What Kids Make You Do....

[Mama3A]

I just came in from playing outside in the snow with my soon to be 6 yr old and my 4 yr old. I was thinking, as I pulled off my ski pants, that if I was single or without kids I wouldn't even own ski pants. I, as a solo Adult, would never chose to put on ten layers of clothes, wrap myself in a scarf and head outside to lay down and make snow angles.

There are other things I wouldn't do either. I wouldn't cook meals. Sure I'd have food but roasts, turkeys, big pasta dishes - forget it! The only time I'd eat like that is at a restaurant where someelse had to prepare it and clean up after it.

I wouldn't bake cookies - I am so bad at it and I only do it for the process of baking, not the end result.

Some days I just wouldn't get dressed. I'd stay in my P.J. all day if I had no place to go and no one coming over. Who would care!

I wouldn't be able to sing the ABCs in three languages and I certainly wouldn't know the Barney song (who would chose to learn the Barney song?!)

I wouldn't have a DVD player in my van, I wouldn't be able to discuss, like a strange version of a book report, the lasest Nick Jr. movie release.

There are some things I'm not sure of like would I still put up a Christmas Tree and Fill stockings? Do you play SAnta when there are only adults in the house?

So for all the times I envy people without kids I think of all my life wouldn't be without them.

Oh and one more thing ... I certainly wouldn't be hanging out on Cafe Mom!

My kids make me a better person .... but I would like to sleep to noon on a Sat.