A moment of mush.

  You know why Mother's Day is in May?  I am convinced it's because it's the most sentimental month of the year for us moms.

What other month starts by ding dong ditching your neighbors with hand-made baskets of flowers/candy, scribbled kid notes?

Other notable May activities:

Squeezing in that last field trip

Spring sports banquets.

School concerts & talent show.

Field Day.

School concerts & talent show.

End of year parties, and of course the big one.

Graduation.  I don't care if it's kindergarten, sixth grade, or high school.   Some mom is going to cry.  (In the case of high school, consider it wedding training.  Wedding?  Yeah, if you have a Mid-June or July wedding guess when you mail those invites?  Yep.  MAY.)

So for all our trouble and tears, history gave us a holiday.  Wasn't that nice?