Last Night

After last night's fiasco of an evening...this is a good reminder for me to slow down and enjoy being the mom.

"The biggest mistake I made is the one that most of us make while [mothering]. I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of the three of them sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages 6, 4 and 1. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less."--Anna Quindlen

I think this applies to my relationship with Hub too.  Age is setting into the creases around his eyes and gravity is settling around his waistband.  Let's not even start of the list on me as I inch even further into middle age.  I remember those first moments of excitement when we were dating and newlyweds.  The falling part of love with him was wonderful.  Still is and it's even better now.  I need to remember to mentally capture some of the normal momentary great things he does that maybe I've just gotten used to.  I also need to remember to be a little better each day for his benefit too.

I find it difficult to be everything to everyone all of the time.  I know I'm not meant to be, but gosh...wish I could.