It ain't easy...

You know that moment when you're sure you're forgetting something, but you're too busy doing the other 12 things you have to do to remember that other thing? Yeah... that's our life. I was dutifully prepping my meals for work today, when I became aware of the erratic path I was sweeping through my kitchen. I realized that hubby, too, was doing his thing, prepping breakfast and gathering his own meals. The kids were sitting at the counter, caught somewhere between eating their oatmeal and giggling over something only they understand, and I took a deep breath and felt....surprisingly full. Not full in my belly, as I had yet to begin the making of my own breakfast (our kitchen is not proportionally appropriate for multiple people making erratic paths for meal prep) but full in my heart. We may look extremely frenetic -- and on many days, this is not happy chaos -- but it's because we're doing what we think is right. We're preparing healthy meals, we're feeding our children before they go off to school, we're both working full time to support the whole thing. Sure, it'd be easier to have a 9-5, drop the kids at the bus stop or daycare, sit at work (without breaking for a workout, or a homemade meal or two), return home to the couch and a pizza. But it's not our way. And so there's chaos. But there's also an awful lot of love, and giggles aplenty.

This is healthy family craziness, and I thank you for checking in!