A Finnish Mother's Day

So this year I'm a mom and able to celebrate my first Mother's Day.
I managed to sleep in until 8:40am before the punches in the face occurred and now I'm preparing myself for the husband-free week. Should be fun.

I didn't have anything planned as Tim is leaving for Canada late tonight/early tomorrow morning - so we figured we'd go out for supper when he returned.
We didn't have much in groceries and figured a stop at the university library and the grocery store would do before getting cotton candy at the fair down the road would be our "Mother's Day adventure".
Well it turns out that Mother's Day in Finland means all the shops are closed. I think for the most part until summer time, Sunday shopping is pretty non-existent with the exception of grocery stores...typically from 12pm-9pm. Today - even the grocery stores were closed.
We are running fairly low on groceries and while I do have frozen meat balls in the freezer for "don't feel like going to the store" occasions - I wasn't quite in the mood for meat balls.
So we went to Rosso for pizza and opted to try a different kind of pizza with onions (1/2 off for Tim), beef strips and bacon. The sauce was a little sweet but otherwise a great pizza. The waitress mis-understood us and removed all onions - ah well.
As well, she offered V�in� a childrens menu...I nearly died trying not to laugh - because the kid can barely sit up for 5 seconds let alone chew anything properly. Oh well - maybe next time. She was probably thinking after "Holy smokes he's a big kid".

It was misting out and cloudy all day - so that was a bit of a bummer as we walked back and stopped at the fair grounds just down the road from our flat. We got huge sticks wrapped in cotton candy for 2,50E each! I've never had cotton candy on a wooden stick before - so I took lots of pictures.
There were many grown-up rides and several kiddy rides which really impressed me...as little ones usually get the shaft and get maybe a ride or two that's suitable for their size. Unfortunately they're all inappropiate for V�in� right now as he isn't very good at sitting on his own.


All in all - a lovely Mother's Day. I hope yours was pleasant as well, whether it be with your kids or grandkids or someone else's....