Friday, March 2, 2012

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

5 comments:

  1. Oh my word, that book just gave me a flashback to my childhood! I'm totally going to look it on Ebay. I loved that book when I was little!

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  2. good for you for finding some alone time! and the sheets always seem to be off our bed when we come home late from being out all day and are dog tired--never fails! lol!! a mothers work IS never done!

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  3. Sounds like my life:) And I def agree! Bath time is sacred for this mommy, but if they need me, well....they need me.

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  4. I don't get interrupted in the bath much anymore and crazy enough, I miss it. Although, they do still seem to call my cell phone while I'm soaking - just no barbies diving or "can I just sit on the edge and put my feet in?". Most of my best memories are those where I was "needed". Love your stories Maggie - thanks for sharing your day to day! I can totally visualize the world you describe!

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  5. I don't get interrupted in the bath much anymore and crazy enough, I miss it. Although, they do still seem to call my cell phone while I'm soaking - just no barbies diving or "can I just sit on the edge and put my feet in?". Most of my best memories are those where I was "needed". Love your stories Maggie - thanks for sharing your day to day! I can totally visualize the world you describe!

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