Someday I will be able to sleep in past 7:00
Someday I will be able to take a shower and get ready all by myself.
Someday I will be able to go to the bathroom without somebody coming to check on me.
Someday my house will be clean for more than 5 minutes.
Someday it won't take me 15 minutes to get everybody loaded in the car ready to go somewhere.
Someday I will be able to sit down and read an adult book in peace and quite.
Someday I will not have to repeat myself 15 times before something gets done.
Someday I will not have to count to three in order for something to get done.
Someday I will not have to change 10 diapers a day.
Someday I will not have to change my clothes three times a day because they have spit up, poop, or food the kids were eating on them.
Someday I will not have to wipe a snotty nose twenty times a day.
Someday I will not have to be a referee for my kids.
Someday I will not have to clean up pee on the bathroom floor because my little boy "missed".
Someday all these things will happen, but until then, I will cherish today and here is what I have today...
Today I got to listen to my little boy say, "I love you" and not because he wanted something either!
Today I got to sit down with my kids and read them books.
Today I got to hold my sweet baby while he went to sleep.
Today I got to listen to the sound of laughter coming from the room where two of my kids were actually playing nice together!
Today I got to look at my sweet little girl sicking her thumb.
Today I got to see the pure joy on my little boy's face while he was showing me what he did at school.
Today I got to comfort my little girl after she bonked her head on the tile.
Today I got to make my newborn smile and coo.
Today I got to see the excitement on my little girl's face when I told her daddy was home.
Today I got to see my little boy run and find a hiding spot when I told him daddy was home.
Today I got to see my two oldest kids give each other a hug without being told to do so.
Today I have the pure joy of being a mother!
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Exactly! I love when people can put my feelings into words because I sure can't.
I love this post! I wanted to copy all of the "someday" lines for me! I completely understand those! :)
That was sweet. I miss a lot of things that only little little kids do.
I have been totally feeling those "someday" lines. Especially since we've been here and I have no one else to talk to or do things with during the day until Jeff gets home. But the rest is a good reminder why I shouldn't complain.
That's cute! Thanks for reminding us why we have children and one day we will miss all that!! Love ya!
Thanks for the reminder, Kendra! They will be grown up soon enough and then they will want nothing to do with us! Okay, I've got to go give my kids a hug now...
I absolutely love this post! I need to look at life with a different perspective more often. I dwell on the woes and hardships too often and don't look at all the blessings and good I have. Thanks for the reminder!
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