Happy Mother's Day 2024

 We had planned to go to California for a Broadbent family reunion, but then I realized it was on Mother's Day weekend and it just didn't seem right to go and leave Anna Lou here without someone to wish her a happy Mother's Day.  So, we didn't go.  Then after all was canceled, Ross and Lerlyn decided to come over and surprise her with a Mother's Day visit.  That's really great.  Maybe we would have gone if we had known, or not.  But I'm glad they came.  If they hadn't, we might have gone camping, which is usually what I say I want when Paul asks me. But instead we took a beautiful walk up at Brookside on Friday afternoon and got all of our errands and grocery shopping done on Friday morning. We took little Mother's Day gifts around to the local daughter and daughter's-in-law on Thursday evening and had fun visiting with people there!  We took our usual morning walk as well and saw beautiful hollyhocks.  We also went down to see the new statues at the Town Square.  And we took Ross and Lerlyn on a drive up to Kolob Fingers.  So, it has all turned into a very nice weekend so far and Paul is making a really delicious dinner for this afternoon.  I feel blessed to be the mother of wonderful children, and to Anna Lou for being the mother of my wonderful husband!  I feel grateful to my mom for all she did to be a wonderful mom to me!  I am truly blessed!  Got calls, texts for visits, and presents from kids! Sweet! 

 

Here's the reunion crowd that we missed seeing.  Aunt Georgia in the wheelchair is the closest thing to a mom that I have left from my mom's family.  I do feel sad that I didn't get to see all of these people.  I'm not sure there's going to be a next time with some of them.