Going green

The 2nd graders already made Mother's Day cards for their moms.

And this one couldn't wait until Sunday to give it me.

(Easter 2011 at Nonni & Papa's.)

She wrote,

"My mom is as pretty as the earth...when there's no trash and it's all clean.

She sparkles!"

I love it!

How to know whether or not you are ready to be a mother:

This is part of "How to know if you're ready to be a mom" test I got in an email....the part i could relate to :).

Mess Test: Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer.

Toy Test: Obtain a 45 gallon drum of LEGOs (if LEGOs are not available, you may substitute roofing tacks). Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on a blindfold. Try to walk to the bathroom or kitchen. Do not scream (this could wake a child at night.)

Grocery Store Test: Borrow one or two small animals (goats are best) and take them with you as you shop at the grocery store. Always keep them in sight and pay for anything they eat or damage.


Dressing Test: Obtain one large, unhappy, live octopus (they turn bright red when unhappy). Stuff into a small net bag making sure that all arms stay inside.

Feeding Test: Obtain a large plastic milk jug. Fill half way with water. Suspend from the ceiling with a stout cord. Start the jug swinging. Try to insert spoonfuls of food into the mouth of the jug while pretending to be an airplane. Now dump the contents of the jug onto the floor.

I always thought I was prepared to be a mother.....until i had my second born.
That one. That's when i knew i probably wasn't cut out for the job. Oh the stories i could share!
Jaw dropping even.
My inquisitive, non-conformist, uninhibited, make you prove everything you try to teach him, too smart for his own good, child.
My walk at 8 1/2 months and never look back, Houdini. My "poison control knows me by name" child, my
"i can't go back to the gym 'cause my child sprayed the fire extinguisher all over the kid center" child.

That's the one i didn't know if i would survive.

That's the one that taught me to be a mother.

That's the one that is one of my best friend's now.


"Ready" to be a mother? Nobody is "ready". Nothing could have prepared me for motherhood.
Nothing could have prepared me for how much i would actually miss the days of when that one drove me to the brink of insanity.
But, I wouldn't change a single thing!

I'm so lucky to get to be the mom of these four crazies!