so jeff keeps telling me he's tired of frosting goatees. what? hmmm…and i thought he never really read this thing! i guess he does. and i guess he enjoys hearing the random thoughts inside my head that rarely come out in our day to day communication.
usually when he walks in the door from work, the kids charge him running and screaming. then it's a quick game of "get you" (a game of chasing and more screaming). then it's dinner with a few bits of attempted conversation about the events of our day. which really amounts to "what? i can't hear you, hon. even though you are sitting two feet away from me, but three children are all talking to me at once. how about we talk after they are in bed?"
and then after they are all snuggled and tucked in their beds, i usually walk toward our bedroom in a catatonic state or downstairs to the kitchen in an attempt to straighten the disaster before the next day begins. but all too often i find myself heading straight for the couch to sit and mumble something about how i should really being doing something productive but i just need to relax for a minute. and then before i know it, i'm mumbling again as i walk up the stairs glancing at the clock and realizing i just wasted half the night sleeping on the couch. and we all know that couch sleep has half the value of bed sleep because you are so uncomfortable and you don't know this until you wake up.
ah, the joys of young motherhood. they are wonderful days. and i wouldn't trade them for anything!
so, jeff, if you are reading this…i did want to tell you a few things today that i just never managed to say out loud.
#1. i love you.
#2. i love you more.
#3. i love you more now than i did when i wrote #2.
-cherie
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Ahhh, so cute!
P.S. This post sounds like the story of our life in my house! Thanks for keeping it real! Love ya!
ha ha ha. i love the part about the value of couch sleep. amen to that.
Oh! I so know what you mean. I never just sit to relax, I always fall asleep. good luck with the dinner time thing. I love your sweet romantic picture.
That picture of you two is out this world! Oh so true…I’m sure I’m probably mumbling the same things you are. You are such a great mommy…sweet dreams.
Please tell me why that is…I always wake up from the couch so mad at myself for falling asleep. I swear tomorrow night I won’t do it, and again 1:00am rolls around 🙂