This One Doesn't Even Have a Title

Warning! You are about to hear the distressed rantings of a frazzled mommy.  There isn't even a picture or title with this post.  And there is no telling where this post is going to end up.

Today was a hard mommy day!  Nothing big and completely horrible happened, but a bunch of little things all piled up together and resulted in a very stressful mommy day.  It was one of those days where I just felt like I couldn't do anything right.  I'm sure that a day like that is something every mommy can relate to.  We seemed to run behind schedule on everything from meals to nap time.  Umm...come to think of it...L.G. didn't even get a nap today.  The house was a wreck.  Lydia Grace was being the stinker version of herself.  (Just being real with you here.)  Eli was crying and needy most of the day which I was increasingly growing frustrated with until my sister reminded me that he was teething.  Then I just felt horrible because...

A:  I forgot about that being the reason for his distress.

AND

B: I felt like I should have held and cuddled him more due to there being a legitimate reason for the constant screaming.  

Nothing got done.   We were out of both juice and milk.  Super mom would have been able to efficiently load the kids up, make it to the store, and get the grocery shopping done.  I am not super mom.  I'm not even sure Eli wore anything other than a diaper today.  (The kids did both get baths.  Yay!  One thing got accomplished!)  My solution to the milk/juice dilemma was just to mix up Kool-Aid for L.G. because we were not out of that.

It was just one of those days where I felt like a complete mess and maybe even a bad mommy.  Have you ever had one of those days?  My sister who came over, of course, told me how silly I was being and that I wasn't a bad mommy.  But I couldn't help feeling out of sync today and like I had failed in the mommy department.

Maybe you stopped by the blog today to see a new craft project, activity for the kiddos, recipe, or something uplifting...

Sorry if what you are getting is me...

venting...

being a "Debbie Downer" and telling you what a mess I felt like today.

It was such a blessing that I had planned on attending a craft night hosted by our church with my sis tonight.  It was nice to step away for just a few hours.  Sometimes you just need a little mommy break to be able to put things back into perspective.  When I got home, I started reflecting on the day and how different life with kids can really be...

Here are some of my reflections this evening on motherhood...

I am no expert.  I am just learning this whole mommy thing as I go along and hoping that the kids don't figure out that I'm making it up as we go.

Being a mommy is one of the hardest and most challenging jobs in the world, but it is also one of the most rewarding and amazing jobs.

There will be days with tantrums, big messes, misbehavior, juice shortages, and frustration.  In between the tantrums and frustration...there will also be beautiful moments spent with the biggest blessing in my life--my kids!

There will be days when I feel like I've failed in the mommy department.  My kids won't ever think of me as a failure though.  They only look at me with eyes of love...even when the refrigerator is getting pretty bare.

To them...I'm a success just by loving them and being there for them.

I wouldn't trade being a mommy for anything in the world...even on the hard mommy days.

In the words of a legendary southern icon...
"After all, tomorrow is another day!"