I think, think that we may be getting better. Slowly. Time will tell!

I was relaxing with Kalyn earlier this evening when she saw a bottle on a shelf. She asked me if it was her eyebrow wax. It was. Please don't judge me. Many of you know that one of my requirements growing up for my perfect mate, was that he have good eyebrows. I have really bad eyebrows. They are practically non-existant. So I figured I needed to marry somebody with really good ones so that my children won't have to be cursed with my own affliction. Well--Heath has GREAT eyebrows. Kalyn inherited them. She has a bit of a unibrow that I have kept in check (in the past, really only a couple times) with eyebrow wax. I haven't used it on her in probably 7 months so I was amazed that she recognized the bottle. Now...before you think that I am cruel...Kalyn doesn't mind getting waxed. It doesn't bother her at all. I don't do it often so please don't think badly of me. It's just that we have to keep this thing under control and she may as well learn early that a unibrow isn't the best thing ever.

Now I feel like a terrible mother.

On a happier note, one of my favorite things is snuggling in bed with my kids either reading books or watching a good show on tv. Up until recently, Keali hasn't been a big snuggler. She still isn't, but lately she has been plopping down and snuggling into me for longer and longer periods of time to watch a show or read. I am loving it. She is an angel. An angel with a serious attitude. She doesn't take anything from anyone. If Kalyn bothers her...well, you'd think there was a banshee living in the backyard. If a pet gets too close to her...full on tantrum. This is going to have to be gotten under control quickly. She always stops when we tell her to stop, but we are having to teach her not to freak out in the first place. She'll get it in time.

That is another thing that I have been thinking about recently. In time, everything changes. I'm not trying to sound deep, like I have discovered a cure for the common cold, but it really is true. I think about it whenever things aren't going my way. Maybe I am sick, or in labor, or going through a rough patch emotionally (I'm not immune to depressions every now and then). One of the things that always helps me make it through is the knowledge that it is only temporary. The sickness will go away eventually. At some point that baby is going to come out. The light always is at the end of the dark tunnel. It really helps me. Unfortunately, I too often forget that the good things are only temporary too. My babies are going to grow up. I have to enjoy them while I can because too soon they will not be with me physically every day. I really hope that day doesn't sneak up on me like I have a feeling it is going to.