Hmmmmm....I wish I was a kid...... Hmmmmm

I want to be a good mom... I really do. I wake up each morning thinking about how I can be the mom our three sprouts deserve. I would bet that 90 per cent of my energy, thoughts and time revolve around maintaining, feeding, appropriately clothing, emotionally guarding and effectively preparing our kids for life and its pitfalls. It's only occasionally that I have to seriously think about whether I am achieving my mothering goals. Today was one of those occasions.

All three of the sprouts had school today, and that means that our littlestwas at preschool. She goes two days a week, and we have been thrilled that she loves it as much as she does. She has become more and more excited when she knows she has a school day coming up, and until recently I saw that as a great thing.

"We are helping her spread her wings," I proudly remarked, softly wiping tears away.

Okay, so I never really said that, and I am not that sentimental about it, yet, but I have noticed her growing and changing the last few months. What I am not sure about is if the growth is an indication of our success as parents, or yet another example of our shortcomings.

Littlest sprout is the funniest person in our house. She is random, and her timing is truly hilarious. I am going to learn a lot from her. About two weeks ago she started meditating during her lunch.

For my enlightenment through her meditation read more....