A Mother's Day Surprise

My Mother has a very serious condition. It has not been officially diagnosed or given a name in the medical profession. I however HAVE diagnosed and given it a name.

Chronic Happiness.

That is right folks, my Mother is blessed with Chronic Happiness.

She professes that to be

cheerful is a choice.

She also is found quoting,

"Be Pretty if you are,

Be Witty if you can,

But be cheerful if it kills you."

And she lives by it.

For Mother's Day, my brothers and I decided to surprise her and all show up for the weekend. We are spread out between 4 states and were in need of a family gathering.

My brother David and I arrived Friday morning. My Dad told my Mom that they needed to go to a business lunch with some of his co-workers. She totally fell for it. As she walked in she saw my sister-in-law Kim (who lives close to my Mother in AZ) waiting by a table.

And I quote.

"What are you doing here?"

And then she noticed David (who lives in UT) next to Kim!
"DAVID!"

And then she saw Me (who lives in NC) next to David.

"Oh!"

This where we lost words and the crying began.

 

She cried for 20 minutes and had a hard time eating her lunch. She said she couldn't get her heart rate to slow down.

Later that night John (who lives in Eastern AZ), Marc (who lives in CA), and Allen (my fantastic husband) flew in and surprised her through a mock basketball lineup.

Just imagine Michael on a microphone...

 "And now starting at 6 foot 2, from Safford, Arizona, The Technical Director from EAC.... JJJOOOHHHNNNN!!!!"

Then John runs in the room giving high fives. And so on with each sibling.

My brothers really like sports. Can you tell?

My Mother was surprised to say the least.

 

It was a lovey weekend. A healthy dose of family goes a long way.

More to come on the weekend festivities.