Mothers Day.

Hope all of the moms out there had a great day!  Not a bad one on the funny farm.  As usual the family had no idea what to get me for Mothers day, so we went shopping.  Last night I came up with the great idea of getting new lawn chairs so we could actually sit out on the deck and get some fresh air.

   We went to Garden Ridge first because of their large selection of patio furniture.  I do not know how many of you know what this store is, but it is kind of a low budget cross between Michael's and Target.  While my husband and I were looking at the lawn chairs, my two teenage daughters were roaming the store up to no good.  My oldest came back with this plastic tube thing in her hand and said, " Be prepared to be amazed!"  She began swing it above her head in a circular motion, and it made this god awful sound like we were being invaded by aliens!  The whole family just started laughing and the entire store stopped what they were doing and looked at us like we had two heads.  We just had to buy a bunch of these tube things because you never know when they may come in handy at a sporting event to embarrass the crap out of your kids.

Since we  had no luck there, we moved on.  Lowe's was our next target on the list.  They had a bunch of chairs set up for us to try.  The problem was, I think alot of peole must have been using them and loosened the nuts and bolts.  Because when I sat down on this real comfy looking one, it collapsed.  I am not a small woman by any means,  but I am not the size of a line backer either.  After the kids finished laughing at me, we snuck out of the store.

Walmart was next on the list due to the fact it was getting late and we needed to go grocery shopping also.  My least favorite chore of the week.  By now I had pretty much given up.  So we headed out to the lawn and garden section.  This time I gave my husband the honors of trying out the chairs first to make sure they were sturdy.  One collapsing chair a day is enough for me.  To my surprise, we found chairs!  They reclined!  They did not break!  Best part they were on sale!

Tonight my youngest daughter and I spent quality time out on the deck with the birds, wasps, ants, and lizards.  Maybe we should have gotten some bug spray also.  But, we were outside talking not watching television and enjoying the sunset.  If you are wondering where my oldest was,  well she was studying for her AP World History exam.  What more could a mom want for mothers day?