Blog instead of make dinner.
Wish I could go to the bathroom alone.
Hold tight to my children in the hopes they'll stop growing and stay this size forever.
Cry because that doesn't work.
Ignore breakfast dishes until it's time to make dinner.
Dance in the kitchen instead of clean the house.
Wish I could have tasted dinner while it was hot, and without sharing my serving.
Make lovely dreams for myself, then realize I'm living my fondest dream.
Plug my ears because it's just too loud.
Wonder how clean the house would be if only I lived here.
Know that I'd be lonely and selfish if I lived alone.
Feel unappreciated.
Realize that's just because I need a nap.
Will only give you something if you say,
"Please, Pretty Mommy."
Will give you what you need, before you know you need it.
Wish the diapers would stop.
Smile about washing hands and faces.
Grumble about washing hands and faces.
Try new things for dinner, then wish I had poured up cold cereal instead.
Imagine how quick shopping trips would be without children.
Look at my sleeping children and wish I had been a better mom today.
Feel like the greatest Mother in the world. (After my mother. I'm never that good.)
Call Mom to apologize and express gratitude.
Wish I was still a little girl in my nightgown, at Daddy's breakfast table.
Read books with funny voices.
Pray really hard to know what I should do.
Laugh because the children are laughing, and I love that sound.
Cry because the children are crying, and I can't take it anymore.
Wish it was my turn for a bath.
Wish I had more charity.
Think, "This isn't what I thought it would be. It's SO much better!"
Wish I knew what my daughter was trying to say.
Scoot the sleeping baby over. It's my turn to sleep by Daddy.
Try to hold still and just think.
Set a lot of outlandish--but worthy--goals.
Feel glamorous and beautiful.
Wonder what I can accomplish when the children are grown.
Wonder what on Earth I'll do when the children are grown.
Wish it would stop.
Hope it will never end.
And I always
Wonder what I did to deserve all these blessings.
4 comments:
Ditto! You said it all...so eloquently. Thanks for sharing--I enjoyed reading.
That was really creative-and very true-you're making me tear up. :o) Your blog looks very cute!
Wow! You summed up the emotions of motherhood well. You need to save this for your girls to read some day.
Isn't this the most perfect way of putting motherhood? I love it and it made my cry. You are such a good mom Kari!
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