Not Me! Monday......

Here it is my Not Me! Monday after the holidays. Wow, what a list it is today!!!

• This Mama did not say to her mother - who is visiting out of state...."Because I said so that's why" when her mother asked her about putting something away. Wow, it is sooo true you do become your mother later on in life.
• This Mama did not put the hot apple pie on the porch after Christmas dinner so that it would cool down. Who would do that? And if you're wondering if it worked.....ya know in case I did really do this....I heard it worked in a jiff. Only took a few minutes.
• Bill and I did not drive around for 2.5 hours the day before Christmas eve and get stuck in the snow just so we could spend time together. Nope, now why would we want to be stuck in the car together when we could be stuck in the house together?
• I did not obsess for weeks over the Christmas cards & letter - only to get them out in the mail the week of Christmas. What was the point of obsessing when they still went out late due to all the snow??? And I don't really still have a stack to mail today either!
  
• On Christmas morning this Mama did not make her 14month old go up & down the stairs 2x so that we could get the whole thing on video. And then have the "perfect" moment when she encountered all the presents & her new toy kitchen by the tree. Now, who would make a tired, hungry and excited 14month old do that??
• I did not get grumpy and complain about the snow that fell upon our great state for 12 days straight. Nope I shut my mouth, baked goodies, watched movies, played in the snow and just relished in the beauty of it all without any complaining what so ever. Yeah Right!!
• We did not get all dressed up for Christmas Eve service, drive in the snow & ice only to get to the service just as it was starting and have to sit in the foyer way. Nope we planned ahead and left early just as you should for Christmas Eve service in the snow......We did but still wound up late. But it was worth it!!!!
• And this Mama DID realize how much she has missed out these past 2 weeks and IS going to try to take it all in, roll with the ups & downs and pray for patience these next few days that her family is still in town. Because that is what Jesus would do and she is honestly trying to be like him, but realized that she is failing miserably this season.
• And finally, this Mama hasn't had 2ND thoughts about being on birth control this week. Thinking to herself...."we could just glove up every time"....Yeah Right like that worked for us...2 babies in a year! Guess she'll just get used to the bloating, weight gain, out of control acne and on-going visit from "Aunt flow" - after all isn't that the fun of birth control?