This was one of the most relaxing and enjoyable Mother’s Days I’ve had in a long time. For no particular reason. My husband made us a pancake breakfast this morning and the girls gave me their presents. A homemade card, a picture, a flowering plant – all made at school – and chocolates from Sophie. An “Angry Birds” pig from Chloe. The girls used their own money for the gifts, for the first time ever. And my husband heeded my strict instructions not to get me anything – hell, he’s my husband, not my kid. And I loved my gifts. They were perfect.