" Procrastination "

Procrastination has never been a word that I live by. I've always believed in the old saying, " Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today ". And believe me, living by those words can be exhausting at times!!

As far as Blogging goes however, I seem to be very good at

procrastination. I love reading what you all have written. I enjoy your stories, victories, and sorrows. I am there with you. 

What I am trying to say here is that I enjoy reading blogs much more than creating my own!! But I have put off my Mother's Day post long enough. 

It's just a gorgeous day here in Southern Illinois. The sun is shining. It's in the 80's and breezy. What a perfect opportunity to sit in the yard and reminisce about last weekend. It was just perfect!

We celebrated on Saturday as Ginny had to leave on Sunday.

We all went out to my son's house for a B.B.Q. I can't begin to explain to you what a wonderful feeling it was to have all of my children and grandchildren together. 

It warmed the cockles of my heart. Even though I have no idea what a cockle is. 

I was feeling so, so relaxed. My son and Daughter-in-law surprised me with a delicious T-Bone steak just for me! I had a huge salad with it and Amy made twice baked potatoes. And I ate every last bite of that steak without an ounce of guilt that everyone else had burgers!!

My sweet Daughter-in-Law, Amy also made me a delicious cocktail called a "Giggley". It's a darn good thing she did that too. 

After dinner the "Kids" decided that it would be fun to terrorize their mother by breaking out the four wheelers. 

Now I don't know about you but the word "Relax" and "Four Wheeling" , as far as I am concerned do not go hand in hand !!

Here we have my son Frank, giving his 17 year old sister, my youngest, a quick lesson.

I'm beginning to feel a bit anxious at this point. 

Katie's boyfriend, Anthony, showing her how it's done.

Lesson learned. Now Kate takes over. I walk away, not wanting to watch !

I will say that Katie hasn't looked that happy in a while.

Once she got the hang of it and started speeding and jumping hills, my son decided it was time to break out the fast one.

Wait, there's a faster one ?!!!

I'm still trying to remain calm, even through the near collides and tip over's!!!

Well at least my oldest daughter, Ginny, was keeping me sane and calm by playing in the sandbox with my grandchildren, Sarah and Jack....

Now that's more like it. 

Now I am back to feeling just a bit more relaxed as Amy and I converse.

Wait, what ???

Come on, REALLY !!!

Well if you can't beat them, join them. And I almost did. And I would have if I hadn't just ate all that food and felt like I was going to burst!!!

I do think I will give it a try the next time we go. I've never done that before but I have driven a Fiat!! Granted it was Fiats little economy car, but hey, at least I can say I drove one and I really liked it.

All in all, through all of the "Near" misses with the four wheelers, just seeing my children so happy, well this is one Mother's Day that I will never forget. God willing.

And I was still relaxed that day. As a matter of fact, I slept so good that night. What a happy and wonderful Mother's Day.

I think I've got some pretty good kids.

Oh I don't want to forget Frank cooking his mom's steak!!

Isn't he a looker?!