Movies, Mothers Day and a Tangent or Two

So how many movies could you watch in a row before growing sick of them? I'm not a big fan of going to the movies- I think I'm a little too picky about them. But this last weekend our whole little family has been so sick! Steve and I haven't felt like doing anything and thank heavens neither have the girls. So over the course of one weekend we rented 11 movies! Whoa! I do have say that all were G or PG, most were for the whole family's viewing. The few we had for just Steve and I were awful! We turned off 3 movies (keep in mind, rated PG) because they had content we don't watch! I thought we were going to be safe from "that stuff" because we don't watch PG-13 movies (except on rare occasions-- for example: Harry Potter or Pirates of the Caribean). So that technically brings the count down to 8 movies in one weekend and I must say that I don't care to see another one in the near future.

The fun part of the sick filled weekend was letting go of all church responsiblities and just being mom. Ahhh, it felt so good! We played hide and seek, did every puzzle in the closet a couple times, had a homemade chicken noodle soup picnic out in the sunshine- eatting it with a toothpick (it made the girls a little more excited about eatting it :) and pushed them on the swings for forever. We had the frontroom set up as our campout quarters- equiped with a small tent and everything. It was so fun (minus the rudolph nose and pounding head part) and I realized how grateful I am to be a mom.

So on Mother's Day it wasn't a day I could be 'waited on' - it was another 'be a mom' day. Which I was fine with because I've felt revitalized in my job as a mother because of this weekend. I find joy in taking care of the kids and my hubby- who acts like one of the kids when he's sick...hehehe!! And I love the look of enjoyment on their faces when I take the time to just be there.

And last, I've realized how priceless it is when Malorie says: "Me a Mom!" while she carts her baby dolls around.