sunDay

When you get married, they tell you, "this is your Day". And let me tell you, I really lived it up at our wedding, because that was my Day. And I wasn't going to let it go to waste. Good thing I didn't know, then, that there's a loophole in that whole "you get one Day" philosophy. It's the motherhood clause.
This clause mandates that all Motherly Individuals be allotted one Day- per year- in which all persons, related, acquainted, or otherwise, must acknowledge, accept, and decree towards such Individual the fact that it is her Day. Said persons are also required to project effusive niceness unto the clause recipient. I'm told that the fine print includes future accrual of burnt toast crumbs in the sheets and misshapen clay objects. Well, I found this loophole. For the first time ever (drumroll) I got to have...a Mother's Day. WOW! And I did.
I went out in the gorgeous spring weather and took a long, rambling walk. All by myself. When I got home, Little One was just waking up, and She was waiting for me with a present. She's so thoughtful! After church, J took me into the city to what intense research has proven to be the best injera in the city. Lucky for me my favorite food happens to be vegan and soy and peanut free! Later, J hung out with Little One while I seriously, actually, got to take a nap. Woo hoo! Then we went over to Aunt W.s house for a fabulous dinner with several other mothers who were also having a Day, and came home and watched a chick flick, and J didn't even roll his eyes.
I went to bed thinking to myself, that was a good Day. Thanks, J! And thanks, Little One for hooking me up with this stash of Days! One every year! Score!
On further refelction though, I realized that there is even a loophole in the Motherhood loophole. Which is that- I get smiled at every time I walk into a room. I get hugged and snuggled for no reason at all. I get loved so big, I'm missed when I'm gone for just seconds. A house full of laughter, singing, play. And the ability to participate in a world thats full of innocence, excitement, and wonder- morning, noon, and night.
When I got married They told me, and I believed it, "This will be the best Day of your life". It was super awesome. And it was certainly the most important. But the truth is I've somehow weasled myself through loophole after loophole since then! I'm very sneaky. The truth is that now, every time the earth goes for a full spin around and the sun comes up, I get to have a Day. Every day.