The Mommy Room

As a mom do you ever just want to be all by yourself? Today is Friday, I've finally made it thru the week with sick, cranky, allergy infested boys. Today is one of those days like I've had so many times before; the kind of day where I just don't want to be stepped on, pushed, yelled at, slobbered on. Today is one of those days that I just want to sit and eat my Rosa's without little hands taking all of my food. I don't want my stuff touched. Sometimes I just need a little space from these little people. I love them. I love the messes and the happiness we create in our home don't get me wrong. But sometimes I just want to lock the door and be by myself. I've told Ryon before that I'd like to turn the guest room into a Mommy Room. A place where only I can go. No boys allowed. In my house I can say that :) I'd put my computer in there so I can create photo books, blog, write, be creative in my little space as late as the night would allow me to. I'd put all my books that I've bought thinking 'someday' I'll have a chance to sit and read and actually finish! I'd sit in my Grandmothers big green beautiful chair and read and drink a hot! cup of coffee. Yes I mean hot the first time. No putting it in the microwave twelve times only to find it at lunch time still sitting all lonely and cold. I may even have a wine glass stashed in there with my wedding china wine glasses. They wouldn't get broken or spilled in my mommy room. I'd have a radio playing soft, girly music like Jason Mraz and Colbie Callet. And no one could tell me to turn it down or up and that they didn't like it. Our guest room has a bathroom included in it, so I may even take a shower when I want to and stay in as long as the water heater will allow! Hallelujah! Don't even get me started on drying my hair straight and putting on my make up. You probably wouldn't even recognize me. Quiet time with God? Yep, I'd actually do that in my little space too! I may even talk on the phone, crazy right? To actually think about calling your friend up, having a great conversation, and hanging up without kids screaming in the background or destroying your house while they know you can't get to them? Oh the friendships that I could rekindle if this was possible. 

The truth is, I don't have a mommy room. I don't have any space to myself and probably won't until these boys move out of my house. That's what happens when God chooses you to be a mom. So today, I thank God for making me a mom and for allowing me to stay at home with them, but I also thank God for the wonderful friends he's put into my life for assuring me that my life is normal! For today, I'll just dream about my own little mommy room, maybe someday I'll get around to making one, with all the time I have on my hands…...