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<\/a><\/p>\nThen Scott had the girls give me the “big gift”.\u00a0 He’s been excited about it all week and I really didn’t have a clue what to expect, since I hadn’t asked for anything.\u00a0 So along they came with this big, flat box.\u00a0 I was so surprised when I found floor mats for my Miata inside.\u00a0 The right color and size and everything.\u00a0 And they even say Miata on them.\u00a0 Scott says they were hard to track down.\u00a0 I didn’t even realize I needed them, but they will help keep my “snazzy new sports car” cleaner (new being used loosely, since I’ve now had it for 6 months!)<\/p>\n
We had a nice relaxing day, just kind of puttering around the house.\u00a0 The girls picked me a bouquet of flowers from the spirea bush in our back yard. Did a little gardening while Scott vacuumed out my car and installed my floor mats.\u00a0 I potted a few plants from my mom and then picked most of the lily of the valley that popped up in the ground cover around the edge of the yard, in order to rescue them from being trampled by the horses<\/span> kiddos.\u00a0 I have been enjoying little wafts of their scent all afternoon.<\/p>\n Our day was finished off by a fantastic dinner of roast beef, carrots mashed potatoes and rolls, then a bit later, a walk to the neighborhood Friendly’s restaurant for ice cream cones.\u00a0 Followed it up with a chat on the phone with my mom.\u00a0 It was a great day with the perfect combination of relaxation and family time.\u00a0 I am so, so blessed to have a wonderful husband and two special girls who call me mom.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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