Morning Routine

Everyday I wake up and start my day exactly the same. My 2 boys have already made their way into my room and onto my bed with every toy they can carry. Somehow they still seem surprised that I wake up when they are playing cars on my face! And the morning rituals begin, which means checking my phone, email, and facebook while still lying in bed. Once I am motivated enough to actually move I make my way downstairs (along with my kids who decide they only leave mommy's room when she does) to find my husband who is already awake and has decided NOT to start a fresh pot of coffee. You would think the first one up starts the coffee, it's not that hard and he would have a much happier wife in the morning if the coffee is already made! Come on guys it's the little strings....
I of course get right on that! I get the kids their breakfast and then I turn around and face what I already knew was coming, what is there waiting for me every morning no matter how much I clean up the night before....it looks a little something like this

This isn't my kitchen, we would never keep a fish bowl in the kitchen, but to give you an idea of what my kitchen looks like this is it. It's the never ending pile of dishes. Does this happen to anyone else? We even have a dishwasher. I don't know how it happens, I cook dinner almost every night and I clean as I go then I do the dishes after dinner or my husband does. It doesn't matter though somehow the dishes just find their way back in the sink.
I always pictured my life would be exciting, stylish, fun, and glamorous you know like on TV. Yet another realization when you get older and have kids of your own is that some of the things your parents used to say to you is actually TRUE. Which brings me to this gem of a statement that my dad would say to me when I would tell him I wanted to grow up and be like the people on TV...
"That is not real, it is not real life now turn that off and go outside and play!" He was right, but what I do know is that I still have a pretty fun life and I am the one that can make it exciting. You work hard, you play hard, and you do a lot of darn dishes.
So from now on I will face those dishes and I will face them like all the hard working mothers before me just like this....

in a little apron, heels, pearls, and my husband looking on with a smile.....hahahahahahahaha! (bottle of wine not pictured)