We are just like everyone else

Least ye think all is perfect and wonderful at Chez andbabymakes6…..

Yes, it is good, but….

My kids scream at each other.

They hit each other.

They lock each other out of the bedrooms.

Bill and I bicker about stupid stuff.

I get bad PMS.

Mia spends most of her free time screaming and whining.

I tell my kids “No” and they do it anyway.

I scream at my kids when it all gets too much.

When my husband tells me he has a headache, I feel like I am dropping 20 stories in an elevator. That night, I lay in bed listening to him breath.

Chris wrote a wonderful post yesterday that everyone should read if they haven’t already. Go on, click over. I can wait.

Is that not so true? Yes, photos tell a story. I love that image.

Life here is pretty darn good. There is no denying that. We are utterly and completely appreciative for our life. But what you see here on this blog, although real in every way, just scratches the surface.

I try to focus on the good in life. Sometimes the “stuff” gets to me, and I vent here, but what I have learned is that it usually comes back and bites me in the hindquarters. Case in point our move here. My blog felt like a safe place to vent some frustrations, but some IRL friends read it and it did not go over well. Sooo, I did edit and delete some stuff. I will never do that again. I do not lie or fabricate things on this blog, and it felt dishonest to me when I edited.

I also have to watch my P’s and Q’s with Bill….the job thing and all. You know, I can’t post photos of him chugging margaritas anymore. ;*)

I just find myself more careful about my topic choices.

So, yes. Life is beyond grand here. We really do have it good. Having said that, we are like any other family with our ups and downs. We just have some fabulous views to remind us how blessed we are and to get over the downs already. Ya know?