Silver Linings

I look forward to the day when Jack has outgrown his bouncy chair, swing and walker so that I have the floor space back that all those items are occupying.

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I enjoy that Jack is not mobile and can't get into mischief that other members of our family can (read: Adam).

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I look forward to the day that Jack can hold his own bottle so that every single feeding isn't an automatic time-out for me.

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I enjoy the special one-on-one bonding time that I get with Jack that I won't get as much when he can feed himself.

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I look forward to the time when Morgan has his degree and won't have to go to work and then school, making his away-from-home-time over fourteen hours a day.

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I'm glad that he has the opportunity to learn and meet new people. I'm also grateful for the time it has given me with my kids.

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I look forward to having a house with more than one bathroom and more than one level so the kids have somewhere to play besides right on top of me.

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I love the house that we currently live in, along with the awesome jetted tub, super low rent and awesome neighbors/landlords.

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I look forward to potty training, pants-wetting, nose-picking, wall-coloring, book tearing and quilt top-cutting being worries of the past.

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I am so very glad that drugs, alcohol, sex, poor friend choices and driver's licenses are not current problems!

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I look forward to the day when all of my children are in school, providing me with a full eight hours of "me time" a day. (Granted, that "me time" will be full of toilet scrubbing, laundry folding, grocery shopping, etc., but it will still be "me time.")

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I love having little boys to play with, cuddle with, take naps with and talk to. In addition, it's nice to only worry about 2 sets of parent/teacher conferences, field trips, orthodontist appointments and all those other things. Soon it will be four sets!

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I look forward to Morgan and I being empty nesters. What will we do with ourselves?

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I love, love, love my children and I am so very grateful that I have had the opportunity to be their mother. I have learned so much from them.

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I look forward to no more poopy diapers.

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I just can't think of a silver lining to the poopy diaper cloud.