Real Life.

Sick children make me want to do nothing but sit and cuddle with them all day. Unfortunately the laundry doesn't wash itself, the kitchen must be kept up a little, and dinner will be needed eventually. Oh and I should probably shower so my husband will continue to sleep next to me at night. lol. *sigh* I think chicken noodle soup would be the perfect cure for my recovering babies, and the easiest option for me today since I can put it on the stove now and leave it to simmer all day.
It seems a worn down immune system can lead to allergies taking over a 4 year olds body so he's whiney, bored, tired, and feeling crappy. And teething can make a baby who's usually happy to play on his own, want to be held, fed and put to sleep all day. Oh and a husband who works 10 hours a day and can't find clean socks in the morning practically begs for laundry to get done. lol. All Mommy wants is a mani/pedi, eyebrow wax, tanning session, a good cup of coffee and a book in a quiet day that's all mine. Haha! That won't be happening for a little while yet... gotta get these babies well first!!

I've recently come across the path of old friends again... it's funny how in finding out where they've been and what they've been up to and where they are now in life, it causes me to reflect back on where I've been, what I've been doing, and most importantly where I am now.
I'm so thankful for my messy home, my dirty kitchen full of food, my children who want all of my attention  all of the time, my husband and partner who both keeps me sane and drives me nuts, and most of all that I am a woman with a million reasons to be happy, and who truly loves and appreciates her life and the people in it.

Someone spoke recently of finding adventure in life. Of living every day to the fullest, unafraid of taking risks and trying new things... learning what life is all about. I remember a time in my life when I wanted nothing more... a time when I was always looking for the next big adventure, the next thrill that would make me feel more alive than ever. Now? Now I find that adventure in every single ordinary day. My life is so full it's overflowing most of the time. I live every day to the fullest, some days by hanging out with sick kids watching silly tv shows talking about all the wonderful things kids find to discuss... and some days it's dealing with the newest unexpected thing that life has thrown my way, or reaching out to the latest person put in my path who needs a friend, or a hand, or just a kind word. I no longer wonder when I'll feel that -more alive than ever- feeling again... I feel it every single day.
When I put my kids down for naps and I sit down and look around and realize I've never in my life been happier.
When I'm playing on a swing with a baby in my lap and a little boy running around on the playground and I realize my whole world is right there in front of me.
When I'm crawling into bed exhausted and my husband puts his arms around me and while we fall asleep together I realize I've found everything I ever hoped to have in love& marriage, and it's getting better every day.
When my sons wake me up in the early morning and as I pull them into bed with me to start my day by holding them both, and I feel my tiniest one kicking away inside me, and I realize that I have more than I ever could deserve, that if I had to choose, this is what I would want.
All of this. The good, the bad, the beautiful and the ugly. It all makes up a life that I have learned to adore, that I thrive on.  My quiet days with my little family, my crazy days with the whole extended family, all of it. It's all more amazing than I ever dared hope.

"This is your life... are you who you want to be?"

A friend introduced me in a round-a-bout way to a song that I have fallen in love with... these beautiful words are from it....

"I know someday this all will be over

And it's hard to say what most I will miss

Just give me one way to spend my last moments alive

And I'll choose this, I'll choose this, I'll choose this!"

What better way to live? :)

xoxo