Momma's Day

Here's a little story for you. Way back in February, when I went to visit Chris in California, I took a long plane ride (shocking, I know). The first leg was on an airline with open seating and since I was at the end of the line I was stuck in between a man and a woman. Turns out that they were together (husband and wife, but that was never specifically said) (and really, what are they doing with a seat between them anyway).

Well, the husband is also a math teacher and goes on to tell me about how calculators and cell phones are the death of math education and why students are so dumb today. I politely disagreed with the calculator thing.

The wife told me about how once a month they take a weekend to go visit her son, son's wife and grandkids in Las Vegas. She proceeded to tell me that her daughter-in-law doesn't like her much because she buys the grandchildren ice cream and such. Turns out that the daughter-in-law is Chinese and has rules that this woman is not used to, such as food restrictions, no athletics, and just being uncomfortable with things like hugs. I'm thinking 'Hey, different culture, it's not like the kids are suffering.' But I didn't say anything.

Then she brings up that the daughter-in-law doesn't understand OSU mania and why family will question the kids being in blue and gold. I roll my eyes a little, but since I'm coming from OSU fan-world I don't say anything. Turns out this woman bought an OSU sweatshirt for the oldest grandchild to purposefully instigate a fight. My only response was that if the sweatshirt only has an 'O' with a buckeye leaf then it doesn't necessarily mean sports.

When I got off the plane I gave thanks that I do NOT have a mother-in-law like that. Really, who tries to start a fight with family like that?

In fact my mother-in-law gave me a gift card for a pedicure for Mother's Day. And my mom gave me a bag of sample size beauty stuff (creams, etc). So I will look great while in labor!

And thanks to everyone who wished me a Happy Mother's Day. It made me feel like it was my birthday :)

Oh, Chris and Xander took me to buy flowers for the flower pots around the house. I'll post pictures at some point because they are really pretty.