Mother's Day is always hard to get through...but this year was even more difficult as my daughter graduated from high school the Sunday following Mother's Day. My mother wanted so badly to live long enough to see her graduate...even though I know she was with us in spirit...her presence was greatly missed.
I think it's all the "little" steps that are so hard...you expect to miss her on the holidays, anniversaries, birthdays, etc...but you don't realize it's those little things that really get to you. Each time we shopped for a prom dress, when the kids got their driver's license, she would have loved to have been part of that all...I think I miss her the most in the mornings now...when I sit outside having my coffee on the deck in the summer time...I wish she was there with me, having a cup of tea, talking about what we are going to plant in the garden, or just to sit and visit about the weather...I just miss her so much!