A Mother's Work is Never Done...Even When She's AT Work!

We moms have a lot to do. It begins in the morning with making the bed, making breakfast, laundry, dishes and so much more before heading off to work. For example, reminding the kids to brush their teeth in the morning. In Summertime, sometimes kids are forgetful. Wouldn't you be with 3 months off to play? But, the dutiful and sometimes overbearing moms we are, we don't let them forget.

We're just being moms.

Well, last night as we were all getting ready for bed, Anderson poked his head over the railing and he had a blue object in his hand.

Last week, Aunt Wendy was able to stay with the kids while we were away on our honeymoon. And Aunt Wendy is tons of fun! I had left her a few certificates to take the kids to The Fun Park in Benton as a way to get out and not have to be home all the time. While there, they played mini golf, the batting cages and rode the go-karts. Inside they have Teddy Mountain where you can make your own stuffed animals. That's where Anderson got his stuffed Pumpkin and Beanie, who look like our cats.

While at The Fun Park, they stopped at the claw machine. Wendy had just enough money for each of them to take a turn. Brad went first and, unfortunately, couldn't grab anything. Anderson got lucky, though. He won a light blue rhinoceros! And he has slept with it ever since.

Last night, that blue object in his hand was that rhinoceros. He asked me to fix him. You see, the rhino had a hole in the back where the stitching had come undone. I told him to toss it down and I would fix it for tomorrow.

This morning the rhino went to work with me. And with help from Kathy at the front desk and Barbara down the hall, we came up with a sewing kit and needle. While spending 1:32:08 on the phone (most of it on hold) with an insurance company trying to get claims paid, I took out the kit and sewed him back together. It was a great stress reliever. It can get very frustrating when you work so hard on a patient's behalf and the insurance company can't seem to see what you're seeing. Luckily, the rhino was fixed and the rep was able to help me in a big way.

I can't wait to see the look on his face when he sees the little blue stuffed animal come through the door, all fixed, like new and waiting for a hug.

A mom's work at 4:45....shall be done. At least for a little while....