so, i found out that there are quite a few!.. people who actually read this, despite the "0 comments" below (get a gmail account & say something for crying out loud!) i pour my little ♥ out every once in a while & all i get is "oh yeah, btw, i read ur blog" haha... u've all made me a cyber leper! *** no, that's alright though. i do prefer face-to-face. that way we have something to talk about other than, "we could really use some rain, huh".
what's fresh on my mind right now, besides this lingering headache, is my toddler. she's just starting to catch on to jokes in movies. 2 nights ago, bedtime, i put on "the land before time". Peetrie said "(sniff, sniff) i smell, i smell, hmm, ducky" & my baby was cracking up! she repeated the line to me & laid in her bed laughing for about 5 straight minutes. the next morning was slow moving (thank God! bcuz i was exhausted from always having to sleep on a pillow-top; it's SO uncomfortable, but i sacrifice for my husband) & i replayed the same movie. i was sitting behind the girls folding laundry. when Peetrie said that line again, i saw my 2yr old's head sloooowly rise from behind her headboard & she had this sly smile across her face; when she caught my eye, she busted out laughing. she quoted the movie line all day.
*sigh... she's crazy... takes after me all the way. the other one is definitely her father's child; i take no responsibility for that attitude!
i must say, i enjoy being a mother. i'm tired, a lot, & achy, bcuz you know much of the "baby phase" is spent bent over (& not in the good way - that happens b4 the "baby phase")... i'm talking about picking up & putting down & fixing clothes & straightening up toys & wiping noses & listening to secrets & cleaning spills & holding back fists & pulling out laundry & hiding in the closet & seeking under the bed &... wow, i'm achy just typing it!
but when i get a moment to step back & observe where i am & who i have in my life, i feel... complete. my family is picturesque. & we have issues, but there isn't really anyone who doesn't. the issues give you something to do, something to talk about, something to remember. & when you think about it that way, the "issues" become picturesque. & so it seems that because of our imperfections, we have a perfect family. this is what God has blessed me with.
He has also blessed me with all of you who are reading this & will leave me w/ "0 comments", but catch up with me next week, or next month, saying "oh yeah, btw, i read ur blog". & i say thank you for the love. & now that u've finished reading this, u can go & secretly google that so-&-so u haven't heard from in 10yrs & leave them w/ "0 comments". i suppose the only difference btwn the 2 of us is that i now know that u're on my page. LOL! just calling it like it is.
♥ you always
