As a mother, how many times in a day can you:
- Sweep the kitchen floor.
- Wipe off the kitchen table.
- Clean off a high chair tray.
- Wipe off the counters.
- Pick up the same toys from your tornado, havoc-reaking one year old.
- Wipe a snotty nose.
- Wipe a bum.
- Hang up the hand towel in the kids' bathroom.
- Pick up the throw pillows from off the floor and put them back on the couch.
- Push in the table chairs and barstools.
- Wipe off smudgy fingerprints off the stainless steel appliances and black cupboards.
- Get a sippy of milk out of the fridge.
- Refill sippies.
- Answer, "What?"
- Say, "Please put _________ away?"
- Say, "Be nice to your sister."
- Say, "Did you wash your hands?"
- Say, "Quit (fighting, biting your fingernails, whining, complaining)."
- Say, "Go get back in bed."
- Say the word "no".
It's never ending, but I guess I would rather be doing these things countless times a day than sitting in an office working, away from them.
9 comments:
You forgot 'Stop licking your nose" but other than that I think you summed up my whole day and it is 2 o'clock! Love your blog!
For sure!
thank you thank you for the attitude check...i would much rather be here then sitting in an office all day away from my children.
that about sums it up.
Haha I totally feel the same way! It's exhausting but so worth it!
So true! I was just thinking some of those same things and I only have one! Gotta love em though, snotty noses and all :)
Wow, you have a way of putting things in perspective. Great post.
Amen Babe! And cherish every one of those moments because they go by so fast even though some days seem like they will never end!! Love those little ones! They are precious.
So you too, huh?! The joys of being a mother, but I as well would much rather be doing all those things than sitting in an office and missing it all.
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