The Glass Is Always Half Full

This week has been tough. I can't talk about it all but let's just say there are days I wish my job title were "Lottery Winner." I guess you take the good with the bad and my job does offer a good bit of good. So, I will try to see the glass as half full.

The half full part comes from the family. Steven has jumped right in this week to take as much kid duty off my plate as possible. He's made dinner and done the dishes each night and yesterday even made a chocolate cake with home chocolate icing. Yummy.

Tonight he was getting the kids ready for bed (as I was still working at 9:00). Grace was in the tub downstairs and Gabe was in the tub upstairs. I took a break and ran down to help Grace wash her hair. I asked her if she wanted conditioner to make it easier to comb and she of course said no. I vetoed that decision and put the conditioner on her hair. She asked, "Why do you get to ask and then do what you want anyhow?" I explained, "That's what you get to do when you are the mommy. One day you will get to that with your kids." She then asked, "How do you know I'll be a mommy?" I said, "I guess I don't know but I hope so." She looked up with her beautiful blue eyes and big dimples and said, "I will. I feel it in my heart." : ) Now, that is such a good thought. Of course I want it to happen when she's about 30 but the thought of my baby having babies somedays sure does make me warm and fuzzy.

And then there's Gabe. I went back upstairs after finishing with Grace and sat down to work again when I heard Gabe in the tub leave a huge stinker bomb (the term of choice in the Schrec house). I heard Steven chuckle and say, "Gabe, what was that." And Gabe proudly reported, "I was destroying the lady bug." Steven walked back into the bathroom and said, "You could have just scooped the lady bug out of the tub."

I know I'm talking about my six year old having babies (albeit way in the future) and my four year old "destroying" a lady bug with a stinker bomb... and that might seem silly to some...but to me... it couldn't get any better.