Life's little moments

• Mar. 19, 2007 - The Big Job

Fourteen years ago I embarked upon an enlightening journey.  I began to potty train my daughter.  Wow!  Second only to the intense shock of morning sickness, I found that potty training can cause serious strain to my nervous system.  In so many other ways I am a fairly calm and accepting mother, but potty training seems to stretch every nerve and then kind of kick at the end.  I don't beleive that I have much worse experiences than others, I just don't seem to handle this sort of experience well. After successfully training 7 children you would think that I wouldn't dread the awful job so much, but here it is......I'm in dread.  I just hate the changeing clothes over and over, the messy pants, the potty chair with us in the van, and the HOURS setting beside them in the bathroom.  I hate the thought of the Wal-Mart automatic flush terrorizers, the continual trips to the bathroom during church, and the little puddles to clean up all over.  Nontheless, here it is, and I am striving to accept it and embrace it.  After all, this could very well be my last time to experience this amazing molt.  I am going to call on all of my sense of humor and personality to help me actually enjoy this time in our lives.  We were just taught about living in the present and not the future, enjoying what this moment can bring, so I will once again try to overcome my inborn dread of this thing.  After all, how could it be that bad when they are soooooooo cute? By the way, my family sees no need to repaint the bathroom, they all seem to enjoy the art.  I'm afraid that they are going to be overruled as that is one of my next projects.  Again. Wish Heidi and I (and the whole family) luck in the endeaver that we are undertaking.

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