Happy Mother's Day

To all the mothers, grandmothers, future mothers -- a very Happy Mother's Day.

We are taking my father out to brunch today, my sister and I and our families.

I feel blessed that my daughter Alida is here from California. My other daughter Anne is too busy with end-of-semester chores to get home, so the mountain (that would be me) is going to Mohammed; I am tootling down to New Brunswick today, and Annie and I are going to a preview showing of Letters to Juliet.

I feel blessed to be able to see both my daughters today.

Not in the same place at the same time, but that's okay.

And to my mother-in-law Irene, a Happy Mother's Day as well.
She's on the right in this picture, with her daughter Phyllis next to her.

I am very blessed in my in-laws.
(Hello, Howard's Dad . . . Are you reading?)

And this is the first Mother's Day I don't have my own mother.

I miss her every day.

And finally, if he could speak English, I'm sure Mr Dion DiPoochy
would wish me a Happy Mother's Day, too.

Bye! Must fly; Howard's waiting ... Cass