Life

Well, it's that time of year to be thankful, and cheerful, and all that wonderful stuff. And I'm sitting here, and all I can think is, " I need a vacation from my kids!" The scary thing is that they aren't even out of school for Christmas Break yet! Being a parent is never easy. When they're newborns they pee and poop, puke, and sleep and cry, and wake you up in the night, and can never actually tell you what's wrong. Then they become toddlers, and break things, still can't tell you what's wrong, but sure know how to scream and say "NO!". Then they turn 3, and usually, if you were in my house, things just got worse, not better, but at least they could talk, and tell you what they just flushed down the toilet that is now making it overflow. The years keep going by, and each age seems to have it's, "thing". Everyone tells you when they're babies that it gets better when they're older, they are lying to you!! It just gets different! Ok, maybe I'm being dramatic, I've been known to do that from time to time. It does get better, you can reason with them, and have conversation, and they get to where they tell you they love you and not only mean it, but understand what they are saying. That's cool. Mine are 12 and 9, and driving me nuts, and I need a vacation!!! But, I look at them, and today I held a newborn, and remembered how it all began. I really do love my kids, and it really is all worth it. And whenever I do get that vacation, you know that the first night, I'll be calling to check on the boogers!!