Happy Mother's Day!

Wishing you a glorious Mother’s Day!  I’m sure you’ll be like us, spending the day a little different than we have in years past, right? 

Since many of us are celebrating Mom this weekend, I wanted to introduce you to my mother-in-law, Lucy.  I met her 30 years ago on Mother’s Day 1991. 

My husband Tim’s sister was about to be married on June 1^st and he invited me to the wedding.  I told him I would need to meet his family because I just couldn’t meet them at the wedding.  

What would I wear?  I didn’t want to make the wrong impression based on the type of dress I wore.  So finally, after 8 months of dating, I got to meet his family.  And in the end, I chose to wear a conservative dress for the wedding.  Lol

Lucy is my mother-in-law.  She is not your typical stereotype of a mother-in-law.  She has included me in her family like I was one of her own children.  She has made me so comfortable, that I can call with just about any question without feeling judged.  

I remember the 1^st time she invited me to go shopping with her and her daughters.  I was elated, to say the least.  Just to be included was such a surprise for me.  We would go shopping at Junior House in Milwaukee, once or twice a year.  I loved the fact you could actually buy bolts of material from their sales events. 

Then when I had my son, Reid, her 2^nd grandchild, she came to stay with me for 3 days.  She was so supportive and helpful, she took care of the house while I learned to take care of a newborn. I can’t thank her enough for her wonderful compassion.

But the best part of her being my mother-in-law and the best grandparent is when my son was involved in summer baseball.   

His team made it to the playoff tournament.  It was a Saturday in July and the 1^st round was to determine who would play in the final game for the championship.  

They won that round and so I called my In-Laws that Reid was going to the championship game and it will start in about 3 hours.

Dave and Lucy drove 2-1/2 hours to come to watch their grandson not only play in the game but to win and be the 1^st place winners in their tournament. 

I am amazed at not only how involved they are but their willingness to do whatever to see their grandson without ever complaining or making a fuss. 

I will always be so thankful for having them in my life and being apart of my family. 

Lucy, I love you more than words can ever express.  

Happy Mother’s Day to the best MIL anyone could ever have.

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