Lessons From Ben

This boy is one of a kind. He is smart, funny, kind and yes sometimes difficult. You see, he knows too much and he definitely knows how to push my buttons. He also makes me laugh without even trying, he makes me see things differently, and he tests my debating skills to the maximum. Today was the perfect example- This morning I thought by brains were dripping out my ears. Ben wanted my attention. I was downstairs in the kitchen, he was upstairs and lets just say he was not going about it the attention getting thing properly. As Kevin and I did our best to "ignore" him- He shouted, very loudly, "If there is an adult in this house please answer, otherwise, I will pretend I live here alone and that would not be good." A few minutes later as he walked into the kitchen and saw us standing there he said, "I demand to know why no one was answering me!" Boy was he mad when we smiled at him. After school I was forced to be the outside parent, and actually play in the snow- usually I look out the window watching Kevin play this role but today it was me. As I walked out all suited up to play, Ben looked at me with a serious look and said, "Are you sure you can handle this?" We were actually having fun, the boys were doing exactly as instructed according to my fort building plan and I was really working hard. Ben saw me working hard and instructed me to "Be careful I might hurt my pancreas."
After a long day, Ben is always able to end the night by making me smile. As we were all settled into our favorite place in our house (The boys' TV room) Ben announced. "This is exactly how I want Christmas Day to be, everyone right hear, just hanging out all day." So, although he can test my mothering skills, he also makes me feel so blessed I get to be HIS Mom!!!!