Hi Snowman!

Have you ever had an empty (or what you thought was empty) chocolate milk carton launched at your head when you were driving?   I have!  And not only was it thrown at me in a fit of tired toddler rage but it became lodged under the gas pedal and I had to drift to the side of the road.  Seriously.  Power steering's got nothing on chocolate milk.  I was so annoyed and started in with my in-the-rearview-mirror-stink-eye and a "mommy does not like that you threw that at me."  But as I pulled to the side of the road, the carton launcher in the backseat yells,  "Hi Snowman!"  Of course, he's saying hi to the inflatable in the lawn that we're now sitting beside.  He's moved past the chocolate spray on the inside of his sliding door (that I will soon discover when we arrive home.)  He lives in the moment.  And in this moment, he is wondering why his new friend isn't responding.

I realized how many times I end up drifting, especially as a mom, to take care of the thousand little unplanned details that pop up when you're running a household of six.  How frustrated I am when we are late for nap time or the to do list goes unchecked.  So today, I'll take my cue from Frosty's friend the milkman- veer from your path and sit on the sidelines for awhile.  Take in the moment.  And then clean the van!