I'm here

Friday I told my bestfriend that some days I just don't cut it as a mom. While I know that's not true, Friday was one of those days that I was very thankful for bedtime. Maddie had a supersized meltdown as we were leaving for an outing. I quickly cancelled the outing and dealt with a screaming, stomping, red faced fit instead. It was all over fairly quickly so we had dinner, I bathed the girls and sent them all to bed at 6:30. I was in bed by 8:30. Ay yi yi.

Yesterday morning my mom called to see if I had heard anything about a young woman I grew up with. She lived down the street from me. Her obituary was in the paper Saturday. She was in a car accident recently and died from complications because of it. She was 29 and left her husband and two young kids behind. It is so terribly sad.

Earlier this week I caught glimpses of the horrendous tragedy at Virginia Tech and I was reminded of so many other senseless events that have taken so many lives too soon.

It is easy for me to be overcome with sadness when I think of all the families that have to deal with the deaths of such young, vibrant people.

Cami is becoming more confident in her ability to stand on her own. She smiles when I see her practicing. Brie is working on being quietly mischevious and grins when she is caught. Maddie has learned how to write "Maddie loves Mommy" and proudly presents me with valentines throughout the day. I was holding Brie tonight as she settled down to sleep and I was overwhelmed with the love I have for my sweet girls. I will try to remember to enjoy the bad days just as much as the fabulous ones. Well, almost.