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I always read This very funny blog ^^^^^^She has her stuff together and I admire it all.. She gave some examples of how her life runs in today's post and it got me thinking. Yes I do think from time to time. However when I reached the big 5-0 and realized life is getting pretty much past the middle (even if they say 50 is the new40). I knew, that I had better give up on trying to be a perfect mom and wife, a least by my standards, of what I believe (the women) I see around me, and just be me. With that I took note of the fact we really have a great little set up, my family of four! Here is a list of things that bugged me( that I wanted to be perfect at)....But I said I'm letting go of these things.

1. Bed Time: No we don't put kids to bed at 6....(I'm not judging) we let them get tired and hang with us. Always have and always will. Ryan has learned so much about politics by staying up with his dad and watching Anderson Cooper, the Fox channel, CNN and every other show that interests Steve. ( He has his masters in Sociology). I really feel that Ryan communicates with us, because he is given every chance to share his opinions out loud with us!

2. Being a perfect mother: When the kids were very small, I just wanted to do all those things other moms did and not my mom. I was the last one born in the family (3 kids, oldest is 13 years older then me, and next one is 8 years older then me) so... I missed out on all those snow trips to the mountains, great family trips, mom cooking at home all the time, (she started working), cookies baking at Christmas, helping in the class....you know all that stuff. * Wait I better note* I have an amazing mom and she did help out at school. Molly even did the 8th grade trip to Sacramento the state capital!
So I'm thinking I "have" to be a mom of service. However.... it fricking "STRESSED" me out! I would sometimes turn into this really raging mom. I was trying to do all this stuff. Now I home school! I still get hard on myself and do the raging thing now and again, but now I'm learning to let it go, because I realized it is so not worth it! I have great kids, they really do their best and they are smart. Heck that is why I home school them.

3. The Husband: Now how Mr.Wonderful and I get along....hmmmm. We just do. This is how I see it. He loves me for me, even if I drive him batty from time to time. I watch a lot and I mean a lot of football even in the off season. This helps. I really like that he plays golf and is out of the house. Oh I mean out getting his exercise. He is also taking the boy now. Summer loves this because she likes girl time. I can't blame her! Today he woke up looking for the remote in our room and couldn't see it...(right under his nose)....I found it, but he was in major crank mode now....So I snuggled his neck and made some suggestions in his ear ( come on girls figure this one out) he smiled and happily left for work. As I said we just get a long! I am by all means not the perfect wife, but to be truthful I'm perfect for Mr. Wonderful and he's perfect for me!