You are so calm......

Can you believe someone said that to me today? That just makes me laugh!

I ran into Krogers today to get 2 things.....of course, with 3 kids, you know even that is not a simple task! They have these small buggies, so we got one, and by the time I got to the cheese aisle, 2 kids had their turn pushing, and I had now taken over...b/c of the fighting/crazy driving...trying to run people down....you get the picture. Anyway, I had also told them to put the cloud in their mouth, hands behind their back when I was 1 row over from the cheese....the #1 reason for this outing. (the cloud in mouth trick we learned from preschool). So, Rachel was steadily grabbing stuff, and I said, "Please put that cheese back where you got it from.." and this lady beside me looked up at me and the kids and laughed, as I rolled my eyes, and she said to me, "And you are so calm!" Too funny! She caught me at just the right time! OR maybe it is the fish oil I finally remembered to take today that my mom has been trying to get me to try (it is said to be Prozac of the sea)LOL

Then, she went on to tell me that her daughter is pregnant with her 3rd and is working fulltime, and said she wonders some days how she makes it through the day. I told her I had worked full time with kids, and also been home with them, and I think that working is actually easier. Then, I said, well, different anyway, none of it is easy. I can remember when I went back to work after having Rachel people would ask how I could do it, and Iwould say, are you kidding me? Coming to work is the easy way out, I get to relax when I am here! As I was leaving, still shocked at her comment, I was thinking about what she said.....Her daughter wonders how she even makes it through the day.... I think all mom's feel that way! How do we make it through the day?? With the Lord leading us all they way through....that is how!

I will say though, I am so thankful that I was blessed to be able to stop working when I was pregnant with Noah, and then only work a couple of days a week at a very flexible sit down job when I was pregnant with the other 2. I was a horribly miserable pregnant person, and I don't know if I could have made it through the day, and then come home exhausted and take care of 2 kids. I have a ton of respect for people that are able to work fulltime while pregnant!