All about a mom...

There are a lot of things some of you may not know about WHY moms love to be moms... especially why they love to be stay at home moms. I know the most common response to this question would be something along the lines of... oh, children are so pure... it's so fun to watch them grow up... blah, blah, blah. We know that already. That's a given. I'll tell you the REAL reasons moms like to be moms.... and why it it is so much fun to have kids...

First and foremost... who gets to see the sun rise?? ME ME ME. Hey. I don't love 5 am, but I love a good sunrise from my kitchen window with my morning coffee....


Secondly... you get to do things like bake at 5:30 am.... cause you don't have to be anywhere.... and no one can see you when you dip your fingers into the batter and enjoy every last taste of it (note to self: I do know the dangers of ingesting raw eggs, I have just decided a day of puking just might be worth it... should anything ever happen).


Today I made a a sour cream apple coffee cake.... which brings me to reason number three....

Reason three: PLAYDATES!!!! All of you who think playdates are for the kids... are so, so wrong. They are for moms. So they stay sane... There is nothing like a good old-fashioned laugh-fest with a fellow mom (and it helps if she also has a dirty mind, and can cuss like a sailor). Some fun things you may consider when planning your next playdate...

Making the kids cry....





OR... because ANYTHING goes... (like baby boy eating cookies!!!)



Some other benefits of playdates...
* someone to watch your kids, so you can pee in peace.
* usually all the laughing of kid A and B will drown out the crying of kid C
* if your friends are really cool, like mine, you will laugh your ass off for days leading up to said playdate and for several days after.
* and the best part: the kids usually take rockstar naps and sleep like rocks all night long.

And finally -- you can use your kids as an excuse for almost anything (not that I DO... but I'm just sayin'!).... it even works on husbands.... Take note:

Me: "oh my gosh, what a crazy day, I had a vigorous educational play group at the house for the kids today, and I had to bake, and make coffee"
Hubby: "You must be so tired??"
Me: "Oh, I am!!" (insert exaggerated yawn and stretch here)
Him: "Too tired to cook??"
Me: "Yea, I'm pretty beat, I had to teach them Latin today"
Him: "Ok, well..."
Me: "No, I think I can whip something up, does a frozen dinner sound ok???"
Him "What should I get???"
Me: "Well, I'd say sushi, but you look tired too, let me just nuke those Healthy Choice meals"
Him: "Ok, so, some california rolls and some tuna sashimi??!?!???!"
Me: "Ok, great. I'll be on Facebook"

And that my friends, is today's edition of livin' it up mommy style.