An Unforgettable Mother's Day

I am sure that when you think of Mother's Day you think of flowers, chocolates, breakfast in bed, etc., etc. Well, my husband nearly died when he came home with this.



In the 11 years we've been together, Justin has done an exceptional job as a gift giver. I think it was his one saving grace that kept this sleep deprived mom from becoming the next woman portrayed on the Oxygen series "Snapped." He had decided to go run some "errands" aka Mother's Day shopping. I stayed home with the kids, excited as I imagined what he might be getting me. Several hours pass, and I am ready for him to come home so I call to check in on him. Before we hang up, I jokingly add, "And make sure it isn't an animal!" He sounds flustered and I begin to panic. For 15 minutes I wait at the front window and sure enough, Justin pulls up and proceeds to get an aquarium out. Lucky for him, I had the baby locks set and he couldn't get in. He turned back around and left to try and return it. Long story short, he can't return the lizard, the oldest child cries about us selling the lizard on Craigslist and the lizard now becomes an early Father's Day gift. I can laugh about it now, but it took about 24 hours to get to this point. Parker learned a very valuable lesson that day about what not to get your wife for Mother's Day. I ended up having a wonderful day with my boys and got the best present of all--a nap!