This morning I had another epiphany or "moment" as I like to call them. Actually I've had this thought come to me quite a bit of late. I honestly believe I'm in the prime of my life! and the thought makes me smile and shed a happy tear. Most days here are hectic and I'm bogged down with the demands of life, just like it is for any mother with a family of young kids. But I'm grateful for my life, I love it, and I'm certain that it is mornings like today that I will look back on, in my elderly state, and remember with fondness. Just a typical Saturday..one daughter getting ready for dance practice, another needing to detach herself from the computer and get ready for a friend birthday party...one daughter's flute music along with Disney cartoons blaring in the background, dad teasing his girls, the baby crawling on the dirty kitchen floor and me in my G's at the stove making pancakes. Sidenote: Just another reason I'm thankful for a household of girls. I'm notorious for running around in those things until I need to get dressed to leave the house. haha! Not that you really needed to know that but anyhow, life is good! No place I'd rather be than here at home...well, maybe Paris! *wink*
Another thing I'll look back on with fondness...friend gatherings of teenage daughter. We had about 13 giddy, loud teenagers romping around upstairs after night games at the park last night. Living next to the park can either be a blessing or a curse. After providing popcorn and pop (the boys always go straight for the Mountain Dew..as its a novelty for some of them) and making a quick batch of brownies at 9:30p.m., we were able to sequester ourselves downstairs but poor grandma and grandpa! Even Emma this morning commented, "Is this going to go on every Friday night?" She's sensing a pattern here as a huge group of them were together the previous Friday night over at the park. The twenty of them downed the four pizzas I brought over in nothing flat. And for ten minutes I was the coolest mom around.
Last night they supposedly came to watch the Princess Bride but after looking at the pictures on the camera this morning..I'm not sure WHAT all went on last night...
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One kid was apparently hiding from the camera....
After seeing this picture below...can you blame him? I don't think there will be a Young Men photo shoot coming up anytime soon, but darn it these three boys were sure trying! Makes me laugh.
Good times for Kyleigh!
On another random note...thanks to Martha Stewart tutorial...I finally learned how to make a tissue pom pom last night. Need to hone my skills on that for some upcoming events...
I'm nervous and also excited as my twins approach their teenage years. I sure hope I am as lucky as you with my girls. Your teenagers are such good girls. I need to take notes on your teenage mothering skills.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the pom poms. I have done them for baby showers and birthday parties. Something fun about them is you can make them look totally different by cutting the edges in different shapes. (zig zag, square, half circle, etc.)
What's funny is that I'm sure in my "collection" I could unearth pictures EXACTLY like those night time antics, of you and me, and our entourage doing basically the same things. Only in worse outfits. And with bigger hair. Cannot believe the tables have turned on you so soon!
ReplyDeletePoor Jaren!
You are definitely in your prime!! Mason had a bunch of boys over for a late-nighter last Friday & it got pretty crazy! Thank goodness for the man-cave (his room!!) Also, you tissue flower turned out so cute - I made some of those for Brenlee's B-day 2years ago - gotta love Martha!! :)
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