A Wish List

This is my wish list...just putting it out there!
1) To win the lottery (either by finding a winning ticket on the ground or other means)
2) To move to a larger home where the kids can have their own space (and I want a grown up bathroom!)
3) The ability to sit and be still & think of nothing at all...NOTHING
4) A perfect place of worship & learning that the whole family will love & grow in God
5) A dish washer
6) The ability to travel whenever & where-ever
7) A get-away home in the mountains of Virginia that I can escape to at the drop of a hat
8) To have my kids stop growing at the age of 5...to just stay 5 forever
9) To lose like 50lbs. with little to no effort or giving up the foods that I love
10) To have one more little baby join our family

Ever feel like...

Ever feel like no one is listening?
Ever feel like you're out of the loop...with the rest of the world?
Ever feel like you just don't fit?
Ever feel like you are in a funk?
Ever feel like things have changed & you don't know why or how?
Ever feel like you are in a rut?
Ever feel like you have a lot to say but no ears to tell?
Ever feel like if you were to actually say these things, people
wouldn't get it...or even get annoyed by it?
Ever feel like you have much to offer but have no outlet for it?

Ya, me too...

Yes I do...

Yes, I have three children. I don't think that having three children is unusual, but these are situations that I've encountered regarding my family:

* Strangers stopping me in public (while all kids are in tow) just to ask if they are all mine. Um, yes?
* People that I know have seen me walking to/from weekly events asking me if all the kids were mine. Um, yes? Then continue to act completely shocked.
* When meeting people, Stranger: "You're a mom?" Me: "Yes, I am." Then I proceed to tell them how many we have & their ages...I get this, "What, you? WOW, that's a lot of work. Really? I can't believe that..." You get the picture...
* This one is my favorite, only because I was shocked that someone would actually ask me this..."Are they all with your husband?" OR "Is that why you got married (at the age you did)?"

C'mon people...We have three kids, and I hardly think that TLC will be calling us anytime to do a series on our family...