Day 263

Right now, at this very moment, I have a king sized matress pad in a bathtub full of water, my washing machine is leaking water like crazy...and thankfully the bright blue towel my husband put IN the washing machine with my pottery barn white sheets and mattress pad is OUT as well....we don't have that large of a washing machine and I am pretty sure it is crying in PAIN from being shoved so full of laundry.  All because when my husband said he was going to DO the laundry, I had a happy moment of not having to put any of that heavy stuff in myself.....oh how I WISH for my arm to heal so I can know what is going on in my laundry room LOL.  Fingers crossed that we still have a working washing machine when this is done and over.....and onto the happy moments of the day....

• I went to a wonderful Tea Luncheon today with a lady who's daughter goes to school with Joel.  It was a lot of fun and there were over 500 women there, 50+ tables all hand decorated trying win the table decoration contest.  It was so nice!  There was tea, but most people just drank water, including myself.  Volunteer men from the church served the ladies and the food was wonderful.  After the lunch, we got to hear a talk from the main pastor's wife.  She gave a wonderful message about being a Model Mom and talked about a mother from the 1600's who was a devout Christian and had many hardships, but still praised God in everything that she did.  There were a lot of really beautiful quotes from that lady and I wish I had brought something to write!
• After the Tea, I came home and changed clothes and headed out to get a pedicure.  I have pretty much given up on getting my finger nails done...it costs so much money and you have to go so often!  But it was great to get a food massage since my feet have been flaring so badly.  Oh how I wish for the day that I can get back on my medication for my RA!
• After bath time for the boys, I got to cut Connor's hair.  I did a really good job, my hands held steady, and I saved 20 dollars doing it myself!  Now if I can cut Joel, Connor, AND David's hair, that is quite a bit of money saved over a year!  It is worth a try!

Well, I am looking forward to Mother's Day tomorrow.  We have to get up early, so no breakfast in bed, but there will be cute cards from the kids, and I love seeing the primary sing to the moms.  Hopefully the washing machine will be fixed by then as well....fingers crossed!