Mothering

Some houses try to hide that fact
That children shelter there.
Ours boasts of it quite openly--
The signs are everywhere.
For smears are on the windows,
Little smudges on the doors.
I should apologize, I guess,
For toys strewn on the floor.
But I sat down with the children
And we played and laughed and read.
And if the bathtub doesn't shine
There eyes will shine instead.
For when, at times, I'm forced to choose
The one job or the other,
I want to have a lovely house,
But first I'll be a mother.
--Author Unknown

That about sums it up for me!

My friend Jen had her baby today at 3:25am. They named him Emmerich. I haven't heard that name so I looked it up. It is a Pennsylvania dutch name that means hard worker (She is Amish at heart...quilting bees here I come!).

Today I got 78 points in Quiddler and found out that gi isn't a word. I thought it was a karate uniform?