there are days when things are crazy and messy and hard...but today i felt especially grateful to be a stay at home mom.
after i got the girls off to school, molls and i had our breakfast. i cleaned up the kitchen, got some laundry started and tidied the downstairs. we sat down to read a few of our library books, but molly only lasts through half a story and then she wants to read it to me.
we went to the gym for a bit, even though i played pickle ball last night at the church (matt's first time!) it always feels good to get a little workout in.
i got showered and molly watched parts of "tangled." i was starving for lunch and whipped up toasted tuna and mixed in chopped up pickle like dube used to. cottage cheese and pineapple, carrots and some veggie straws. it was delish or i was really hungry.
the laundry was in full swing, molly was chatting my ear off...wanting me to be the "big sis" and she's "the mom." she always wants to play pretend and likes to tell me what to say. (eye roll)
we made chocolate chip cookies for an after school snack. i folded more laundry and chomped some ice. we watched for the girls and as soon as molly could see them down the street from the window she took off to greet them. they all give hugs and then look up and smile at me through the window. i love that the girls can walk home from school.
i know this job is important and i'm glad i can stay home. i know i won't regret being at home during these years. we make sacrifices for it to work. we don't drive fancy cars and it's been years since we've taken a vacation. there's not much "extra" but we have a good life. a great life.
april 2017
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