I know, I know - it's All Lilacs All The Time this time of year. But they're my favorite (we picked our wedding date based on when they'd be in bloom), and since it was Mother's Day, the children wanted to do anything and everything to make me smile.
Mother's Day has never been a thing for me. When I became a mother, it was important to me that my kids never felt guilted into awkward or forced displays of Hallmark affection. But this year, they were completely in love with the idea of loving me, and I'd be an idiot to reject that, right?
And so we picked. We filled vase after vase after vase, some huge and table-ready, others big enough for only one sprig, and spread them throughout the house.
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Later, after mid-day errand running, my family returned home with this:
This is Roxy.
Each year she'll gain a friend on Mother's Day.
And the space around my lilac bush with grow and grow with kitchy love.
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