Here are this week’s questions:
- Have you ever danced round a maypole? No, I don’t even know where one would be
- Does the month of May hold any specific memories or events for you? May is a bittersweet month as I was always spoiled by my late husband, Bob, on Mother’s Day. Bob used to go crazy buying tons of annuals and perennials and he would hide them in the garage. Then that morning he would open the garage and I would see a bounty of plants. Granted it was a day of work for me because of this, but I didn’t care. The May after he passed my son, also passed away, spoiled me just like his dad had. I think the people who know me best know that Mother’s Day is a day that makes me proud of my children but so sad to have lost one.
- Does your country celebrate a May Day holiday? I’m not really sure to be honest. I know there is something known as May Day but I don’t think I ever celebrated it.
- Have you booked a vacation for this year? Actually yes! David and I are going to Ireland! There is a conference David wants to attend so we are making it into a proper vacation! Dublin, Cork, and Killerney!
Gratitude: I am so thankful that I am able to go on such a fabulous holiday vacation despite all the chaos going on in the US government.
Stine Writing 
I was out with a friend and a clerk asked what she was doing for mother’s day (this coming Sunday). She answered that she would be working on a sculpture. She figured it would be better than the truth – putting flowers on her mother’s grave. And fortunately the sales girl didn’t press the issue so she didn’t have to say that she was childless (not by choice but circumstance)…
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Yes, I didn’t realize until I lost a child how painful the day is. I lost my mom when I was 23 so it always held a somber feel…
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My husband doesn’t understand how Mother’s Day can be an emotional landmine for some people… I’m going to see if Father’s Day this year changes his mind…
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Why did he lose a child? People honestly don’t think of the negative, sad part, which is okay I suppose. I mean it is to celebrate motherhood!
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No he just lost his father the day after Easter. That was his first real death that he’s had to grieve. He was always supportive when my parents passed but now after 5 years he doesn’t understand that Mother’s Day is hard for me – especially since it is his mother’s birthday and there is usually a big celebration! I think he’s going to discover more empathy when Father’s Day come around….
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Oh wow, yeah. I remember when I was married to Bob, who I had met two weeks before my mother died. He had no idea what I was going through and although he was supportive he didn’t fully understand it until about seven years later when his brother, his best friend, was hurt and died that he truly knew what pain I was feeling. I remember telling him I wasn’t happy that he had to feel it but that it felt good to know he finally understood it.
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That’s it exactly!!
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Lovely post Christine. Enjoy your holiday. We loved Dublin and the shopping centre there was awesome! My first experience of ‘white pudding’ for breakfast with bacon and all the trimmings. We also went to Guinness factory!
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Yes, I have to do some research into what is there and what I want to see. It was sort of a spur of the moment decision because of the location of the conference, but I am definitely not complaining! We thought about going to Scotland or the UK but I really want to focus on one place and see as much as possible while I’m there. I don’t know when or if I’ll ever get back.
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The people were lovely.
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