Dear Reader:

Well my Mother’s Day was a mixture of pleasure , happiness, contentment… and then unexpected news … always expect the unexpected in life… right?

Walsh, Mollie and the kids all came over to Mandy and John’s for Mother’s Day brunch… an annual tradition… we were missing Tommy and Kaitlyn but hoping Tommy was feeling better… had come down with some kind of bug but he and Kaitlyn were certainly having fun…

The weather had turned cool and overcast Sunday but that didn’t stop the kids from wanting to jump in the pool after a fabulous brunch. And they did!!!

On the way home I stopped by Daniel Island to visit brother Ben and leave his Pepsis and cheese crackers… he proudly showed me a picture of him taken earlier acknowledging veterans at Wellmore!

I noticed a text from Kaitlyn but couldn’t read it coming home from Wellmore. When I read it … I was completely caught off guard. They had both tested positive for Covid… as I was trying to digest the message… Tommy called me from Ireland to wish me Happy Mother’s Day! The first thing out of my mouth was… ” What happened to the ” Luck of the Irish” … Covid?

Kaitlyn was asymptomatic but Tommy got hit hard initially… he thought he had gotten the flu… but thank goodness he was feeling much improved yesterday … they were glad they had gotten all the protection they could with vaccinations months ago… now they have to sweat out being clear by Saturday in order to board the plane home!

Tommy said he and Kaitlyn were planning on lots of outdoor activities… long hikes ,etc. I told him to start looking for four leaf clovers each day… along the way.

The up’s and down’s of motherhood… don’t go away just because our children are adults… not until we mothers take our last breath. Mothers are just wired that way!

So until tomorrow… ” But one thing for sure… no matter how organized we are, or how well we plan… we can always expect the unexpected… such is life.”

Today is my favorite day! Winnie the Pooh

Happy Mother’s Day to Everyone! Hope you had a lovely one!