Lessons in Motherhood

I wouldn’t trade this time with the girls when they are little for anything. They are so adorable, snuggly, and funny at their respective ages. Are you waiting for the “but”? Here it comes…

BUT, I’m also enjoying sitting and reading a book, which is something that I very rarely get to do when Sophia’s around. It’s not that she tells me that I can’t read books (although I’m sure that she would if she had thought of it). It’s just that she still needs a lot of attention, which means that it’s hard to get anything done around the house when she’s around. Which means that all of those house chores have to wait until she goes to bed. Which means that I’m so burned out by the time I’m done with all of the house chores that I just collapse onto the couch completely spent from my day.

Well, maybe it’s not all her fault. Maybe it’s just that I work a full time job which I’ve been on vacation from for 4 days. So, I have a burst of energy on my one day back.

Anyway, I’d like to say that I am actually enjoying the Steve Jobs biography much more than I thought I would. I’m not into biographies much, nor am I particularly into Steve Jobs. We all know that I’ve even cursed him a few times on this blog (which in retrospect seems in poor taste). Regardless, the book is really interesting. He was a strange and complex character with a really amazing story. So, I’m on page 267 or 567 pages. I wonder if I can finish before Sophia gets back since I’m blaming her for my general lack of reading time.

She seems to be having an amazing time at the beach being completely spoiled by Grandma and Papa Harry. I can’t even imagine how demanding she’s going to be when she gets back. Grandma likes to brag that she hasn’t even been in time out once. Uh huh. I want to say, “then you’re doing it wrong.” Clearly there will be much work to be done when she gets back so I suppose I better go and finish that book soon.