I'm a little icecream mouth

Today was a pretty good mommy day. I was still tired, still in desperate need of some "me time", and still didn't get to check anything off of my to do list. What made today different was my attitude. I didn't attempt to rest - that always leads to frustrtation because I am not able to rest. I didn't try to do any adult activities while the kids were up - like go through the mail or clean the kitchen, I didn't even make an elaborate dinner - fish stick and frozen peas were just a microwave button away. What I did do was induldge my kids all day long. "You want icecream after camp? Lets go... It's hot, let's put you in the kiddie pool. You want to see Cinderella while wearing your Cinderella dress, shoes and crown? oh, and you want me to sit next to you while you whatch it? No problem. What's that little boy? You want to be held ALL DAY? Okay. Let's do it." Cuz let's face it, I don't have anywhere else I have to be. What do I need to rush through the day for? And you know what? I laughed more. I really saw my kids. My beautiful, playful, happy kids.

If I had to pick a favorite moment of this day it would be sitting on my patio eating icecream cones and listening to my daughter sing a song. Not just any song, her first original song. With two improvisers for parents it was only a matter of time. She had vanilla icecream all around her mouth, so I told her she had "icecream mouth." This was the inspiration for the following song:

"I'm a little icecream mouth,
icecream mouth,
icecream mouth,
I'm a little icecream mouth,
Come and give me a kiss!"