a good combination
Life can be tricky.
Things can get chaotic.
Sometimes we forget how awesome we really are.
We need people around who know how awesome we are and will remind us how awesome we are even when we have forgotten that we are, in fact, awesome.
I’m lucky.
I’ve found my people.
My family is awesome. My friends are awesome. I’m surrounded by the most amazing people and get to hare my life with them on a regular basis. I may not always like where I am, but I always like who I’m with. There is a select group of fabulous folks that I call “my peeps” and they know who they are.
I’ve found my people.
I’m lucky.
These people remind me on the regular of my awesomeness, but they keep me in check as well. Trust me — there is nothing like a child puking on you in the middle of the night or screaming for you from the bathroom UPSTAIRS to “please come wipe me” or having a preteen politely (yet not so politely) ask you to “stop dancing” at the bowling alley to snap you back into reality and remind you that you are, in fact, a mom. An awesome mom, but still a mom…
Moms are superheros that don’t have capes.
Moms are full awesomeness hidden beneath sleep deprivation.
Moms are doctors with hands on training.
Moms are chefs who’ve never donned the coat.
Moms are public relations coordinators, secretaries, office managers, chauffeurs, house keepers, personal trainers, counselors, punching bags, shoulders to cry on, fashion advisers, personal alarm clocks and we never get paid for it. Unless you count kisses and hugs and squeals of delight when you walk into a room payment — which I do. 
I’ve been a mom for 12 years now and for the last four years I’ve sort of felt like a single mom with Jason being a full time college student. This week though that all changed.
Jason took his last final on Monday.
Jason graduates on Sunday.
Jason will have a double Bachelors Degree in Accounting AND Finance.
We finally have him back!
Now that he’s finished with school I can breathe a little easier. We can plan to do more things together during the week. I have some help at home! And the girls can feel a little more secure at night.
Maybe I’ll even get a little more of this…
Raising a preteen daughter can be difficult sometimes and adding on the stress of being a one parent household most of the time just makes it that much harder. Hopefully now that Jason will be home in the evenings sharing in the housework, the discipline, the helping with homework and the refereeing Linsey and I can start getting along a little better. Hopefully…
I know that things aren’t going to really settle down. Jason will soon be scoping out a “grown-up” job. We’re in our 30′s with young children, a business, bills to pay, a house to run, lives to lead and none of that is particularly easy, but at the very least now we can control the chaos a little better. In theory anyway…
Life can be tricky.
Things can get chaotic.
Sometimes we forget how awesome we really are.
We need people around who know how awesome we are and will remind us how awesome we are even when we have forgotten that we are, in fact, awesome.
What we really need is a good combination, and I’m lucky enough to have just that. I know I can be a bit of a downer at times. I know I go on and on about my imperfections a lot. I know that I’m sort of that person who is never really satisfied, but I must tell you that I’m always happy even if you can’t always tell.
My family, my friends, my life — it’s sort of like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich — gooey and sloppy and sticky and messy and salty and sweet perfection all smooshed together.
