted salmon steak later, we convened at my daughter P.'s home for dessert and coffee. The day had begun with wet hair and a walk around the block with Mia, the pygmy goat we gave the grandson for Easter.  We received a "certified letter" this week from the city fathers who this time decided to enforce the city ordinance against "livestock."  So this walk was a poignant one as "Mia" nibbled all her favorite leaves in the neighbor's yards and sampled a mum on our deck.

You may or may not be able to tell from this photo, but her horns are about an inch long now.  Our grandson stands to loose his first tooth sometime this week so both the tooth fairy and other house guests are expected to arrive before the end of the week.  My grades are due in Thursday and I walk in graduation that evening.  And the house has not been cleaned in...months.  Yikes!

I'm not complaining.  My daughter M. worked on Mother's Day, took time out for dessert, and then resumed studying for her finals.  I sometimes think we need a separate day to celebrate the single mothers of the world who often do the job of two...for a votive candle in a painted baby food jar and a lima bean planted in a paper cup. 

So here is to the unsung heroines in our lives.

This post is part of Visible Monday, a weekly round-up of women who choose to be visible sponsored by Patti at Not Dead Yet Style.  Come join the fun.