Baptism Intruders

My mom disease causes me to plan everything perfectly, including our family events that must be staged exactly right. My baby P was baptised this past Sunday. Prior to church, we were informed by our pastors that our baptism was going to be combined with the joining of two new members of the church??????????????????????????? At the start of worship, our family of 6 all went up to the front, along with two women that were not related to us whatsoever. The baptism ceremony was nice, minus the added statements thrown in asking the other two ladies if they pledge their souls to our church. After my son's head was sprinkled, the pastors asked all of us to put our hands on our baby. The two women stood there awkwardly and said, "well we don't want to be in their family pictures." I am thinking, "I really don't want you in our family photos either. The pastors said, "oh no, that's alright, put your hands on the baby." It happens that one of the ladies is a librarian in the children's section of our local library. Someday when my son looks back at his baptism pictures he will say, "why was the library lady at my baptism?" No matter how perfectly I plan, something unexpected usually happens.

Dancing Mommy

My daughter L's dance recital was this past weekend. She was in two dances, ballet & jazz. Of course she did awesome and of course I thought her dances were the best in the show. I perfomed too. About 15 moms and I willingly signed up to perform in a "mom's dance." We practiced about 5 or 6 times and did Beyonce's Single Ladies- minus the leotards from the popular music video. I didn't tell any of the other moms that I had danced through my childhood, majored in dance in college, and used to own my own dance studio prior to kids. I just let everyone think I was really good. We got to pick what line we wanted to be in on stage. I picked front & center. If I was going to do this, I wanted everyone's eyes on me. I don't get this much attention anymore, ya know. Everyone did a great job and the audience loved it. All the moms knew all the steps, but I performed my heart out. I loved all the little comments I got from people that saw the show. I liked showing I had a buried talent, besides my mothering talent. I think I even turned my husband on for moment too!

Mom Disease

I am a stay-at-home mom of 4 kids. I have an 8 year old daughter (L), a 5 year old son (E), a 3 year old daughter (S), and a 3 month old son (P). I have diagnosed myself with mom disease a long time ago. These are my symptoms.

1. It isn't often I get out without kids with me.

2. I feel strange when I am around all adults and no kids.

3. I have a hard time finding topics of conversation that don't involve my kids.

4. I haven't dressed up in years. I can't remember the last time I wore a fancy dress or heels.

5. My body is ruined from 4 pregnancy's.

6. When I find clothes I like, I will go back and purchase it in every single color.

7. I am always on the go. No rest!

8. I have eyes in the back of my head.

9. I can predict my kids issues & problems before they even happen.

10. My kids have a lot more clothes them me.

11. When I go shopping, I will by bags of clothes for them, but nothing for me.

12. I drive a Honda Odyssey mini-van.

13. My house is never clean enough.

14. I can multi-task and do anything while holding a baby.

15. I hide and eat chocolate from my kids.

16. I pull in and out of my driveway a zillion times a day.

17. I get my kids names mixed up often.

18. I love talking about my kids births.

19. I'm already planning the next vacation before the current vacation has ended.

20. I exercise, but am always fighting the bulge.

21. Romance has left the building a long time ago.

22. Takes lots of pictures and home videos.

23. My house is overtaken by toys.

24. I am used to my kids making a scene wherever we go.

25. I would do anything for my family!

26. Most of my friends have kids around the same age as my kids.