Sidney celebrated her tenth Mother’s Day as an actual mom this past Sunday. And just like a good majority of the previous ones, she received some homemade (or should I say schoolmade?) gifts constructed in class at St. Mary Catholic School. As per my tradition, I want to spotlight what my little Picassos made for Sid…

Definitely not my best Mother’s Day gift presentation but it is what inside that counts, right?

The youngest always goes first. Beau gave his mom a hand-decorated flower pot. If that sounds familiar, it means you read way too much of my blog and you have a great memory…because he gave Sid something very similar last year. Although this year’s version contains fake plants and (thank goodness) no dirt. Instead, fake gems and rocks provide the “soil” for the artificial plants/flowers springing from the pot. Well done, Beau.

Beau holds the flower pot assortment he made.

Sloan also gave Sidney the same type of present she gifted her last year. My daughter once again took to the canvas and painted a masterpiece. Using her hands to mimic wings, she let her young creative juices flow and painted a butterfly flying in the sky. Sorry guys, not going to take any bids on this one (unless of course you actually do want to give me money for it).

Sloan holds her butterfly masterpiece.

And now for a break in tradition to bring you my very non-homemade gift. For the headlining item, I got my wife a gift card to the Plant Farm—her happy place during the spring/summer—because, after all, Beau’s fake plant wouldn’t provide the aesthetic Sidney is looking for in our back yard. In all seriousness, I can’t wait to see what she chooses to plant this year. This Mother’s Day I also went back on a personal vendetta I have against homemade coupons (I think they are lazy) and, yes, presented Sidney with a homemade coupon for a takeout meal of her choice. On the terms and conditions I specified that it needed to be redeemed on Mother’s Day. Lastly, I gave Sid some scratch offs, something that should resonate with readers who remember my post from January 2020.

A look at the Mother’s Day present I got for Sid.

Oh come on, did you think I wasn’t going to tell you what Sidney redeemed her coupon on? I hope you all like a Blooming Onion because I picked up Outback for the whole fam. It was the perfect way to end a nice Mother’s Day. Don’t Blink.