Today I woke up with a list of things I wanted to get done, like finish my last load of laundry, start washing all the bed sheets, organize Audrey's clothes, clean out my fridge and scrub my microwave.
Now ask me how many of those things I got done?
ZERO.
Audrey has recently starting saying "mom play" and it's hard to resist her. Audrey begged me to play puzzles with her, then wanted to read books, then we colored with markers for the first time, she of course marked all over herself. Then she wanted to play outside and we played with chalk and I decided it would be the perfect time to do the hand print flower pot gift for her great grandma, however this did not work out as planned, she wouldn't put her hand flat so the print came out as a glob, I decided to give her a Popsicle stick since we had no paint brushes and just let her have at it. She picked me flowers and then played in the dirt, got dirty from head to toe, chalk, paint, markers and dirt just all over her. Of course next I gave her a bath, I filled it up with extra toys and even put some bubbles in which I usually don't do since getting her OUT of the bath is already hard and she refuses to get out when the water is gone but the bubbles stay, but I knew she would love it so in the bubbles went. Most of the time baths are quick , in, scrub down and back out but tonight I let her play longer and just enjoy a nice bath.
After bath time I thought I would put on some cartoons for her and make the cabbage casserole I had planned, but once again Audrey had other plans, She wanted to play "Mouse" as she calls it, ABCMouse.com which is an online place for kids with lessons, puzzles and games and since she doesn't know to move a mouse, especially on a laptop I have to sit with her and move the mouse, she loves to playing and I love seeing her laugh and name animals and numbers . By the time I realized I had never started dinner I didn't feel like cooking much so I just made a turkey burger patty and broccoli . After Dinner Audrey was getting pretty cranky and I knew she needed a nap, but she wanted to lay on me watching a "vie" as she calls her movies, and well once she was asleep I just didn't have the heart to move her . So I layed there watching Word World for what was probably the 200th time, and I realized I hadn't gotten a single thing done today, then I looked at my sleeping little girl and smiled to myself and thought, no I got plenty done today, I spent the entire day with my daughter and while yes I spend everyday with my daughter being a stay at home mom, I don't always spend all of my TIME with her, She'll only be 2 for a little while, much too soon she won't beg me to play with her , to read her stories, or fall asleep on my chest.
So no I didn't do much housework today but I did my job as a mother, Audrey won't remember if I kept up with the laundry or if I made a big home cooked meal every night but she will remember all the time I spend WITH her, she will remember the times I read to her, she will remember the days we spend getting dirty in the backyard and the time I spend helping her learn and at the end of the day what else matters really?
I don't think any mother looks back and says "I wish I would have done more laundry" because I could have forever to spend with Audrey and that would still not be enough, so why waste the few precious years I have, because there is always tomorrow to do everything else.
