One can only hope

Of course my husband had to remind me that Madeline is OUR daughter, after the MY daughter post yesterday. Well, of course she is, I have no problem sharing this stubborn two year old! 

I'm currently eating animal crackers...not so bad, right?..and dipping them in a can/jar of frosting. So gross. I've just been yearning for something sweet all day. I don't normally buy anything sweet, we actually never had sweet things, cookies, cakes, etc in my house growing up. Unless it was leftover from a party or birthday, but things like that were always reserved for special occasions or just a special treat. So, I very rarely buy them...unless my husband asks. When he goes to the store, it's a totally different story...you would think there is going to be some sort of Oreo or Little Debbie shortage. He has to hide them on the top shelf, so he doesn't corrupt the kids. 

It's one of those days...an animal cracker and canned frosting type of day. Having a teenager is so tough...it often makes me wonder what in the hell we were thinking, starting this all over again. That's why people have kids back to back...they see those cute, little faces and just keep creating. Makes you think...those of us that do it this way, are we just CRAZY??! Ha, must be. I just wish I could just flash forward a few years and see if we are making the right parental decisions. One can only hope. 

I'm a pretty tough Mom. I do have high expectations, but only because I believe in my children and know they can attain those goals and standards that I set. But, I'm also forgiving, I never hold a grudge against any poor decisions or failure. I may yell, but I always end with a hug and "I love you". If you were to ask my adult children to describe me, I'd hope they would say, "She was damn tough, but she loved just as hard". One can only hope. 

Well, there needs to be some cuteness to brighten up this post. And what's cuter than a toddler feeding her play-doh animals, play-doh food? Pssh. Nothing.