Smiles

It's funny how things happen. One day you are juggling work, home life, children's activities, extended family, etc. Then out of the blue, you loose your job and for a moment panic. Then you realize that there is an entire other world that you have yet to discover. A world where you are still juggling home life, children's activities, extended family, etc., but you are enjoying it. You are not tired from working all day and you are actually finding sheer happiness being the "best mom" (direct quote from Amanda). Don't get me wrong, I loved my job and the smiles that came when an event was done successfully or a classroom was able to have a picnic because we donated the food, but these smiles....the smile that are is on Amanda's face because I jumped in the pool with my clothes on, or Daniel's grin when I whisper in his ear at 10pm "let's go to the movies". Those smiles will last me a lifetime. It's great to be a mom.