Happy Mother's Day!

I have to laugh Renee I have been texting back and forth today. She told me that tomorrow was Mother's day and it should be a stress and tired free day. I laughed and told her, "Ok then the other 364 days of the year clearly are not Mother's day!" But the truth is that I am incredibly lucky. I am a person who would like to drown myself in work. I would like to start any of the 30 projects that I have on my agenda to start as soon as I have time. I would like to clean my office, my baseboards, my light switches, read new books, and learn new recipes and ingredients. I would like to have my hair highlighted and have time to keep it up, have a pedicure, a massage, a facial. I would like to paint my toes in the middle of the day, drink too much, go to dinner with friends, obsess over my fish tank, go shopping, be bored, and take a nap. But the truth is that I would only like to do these things, they would be nice. But what I LOVE is being a mom. Motherhood is rewarding, laughable, anything but graceful, silly, complicated, crazy, pridefully, painful, funny, heart wrenching, chaotic, hilarious, tiring, and perfect. I like many moms have rearranged my whole life (happily) since I have become a mommy. When I was pregnant with Mason I started my business so that I be home 4 days a week. I have maintained that schedule though Avery's first year. I hurry to make Kangaroo classes, library days, hair cuts, play dates, and doctor appointments. I happily juggle my personal hygiene, grocery shopping, friendships, spare time, reading books, and my research, not to mention my marriage. I have learned to fly a kite, get any stain out, make a tutu, explain why we eat eggs even when chickens can hatch out of them, get ANY boogie, and have my kids in bed before 8 on a nightly basis. It is important to me that my children are happy, smart, educated, loving, honest, clean, and responsible as they can be. They help me with my chores, sweeping, vacuuming, wiping the table, throwing away garbage, laundry, and feeding the animals. They get their own shoes and coats when it is time to leave, sometimes they find their own binkis and stuffed animals, they eat their own snacks out of the bowls I put on the table. Mason goes to the bathroom and gets in his car seat by himself. Yes, I am incredibly lucky. I think that my kids are truly amazing, incredible little geniuses that happen to be ridiculously good spirited and attractive and I am remarkably lucky. I love being the mom of these 2 awesome kids. So happy Mother's Day to anyone who has children and works as hard as they do for the little people they love more than anything.