Let me just day in advance that I am posting this from my phone so not only is it going to be painstaking to write, it might be even more so to read. However, as a newfound dedicated blogger I can't let a little back pain keep me from posting. I can just let it keep me from doing so from the comfort of my computer chair. . .
oddly this may be a long one.
Tonight I realized two things. The first, I am a "Hover Mom" not only at the playground but also at the ball field. What am I doing at a ball field where a couple dozen teams are running around and it cold and difficult to sit on metal bleachers? I am watching all of my currently playing neices and nephew play softball. I am a dedicated auntie, and couldn't stand the unfair if I didn't attend each of their first games. Tuesday was the 5 yr old's first game EVER so of course I couldn't miss that. Then Wednesday was the 9 yr old's first time pitching so HOW could I miss that?? But tonight was my now 11yr old nephew's first game of the season, and can this proud auntie say it? He kicked ass. It's hard sometimes for me to believe that they are all so grown, and watching this amazing young man slide into home plate tonight gave me a sense of pride and nostalgia that I'm usually go busy to stop and experience. This little man was the ring bearer in my wedding, the vessel of my proposal, and has always called me Aunt Kerry, even before I was.
So before I get a tear in my eye (I am hormonally pregnant after all!), I just want to make a note to those sweet little spawns, I love them dearly and am SO insanely proud of the people they are becoming.
And back to reality. Tonight my children, while running under bleachers and climbing on the gates, I realized that i could possibly be a high risk person for a heart attack! With the softballs flying (conking the children in the head), the little legs running (and skidding across the pavement), I just don't have the tolerance for all the times my heart stopped! Thankfully we made it through the night with only four accidents, two fights and seven or so sets of tears. A miracle when there are five children under the age of five in the same area playing!
Yes folks miracles do happen. Children survive that which mothers fear, and they turn into little humans who sometimes don't need a kiss to make it better. They just need to get back to the game mom! My oldest wants so bad to be big that she has decided mommy is virtually unnecessary. No more kisses, no more snuggles in public, no more soothing words to dry the tears. Just a quick "Really mommy I'm not bleeding that bad!" and then she's off.
I've never been unnecessary before.
That's ok though. My current incubating spawn will give me a few more short years to be needed. Needed for food, for snuggles, and to be his/her protector.
ah yes, my children are getting big.
And I feel too old to still be this young... Life is crazy.
I know you said your a smart shopper so I figured I'd give you a great deal. My aunt works at Kmart and told me that eggs were a $0.25 a dozen and that they still had a lot last night but that they might be $0.50 still a great deal for a dozen eggs. Also she thinks it end this weekend sometime but they have a deal if you buy chicken you get ragu sauce and a box of noodles free. Said it comes around $3.00. Says if you pick up a paper when you walk-in it has the deal on the front page.
ReplyDeleteWow that's awesome thanks so much!
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