Thoughts of the Day

My totally random splash of thoughts....

Road Construction.    So everyone always says that in Minnesota there are 2 seasons, winter and road construction, and with the exception of the 2 years that I drove in the metro area, I would've said that was SO untrue...until now.  I'm a small town Mama and the neighboring towns are not that large either, but MAN, can we get a break with roads closed?!  And what's with detouring traffic from the road that is closed onto the worst, and I mean worst, road in town?  Really...

Sidewalk Chalk.    We're lettin it all loose this summer with the outdoor entertainment.  I was the mom that said 'don't get dirty' as my kids were about to get into the newly rained in sandbox.  Like that would ever happen!?  Ok, so there is still some of that mom in me, but who cares if we all go out without shoes at 8 in the morning when there's still dew on the grass and then walk right into the sand and mud, resulting in sand-between-the-toes toes for the rest of the day...leaving trails throughout the house.  It beats me trying to find 3 pairs of shoes in our yard the next time we need to go somewhere.  And who cares if Maia eats more sidewalk chalk that she used to draw faint little baby lines with?  Really, who cares.

Summer Storms.    I have a love-hate relationship with storms.  I am very much scared-to-death when the sirens sound and there is a possibility of something near.  Yet I LOVE the thrill of a storm and watching, from a great distance, what's going on.  I chalk it up to being a mom now, yet still being young, and also the last bad storm that hit our town was when I was gone to a meeting and had my daycare sub filing in for me and watching my 6 kids, plus Bella...talk about scared-to-death mama experience.  And you can't beat the beautiful skies after a storm like this.

Playdates.    My girls have lots of friends.  And we love to have them over, any chance we can.  Our last consisted of SEVEN little princesses and 3 talkative mamas, playing and relaxing over juice and munchies.  Daddy and I rate the girls' playdate fun on what the yard looks like when it's over...and man can 7 little girls do a whopper on a backyard!  We hope to have Miss E and her lil baby sis and Miss L & Miss N over real soon again. 

Farms.    OK, I know...we're really small town people.  The girls, especially Bella and Kira, love farms and everything to do with them.  The excitement that pours out of them from seeing an irrigater on, is downright beautiful, and hysterical, on a drive home.  Bella already knows dozens of names of farm equipment and the brand of tractors...and I'm sure Kira's not far behind.  I think Daddy is a wanna-be-farmer, or maybe was one in a previous life :)

My Girls.    They have me in awe lately.  The things they say.  What they remember.  Their willingness to do anything.  What they plan out to do.  The lovin they do on one another and their Mama and Daddy.  Their super polite manners (thank you Barney - I know, thought I would never be that mom!).  Their creativity and craftiness.  Their individualism.  And especially their love for all things, big and small, in this world.