WOW! Josh and I have finally done it, we are all grown up now...married and a kiddo didn't officially make us grown-ups - ha! Friday we put a contract down on our first house, and we are very excited about it. The house is move in ready, but we still have big plans...too bad the pocket book isn't as deep as our plans would like for it to be =P We close and take possession of the home on November 20th, which is a Thursday. The big move date is Saturday, November 22nd, so if you aren't busy - come one, come all -ha! I pulled a couple of pictures off of the agent's website, I cannot wait to get some pictures taken of our own :) I have linked the title of this post to the website if you are interested in more info on the house.
Braden's school collects these to raise money for his classroom, and he will get a special prize at the end of the year for collecting them and bringing them to his teacher. They are found on things like Ziploc products, Kleenex products (tissues, paper towels, toilet paper), certain cereals, Betty Crocker mixes, Green Giant products, Pillsbury products, Hefty trash bags etc. Send them all my way if your kids don't use them in their school.
Before I was a Mom
Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom, I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom, I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much… before I was a Mom.
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