Five Things I Learned in 2008

1.  What I think is good for my family is not always what God thinks is good for my family.  He is ever watchful of our needs, we need only trust Him.

2.  I am not in control.  (see #1)

3.  Supper will not cook itself.

4.  I am starting to learn contentment.  Did you know kids are a lot of work?  And the work never.  never.  never. ends.  A clean house now is not a clean house in five minutes.  A clean face/hand/butt is not a clean face/hand/butt in five minutes.   It is not for me to rail against my lot in life, complain and grump about doing something that, really, nobody else can do.  Namely, raise my children.  I am their mother and I love being their mother.  I am Learning to be content with all the work that comes with it.  (It helps that as they get older they can do some of the work!)

5.  No matter what time of the day or night you put Del in the tub he will always, always, always poop in the bath.  Always.*

*and by poop I don't mean the small pellets that are easy to scoop out.  I mean the messy stuff where everything must be drained, toys, tubs and kids must be scrubbed down and then put back in the bath.  And then you hope Del won't poop again.  But you can't be sure.  And then he does.  I will soon change my name to Sisyphus.  Only with poop.