Keeping My Fingers Crossed

Someone is turning seven in just a few short days. I can't believe it. Time has just flown by! And all I can seem to hope for, for my sweet girl this year, is that she actually gets to celebrate her day the way she intended. 

She's been hit hard with the flu bug and has been running a crazy fever for the last four days. So far, she hasn't been to school this week and her big Knott's Berry Farm day is fast approaching. 

So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she kicks this stinkin' bug, that the rest of us stay symptom free, and that my sweet sensitive girl's birthday isn't ruined by the flu bug.

Fingers crossed!

The Things They Say {Thursday}

Me: "What does Thatcher want to be when he grows up? A doctor, a lawyer, a baseball player?"

Maddi: "Mom, I think he's going to be a doctor and have lots of girlfriends because he's so handsome!"

Me: "Really Monkey? You think? What do you want to be when you grow up?"

Maddi: "I just want to be a stay at home mom with three babies."

On days when I think I am failing as a mama, I will try to remember this conversation. My daughter just wants to be a stay at home mama with three babies. It's her hearts desire and a choice that isn't driven by education, money, or the desire for things. It is pure and honest. I now know that when I feel like I am failing, on the worst of days, and the most horrible of moments, I am still doing something right because all my little girl wants to be is a mama.