Ahem...Mee! mee! mee!

'Twas the week before Thanksgiving,
And inside of my house,
Seems like everyone’s yelling
At me, like my spouse!
The toddler is clung to my side without break,
And with every “sweet” chirp of her mouth, my head aches.
The children just wrestle and whine everyday,
So I moan and I sigh, “Calgon, take me away!”
They’re hungry, then thirsty, and now they want more.
One trips on the other, and heads hit the floor.
“My boo-boo! My boo-boo! “”Hey, that cheese is mine!”
“ No, it’s mine!” “No, it’s mine!” “No, it’s mine!” “No it’s mine!”
It takes a small act of my Lord up on high,
To get them to finish, and put them outside.
They run and they climb and they argue nonstop,
And my last tiny nerve feels like it’s going to POP!
We have to clean up, and now, just for starters,
They both manage to make washing hands SO much harder!
There are errands to run, and groceries to buy,
Oil to change, clothes to wash, and to dry,
Clothes in the millions are heaped on my bed,
Tonight I must fold ‘til I fall over dead.
There’s too many bills, I try not to stress,
But when I look at our desk, oh my Lord, it’s a mess…
Now a diaper to change and then juice on the floor,
There a mess on the rug, and some ink on the door.
I just cleaned the cat box, and of course, no surprise,
Both cats take a dump, close to Texas in size.
We need a vacation, we’re completely burnt out.
If I hear one more whine, I’m just gonna pass out.
So friends, I am sorry, feel bad for complaining.
I have to be thankful, and stop belly-aching.
I have much to be thankful for, I am quite aware .
But I’m up to my eyeballs, and I just had to share!

So I’ll swallow my words, hold my breath, count to 10,
Hug my kids and my hubby and do it over again.
Sometimes I ask “Why me? Don’t these people have ears?”
I think I’ve repeated the same thing now for years!”
But that’s normal, that’s life, it’s all part of the game.
And I’m sure next Thursday will be more of the same.
The beautiful chaos that I call “My Life”
Makes me thankful that I am a mother and wife.

Just pass me my turkey, be kind with the gravy,
I’d love more whipped cream on my pie, are you crazy?!?
Someone else watch my kids, a nap I will take!
The grandparents are here, let them play 'til hips break.

Take joy in your chaos, it’s time now to give,
Many thanks for the crazy ol’ lives that we live!