I haven't blogged for a while, I know. My days have been crazy busy with these little munchkins, and learning anew how to enjoy my time with them. This past pregnancy drained everything out of me, and just getting through the days was a chore in itself. But it hit me the other day that I'd stopped enjoying my days with the kiddies. I was finding it frustrating to be with them, and found myself longing for those "quiet moments" a bit too much.

I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I was wishing away these precious days...and in all honesty, they're such an awesome gift from the Lord.

My rememdy for that horrid habit of dis-contentedness? Learning how to smile with them again. Taking pleasure in the mud-pies, and the sticky fingers on the windows. Forgetting the dishes, and enjoying freshly cut oranges outside... and then sticking the orange quarters into our mouths and grinning insanely at each other. Wandering through a brand-new supermarket just for kicks. Colouring in pages... massive amounts of them. Wiggling bottoms at the camera, because apparently that's a fun thing to do...

Letting them know I love them, by showing them how much they mean to me. That's my remedy.

Sooo.... if I'm a bit quiet around here, it's because I'm off with my kiddies, lapping up their sweet childishness and enjoying these fleeting days with them.

By the way...the chore chart is going great!! Dede is very pleased that today she is on cleaning the toilet, and Christian is gutted that he has a day off. My children are begging me to do jobs... surely it can't get much better than this!?!