Mothers day.

My wife and I tried the wine I bought for mothers day and it was outstanding. Most folks don't realize that the proper glass makes a huge difference in the way wine tastes. We broke out the french lead crystal balloon glasses and it really helped bring out the flavors. We smoked a couple of cigars and watched cooking shows all day Saturday. Her main gift..a large stand alone jewelry box with drawers and legs and a place to hang necklaces won't show up till next week. She doesn't have a lot of fancy jewelry..it all was stolen a few years ago but she does have a lot of sentimental pieces that she can't get to because of the clutter in her current jewelry box.

Today we went to the Mother in Law's house, I made my famous salad per their request.

I decided to take the ingredients to their house and make it right there so I could show off my fancy knife skills lol. I had also brought a bottle of wine for my father in law but the ultra-baptists were there so the wine stayed in the car.

Good thing we steered clear of the booze because after dinner we decided to tackle a tree that fell in the back yard. It was half rotted and about to take out the fence

We had 5 dudes all arguing about how to move this tree without breaking anything. I just stood back because the last thing I wanted to do was get into the middle of their circle jerk. I swear it was like a fucking Chinese fire drill. Everyone running in circles with nothing getting accomplished. It didn't help that is was 90 degrees and 90% humidity and everyone was full of roast beef and potatoes. Finally, we propped up the tree with a ladder and sawed the bottom. I tied a rope around the middle and told everyone to move back and I was able to pull it down. My brother in law then sawed it into pieces.

I sent my mom a small gift and exchanged emails...she thought the package was a thank you from a charity she donates to.. so she told me she didn't get the gift. When I finally told her what it was, she was like ohhh that was you? Mom and I never communicated very well.

She is visiting next week on her 61st birthday so I'll take her out to dinner or something...the kids will be happy to see her. This will only be the third time the girls will have seen her in the 5 years.. no worries though...they are always happy with whatever they get.