“Mama said there’ll be days like this,
There’ll be days like this Mama said
(Mama said, mama said)
Mama said there’ll be days like this,
There’ll be days like this my Mama said
(Mama said, mama said)”

Oh. My. Goodness.

I am finally, finally, settling down.  What a day it has been.  I am switching it up tonight because I am just not in the right frame of mind to Pour My Heart out with Shell, from Things I Can’t Say.

Nope, tonight I feel like complaining blowing off some steam and found the perfect outlet over at Arizona Mama’s, Our Daze In The Desert.

You know your a Mom when you realize it is probably better to wait to do grocery shopping once your husband gets home because your child, at 9am in the morning, is refusing to get dressed and is completely resisting any attempts to leave the house, even after being bribed with the possibility of playing in a sprinkler and an Iron man figurine later after they are purchased at the store.  The public is just not READY for this child so early on a Tuesday morning.  You stay home and wait.

You know your a Mom when you think letting your children play in the rain is a great way to get out of having to give them baths before nap.  Sadly, they only got more dirty playing in the rain.  More work for Mom, woohoo.

You know your a Mom when you realize mid-day that YOU are the only one being told NO and while you’re saying yes to more water, yes to snack, and yes to playing outside…you hear NO I don’t wanna clean up the playroom, NO I don’t want my sandwich, NO I won’t stop screaming.  Not fair!!

You know your a Mom when you burst into tears and leave the room after telling your child to listen for the 50th time that day.

You know your a Mom when you have to turn the radio in the van almost to the highest level because you can’t hear the music over the ringing in your ears from the screaming you’ve endured all day.

You know your a Mom when you finally get to Walmart with no kids in tow and avoid all other Moms and their small children while you shop peacefully and with a sense of elation you haven’t felt all day.

You know your a Mom when you say “Please, let the kids be in bed, please let the kids be in bed, please let the kids be in bed” all the way home.

You know your a Mom when you get home and the house is quiet but instead of feeling relief you feel slightly guilty and sad for missing bed time hugs and kisses.

You know your a Mom when you finally crawl into bed and feel a twinge of excitement to see your little boys faces and HOPE they sleep well, get lots of sleep and wake up happy, giggly and full of smiles for YOU.

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What a day today has been.  What a day.

But, you know what?

Tomorrow is a new day and you know your a Mom when you believe that good days always follow bad days.  Right?

Here’s to hoping.