I was at the GAP yesterday and I saw the cutest skirt. I thought about buying it but it 54 bucks. Ouch. For a skirt, but then what can I expect...it is the GAP. My lovely mother saw how much I liked it and she was up to giving me the cash for it...I told her that in a few weeks time it would go on sale and that I would look into buying it then. She was very sweet though because she kept telling me to get it as a gift for Mother's day. I told her thank you but that I would wait and if she were up to it when it's on sale then I'd gladly take her offer.

I've been a mom for 4 years...although my daughter is almost 3. I like to count the time that I was pregnant with her as my first Mother's day celebration. Yes, you may give me your opinion. I happen to think that pregnant ladies are already mommies. Anyway, my first actual Mother's day (with baby out already) no one told me anything. No family, no friends but one coworker. It sucked because I thought now that I had finally had her people would be yelling it out...but no. Last year pretty much the same...the same coworker, my dad and the guy I was seeing. This year...my mom!!! Which was really good to hear and I told her.

You see, my mom and I really haven't seen eye to eye since I moved back in with them from college. Getting pregnant out of marriage and being a single mother didn't quite suit with her either. She's been there but always with reference to what I have done and what I have not done. So, we both have had our share of dimes y diretes. However, recently we have been trying to get along...and it's working. I've prayed and I'm sure she has as well and we are getting along. I'm learning to step back when she has something to say about my daughter and to respect her for who she is. It's not easy as we are both very outspoken but we are giving it a go. We love each other but our relationship has been complicated.

In other news, I will be baptized this Thursday evening. I am quite excited and have thought about it for a while. It is a more serious commitment to my Faith and the path that I am walking on. But I feel prepared and know what this step entails. I feel blessed and humbled by the act and look forward to serving God as best as I can every day of my life. It's a constant learning process...one that I find most joyous.

I also spent some time this past weekend with extra worry. My kid woke up sick Friday morning and later that night she broke out with a rash and a fever. So I rushed her to the ER with my dad on hand and by the time we got there...the kid was all better. She was still checked and the doctor told me that it is common to break out with a rash when having a fever. Phew. I hate fevers...they scare me but I am calm about them because of her. She's such an angel...she doesn't cry when being examined and understands when I tell her that the doctor is going to check her. Another phew!!!!

Happy Tuesday.