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Mother's Day 2025

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms! We celebrated our mothers on Saturday this weekend. I spent a lovely day in Stillwater with my mom...we walked by the river, had a yummy lunch in the warm air, did some shopping, and finished up our visit with an ice cream and chat on a bench. It was a very special day with my mom!



N.A. Blackberry Tonic...so refreshing and good!



After I dropped my mom off, we met up with Deb, and had a nice dinner with her, catching up on recent events, and things to come in the near future. It was a great way to cap off a wonderful day, with our amazing moms.

I know I posted this recently, but I think it's a good pics of the moms in our lives!

As for Mother's Day with my kids...we have a nice breakfast and dinner planned, and then we'll head out to pick up some hanging plants, and perhaps look at a rose bush to plant in our front retaining wall. We have a n empty spot that used to house some decorative grasses, and we think we could use some higher level color there.

My kiddos! (well, Scott's too, but it's not Father's Day, is it??)


My bestest fur baby


Enjoy this special weekend, and if you can, spend it with a mom!

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