Bedtime

So, bedtime in our house (and I'm hoping in someone elses) can be hard.  The kids don't want to go to bed, the parents barely have the energy to argue at this point and we are all just going through the motions.

BUT- I have come up with a new way to think about the bedtime- when your kids just want one more story or for you to lay with them, or one more whatever...  {This really works for me}-  I picture myself 20 years from now, when no one wants me to put them to bed, no one wants me to read them a story and no one wants me to lay down with them (well-hopefully my husband will :)).  I picture myself wishing that I had taken more time putting the kids to bed and appreciate the fact that they really just wanted me to read them a story and give them a kiss- then I come back to where I am and realize how grateful I am that I am living the the life I live and that I have 3 wonderful kids that want me to put them to bed EVERY night!

There really will come a day when I am a little sad that my kids aren't little anymore and that they don't need me to help them fall asleep- SO- before that day can make me sad- I'll just be happy.