Being a Mom

What it meant to be a mom today . . .

It meant dressing my 10 year old and helping him with every step of getting ready for school because he was having a rough morning, and then remembering to tell him I loved him and to have a good day as I pushed him out the door.

It meant listening to my 3 year old whine and cry for an hour because I didn't let him answer the phone call from the school district.  It also meant finally losing it and giving him a swift spank and putting him in his room till he calmed down.

It meant cleaning up trail mix off of the car track in the bedroom (where no food is supposed to be!) and noticing that all the M & Ms were gone.

It meant sorting 4 loads of laundry and only getting 2 loads done, and realizing it's okay, it's not going any where and I can do it tomorrow.

It meant 2 loads of dishes because I got a little behind during the weekend.

It meant finally getting around to fixing the Wii (penny found) because I wanted to do something to make the 10 year old happy when he got home from school.

It meant enjoying a round of Mario Cart just to make sure it worked.

It meant trying to open the broken DVD player to get the checker pieces out in hopes that it would work again to surprise the daughter happy, but not succeeding.

It meant going to the scary middle school to have a transition meeting with the resource teacher for my almost 6th grader and getting teary eyed once again as we discussed his strengths and weaknesses.

It meant feeling grateful for wonderful teachers who care about those kids that need a little more looking after so they don't get lost.

It meant stopping for the parade of Police cars and Firetrucks for the 3 year old to enjoy and getting to see a hometown celebrity just back from the Russian Olympics with a gold medal around her neck.  I waved, she waved, I gave her a thumbs up and she said thank you.  She looked happy.

It meant spending too long in the grocery store and being a little late picking up the kids from school, but not having to wait for any other cars in the pick up line.

It meant fighting with my 3 year old on where he was going to go to sleep.

It meant worrying that my 6 year old felt a little warm and being grateful his temperature was normal.

It meant all this and a million more things and I am grateful.

I saw God today as I was Mom.

Friendship

This afternoon I took a little Mommy break on the iPad and checked out Facebook.  I don't post too often, but I do like to keep up with friends and family.  I felt very blessed when I noticed that one of my bestest friends in the whole world was online and so I started to chat with her.  It was the best Mommy break.  I really needed it.  Especially with moving to a new town and not having close friends yet.  I spend the day with a whole lot of toddler.  So the excuse to check out for a few minutes and gab with a friend was just what I needed.

I saw God today on my iPad:)