Friday, April 3, 2009

"Are we done??"

10 years of marriage and 5 kids later I'm still trying to convince myself that my family is complete.....

- when you dream at night that someone else is mulching your yard
- when your 90 year old aunt with alhzheimers asks how many kids you have and than says..."hunny, that's a big family, you don't want any more do you?" every 5 minutes
-when instint sest in to wipe a childs nose, when it's not your child...
-when you get in your minni van and have to do a head count while your reversing out of the driveway..
- when you don't fit in your many van and have to double buckle 2 of your kids
- when your vacuum is your best friend and used more than your dishwasher
-when you do 6 + loads of laundry a week
-when your bed time is at 8:30 with the rest of the kids
-when restocking toilet paper is a daily task
-when your kids have stinky feet from not being able to find clean socks for the day-when you envy people with 2 dishwasher and double ovens
-when you start saving for a second refridgerator
-when they don't make big enough bike racks for everyones bikes
-when you've stopped to "pee" too many times you start handing your boys water bottles instead
-when your breasts become just a resource of nutrition and are seen way too much in public
-when you go to your 90 year old reatives house for a "get away"
-when your pleading for a vacation
-when you've stepped on at least 3 legos a day
-when the idea of a live in maid crosses your mind every day-when you can only go to the grocery store after 9pm, and everyone stares at you a a cart load of groceries...
-when your neighbors know you as "the family with all the kids in the street"
-when you have to make more than 1 pinewood derby car
-when you run out of hats and gloves on snow days and you start make due with socks or anything for that matter
-when you budget for paper products
-when a dozen fresh baked cookies disappear within 30 seconds
-when the cost of airplane tickets is more than the vacation itself
-when your first remodeling projects includes a larger laundry room
-when you take up an entire pew at church-when you run out of wall space for your kids art-when you see 4 or more scooters on your front porch
-when you and your hubby race to get a "break" on your fathers lawn mower during the summer ( 15 acres can really be soothing)
( just trying to convince myself that I'm done....I love it, love it, love it and would not trade it for the world, motherhood is the greatest blessing my Father in Heaven has blessed me with, I'm grateful for my "chill" hubby and that we can laugh at the life we're living...I wouldn't have it any other way....)

3 comments:

Holly said...

thats funny we both did "you know when" posts on the same day. :) love it. you should definitely have more kids - they are all so adorable!!! who cares about being sane? :) i hear you about stepping on the lego thing, or any little sharp boy toy, it's a killer! i heard marianne still has not given you your headbands... i can't wait to see all your renovations!

Paige said...

KARI....!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy I finally found you, I swear you guys were just MIA there for awhile. I really never am on facebook but I did find your blog through your facebook profile!! It was so dang fun to sit here and catch up on you guys!! You are absolutely as adorable as ever....we just love your family, you guys will go down as being one of our "fave's " for sure! now we can keep up on each other better now. I'm so excited, congrats on the new little sweeheart! you're amazing..I laughed hard at this latest post...hhmmm I already have those thoughts so I must be very very close to done myself. My blog is allredsinaction.blogspot.com

Stacey said...

Kari, you know when you make me chuckle is when I read your blog! That as long list, maybe you should make a counter list and compair the two. Either way, it takes an amazing person to be a mom to a lot of kids. I say this as a mom of one and is wondering "hm am I done?!" just kidding. love ya!