Kathy had a big mother’s day weekend. (Gramalie and Grandad were on Duck Island, NC.) I picked up Nicole after finals to stay for the weekend. Friday night we went to watch Kelly and Mary Claire perform in the children’s choir.

On Saturday we took Clyde over to Ted’s house where Katie and Cleo welcomed their cousin with a lot of fun and play. Susan, Beacon, and Bell joined us later for a walk down to the pond. All the dogs got in the water, with Katie and Clyde doing the most swimming. Danny took Clyde for a run along the shoreline with an extendable leash. Clyde launched himself into the water trying to swim for some Candadian geese. Kathy and all of us had a great laugh at that sight.

The next morning, Kelly and Mary Claire got up to fix Kathy breakfast in bed. We went to morning mass for a repeat performance of the children’s choir. Kathy was in tears when the girls sang the song about biblical mothers Jacobed, Hannah, and Mary and then Ava Maria.

After mass, we went flower shopping. Kathy placed all of her new flowers, bushes, and bog plants around the yard. While she and Danny drove Nicole back to Athens, Kelly, Mary Claire, and I planted the flowers. Everything was in place for her return home inspection.