I've never been a person who likes to be the center of attention. As a kid, I cringed when people at school remembered my birthday and wanted to sing. I once got so nervous when waiters at a restaurant brought me a cake that I struggled blow out a single candle.

It should be a great weekend for those who want to celebrate Mom. Being a mom, I really do not want fancy gifts. Like most moms I just want to be out of the kitchen and still eat well. I do not want to clean or remind anyone that the Sunday newspaper belongs on the coffee table not all over the family room floor. I want no whining, no arguments, just cooperation.

We just came off a big weekend complete with out-of-town relatives visiting, two events my daughters were involved in and a lot of fun. Getting ready for the big weekend was not fun, it was work. Something we tried to make our daughters understand.

I took my boys Brody (3yrs) and Kai (3months) to the Sesame Street/ USO Experience for Military Families live show at JEB Little Creek last night. The show is free and there will be another show tonight at Little Creek and 2 shows this weekend at NAS Oceana and 2 more shows next week at Naval Station Norfolk. The 30 min stage show features Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster, Rosita, and Katie.

I am old enough to remember Sunday blue laws. For those from other areas of the country or not old enough, the blue law required stores such as JC Penney and many other retail places to be closed on Sunday. Drug stores and grocery stores could be open. Basically drugs and food.