These 12 Days of Winter, My Children Gave to Me…

On the first day of winter, my children gave to me:

1 minute to myself.

(One which I sat in silence and stared straight ahead.)

On the second day of winter, my children gave to me:

2 different viruses.

(Thank you sinus infection and fever.)

On the third day of winter, my children gave to me:

3 unsolicited hugs.

(At the perfect time, too. I love those kiddos.)

On the fourth day of winter, my children gave to me:

Four times microwaving my coffee cup.

(Hot coffee is overrated, right? Did moms invent iced coffee?)

On the fifth day of winter my children gave to me:

Five loads of laundry.

(Where I found two chapsticks and three mini candy wrappers.)

On the sixth day of winter, my children gave to me:

Six different social activities.

(Schedule Tetris is our favorite. How can my husband and I clone ourselves?)

On the seventh day of winter, my children gave to me:

Seven mismatched socks.

(It’s too soon to talk about this. Why do they never match?)

On the eighth day of winter, my children gave to me:

8 times of hearing “Mom” repeated.

On the ninth day of winter, my children gave to me:

9 half-full glasses of beverages abandoned around the house.

On the tenth day of winter, my children gave to me:

10 belly laughs of fun.

(My kids are hilarious. Especially all together.)

On the eleventh day of winter, my children gave to me:

11 times of changing them in and out of their winter gear.

On the last day of winter, my children gave to me:

12 reasons to be thankful I’m their mom.

Oh winter, you can leave any time now. But until then, I’ll keep counting all of the things my children give to me. #blessed