Mothers Day 2011-May 8 2011

Jam packed week-end. Saturday was busy, had my nephews baby shower all afternoon, and then went to dinner with my brother and sister and their spouses with my Mom and Will of course for dinner. I was so tired yesterday, just couldn't get it in gear. Today was a beautiful warm spring day. I got all my gardens weeded and edged out, and Will got the grass cut. I have never had my gardens looking this good in the spring. I have never noticed how beautiful the flowers and trees are before this year, and how sad is that? I went over to my moms tonight and she has so many birds around her place, I think I'm in danger of becoming that crazy bird lady! I had all of my kids in at one point this afternoon. Shawn and Jack were in, and Racheal and Brian, Tyler, Sam of course, and Justin and his buddy Mike came in. Mike is a childhood friend who has struggled with many things. His Dad leaving when he was a child, his Mom was an alcoholic, and she died of cancer about 2-3 years ago and he's only 28 years old. Awhile after his Mom died he quit his job and has been pretty much drinking ever since. So for the past 18 months that's been his life. He hadn't been to the gravesite since his Mom died, so Justin called him up today and said it's time and picked him up and took him.to the cemetary.By the time he arrived here he had somewhere around 16 drinks he said. He had mentioned he'd been mandated to go to A.A. last year for a DUI charge, and how he couldn't related to them at all and this guy talked about his drug use, which they shouldn't have done. He said he'd had 3 beers before the meeting and so his mind was not on recovery, just avoid jail time. So I just talked to him about how that was probably just not a great meeting and that sometimes happens, and talked a bit about the young persons meeting that is on now. I didn't harp on him at all, but let him know if he wanted to ever talk or know more, I'm here. Gave him a big hug and told him to come back again, so hopefully he makes it and doesn't become a statistic. Justin has some big challenges ahead I think now. He's come so far, but his ex partner is sure not in a good place, and her bipolar disorder makes it very challenging to deal with her.
Tomorrow is cleaning in Whitby, then into Toronto for workshop Tuesday. My niece Jenna is 38 weeks now and due anytime, so I'm on call for the now home birth! Can't wait!