:: Today ::

The last two days have been really hard for me. It seems like every couple of months I fall into a funk. All I want to do is slip away somewhere quiet without the kids. Every noise grates on my nerves. Every whine makes me want to scream.

Thankful for people who jolt me out of it. Thankful for my mom who watched the kids twice in two days and gave me the best advice. Thankful for Emily who told me that I was normal and a good mom. Thankful (albeit begrudgingly) to my husband who forces me to take a long hard look at what I am doing. Thankful for my kids who, even after two days of dealing with a witch of a mom, will give me hugs and kisses and forgive me.

They are in the bath tub or ''hot tub'' as Alex calls it, floating around as they chase shaving cream in the now lukewarm water. They are yelling at each other when someone takes the toy the other wanted. Squealing loudly as they paint the walls of the tub with it. But thankfully, so thankfully, I am able to smile at it. Respond quietly.  I'm thankful that every day has an end. That every hour will pass. That every second is almost over. I am thankful that the day can change before its ended.