You know how when you're a new parent and your baby is pooping in its pants, you're missing sleep, and you don't even have enough free time to go to the bathroom alone?
Well, let me tell you... it gets better.
Because, sooner or later, your kids grow up. And they start pooping in the toilet, you start catching up on sleep, and you have enough free time to not only go to the bathroom alone but to do other things alone as well (like read, go to a movie, go for a walk, etc.).
And here is what my kids have been doing for a little while now (they are 9, 7, and 3)...
When we go grocery shopping, they take a cart, they take half of the grocery list, and they go throughout the store picking up their items on the list. Usually Peace, the youngest, rides in my cart. But this time, she went with Ocean and Ezra, so it was like I was all alone, peacefully shopping for the items on my list. At one time this week, I strolled past Ezra as he was talking to a worker and I heard him asking, "Excuse me. Can you tell me where the dried figs are?" It was so cute.
And here is what else gets better...
The kids can start cooking for you too! Ocean made this meal for all of us last night, and all I had to do was tell her that our yellow onions were fine and that a pinch of salt was good since we don't have a 1/8 teaspoon to measure.
Ah, yes... this is the life.
(Now, when should I have another baby?)
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It's always nice and reassuring to read these stories, as we get behind on poopy cloth diapers, laundry in general, dishes, what's for dinner, who's crying, and when can I take a shower. I saw this link on FB, and had to chuckle, for I had finished posting that for the first time in ages, everyone in our house slept all thru the night until 5am, it truly was a miracle!
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