Guys, I failed. My daughter just turned three, and she didn’t get her mom anything for Mother’s Day. Which means, I didn’t help my daughter get anything for Shan. It’s not that I didn’t mean to. I kept trying to think of ideas for something special Olivia could do for her mommy. There’s always the old standby of getting a card, but I wanted it to be something more special than that. So I never got a card.
Last night I realized time was short. So I desperately sent a tweet asking all my followers for suggestions on what Olivia could get Shan for Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, nobody had any suggestions for me. I had no ideas, and time was running short. Eventually, I ended up just going to bed in defeat.
This morning, after everyone woke up, I whispered in Olivia’s ear “Tell mommy Happy Mother’s Day!” which she did. But that’s all I ended up doing. Pretty sad I know. I’m sorry Shan.
I would still like to do something, however, so I’m going to take this opportunity to publicly blog about how great of a mom my wife is.
Why Shan is the best mom ever:
- Shan never complains about having to change poopy pants.
- Shan is always ready to kiss a stubbed toe.
- Shan never gets tired of reading the same book for the 78th time (or at least she doesn’t let on).
- Shan can put Olivia’s hair into the prettiest looking ponytails.
- Shan is the best snuggler in the whole world, just ask Olivia!
- Shan teaches Olivia all of those important “girl things” a dad will never understand.
- And despite lovingly carrying baby number two, Shan still has an abundance of time and energy for the rest of her family.
- Shan is the best mom ever!
Olivia and I both love you very much.
Happy Mother’s Day!
