Our Relief Society President did a spin-off on "You might be a redneck if..." for Mother's Day, and in the last three days since Mother's Day, I keep thinking in that format. As I experience them of course. So I thought I would write these all that have happened in just the last 72 hours of my life. Imagine over a lifetime! ;)
-You might be a mother if you can carry on two simultaneous discussions- one with your children and one with the insurance adjuster on the phone- and you know exactly what was discussed with both at the end.
-You might be a mother if you are woken up at 6am to find a 2 year old who has snuck into your bed at some point in the night and to a 5 year old saying, "Mom, I just puked all over."
-You might be a mother if you can carry a 10 month old baby, 7 bags of groceries, shut the door with your foot and have a pinkie finger left over for a 2 year old to hold.
-You might be a mother if the same load of laundry has been washed 4 times because you keep forgetting about it.
-You might be a mother if the feeling of successfully surviving 3 hours of church makes you want to throw a party... but instead you take a nap.
-You might be a mother if you consider dinner a huge success when everyone tries at least 1 bite of everything on their plate.
-You might be a mother if your heart stopped but your body went into superspeed as you saw a 10 month old began to roll down the stairs, miraculously only making it down 2 stairs.
-You might be a mother if, in only a 1/2 mile walk home from pre-school with the double jogging stroller, 4 different kids, a bike and backpacks all took turns sitting in the second seat at different times.
-You might be a mother if family scriptures, prayer or family home evening end in wrestling matches, tickle fights or dog piles.
-You might be a mother if sleeping past 8am and having the kitchen and dishes cleaned for you are the best mother's day gifts.
-You might be a mother if you say a little prayer before taking those sweet, beautiful children into the store where everything is bright, shiny and looks like fun.
-You might be a mother if the shower is one of the most peaceful places to pray.
-You might be a mother if your alarm goes off at 5:45 so you can get a workout in before the kids are awake.
-You might be a mother if you can't wait until you have a quiet house at night and then go check on their sweet sleeping faces because you miss them.
-You might be a mother if you cried because your child cried.
-You might be a mother if little arms wrapped around your neck.
-You might be a mother if a child searches for your face in the congregation at church and lights up when they see it.
-You might be a mother if your kisses and hugs seem to magically heal scrapes, bruises and hurt feelings.
-You might be a mother if the little people you have been impatient and grumpy to don't criticize you, but tell you they love you to the moon and back.
-You might be a mother if your life revolves around little people who hold your heart.
-You might be a mother if you think you have the best "job" in the world.
-You might be a mother if you thank your Heavenly Father for the opportunity to serve and learn from 4 of His amazing, beautiful children everyday.
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Love this!
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