While Most Celebrated Mother's Day Last Sunday...

...Mom has now received her surprise Mother's Day gift, a non-tangible one, just yesterday. I even managed to coordinate with my brother. I checked with him to learn if he'd be with Mom on Mother's Day. That's when I learned that she & Dad planned to be in his hometown, with his family, which meant that, to gift her with an experience, rather than an item, it would need to be scheduled for a weekend other than Mother's. Day. Weekend.

And so it was.

I next called Dad to coordinate Mom's schedule & make sure that I didn't order our tickets for when the home team's baseball games would be scheduled as I knew, with Mom's love of "the game", she'd want to be sitting in front of her television screen to cheer them on. He worked with me on that, including explaining that it's football, & not baseball, where the tailgating really happens. So, I'd not have to deal the traffic oftentimes associated with the tailgaters.

Sometimes Mom & Dad go out of town & take a "day drive" to pick & gather fruit. I made sure to casually mention to Dad that he needed to help me out & make sure to not schedule such an adventure for them on this day.

So at one point I mentioned to her that her gift wouldn't be a tangible one & that it would be after Mother's Day, yet before the month of May ended. Then, last Tuesday, as it was just a few days prior, I called Mom up & explained that Saturday would be the day & to wear something she'd wear to church & at what time to be ready.

I'd picked a gift for Mom based on it being something I wanted to be doing; an event I wanted to attend. I had first thought to attend the event with a friend; I'd actually considered a few friends. It just wouldn't work out that way. Then, I figured, well, I need a gift for Mom for Mother's Day anyway - so I just as might as well. And so I did.

Mom had always expressed interest in theater. I knew she was a fan of this performance. And when I was in college I'd gotten involved with the theater department. I worked backstage & on the set - & sometimes certain aspects of crew were a part of the cast just as well. Mom & Dad had come to my school's performances of this, among others. When I explained to her about how our plans came to be, she reaffirmed that she had always enjoyed coming to my college for the theater performances once each semester; she was grateful to be my guest this time too.

I found myself providing "full disclosure" once we were finally walking into the lobby & in the thruway. Posters were around & our show's display sat on top so I found myself just pointing & showcasing saying, "This is what we're about to go see." She was excited.

Here's what we went to see. Here's an article on the Day "Throughout the Years".


So, for the mom who made her own mother a mom on Mother's Day (many, many years ago 😂) ... Mother's Day 2018 is officially "in the books"!

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