Smiling Mom

We’ve known since the beginning of December that my grandma was living on borrowed time.  She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at that time and given 3 weeks to 6 months to live.  Seven and a half months later, she passed away.

My mom was there, by her side as she passed on.  For that I’m grateful.

The funeral is Saturday, so we’re scrambling to get everything together for the funeral and our next two vacations… today.

We leave tomorrow.

And I had to sell my ticket to BlogHer.

Such a bummer.  This was to bet the first time I’d ever taken a weekend for myself to satisfy my guilty pleasures.

There’s always next year, right??

Sigh.

Priorities.  Family always comes first.  And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

So tomorrow, we leave to attend our final party for Grandma Bryan. And Saturday, we say goodbye.

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I’ve recently been hit with a steam of spam comments.  As a result I’ll be turning off my comments for the days I’ll be gone from my computer.

So all hundreds of you coughONEofYoucough don’t be alarmed when you are unable to leave your witty thoughts on my posts.

Peace, and if you’re attending BlogHer, have a wonderful time.

So today was just perfect. Hubby woke up this morning and surprised me a fabulous love letter and tickets to a few great plays going on at the repertory theater downtown. This is something that I’ve wanted to go to for quite some time.

Then we headed off to our local Farmer’s Market to stand in line for the best crapes around. We ate our freshly made crapes in the local park, played tag and just enjoyed being together on this beautifully warm day here in California.

I was able to take a nap prior to my brother and girlfriend coming over. We ate outside in the beautiful evening weather.

The day was great. Just great!

My basic desire for today was to have a day with no family stress, and I think we came pretty darn close! Thanks for such a wonderful day Hubby!

And then Hubby went over to my brother’s place to play video games.

Yes, you read that last sentence correctly. Video Games.

Hmm, let’s see… nice evening. Like a really nice evening with his wife, insert wagging eyebrows, or video games and beer.

He chose the video games and beer.

Yeay for an evening alone, with kids asleep. What mom can’t enjoy that??!!

On another note, I just found out that I won Alli-Fussypants’ weekly caption contest. She had up a really funny picture this week! Head on over and check it out.

Then click over to her jewelery site to see which earrings I won. I chose the Olive Gem earrings. They are so beautiful! Thanks Alli!

And one last thing.

My mom is the most beautiful mom I know, inside and out. She would literally give me the shirt off her back if I wanted it. Actually she has done that before! She’s also the best Nonnie that my kids could ever ask for. The relationship she’s created with my kids, husband, and me is one in a million. I am so lucky and grateful to have her in my life.

Mom, thank you for everything. I love you.

Calling all bay area moms, stepmoms, partners, life partners, adopted moms, god moms and any female mother figure may have missed…

This is an email I received by my friend. She’s about as pregnant as you can be without actually giving birth. And she’s freaking hilarious! She really needs to start a blog, hint-hint.

So here’s reason # 100 why Cash’s Mom should really start a blog…

So V (her sister) and I (Cash’s Mom) went to the mall today- and I stopped by the Benefit eyebrow bar, because seriously the caterpillar had to go!!

 

They were having some sort of MEGA event and one of the super fierce little Benefit hotties conned V into getting her eye makeup done.

 

So I’m sitting there waiting (with super hot bad ass eyebrows) and this really fun spunky Benefit gal convinces me to hop in a chair and shows me some “hot mom” makeup tips.

 

The entire time I’m getting my makeup done, people are flocking around. This lady asks them to get this they run and get it they are all commenting on, “how fab this looks on me,” and yadda yadda…

 

Now at first I thought I was getting the hard sell, but after quite a while of people stopping and watching (gawking even) I realized it’s because I’m a super fierce hot mom. Heidi Klum watch your ass, because when I drop this truck load of baby off… I’m hitting the runway. HOLLA!!

 

Anyway as I’m checking out (I bought some bad ass eye shadow) V says, “You know that was like Miss Benefit herself right??” This lady is the REASON for the big Benefit event!!

 

WHA WHA WHAT???

 

All the girls in the store were gushing and couldn’t believe that Arianne Damboise, known as Benefit Cosmetics’ “Makeup Maven” just did my make up….

 

PRO: I look AMAZING and this is the first time I’ve felt hot in WAY too long..

 

CON: All those people gazing on at how absolutely stunning I am… yeah they were there watching her.

And that folks, is why I love her. Please Cash’s Mom, start a blog! Please!