"Real" life

Real - is dancing in the sunshine and flying insects

Real - is playing for hours outside everyday

Real - is lots of scraped knees and bandaged toes

Real - is needing a bath every day

   

 

 

 

Real- is baskets of laundry, everywhere.

Real- is a major production to go anywhere

Real - is reciting math facts and English definitions while feeding a wiggly baby

Real- is diapers..... lots and lots of diapers

Real - is brown leaves crushed into the carpet already littered with crayons and books

  

Real- is 3 sisters piled together on the couch , laying beside each other on the floor, sitting next to each other at the table. 

Real- is chubby cheeks constantly being kissed, and baby mouth giving kisses in return.

 

 

Real- is baby songs in the background

Real- is exhausted and brain dead

Real- is not finishing anything

 

Real- is running....

 

and running....

 

Real- is playing Indians, princess, pirates, mystery, school, house, and American girls all in the space of 30 minutes and then saying "what can we do now Mama?"

 

Real- is a new kind of centerpiece

 

Real- is drool on everything

 

Real- is tears and smiles (sometimes together)

Real- is trying, failing, trying again

Real- is doing what we have to do

Real- is putting what we WANT to do on the back burner 

Real- is working

Real- is voices calling out in the night

Real- is praying 

Real- is hugs and kisses and sweet little giggles

Real- is hard!!!

And I wouldn't trade it for anything.