happy mothers day

your job doesn't end at 5pm. it doesn't start at 9. you don't get a "lunch break"its 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

its changing diapers

its potty training

its constantly being aware of where the little ones are

its cuddling

its reading books

its being drawn on with chalk

its breaking up fights

its washing wounds and putting on bandaids

its doctors appointments

its scrubbing dirt off dirty feet and hands

its rocks and sand in the washing machine

its getting the wad of paper out of the baby's throat

its thinking ahead to the next meal, the next load of laundry

its planning how to keep little bodies busy

its teaching nutrition

its keeping them safe

its letting them explore

its letting them play in the mud as much as they want

its getting the boys hand out of the toilet

its picking up toys and books

its 6 arms, 6 legs, and 30 little fingers all up in your business...some of them might be in your nose, some might be in their own nose. sometimes at the same time.

you're working even while you're sleeping - feeding the baby

its holding little hands as they learn to walk

its making sure they don't bring the worms they found outside into bed with them...too much

its giving the daughter some knitting needles and some yarn you wont want to use ever again and letting her "knit"

its organized chaos

its showing them that there isn't a monster behind the curtain

you are continuously "baby proofing" or "toddler proofing" as each week passes

its discipline

its never having matching socks

its wrestling before bed

its love

its a beautiful life

its messy and tiring and wonderful

its not for the weak

sometimes you feel like a failure

sometimes you feel like you might just not make it till daddy gets home

its not always fun and games but the amount of love you have for these little people is something you just can't explain

you learn that a completely acceptable "date night" can be very cheap: kids to bed early, dinner and a bottle of wine, snuggle up and watch a movie under a blanket

you go from "lets go out" to "lets spend time together we don't care where it is"

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