I was making a list for Thanksgiving today and I got to thinking how thankful I was for many things in my life. My health, my home, my job.
My family ... my parents, my brothers and their wives, my nieces and nephew.
But my number one thing to be grateful for is my daughter ... I love being a Mom, it's the most rewarding thing I have ever done. It is also the hardest thing I have ever done, but I wouldn't change one moment.
Mom's of Lit ... Unite!! We are a special group!!
I bet every Mom knows these definitions well...
MOM'S DICTIONARY
AIRPLANE: What Mom impersonates to get a 1 year old to eat strained peas.
ALIEN: What Mom would suspect had invaded her house if she spotted a child-sized creature cleaning up after itself.
BABY: 1. Dad, when he gets a cold. 2. Mom's youngest child, even if he's 42.
BECAUSE: Mom's reason for having kids do things which can't be explained logically.
BED & BREAKFAST: Two things the kids will never make for themselves.
CARPET: Expensive floor covering used to catch spills and clean mud off shoes.
CAR POOL: Complicated system of transportation where Mom always winds up going the furthest with the biggest bunch of kids who have had the most sugar.
DATE: Infrequent outings with Dad where Mom can enjoy worrying about the kids in a different setting.
DRINKING GLASS: Any carton or bottle left open in the fridge.
DUMBWAITER: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert.
EAR: A place where kids store dirt.
ENERGY: Element of vitality kids always have an oversupply of until asked to do something.
FABLE: A story told by a toddler when asked who broke the expensive vase.
FULL NAME: What you call your child when you're mad at him.
GENIUSES: Amazingly, all of Mom's kids.
GUM: Adhesive for the hair.
HAMPER: A wicker container with a lid, usually surrounded by, but not containing, dirty clothing.
HANDI-WIPES: Pants, shirt-sleeves, drapes, etc.
HINDSIGHT: What Mom experiences from changing too many diapers.
"I SAID SO": Reason enough, according to Mom.
JACKPOT: When all the kids stay at Grandma's for the night.
JUNK: Things belonging to Dad .
KISS: Magic Mom medicine.
MAYBE: No.
OPEN: The position of children's mouths when they eat in front of company.
"OW": The first word spoken by children with older siblings.
QUIET: A state of household serenity which occurs before the birth of the first child and occurs again after the last child has left for college.
SCREAMING: Home P.A. system.
SHOW OFF: A child who is more talented than yours.
TOP BUNK: where you should never put a child wearing Superman pajamas.
UTOPIA: See "BUBBLE BATH"
VACATION: Where you take the family to get away from it all, only to find it there, too.
WALLS: Complete set of drawing paper for kids that comes with every room.
My family ... my parents, my brothers and their wives, my nieces and nephew.
But my number one thing to be grateful for is my daughter ... I love being a Mom, it's the most rewarding thing I have ever done. It is also the hardest thing I have ever done, but I wouldn't change one moment.
Mom's of Lit ... Unite!! We are a special group!!
I bet every Mom knows these definitions well...
MOM'S DICTIONARY
AIRPLANE: What Mom impersonates to get a 1 year old to eat strained peas.
ALIEN: What Mom would suspect had invaded her house if she spotted a child-sized creature cleaning up after itself.
BABY: 1. Dad, when he gets a cold. 2. Mom's youngest child, even if he's 42.
BECAUSE: Mom's reason for having kids do things which can't be explained logically.
BED & BREAKFAST: Two things the kids will never make for themselves.
CARPET: Expensive floor covering used to catch spills and clean mud off shoes.
CAR POOL: Complicated system of transportation where Mom always winds up going the furthest with the biggest bunch of kids who have had the most sugar.
DATE: Infrequent outings with Dad where Mom can enjoy worrying about the kids in a different setting.
DRINKING GLASS: Any carton or bottle left open in the fridge.
DUMBWAITER: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert.
EAR: A place where kids store dirt.
ENERGY: Element of vitality kids always have an oversupply of until asked to do something.
FABLE: A story told by a toddler when asked who broke the expensive vase.
FULL NAME: What you call your child when you're mad at him.
GENIUSES: Amazingly, all of Mom's kids.
GUM: Adhesive for the hair.
HAMPER: A wicker container with a lid, usually surrounded by, but not containing, dirty clothing.
HANDI-WIPES: Pants, shirt-sleeves, drapes, etc.
HINDSIGHT: What Mom experiences from changing too many diapers.
"I SAID SO": Reason enough, according to Mom.
JACKPOT: When all the kids stay at Grandma's for the night.
JUNK: Things belonging to Dad .
KISS: Magic Mom medicine.
MAYBE: No.
OPEN: The position of children's mouths when they eat in front of company.
"OW": The first word spoken by children with older siblings.
QUIET: A state of household serenity which occurs before the birth of the first child and occurs again after the last child has left for college.
SCREAMING: Home P.A. system.
SHOW OFF: A child who is more talented than yours.
TOP BUNK: where you should never put a child wearing Superman pajamas.
UTOPIA: See "BUBBLE BATH"
VACATION: Where you take the family to get away from it all, only to find it there, too.
WALLS: Complete set of drawing paper for kids that comes with every room.
I have 3 sons and a daughter. 
