5 minutes peace.

.. lastnight, after many, many hours spent playing in the snow all day...

I ran myself a HOT bath and sat for a very l-o-n-g time!

warming up and just letting myself sit.

it was glorious!

and steamy!

and oh so wonderful!!!

afterwards, my plan was to go downstairs and crawl right into bed (notice the word WAS) - it was going to be blissful... and then i realized............

the sheets were in the dryer!

the bed wasn't made.

and i am pretty sure in the middle of my hot, steamy soak i muttered:

"seriously."

and that. was that. i attempted to lock in all of the warmth and exfoliating on my skin provided by Aveeno bodywash by getting directly into a cozy bathrobe,

but the minute i opened that bathroom door, josie needed her mommy (and a pacifier, and bed!) and i had a bed to make.

being a mother is a full.

time.

job.

it reminds me of this book:

have you ever seen it? or read it?

i had it when i was a little girl - and now it is all coming back to me!!!

for as long as i can remember, i would go into the bathroom and my mom would be trying to relax, soak, maybe even read a magazine... and i would either need something (a bed snack), want something (my hair braided),

or grab a barbie doll

and have her do back flips into the water off of her diving board

(aka. the water spout! duh!)

and every time, my mom would just smile and let me have at it!

she was gentle.

kind.

willing.

and i vow to be the same way!

babies grow WAAAAAY to fast and i want to cherish it all.

:)

happy friday chick-a-dees,

Mama Maggie