Double Digits

I hit double digits today (well, I'd been in double digits, but today I hit twin digits).
And there are a few things I'd like to do for my birthday....

Take a shower. An uninterrupted shower. One that doesn't involve little hands reaching through the curtains. Or a voice that charges into the room yelling, "Momma, I have to go to the bathroom..."

Sit down & eat a meal. I mean, feed myself...and only myself. A quote from the movie, A Christmas Story (Jeff, correct me if I am wrong on this, Oh Master of Movie quotes), "My mom hadn't eaten a warm meal in over five years..."

Spend this entire day & not check our bank account balance & have some type of crying spell.

Watch a 30-minute tv show. I don't care, it could be Sanford & Sons. Just as long as no one is standing in front of the tv. Even if they have a cute diaper backside.

Feed a meal where everyone eats, no one says, "I don't like it Momma", no one spits at me, no one wipes their little 1 yr old hand all over their foody mouth, then all over their eyes, nose, hair, ears and me.

Not wipe noses today (even though, to count, I've already wiped noses about 17 kajillion times).

Who am I kidding....
we all know that this is exactly what I want to do...
on my brithday and everyday.

Thanks Mom, for working really hard on this day thirty, a, ahem, I mean, twenty three years ago. I hope the fruits of your labor have paid off.