Blessings Week 4, and Poem for the Mums.

For those who have been Counting Blessings, here is the final week -

( cut for those who aren't counting! )

I only got to £1.50 last week - we don't buy many papers or magazines...

Today is Mothering Sunday. I led the service at Church, and it was good - especially where we had the choldren read out the notes that they had written to their Mums and put into 'heart shaped pockets' - pictures of a couple of the pockets in my post in an hour or so - my favourite was 'I love my Mummy because...I just do!'

I read a poem with two teenagers, a brother and sister - it is called The Car Trip, by Michael Rosen, and I am going to share it especially for all the parents on my list - or for anyone who has ever been in a car with children, really - ( under this cut )

We read it between the three of us - I read the Mum bits - and it worked really, really well.

S2C and I went to see my Mum this afternoon, and took a gift and a cake I made - OK, not a Simnel but a banana cake, but it was still good eating. D-d rang to wish me a good day - she gave me my flowers and biscuits when she was home a couple of weekends ago - so, all in all, a lovely day.

I hope all the other Mums are also having a good day.

365 Project - a week in the life...

Here is my weekly post for the 365 days in pictures project, ( under this cut )

I have some pretty pink flowers - they were the flowers from church, and I was given them to say 'thank you' for leading the service - good job D-d doesn't get back for another week - there are lilies amongst them and she is allergic to them - so I will be able to enjoy them for a week, as long as I hoover up before she gets home on Saturday!