Life without kids

Sometimes all I want is five minutes without someone crying, begging, yelling, whining, and touching me-is that too much to ask? At times I wonder what my life would be like without kids... I don't know, maybe full of sleep and actually finishing things that I start. But, is that really what I want..... The kids keep me laughing all day long, like when Ethan prays that his food will cool down, that our car will not run out of gas, or when Cole tells me that dinner was so NASTY-all of which happened yesterday. Cole told his preschool teacher this morning when asked what his dad does for work, "he get's Coke." Ethan informed his primary teacher that his mom isn't getting anything for Christmas because she is poor. I just love the innocent, tender spirits in each one of my kids and despite the fact that I might like to have some peace and quiet every once in a while, or even catch up on sleep, or maybe if I am lucky go out on a date with my husband-I wouldn't change anything!!! Who would tell me that they love my earings and set the table for breakfast to surprise me (ethan), who would give me the best bear hugs and want to help me cook(cole), and who would get my slippers every morning and hang out with me while I get ready (liv). When it comes down to it-I love being a mother, I love my kids, and I really I love my crazy, sleep-deprived life. How grateful I am to have three healthy kids. Shawn comes home with all kinds of sad stories of kids dying and it is so tragic, I couldn't imagine my life for a second without my kids. How grateful I am to be their mother.

Also, as of this morning Shawn got offered his first interview for a Neonatology Fellowship. His interview will be at the University of Rochester in New York, which I know is far away from home, but we love the program and area. A bit of an extreme weather change, but we will see. Hopefully there will be more interviews to come, but we are excited!!