The Dirty Half Dozen: Thursday 5.5.11

Greetings this fine Thursday morning from

The Dirty Half Dozen

who test my patience, sanity and soda sobriety daily.

This week an entire gallon of milk, three pounds of cereal, a 6.4 oz. tube of Crest Sparkle KIDS toothpaste, two packs of Trident, a box of Crystal Light packs, a Jiffy cornbread mix, a pound of Country Time lemonade powder and a full bottle of mouthwash were sacrificed on the alter of This-Is-What-Kids-Do-To-Make-You-Crazy.

Add to that three hours in a dental waiting room with five kids, a camera plunging to its death and a toddler who refuses to be potty trained and it’s been a long week.

And yet … and yet …

Sunday will be an awesome day because ten years ago my greatest heart ache was lifted and I became a momma. And this year, like each year before, I remember just how badly I wanted this day … how much it hurt to be left out on this day … how much I prayed for someday.

And on Sunday I celebrate that someday came.

And though my children have declared that I will be poor with stained carpet ‘til the end of days, I give thanks …

… for him …

… and him …

… and her …

… and him …

… and her.

And being able to share this experience with my sisters is all sorts of wonderful. Because they’re amazing mommas … and they love their kids fiercely … and they get what it’s like to go through a week of toothpaste and milk and lemonade and waiting rooms from hell.

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