Laugh Out Loud

This is my first venture into the world of blogging and all I can say is "yay me!!" LOL As a mom, I enjoy delving into new and different things, at least for the sake of the kids to avoid the mundane and repetitive. Well, that's what I say to convince myself that I don't want to remain stagnant.

For instance, it is 2:30am, and I am up on the computer creating and writing this blog. I am actually excited about it, not so much for the physical creation, but because the house is quiet as a mouse! I will stay up late and do things, just so I can do it without hearing calls of "mommy" "Mommy!", "MOMMY!!!" "Mom, Jimmy hit me." "No I didn't" "Yes you did!" "MOM!"

Am I the only one out there right now with an Amen corner? Even if you don't identify with me right now, at some point you will!

Having children can be both a challenge and a joy. I experience both on a daily basis. However, I have come to understand and realize that each day is just one small day in the phase of their growth. Each phase is a quickly fleeting stage that will pass and never return again. Yes, I get upset at times, but I am learning to relax and enjoy it. In the midst of their arguing, my children look at me cross eyed and crazy when I just stare at them with bewilderment and joy. They think I'm a few ounces shy of a pound and I have to explain to them that I am just enjoying them loving eachother. They still don't get it. Things won't always be this way, and I am just soaking it all in.

I then relate it to a Cosby Show episode that I saw where the kids were all screaming in the house either fighting or looking for one another. Cliff and Claire muse over what is happening and even though they are only 2 feet apart, they raise their voices and yell at one another just about their daily conversation. It was done to show their children how they were communicating with one another, but in a comical way. To wit, the kids all came into the livingroom and stared at their parents yelling at one another, "Claire where are you?" "I'm in the livingroom, where are you?" "I'm in the livingroom too. Do you want to go the kitchen for something to eat?" "Yes, why don't we go." Well, you get the picture. The kids just stare at their parents and Denise says "man, they are crazy."

The funny part is watching this show as a young person, I didn't get the reality of the series. However watching as an adult, I get all the inside jokes and really see that even though this was a TV show from the '80's they cover a lot of what we as parents, soon-to-be parents, or aspiring parents can relate to and learn from.

So, Laugh Out Loud and enjoy your children today!