Halloween 2009, my Knight in Shining Armor....it was fun, and he was so very proud of his costume which mom and dad designed just for him. It was fabrication from cardboard, duct tape, metallic spray paint. Damon trully enjoyed wearing his costume and of course gathering candy from various businesses one night, and homes the next.

Take it or Leave it!

Motherhood comes with Ups and Downs, smiles and frowns, joys and heartbreak...but no matter what trials we face as mothers, motherhood is never a "take it or leave it occupation". We might tell our children, Take it or leave it when they are offered something. We might tell ourselves Take it or leave it when trying to make a decision. We might even tell others Take it or leave when trying to come to a compromise.

But we should never tell ourselves that we can Take it or leave it when in the depths of parenting. Once a mother, always a mother

Truthfully, I started this post days ago, and got interrupted by something very important, and at the same time, frustrating. I get interrupted by this same thing over and over throughout my days, weeks, months....And yet I would never just leave it. I take it because it's what I chose. Deep down, even if my first child wasn't planned, I somehow chose it....it's called parenthood, or more specifically, motherhood. So, yes motherhood can be frustrating, and it calls for repeated interruptions however, it's soooo worth it. There might be a few moments from years gone by that I would like to offer up in trade, but for what I am not sure. A massage? A pedicure? A night out? hmmmm, well ok, ,maybe any or all of those. But I would never go back to being a woman without children, biological or otherwise. Not that that isn't ok for some of you...like I said, it's a choice. I would never trade my position though as mother to Kaili and Damon!!!

So, take it or leave it? You must decide before becoming a parent, because once you have become one, there is no (or shouldn't be anyway) leaving it.