Mommy's Shoes — by Robin Munger

Too Long For Twitter: What I “Do”

by robinmomblog on March 13, 2012

During a recent outing, my daughter (from the back seat), unintentionally revealed her idea of what it is that I “do” everyday.

We were talking about how some mommies have two jobs: taking care of their family and another job somewhere else. Like a doctor or a teacher or a “nail polisher”.

(You should know that “nail polisher” is one of the Princess’ career options for her future at this point in time.)

I was telling her how someday, mommy would be going to another job. That once her brother got a little bit older, I would go to work somewhere and that things would be different.

She got this look in her eye like “Oh. I get it.” And with a nod of her head, she said, “So you won’t be laying around all day anymore.”

Ba-ZING-a.

(If you don’t watch The Big Bang Theory you have no idea what I’m talking about.)

Really?

Lay around all day?

Wow.

I’d love to keep writing, but I’ve got a lot of laying around to do.

Hope you guys have a fabulous Tuesday!

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Hangin’ On

by robinmomblog on March 8, 2012

So I was absent again yesterday. Seems to be the theme around here lately.

Except that yesterday I was bringin’ home the saltines, so that absence is legit.

(Suddenly I feel like I need to produce a doctor’s note….for proof. Like a suspicious teacher is looking at me sideways with a “Sick? Again?” face.)

(Sorry. Random.)

A couple of weeks ago, I was feeling a little blue. Or sad. Or overwhelmed. Or whatever.

Anyhoo…..my little sis knocks on my door at 8:30 pm and hands over this beautiful bunch of flowers in my favorite color:

She’s the BEST, right?

Sisters…..sisters…..la la la la la la

That’s a song. I think.

Which also reminds me of that show Sisters that used to be on TV but now it’s gone. Anyone out there as old as me that might remember that?? It starred that Sela Ward lady? Anyone???

Moving on….

I was so excited to have fresh flowers in the house. I love them, but you know tight-A me……I won’t spend money on them for myself. For someone else?? All. Day. Long. For me? Can’t do it.

The next day I was admiring the purple beauties when I noticed one of the flower heads was just about to break off. I started to take it out but thought better of it. I had an entire conversation with myself…..leave it in….take it out….

(This should not surprise anyone.)

Optimism won out and I left the dangling flower in it’s place.

A week later that little guy was still going strong!

A little crusty around the edges…..but still going!

It got me to thinking…..

I’m kind of like that flower.

Some days are beautiful.

Some days are broken.

But no matter what kind of day it is, it is the day that I’m given and when I look around at my kids and my hubby and my family and friends, it is always a shade of my favorite color. Crusty edges and all.

Yes, I turned philosopher overnight. Ha ha.

I guess it just seemed encouraging to me and I thought someone out there might need a little boost today. A nice mental image of the gift of every day.

It’s getting deep in here. I’m out.

Have a great day y’all!

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Ow-ee

March 6, 2012

So I could go on and on about why I was absent yesterday. I could tell you how busy I was….and it would be true! I spent an obscene amount of time scrubbing my shower. What can I say? I was in one of those “cleaning moods” and I had two kids at school so [...]

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Now I Know

March 1, 2012

I left my house yesterday at 7:30 am and did not get home until 4:00 pm. It has been years since I have done that. Years. I realize there are mommies out there reading that and cussing at me under their breath. Something like, “Well I do that EVERY SINGLE DAY! Except I don’t get [...]

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Pants On Fire

February 28, 2012

Why does it feel like all I have been writing about is sick kids?? Well, probably because I keep having sick kids! Their immune systems oughta have super powers by the time this school year is over. The Princess stayed home from school with stomach issues on Friday. She seemed to be ok by Friday [...]

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What Day is it Anyway??

February 24, 2012

I have been feeling myself falling back in to a not so good sleep pattern for the last couple of weeks. Yesterday, I got proof that sleep deprivation was setting in. You see, Thursdays are trash day. Once a week trash day. And I got up, got the Princess off to school, pacified the Monkey [...]

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Free Day!

February 23, 2012

Yesterday, I finally started to come out of the funk I had been nursing for several days….much to my hubby’s delight. Think he was tired of walking around on eggshells. I’m sure it helped that it was Wednesday which meant both kids were in school. (Yay!) So I dropped the Monkey off at school and headed [...]

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Confessions: Naughty Words

February 21, 2012

It’s been a rough weekend around these parts. With some fun sprinkled in. The fun? Date night with my hubby. Thanks to Aunt Emmy, we went out sans kids for the first time in months. We even did dinner AND a movie! It was really nice. Except for the part where my hubby was limping [...]

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Beaver Fever

February 17, 2012

Do any of you out there have a little bugger at your house? I mean like a kid who gets something in their head and they bug you to DEATH until they either get what they want or finally give up? (I literally just took a deep breath after typing that.) Our Princess is our [...]

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Little Things

February 16, 2012

You won’t hear me say this often……yesterday morning was bliss. Bliss. (You won’t hear me say the morning part. I am not a fan of mornings.) (Don’t get me wrong….mornings are better than the alternative. I appreciate every day that I’m given. But I could still appreciate it about 10 am.) I was dreading having [...]