Early this morning, my kids and I awoke to discover a beautiful white almost 2" layer of snow outside. Immediately, we donned our jackets, gloves and rubber boots (every walking child should have a pair) and went out to enjoy it. I haven't gotten anything productive done ALL MORNING because of the snow, but it was worth it. I wasn't always able to do that sort of thing. After I married and had kids I lost a little of my free spirit. I wasn't able to just "let it go" for the sake of fun, because there were just too many responsibilities to take care of. My mom told me a couple years ago something that helped me...
"Twenty years from now, no one will know if your house was clean or dinner was on-time, but they WILL know if you loved your children"
Sometimes, we have to let the "image" of perfection go for the sake of love and the enjoyment of life. The moments tick by so quickly...we have such little time to enjoy the youth of our children...why waste it trying to be the perfect woman. Let the laundry and the dishes wait a little longer...and go out in the snow to play with your kids!
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Just make sure they don't eat yellow snow...
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