While I was pregnant with AJ, I did my best to consider all of the things that I would need to do to be the perfect mother. Things like learning to decorate cakes so that my kids would have beautiful birthday cakes like I did when I was a kid. Or like keeping the bathroom completely clean at all times. Or like being completely finished with potty training before they turned 2. Or like making cute little baby books for each of them.

Yes, I do have a homeless man. Actually I have two...and a half. The half is because it's a guy that I don't know if he is actually homeless or not. He might not be...

The guy who came to church is a man I met at Wal-mart. The long lines at our local Wal-marts are seriously killing me here. Without fail, I wait more than 15 minutes in line at Walmart. Even if I'm in the express lane.

AJ: Mommy, what IS this?
Mommy: A plum.
AJ: Ooooh!! Yum.

a few minutes pass as he inspects the plum.

AJ: Mommy, what's in the middle of this?
Mommy: A pit.
AJ: Drew, look what we are eating!
Drew: It's called a plit.
AJ: No, it's a plumt.
Drew: No, it's a plunned.
AJ: No, it's a plump.
Drew: Oh...I really like this plump.
AJ: Yeah. Plumps are good.

Being a mom can be a tiresome and unrewarding job. That is difficult for me because I want to feel like what I do day in and day out actually matters. I want to feel appreciated. I know, I know...I probably won't get the appreciation or validation that I desire until my kids are grown and have kids of their own and see just how difficult it can be.

In any case, I can say with confidence that once or twice a day, I am a hero to my kids. It happens invariably at mealtime...usually breakfast.

Little Miss Flexible! Megan has been learning to do a somersault. She really is quite flexible. This picture was taken mid-roll.

Apparently we can't go a day without posting or the world will end. And I can't afford for my husband to sit at the computer for hours on end discussing hot topics. So, this is the obligatory post of the day.

Whew. Glad that's done. Now I can go pack!