I love my children. I am so proud to be Grant and Avery's mom. Long before I ever met Beau, I dreamed of pulling up into that carpool and hanging out anxiously waiting on my baby to come and greet me and tell me all about his/her day. I'm here to tell you that when that dream came true, it was all I ever hoped of and more. Ok, so maybe hanging out in the carpool line isn't your dream of motherhood but to me, it was going to be the moment I had "arrived" as a mother. Being a stay-at-home mom isn't as easy as a lot of people think, but I promise you it's the most rewarding job I'll ever have. So what do we do...exactly? MOMS sit in the carpool and anxiously await the play-by-play of the day, MOMS obsess over how many times their 3 year has pooped that week, MOMS get frustrated and then laugh over what was so frustrating later, MOMS can NEVER get enough hugs and kisses and sometimes have to force them on their almost 7 yr old who isn't giving them as often as he used to, MOMS love, MOMS fuss, MOMS' hearts ache for their children, MOMS laugh the loudest when their kid is the comedian, MOMS cry the hardest when their children are hurting, MOMS love to make birthday cakes exactly the way their child has dreamed it up even if it means staying up half the night just to see the smile on their face, MOMS cherish the homemade cards over any gift ever bought, MOMS read...A LOT of children's books and love doing all of the voices, MOMS take walks, MOMS listen, MOMS mess up...often, but MOMS do everything they can to make life a balance of love, fun and structure (which yes, includes discipline) for the greater good of their children. Obviously that isn't the extent of what moms do, but to me, those are just a few of the job descriptions I had in my mind when the job of motherhood made itself available to me. Whatever your motherhood job description was in your mind, I wish you all the best in fullfilling those duties and I promise you that I will do my best too to get the job done....as best I know how. Happy Mother's Day!