I admit that Mother’s Day can be an afterthought for me these days. Not that my own mother is ever an afterthought–but by mid-May I’m generally coming off a whirlwind month at Cool Mom Picks with our own Mother’s Day Gift Guide–and by the way have you been there yet?

(This might be a good time. Great gift ideas, most of which support small mom-run businesses, and a $700 giveaway, yo.)

And then there’s Sage, who happened to be born the very same week, and has the audacity to expect things like cupcakes and a party to commemorate the occasion. To top it off, Mother’s Day, like many holidays, is often preceded by several of my very favorite kind of conversations between Nate and me, the ones that includes, “well, what do you want to do?” back and forth until the plans gel. Or don’t. Continue reading →