Little fella's keepin' me busy!

It has been a very "long day" today...not that it was a bad one, but I am exhausted tonight. It started out great, with breakfast and schoolwork for Bradyn. He loved his reading and math, and Hunty helped out by holding the number cards. I was impressed by how easily Bradyn can learn. A child's mind is just so uncluttered and open to any possibility that anything I tell him seems to make perfect sense. No "how can that be" but simply "oh, ok!". He is a little stubborn about how he wants to write his letters, but that's pretty minor. The struggle started about the time we had to go shopping. Ahhh, did I say SHOPPING to a 4 year old and a 2 year old?? They try sooo hard to be good, but there is a limit to how long a toddler and a preschooler can behave! So, we ended up with dancing in the aisle while I looked at their winter sweaters, and Bradyn actually ended up in a heap on the floor because he got a little tooooo into his moves! Of course, I had to laugh with him, and then laugh at Hunter putting pantyhose (you know the little foot sock for trying on shoes?) on his head. Then they thought of drawing on the mirror with SPIT(which I put an abrupt end to)...and I thought I could probably hide underneath the clothes rack. Anyways, I am sure that everyone thought I was the WORST mother in the store, but they made it out in one piece, and happy. Add to that making applesauce and running errands, laundry, etc. and I am sooo ready for bed. Every day, no matter how normal, is an adventure and an exercise in patience!! The moment I get a little discouraged though, I look at my babies little heads as they say their precious little prayers, and at their chubby hands when they reach for me to tuck them in....and I thank the Lord that I have been so richly blessed. And I pray myself....that I can be a mother fit to care for the precious souls he has entrusted to my care.