Happy Mother's Day

First off, let me say Happy Mother's Day to all of you lovely ladies out there. While today is not technically Mother's Day here in the U.K., I still enjoyed a McDonald's big breakfast in bed from my hubby. My children, of course, didn't even remember that it was Mother's Day. In fact, Aubrey's response when I told her the only thing I wanted for Mother's Day was for them to behave while we were out was "it's not Mother's Day here.". Oh well, I still had a nice day.

Today we ventured to Drum castle which is about 12 miles from our house, in Drumoak, Banchory. It was another lovely day for exploring and this time we actually went into the castle for a tour. Because of the fragile nature of the contents, we were not allowed to take photographs inside the castle. I did, however, take several pictures from my new dummy-proof camera of the outside of the castle and from atop the castle tower. (Wooh, another story for another day...Wendy + heights + narrow spaces + bats= terror.) The pictures I took can be found on my Facebook page.

One of the really nice things about the castle tours here are that most of them have quizzes for the kids. This castle had a picture quiz for Bryson's age and another for Aubrey's age group. They really enjoyed finding the clues and today they won a prize for their efforts.

After a bit of trauma from Brian's challenge to me to climb to the top of the tower, we headed home for the day, deciding to skip a second visit to Crathes castle and save it for another day. I think my ticker had all it could take for the day.

Once nestled again in the familiar comforts of home, I took an unintended snooze and awoke ready to finish my latest modeling project just in time for you moms. I am quite happy with how she turned out and am thinking of adding her to a decorated board and gifting her to my next door neighbor who's hair was my model's inspiration. Here she is....hope you ladies get a chance to do something you enjoy today, like I did getting to play with sugar and like my mommy model who is reading her favorite book! Blessings dear friends! Cheers!

- W