Alive

A week or so ago, someone posted this on facebook.  I thought it pretty much fits my life right now, so I did, too.  And, I think it's pretty funny, especially when people post about everything they accomplish in a day, and I look around at my toy-strewn house....

So, Moms who claim to get it all done in a day, (plus have a clean house, fresh-baked bread, bathed kids, and still time for yourself), how do you do it?




Most days, I can manage to feed my kids, wash a load or two of clothes, pick up through the house once (but not twice or three times), sometimes bathe them before bed, and sometimes get my own shower.  I can shove Clarence and Adina outside for a while...Clarence will stay there for hours; Adina will last about 20 minutes.  During that time, Clifford usually wants me, so I accomplish nothing. :) 

At the end  of nearly every day, I look around my little house, discouraged at the mess that is constant.  Will they ever learn to pick up after themselves?  Will I have to remind them every single time until they do learn to do that?  Will there ever be a minute where I can sit down and really not have anything that is yelling my name...kids, laundry, dirty dishes, a dirty floor? 

At the end of every day, at least I know my kids are  happy, healthy and alive, and that I am blessed.  Someday they'll be big and more help, I'm sure.  And someday I'll want these days back again.