Mother's Day 2026

I work in a store filled with women, all of whom are daughters and most of whom are mothers. No one wants to work on Mother's Day.

No one.

I didn't want to work on Mother's Day either, but sometimes you've got to take one for the team. 

The store closes at 6. 

Ar 6:01 I was out the door and down the road. I stopped by my house long enough to change my shoes and pick up Seth and the dogs. 

Then it was straight to the barn for the first barn beers of 2026.

James could not make it, but Ryan and Sarah were there.

There was a point in time when I had one pony and three dogs. Their names were Darcy, Olive, Piper and Emma. Ryan called them the DOPE gang. I loved that, and I always meant to get professional photos of me and the DOPErs. 

I waited too long. That didn't happen.

Now it's EPS.

These pictures are a little chaotic and not at all professional.

That's okay. I like chaos.

I also like my kids.

And my husband, too.

Happy Mother's Day, y'all!