Mothers Day

Boys in my House

Author: Erin Jo Kilmer

There are boys in my house - and Spiderman shoes

And 200 papers in various blues.

There's Bob (he's a builder) and Thomas the Train,

There's a fireman coat to wear in the rain.

They have cars on their shirts and frogs on their hats

There's a glove and a ball and a red plastic bat.

There's dirt on a face and a smudge on a nose;

Grass stains on knees and sand between toes.

There's bathtime at night with bodies to scrub,

And when we're all done there is dirt in the tub!

There's bandaids and bruises and curious bumps,

There's smiles and laughter and sometimes there's grumps.

There's odors most icky; there's boogers so green

There's more yucky things than I'll ever get clean.

There's piles of laundry; there's stories at night;

There's bedtime and bathtime and dinnertime fights.

There's cars and there's trains and there's books about trucks

There's Scoop, Lofty, Dizzy, and Travis, and Muck.

Sometimes there are bugs, and sometimes there are frogs;

Sometimes they are lions, or dinos, or dogs.

There are cute little vests and darling neckties

Dragged right through the mud - oh what a surprise!

There's running and climbing and jumping and falling

And laughing and crying and hugging and brawling

And rolling and losing and finding and creeping

And whining and stealing and sometimes there's sleeping.

There's tantrums and time outs and extra loud noise -

There's love in my house shaped like two little boys.

MY 5th Mother's Day, so hard to believe. One more year and I will be have been a mom for as long as I had spent trying to become one. That has been a milestone in the back of my mind for awhile. To me it is like a break even point. These little guys truly have made my life complete and I am so lucky and so blessed to be called mom. They are my dreams come true.

On Mothers day I also think alot about their birthmothers, they gave them life, in turn making me a mother and for that I am eternally grateful. There is no greater gift and I am so glad I have had the opportunity to thank them both.

So happy Mother's Day to all the women out there who are someone special in a child's life. To all the mom's, grandmom's, great-grandmoms, birthmoms, aunts, and friends, may you have a happy and peaceful day.

And to all of you who are important to Alek and Maks (you know who you are!), thank you, we love you!!

On the eve of this Mother's day, my thoughts also are in Russia, as our friends are in the final stages of their very special journey to parenthood. Such a rollercoaster they have been on and we cannot wait for them to bring this amazing little man home. We look forward to watching the boys grow up together!! So lots of prayers are headed your way for a safe and smooth trip and a quick and painless court date--cheers to you, A on Mother's Day, I will be raising a glass in your honor tomorrow!!!