She said it Best

Yes, I started the fire, and got our home up to eighty degrees so we won't freeze tonight.  Yes, I bathde and washed three heads of hair and kept my cool.  Yes, I did the dishes while littles played happily with their $3 birthday coupon toys'r'us buys.  Yes, I read stories, had family prayer, and got each child in bed without screaming, spanking, or having a hissy fit.  

Yes, I did it!  They're all asleep, and I did it, as the only adult in the house tonight!!! 

Ran across a wonderful reminder tonight.

I sit here, a scout-widow, as my sweetheart is bonding in sub-zero temperatures with his boy scouts, tying knots, bonfiring, and doing cool freezing-temp outdoorsie stuff.  I'm secretly & slightly jealous that he's having so much fun.  :)

I have nothing profound to say, and THIS BLOGGER said it best.  This blogger helped me to keep some realistic perspective in sight. 

She says:

Motherhood is tough.  There’s no denying that.

But this part, this phase of having lots of littles, when you’re knee deep in chores, and live “behind”, and “in the weeds”, and feel like you have sensory processing issues because you just need some peace and quiet – these days are TEMPORARY.

If I may, dear friend, suggest to you this.

Take a big step back.  When you’re wide awake, and not at the end of the day when you can barely keep your bloodshot eyes open.  Take a look at the blessings you’ve been given.

I *loved* spending happy time with my little boys tonight.  While it would have been awesome to have daddy here, I'm glad he's happily fulfilling his calling, and I got a 'date night' with the little guys.  

She ends her post (TONS of AWEOSME stuff in the middle, you cannot afford to NOT read, and remind yourself of!!!) and says:

If you remember nothing else, please remember this:  Just hang on. Just keep going.  These times are hard with so many little ones, and so many needs that must be met each day.  But it is temporary, and they grow up too quickly.  Slow down, take a deep breath, and relax.  Maybe the laundry will be piled up for a while, and you eat less than the gourmet meals you wish you could provide, but your family will know you loved them.  This is a precious season.  Focus on what matters most.  God and your husband and children.  There will be a season in which you’ll have more time for keeping the home as you’d like, and pursuing other interests and endeavors, but until then, do less, and enjoy knowing this is a precious season in life.  God sees you, and no grand or tiny task that you do goes unnoticed by Him.

Go.  Read this.  Then be gentle on yourself.  And celebrate your awesomeness.  Because I just did...with a handful of chocolate chips (even though I failed the one-hour glucose test today...I ate my chocolate chips with a smile!)