I've always felt the same way. I'm a mom first. I hardly did any promotion or travel before my kids went to school all day. If truth be told, I didn't do a lot of writing before my kids went to school. It was mostly done during nap times, favorite kid TV shows, or sitting beside soccer fields pretending that I cared which way the ball went.
Sometimes I forget this though. I imagine we all do. We have a goal to get xyz done and our kids seem to be the thing standing in the way of getting xyz done, so they seem like a job-hinderence instead of our real job.
But today I'm remembering. Being a mom is my real job. I will make cupcakes for my daughters class, and take another daughter shopping for the shorts she needs, and make dinner.
I can't complain. All in all it's a great career.
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I remember when there was only one of these darlings. I'd say be careful what you wish for, but they are turning out so very well.
Yes, and I remember calling you during eighteen hours of labor and telling you that the whole childbearing idea had been a mistake--thank goodness it's too late to change your mind at that point!
I didn't know you had 5 kids Janette! I love this post. :) I posted a review about the Scrapbox on my blog, if you’d like to see a pic, come visit!
You have a gorgeous family Janette! And I loved Just One Wish. It was, as always, perfect.
You have a beautiful family. It's important to remember what is most important... :-)
This is so very, very true. I'm spoiled now that all my kids are in school. With summer break approaching, I'll be back to writing while they're asleep at night. Welcome back "Tired Zombie Mommy."
My daughter keeps me updated on how many days of school they have left--and I'm already wondering when I'm going to have time to write. But hey, on the bright side I won't have to get up early to make cold lunches.
Amen! Momming is the best job there is. :D
Needed to read that today. :) Thanks.
I think you have better pictures of us girls...
Thanks for being such a fantastic mom. :)
You made dinner?! I thought you were against that sort of thing.
And here I've been trying to mimick you by feeding my family cold cereal. Back to square one...
Well, today it was frozen burritos. . . but I put them in the microwave. That counts as cooking.
I love that people as tremendously successful as you and Shannon Hale are would say that your career is being a mother. Right now, when my kids are little and I'm still in the fledgling writer stage, it's hard to keep for me to keep that perspective.
Who's here from theodd1sout?
the odd1sout :)
Your son, James has become an Internet Personality.
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