Our Friday

Thursday, today, is like my Friday. Tim is off of Friday and Saturday's. I look forward to Thursday evenings! Especially after days like today.

This morning I woke up with a really sore mouth. This has been the worst day since I had my tooth pulled on Tuesday. I went ahead and made breakfast for EVERYONE, before Tim went to work. This is a big deal. I made scrambled eggs and biscuits.

The kids wouldn't eat the eggs. Go figure. About two minutes into the meal, Timothy announced he was done. Then about a minute later he wanted to finish eating. As soon as I get every ones food, get Taylor settled down, sit down to start to eat my food I hear a loud crash and a dish shattering on the floor.

Timothy while goofing off knocked a glass plate onto the kitchen floor and it broke. Great. Not a big deal, but I just didn't feel like sweeping up the floor. Finally get the floor swept, sit down to eat, and my food is cold. Ahh the joys of motherhood. I don't know the last time I had a nice hot meal!

Nap time finally comes. I put the boys down after lunch. After going in every 10minutes and telling them to lay down and go to sleep, an hour goes by. I still hear them in there yelling, laughing, throwing toy, jumping on the bed. After an hour and a half I separate them. I put Timothy in our room, and Mason in their room. By this point I am a little more than aggravated and I raise my voice. After Timothy locks me out of the room once, some more yelling, and 5 minutes later both boys are asleep.

Sometimes I hate that they only listen when I get upset and raise my voice. I hate to do that.

Now I sit here in silence ALL THREE kids are sleeping. The quite is nice and I am able to finally relax. Even on days like these, where nothing is going right, where I am anything but patient, where I raise my voice more than I should. I am grateful for these three kids in my life. They bring so much joy.

Amidst the chaos, there are wonderful moments of laughter. I soak up those moments, and store them for the hard days. So when it is nap time, and I sit here in the quiet I can think about those moments of good. This is why I can go through the rough days. Because those good days are so much sweeter!

This is motherhood, the good, bad, and ugly! Oh it's the best job out there!

Now I guess I will go clean something, probably the food on the kitchen floor that was thrown there by Mason.

Motherhood

Motherhood is so fulfilling.

Ever since I was little, I have always wanted kids, a family. I have always wanted to be a mom.

But this my friends, this is so much sweeter than I could have ever imagined.

Believe me, there are hard times. Times when I wonder if I am doing this parenting thing right.

Wondering what kind of adults they will become, hoping they make the right choices in life, but being there when they may not.

And just when I think I can't take another tantrum, anymore talking back, when I think the whining and crying, and screaming may never stop.

I am rewarded. I am rewarded with the smiles and laughter.

The pure joy on their face lets me know I doing something right.

Then there are the hugs and kisses, the "I love yous"! Music to my ears.

The one true joy in my life is being a mother.

I sure hope they know how much they mean to me. How much they are loved.

They complete me. My heart is bursting with love!

I am so grateful to have them in my life. And I cherish each and every moment with them.

This my friends, is what motherhood is all about, and I wouldn't trade it for the world.