I often forget that I am 31 years old. I KNOW that I have been married for 9 years-tomorrow, I KNOW that I have 5 children, I KNOW that I have an occasional gray hair-but for some reason I still think that I am in my early 20s. I'm still cool-right!?! Okay, so I never was really cool-but is anyone, really? Don't you just think you are cool? So that leads to my interesting place that I find myself.
I am the 31 year old mother of 5 children-ages 7,6, 4, 4, & 3. I am working diligently on packing up our house to move the above children and my wonderful husband to our new, exotic destination-SOUTH DAKOTA!! While packing up my 7 year old's room I was faced with an interesting problem-do I keep the plastic "fake" puke that he is so fond of? I mean, he is really, really attached to it. It has lead to a lot of great laughs. Do I take it or throw it?
WOW-is that a reality check or what? As a young college graduate who was newly married & expecting her first child-did I ever, ever imagine that I would contemplate whether or not to keep the fake puke? I can honestly say-I never thought I would have this problem. Yep folks, the glory & splendor of motherhood-it's awesome.
By the way-I DID keep the puke. It IS pretty funny & he is very attached to it. Am I cool or what?
Yes! You are so unbelievablely cool. In fact when I first met you back in July 2005, one of my first thoughts was- that girl is cool and she has strong arms and she's so tan! :)
ReplyDeleteKelly- I can't believe you are moving! We are so excited for you and we're praying for you every step of the way. I love reading your blog- maybe it should be a book. Hmmmm. . . .