M.U.M. (MakeUp Mother's Day) was scheduled for today; we celebrated and my heart is so happy and very full.
The kids and I did a ton of work together on the veggie plots, which were overgrown with weeds. We cleared the beds, laid down netting (last time underground animals ate a lot of the veggies), added new soil, and planted peppers, tomatoes, kale, a variety of herbs, and some marigolds.
Nu finished fixing up the small drink tables for the outdoor seating area and then headed off to a birthday swim party while At and I finished up the veggies. We quaffed some lemonade while we admired our hard work and headed indoors for lunch over Atrangi Re, which was on my mind since the songs had come up on my playlist. It's fun (great songs!) and funny (the new pandemic is called "David" and rhymes with "Covid").
And then in the evening, we headed to see Furiosa. At had texted me around 1:00 am to say they were so excited they couldn't sleep--and don't ask me how I know, but it was this movie and not the vegetable gardening they were excited about. 😄 One of my favorite pre-movie moments was clustering in my bathroom with Nu and At putting on "chrome" makeup like the warboys. The movie was solid, and our theater-catered food dinner was ok. After we dropped At off, Nu and I settled in with ice cream and watched Fury Road, which I will love forever. At and I saw Fury Road NINE times IN THE THEATRE, dragging different people along with us each time (Big A, K.B., Nu, my mom) and multiple times at home--it remains to be seen if Furiosa will achieve that same status.
(Mourning Rafah and Scout in my mind throughout this day while celebrating my other kids, harvests, futurity, and hope for a better world.)
Pic: As the kids got to work on the veggie plots this morning. Max's ears!!!
5 comments:
Well, doesn't that sound like a wonderful day! Is there anything better than gardening? So fun. I have never seen any of the Mad Maxes or anything like that, I'm glad you had that time together!
Enjoy.
I'm glad you have a nice Mother's Day do-over.
We're lucky to finish one movie in a night (we often have to stop in the middle and finish another day) let alone two.
It sounds like this day was more than worth the wait. I'm so glad. And you got so much done before so much fun.
Could it have been more perfect? Sounds like no.
I love the joyous photo of Max. I'm sure he was lots of help. LOL
Nicole--I haven't seen the Mel Gibson Mad Maxes either, but I love Fury Road--think it's a masterpiece. But it's also the opposite of Top Gun in many ways, so I'm not recommending it to you. :). Now that I've said that, I can see ways in which those movies talk to each other too. Anyway, I know you felt for me when Mother's Day was delayed, so thank you, friend.
Gillian--Thanks!
Steph--I'm so grateful for this do-over! (Also, I left out the part where I fell asleep during the last movie. Haha. Big A and I are more likely to watch a movie in installments too.)
Nance--Thank you. I was well worth the wait. And yes, Max WAS a big help--you know what they say--big ears, big help :)
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