Today...in a Nutshell.

It has been quite a day today.  It's been one of those days that started out 10 minutes late.  Then I spent the rest of the day trying to make up for those 10 minutes that turned into 20 minutes, then 30 minutes...and, well you get the idea.  It's been one of those days that makes you stop and say,"Oh my Lord!  I'm a mom!"  And not a t.v. type mom that gets to have her cafe mocha between commercial breaks but I full fledged mother!

You know what?  That bitch
had a nanny/ houskeeper!

Today has been a day that has made me think that I am both thriving and failing as a parent.  I am always amazing by my ingenuity as a parent.  How I can always seem to make anything work.  But then I start wondering if I shouldn't just call it quits and head home.  Like the times when the princess gets to excited to make it to the potty on time and I spend 10 minutes fashioning her brothers jacket into a skirt.  

But some days it just really hits me.  This is it.  This is my life.  And it's not really all that bad.  Different!  But definitely not terrible.  Sure, I can't go to the bathroom by myself anymore and for get those late nights with the ladies.  (Actually... It's called "mommies night out"* now)  But it's so worth it!... at least thats what they keep telling me.  What makes me say these things might you ask?  Well, I have a list.  Granted this is not an exhausted list but a list of all the thoughts I had just in the past 10 hours:

Top 10 Things That Make You A Mom:

10.  You have something green smeared on your shoulder and you can't for the life of you remember what you fed your kid that would resemble that color.

9.  You've torn your house apart looking for dance shoes for the dance class that starts in 10 minutes but your 15 minutes away and they end up being in your bag the whole time.

8.  You get unnaturally excited when you see a firetruck drive by with the lights on.

Holy Crap!  This one has a crane!

7.  You have said, "If you don't stop, I will give you something to cry about!"

5.  You have the same thought at 5:00pm.  "What the H E double hockey sticks am I going to make for dinner!?"

4.  You sing the "backpack" song to yourself in the shower. 

3.  The man in the yellow hat starts looking like he's been working out because honestly, he's the only other adult male you have seen in a while.

Sexy! 

2.  You are frustrated that the post office doesn't have a drive through.  You dread having to go to the post office.

1.  You can make a meal out of Cheetos, granola bars, bananas and a juice box.

Ah, the joys of motherhood.  They said "it wouldn't be easy, but it would be worth it"...  How about  "it wouldn't be easy, but you can take a nap later."

Antenella

*Check out last weeks blog, "what transpired at mommy night out"... good times.