Yes, I'm a stay at home mom and I get to spend every morning with them but those mornings are filled with rushing around to get breakfast made, get myself dressed before dayhome kids arrive and rush off to get kids to school and myself to the gym.
Saturday mornings are special, there is no schedule unless we make one, there's no pressure to get out of pyjamas by 7:30 or out the door by 8:15, the only thing planned is to make breakfast.
Today's a particularly awesome Saturday and it's only 7:46 am. My boys had a sleepover in the basement last night, they got up, turned on their TV and started playing, they let me sleep in until 7 and it was great! I was woken up my cold little hands & feet snuggling up next to me under the covers and saying "I love you Mommy" followed by cute little cold nosed kisses on the cheeks. After enjoying their kisses & snuggles, we got up and I was asked to play race cars. Seriously after buttering me up like that, how could I possibly say no. We played race cars (which apparently I was doing wrong) & the boys have now snuck downstairs to get dressed, or so I was told. I hear the LEGO box being emptied, which means that in short order I will be asked my opinions on today's latest creation, to which I will of course reply, "that's so cool."
There are days where I feel like I'm losing my mind or that I've already lost it. Days where I have ZERO patience & just need a break. Having 3 kids is busy. There's no denying it but I wouldn't trade it for anything. These 3 little people are the reason that I do what I do, they are the reason that I'm working on me. They are the reasons that I first walked through those gym doors, they are the reasons that I go when I'm not motivated & they are the reasons that I will not give up.
While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. ~Angela Schwindt
