You Know You're a Mother When...

--you can't remember the last time you took a shower...or changed your underwear.

--you can't even finish a sentence because you're either so used to being interrupted or you've forgotten a simple word.

--you become a maid, waitress, nurse, teacher,friend and a superhero.

--you can carry on a deep conversation with a friend while five or six kids are running around you.

--a vacation is more work than restful.

--a trip to the grocery store that should only take an hour takes you 3 hours!

--your dreams include Dora or the mean stepmother in Cinderella.

--8:00 pm feels too late to be out.

--you wipe snotty noses with your sleeve.

--you wipe up spilled milk or juice with your elbow or knee, then you continue to wear those clothes for the rest of the day! (Emily!!)

--you wear the shirt that was the spitting target for the baby that didn't want peas.

--you say things like, "stop licking the counter" (at Chick Fil-a!) or "don't eat that" (someone's leftover french fry on the floor at Mickey D's).

--you speak to everyone slowly and with pitch and emphasis, then realizing they aren't children...you get embarassed.

--you're so used to multi-tasking, you throw a dirty diaper in the fridge and place a half-finished sippy cup in the trash can.

--you never eat sitting down.

--you feel like you are a broken record, "use your words instead of screaming" "stop provoking your sister" "leave each other alone" "I don't know what that means" "blah...blah..blah."

--poop in the bathtub doesn't phase you.

--you want to bang your head against the wall sometimes or kick a toy or throw the phone. (throwing the phone against the pillows on your bed is most effective because then nothing hurts or gets broken, but tension is still released).

--you find yourself apologizing to your children at least once or twice a day, sometimes more.

--you find yourself more moody than ever in your life.

--the phrase from a hymn, "...every hour, I need Thee..." becomes a harsh, but sweet reality.

--you cannot imagine life without your children because they bring you so much joy.