I don’t ordinarily post on the weekends, so I didn’t get an opportunity to bid mothers everywhere a happy day of rejoicing in the fact that they exist. For those curious, this photo demonstrates how my wonderful wife chose to spend some of her special day.

More pictures of her superior karting skills and the boys watching in awe can be found on our photostream.

For the record, the wife got two excellent cards (one from me, and another just from the boys). A handful of crafting and kids activity books that she wanted ordered off of Amazon, and a gift card to iTunes. She also got a spur-of-the-moment hankering for some pad thai, so we hoofed it into Des Moines late in the afternoon to pick some up.

My own mother got a card from the boys that was extraordinarily appropriate, and nothing else other than our visit and love. She hates it when we spend money on her, so we didn’t. We’re all (the siblings) planning to go over at some point during the late spring / early summer and put fresh wallpaper up in their bedroom. I guess that’s a present? Sure. Let’s call it that.

All in all, a fairly mundane day, but one where the wife got to rest, relax, not cook, and – most importantly – not care.

It’s the little things in life.