Big Man is worried about what to get me for Mother's Day. I don't like plants and books are as essential to my life as food so there is a steady supply of those. And yet I kind of get a bit nauseous when I read from other moms that all they want from Mother's Day is to be with their family.

I want to think they are lying.

I need a lot. Mostly, I want to be left alone to write and take a walk. I would then find a few girlfriends and a bottle of wine or some margaritas. My kids can show up later with homemade gifts and dessert and that, my friends, would be my idea of a lovely day.