Loving Wife and Mother

I was showing my mom the progress on my website, we got to the "About Me" page and we had a little giggle over "...loving wife and mother."  Not that I am not a loving wife or mom, it's just an incomplete description.  I am a normal wife.  We fight, we make up, we try to raise these kids and I sometimes serve spinach passive aggressively.  We have endured a 20+ year military career and I am very proud of that, but let's be honest, it wasn't always a walk in the park.  I am a regular mom.  As a matter fact, I have one child not speaking to me, the middle child is not drinking enough water and taking Miralax and the little guy could read more, we often lie on his reading sheet from school.

Then there is this, the "art stuff" thing I do that is not about mom or wife.  Trying to squeeze in a little time to draw is always the challenge.  Last night I poured a glass of wine and headed up to my "studio".  I hated the dandelion I was working on, decided on a different media and another glass of wine.  The youngest came in and we had to dance to "Uptown Funk".  Can not say 'No' to "Uptown Funk", but I should, because it's 20 minutes later before I'm back at the drawing board.  I was able to put in another hour with the dancing kid under my desk cursing the kittens and a moment where the 13 year old could not figure out problem 20.  Then I remembered I had to feed everyone.  So that's it.  As you try to do "your thing" life happens.

I mentioned in the "About Me" section that now is the time to focus on this art side a little more and this blog will somewhat try and record the journey.  My hope is that it will inpsire you to do that thing you've always wanted to do or did, but put aside to raise kids or work or whatever stopped you.

This is the quote on our chalkboard, "So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.
Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.
Make your mistakes, next year and forever.” ― Neil Gaiman

I hope the kids do not interpret this the wrong way.  I'm not bailing anybody out.  Let's dance.