Mother's Day Reality!

The Fairytale:

Wake up to the smell of a gourmet breakfast.

Receive fabulous gift from precious girls and hubby.

Get ready for church with no whining, crying or craziness.

Teach precious 4K children about God's love.

Princesses make it through church & Sunday school with out

messing up or wrinkling linen dresses.

Be treated to a lovely brunch accompanied by all of your family.

Come home to a spotless house with no laundry what so ever.

Princesses take 2 hour nap with no fuss while you get to have grown-up conversation with your amazing husband.

Spend afternoon at the park.

Come home, grill out and eat dinner outside.

Husband bathes princesses while you have an in-home pedicure.

Everyone goes to bed without fuss.

The Reality:

Wake up at 6am.

Start breakfast.

Princess #1 wakes up and still has terrible itchy rash all over that has now been diagnosed as poison ivy. She is irritable.

Eat waffles with princesses.

Receive amazing piece of art and sweet cards from princesses and husband.

Get ready for church. Arrive to find 20 4 & 5 year olds with only 2 teachers.

Go to pharmacy and grocery store after church.

Arrive home to find 2 sleepy and grumpy princesses.

Send husband and princess #2 to lake.

Put princess #1 down for a nap.

Start washing all bed linens, couch slipcovers and clothing that could have come into contact with poison ivy and princess #1

Realize as you watch princess #1 sleep that without her you would not have a reason to celebrate Mother's Day.

Thank God for the gifts that he has given you.