Today I have been supermom.
I made my child an actual breakfast, not cereal with milk, I cooked an egg and everything. I got her dressed warmly for school, brushed teeth and hair and had us out the door five minutes early. Oh, and did I mention that I also made a baked zitti to take to the girls at work for our monthly birthday lunch. ALL BEFORE 8:00 AM!
After I dropped my sweet youngun off at school, I headed out to the local pet store, took a brief survey of all the different varieties of hamster cages on the market, evaluated them according to our beloved Charlie's needs and selected a mighty fine choice, according to the cashier. I then proceeded to the Dollar Tree, bought Halloween type goodies for the preschoolers in my care every Monday and Wednesday at Mother's Day Out, and some pretty fancy decorations, if I do say so myself.
It was onto Toys R Us, after that, for a few MUST HAVES for the Christmas morning reveal and then I was headed back to my daughter's preschool for lunch with my co-workers. At 1:00 PM, my girl was ready to come home, so I packed her in the car and we went to my mother's for cupcake baking and decorating. I was given a childcare reprieve, so I headed out to Walmart while my child basked in the grandparent glow.
At Walmart I found a printer, scanner and copier I had been wanting, so I got it and a few grocery items and headed for home.
I spent the remainder of my afternoon assembling the hamster cage, for my small, furry child and cleaning up the bedroom of my older, grumpier, non-furry one.
Once the girl came home, it was time for supper, so even though I had baked zitti for her dinner (one of her favorites) she declared a mutiny and "requested" a ham and cheese sandwich with pretzels. To avoid what has become a nightly fight, I gave in and made her the sandwich. Thankfully, she ate it.
Next, it was bath time and my favorite time of the day, BEDTIME! And did I mention that I got her the CUTEST Tinkerbell pj's today as well? And it was those pj's for which I was awarded the SUPERMOM award. Not for the breakfast, or the warm, clean clothes, or the safe drive, or the new hamster cage, or the trip to me-ma's, or any of the other one hundred things I do for this child on a daily basis... the Tinkerbell PJ's were the key to her heart.
I guess I should be grateful. Grateful that at least at some point in the last twenty-four hours, my sometimes grumpy, sometimes more than a typical four year old, looked me in the eyes and told me she loved me and thanked me for something. Even if it was just for a pair of pajamas.
I will take what I can get.
And as a side note: A very special thanks to my own mom. I truly had NO IDEA how hard this motherhood thing was until recently. The thought that you, for several years (due to my daddy's military service) did it alone.. just blows my mind. You are truly a Supermom - and if I haven't said it enough - THANK YOU! I love you.
Living Happily In The Moment,
Beverly
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