Just being Mom and MeMom makes it great already!
Don't worry. I've seen worse. I know those aren't things you want to be his highlights of the year, but I'm sure he's had a lot more shining moments than he has had lapses in judgement like those.
The cat doesn't like a bath, but he succumbs to it. When I've got him in the bathroom with the door shut, he knows what is coming and starts meowing in protest. Once I get him under the running water, though, he is still. He let's me shampoo and scrub and rinse. I try to do it pretty quickly. When it's over, she shakes off the water and licks at himself for hours, as if to let me know he could have taken care of things in his own way! I just think he needs the no flea shampoo every so often, just to be sure we don't ever allow fleas to get started.
I will second that happy thought!
I'm putting it on a list - Mall of America and TCKK's zoo. If we ever go anywhere except south straight to Lake Buena Vista, you may find us knocking at your door. Brooklynn loves zoos, and we all love malls!
My kids thought it would be funny to buy the economy pack of airplane level earplugs, and they were sure to let me know about it!
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Today is a special day set aside to celebrate mothers. In recognition of that, I thought I'd throw out some thoughts that some of you other moms might be able to relate to.
Our kids bring so many different things to our lives.
Like spitting up on their clothes in the car on the way to church.
And then smiling about it.
The excitement of feeling the first tooth.
The cost of having teeth fixed.
Toys on the floor, writing on the walls, gnarled up toothpaste tubes, and empty drink boxes under the bed.
Bruises, broken bones, stitches, knocked-out teeth, and a variety of boo-boos from tiny scrapes to nearly life ending accidents.
Stick figure pictures in which the cats, dogs, camels, and elephants all look pretty much alike. The snakes do usually manage to be recognizable.
Matchbox cars lined up in a row ready for a race.
A lovingly handcrafted birthday banner.
Flowers on the first day of school.
Water left in the tub.
Refrigerator doors left open.
The television playing too loudly...
to no one in the room.
Countless hours of rebounding basketballs in an empty gym.
The inability to ever find a hammer when you need one.
Finding three hammers when you are looking for a screwdriver instead.
Pretty dresses on banquet nights.
Calls from girls.
Saying a prayer for the safety of a vehicle pulling out of the driveway that is manned by a teenage boy.
Saying the same prayer for the vehicle that is pulling out of the driveway, driven by a teenage boy that doesn't belong to you but is carrying your daughter in the passenger seat.
Chills and smiles when their names are announced for a variety of awards in academics and in sports.
Tears when they have stepped on your heart and hurt you.
Tears when they have done something that has hurt their own hearts.
From tiny onesies to graduation gowns, kids fill our lives with so many things great and small. The greatest is love. I am so unworthy to have ever experienced the love I have felt for and received from my kids, but I am eternally grateful to God for blessing me and letting me experience it anyway!
Moms, have a great day with your family and friends! In our family, we just like to honor all women and girls on Mother's Day. We'd like to thank all of you for the friendships you give to us here on these boards. We feel very privileged to know you.
Especially to the new moms: Have the happiest Mother's Day ever, and a lifetime of greater ones ahead!
