Women's Lib, who wants that?!!

Tonight as we were leaving the bowling ally Annalina said "I would not like it without you Mommy" and I said "I wouldn't like it at all without you" and she said "That is why you don't have a job like Daddy's". WOW, she's exactly right!!!! Women's Lib can stick their heads in the toilet! I can't imagine not counting the raising of a child as "fulfillment"!! That is all I need. She has commented to me on previous occasions that I miss them [the kids] when their gone and she is exactly right. I love these kids immensely.

On the way into the grocery store today there were colorful pieces of paper plastered all over the front doors and Gabriel asked me what they were for and I said they were advertisements telling what was on sale. He said I know what is on sale in my brain for you! I asked what that was and he said "Love".  How can you not love being a Mommy!

On a different note:

Last night Ross came and sat next to me and got a sad look on his face and said "Is Daddy on the airplane? I just want to see him a little bit. I miss him." He wants his Daddy so bad.

 A few days ago Ross said "I don't want to miss him", "I miss him alot". Another words I don't want to feel the pain of missing him anymore! 

Last Sunday afternoon I just started feeling lonely for Babe and missed him and had that homesick feeling. I was walking down the hallway and Gabriel called to me and I went and he kept pausing and finially said "I love you, I miss Daddy." I said "I love you guys too, Gabriel I was just thinking the same thing [about missing "Daddy"] . He thought that was neat. Then I said "It makes my heart hurt." Gabriel started moving around and putting his head down some (like he was fighting against emotion) and said "It does me too."

Somebody told me that young kids are resilient when it comes to one parent being gone. I guess my kids missed that memo!!