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That these really are the best days of your life. That you will find yourself one day wishing so badly for those times when a little one needed a glass of water, or the little one needed to sleep with mommy because she was afraid........and you will miss the little buttlerfly kisses and hugs and being needed so much. That we spend so much time wishing we could get more rest or get more time alone then one day you would give anything for just one hour of the life you had when your kids were little..........

When my dad told me (after he had a heart attack and found out he had cancer) that he would give up 5 years of his remaining life just to have one day with me and my sister when we were little............that made me cry...........then my grandmother told me that she and my grandad are so lonely........she said that when she was younger she was always so busy washing clothes, cleaning the house, preparing dinner, ironing clothes, giving baths, etc. that she used to wish the kids were a little older so that she could get relief...........now she said her days are filled with quiet rooms, empty spaces and no hugs or kisses from little ones............she said the world is just passing her by and that it breaks her heart to think of how good she had it when her home and arms were full of loving children and that she didnt relish every second of it!!!

I remind myself of this every day and realize that Im in the middle of the most fantastic, love filled, energy filled times of my life and that it will NEVER get better than it is right now! My home is filled with 3 loving children who keep me running non stop and I allow myself to feel the warmth and love around me every day.........when I am exhausted I remind myself that I will long for this feeling again one day..........and I tell myself how fortunate I am that my life is so full that I run out of energy..........I look around at little toys that my precious kids play with and I look at the refrigerator and bulletin board filled with pictures and poems they have made for me.........and I look at the little clothes that I fold and put away.......and I look at the little stuffed animals on their bed because I know how much they need to cuddle with those during the night.........and I see the sippy cups for little hands that still need help drinking their chocolate milk.......I see car seats that still hold my precious kids because I want to keep them safe..........I see kids shampoo bottles and faucet covers to protect them while bathing............I see little chairs that little bottoms love to sit in to watch TV..........I look around and I see that I have won better than the lottery............I have hit the jackpot of blessings.......I am so freaking blessed to have these little kids in my life..........

I am so thankful my parents/grandparents have given me their perspective so that I could step back and smell the roses of the garden of childhood!!!