Momcapades

Tonight I celebrated a friend’s 29th birthday. Sometimes all that’s needed to make things right in a day is some laughter with friends. Good food and some wine helps too of course. Sharing stories of silly things our kids or husbands do, funny names our kids call their anatomy (not to mention the fact that we’ve taught them those names) or crazy things our gynocologists say to us helps to keep us sane.  We laughed about sororities, sex ed classes and kids in prom dresses and tuxedos. It was just what I needed to get me through a weekend that I was supposed to be spending in California with a dear sweet friend.  Hears to a night with no kids or babysitter clock because daddy was home with the kids!

So I’ve decided to finally do it. Join the blog world. I have no idea what I’m doing or what I’m going to write about. But after some prompting from my husband and friends, I’m taking the step into the blogosphere.

A little about myself…I’m a stay-at-home mom of two beautiful girls and my days are filled with blow-out diapers, frilly pink dresses and a ton of drama. I used to want to be a super mom, but a good friend once told me, in love, that she and I weren’t super moms, but rather we’re reality moms. And once the initial sting wore off, I graciously and proudly accepted that title.

Here’s reality for me: on any given day at our house, you’ll find a child with food covering her face and hair, dust bunnies under all the furniture, mountains of clean clothes waiting to be folded on the kitchen table, another child running around naked and me chugging coffee to survive.  Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t think it’s bad to strive for perfection. But for me, I need to remember that it’s okay when I don’t get there. Instead, I’d prefer to be a transparent picture – good and bad – into what reality looks like to me.

This walk called motherhood is messy, hard, fun and beautiful all at the same time. Many days I either have to laugh, politely ignore my screaming children or watch some daytime TV (yes, I’ll admit it) to survive. But even on the craziest of days, I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Thanks for joining me on the ride and I look forward to your thoughts, insights, realities and stories along the way. Feel free to subscribe to the blog so you get future posts delivered right to your favorite feed reader or in your email inbox:

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