Happy Mother’s Day
My first Mother’s Day! It’s still hard for me to believe I’m a mother, but at the same time I can’t remember (nor do I wish to go back to) life before Natalie. The feminist scholar in me wants to read all my Women’s Studies books and examine concepts of identity, motherhood, and family. But what little zen I have in me wins out, so instead I’m trying to have fun and enjoy each moment with my daughter.
Anyway, we had a great first Mother’s Day. Chris got up early that Sunday morning, took care of Natalie while I slept in, and made delicious blueberry pancakes for breakfast. I got a card from Natalie, with her first crayon drawing—I think she has her Dad’s artistic sensibilities! Chris gave me a beautiful locket with Natalie’s picture in it.
While Natalie napped, we planted our first square foot garden! Many thanks to Aunt Elaine for putting us on the path to vegetable gardening. Last time we visited CT, we asked for some advice about starting our garden, and within days of our returning home, a package arrived from Barnes & Noble—two books from Aunt Elaine: Square Foot Gardening & Four-Season Harvest. Woo Hoo! We planted peppers, eggplant, lettuce, zucchini, and cucumbers. We also have pots of basil, thyme, oregano, and dill. The next square foot box will definitely include tomatoes, and some other veggies we’ve yet to decide on.
Then we went to Sayen Gardens in Hamilton. Neither of us had been there before, but I’d heard from folks at work that the Sayen Garden Azalea Festival is the place to be on Mother’s Day. It was beautiful!
