What a GLORIOUS Day!

We get to be pampered, spoiled, celebrated, thanked, and loved extra hard today, all because we are a mother to a child (or 3, or 6)! How COOL is that? I want to thank my Mom for all the sacrifices she makes for me and my family so that we can have her in our daily lives. I want to thank her for her advice, her inability to tell jokes, her silliness, her smarts, her good sense, her over-protectiveness, and most of all her TIME. The Five Dream Weavers would be lost without her!

As for me, I started the day thinking knowing I am the LUCKIEST Mom on the planet! I woke up to my 4’0” 50 pound 4 year old MAN CHILD curled up in a ball next to me sucking his thumb. Both bad habits we are trying to break (getting into our bed; thumb sucking), but today, it made my day start out on a perfect note! I immediately got my phone out and texted my mom, to let her know how much I love her.

This day will be tough for her; for all of us. My Mother- and Father-in-Love are coming over for lunch later and we will all meet at my Sister-in-Love’s house. It will be good to be family again. Good to talk, and laugh and eat and ENJOY. But, I am saying extra prayers for my mom today, who is missing a child on this Mother’s Day.

So, here’s a SHOUT OUT to all my Mommy Friends who find themselves “In Tha Muthahood” along with me. Enjoy today! Enjoy your kids, let them be kids; enjoy your husbands, even if his gift is lame; enjoy the extra attention; even if it only lasts for a day. For tomorrow, we go back to being Mom – knower of all things, keeper of all things lost; driver of all carpools, runner of all errands. I love being a Mom!

Mother’s Day is coming!

I cherish being a mom. Some days, I am better at it than other days. Some days, I feel like I am drowning, and some days, I feel like I am top of the mountain! It truly is a blessing that I have an excellent partner in the day-to-day, and all in all, I have GREAT kids! They try hard, they are well behaved, they know they are loved, and they love me back! What more could a Mom ask for!

At this point in my life, I am lucky enough to be right in the middle of the Mom sandwich. I have the blessing of being a mom, and I also have the great honor of being my mother’s daughter. The trend this week on Facebook is to make your profile picture an image of your mom or us you and your mom. This is the image I have as my profile pic right now: It’s from the day of my brother’s funeral, but it is one of my favorite recent pics of me and my mom together. We know how lucky we are to be able to see each other and/or communicate with each other every day. My family is so fortunate to have her as a care giver for my kids!

The Dream Weavers are movie fans, and all of the Little Dream Weavers are lovers of all things Disney Pixar. I want to share a *very* short clip with you of what it feels like sometimes to be a mom. Imagine, the birds are saying “MOM” while you watch this:

Yeah, that’s how it feels some days. But, at the end of the day, it’s all worth it! I will treasure these days, because I know they won’t last forever. The teenage angst and scowl are just around the corner…

As a special Mother’s Day treat to all my Mommy-friends (and Daddy friends who empathize with their wives) I want to leave you with this video. I saw Anita Renfroe in concert a few weeks ago, and she is hilarious. She put together this little ditty about “Muthahood” just in time for our Mother’s Day enjoyment:

*\o/* H*A*P*P*Y**M*O*T*H*E*R*S**D*A*Y *\o/*

Maintenance

main•tain verb \mān-tān, mən-\ 1: to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from failure or decline

Merriam-Webster says it best. This week I kept [my weight] in an existing state. I totally forgot to weigh myself yesterday morning (it was Monday, after all…), so I did it this morning. I have to admit, I was a little nervous while I waited for the lights to stop flashing. But the bright orange LED number that finally displayed on the little screen between my feet was a familiar one. The same one I saw 2 weeks ago, in fact. Huh. How ‘bout that? Not a loss, but NOT a gain! It’s a small victory!

Last week was INSANE on a personal level. We had a very busy kid week, plus the taping in Edmond on Wednesday, and then Twin A got Strep Throat! But, I had a date with each of my twins over the weekend, and it was so worth it! One-on-one time with my husband is hard enough, but finding time in ALL our schedules for the one-on-one with each child is particularly hard! But, we made it happen! Friday night, Twin B and I went to see a 3D movie of her choice. She picked “Justin Bieber : Never Say Never.” I was not revolted! I had actually watched the E! True Hollywood Story on him a few months back, and was intrigued by his story, so I was piqued to see how the Big Screen told his story. My twitter / facebook status after the movie was “So, I think my new fave color is purple! I think I caught a little #bieberfever!”

Not to be outdone, Twin A’s turn to pick a 3D movie was Saturday afternoon (after her antibiotics made her feel OH SO MUCH better!), and she choose “Gnomeo & Juliet.” Again, not revolted! It was a little tedious, but there were some great one-liners, and she really enjoyed it, and that was the point, anyway! Plus, my husband got some fun kid time both days with the 2 kids I didn’t have at the time, so it was a good time of family bonding!

So, while I was maintaining my weight, I was also maintaining building up our family. I also taught the girls how to make friendship bracelets out of embroidery thread this weekend. I hope I have made memories for them that will last. I think that’s my favorite part of being a Mom!