Centsational Girl.

(that’s my sensational girl above with her new highlights May 2010)

I recently discovered a pretty cool blog called Centsational Girl.  She’s pretty crafty and that’s what ended me up at her blog in the first place.  Oh, but she also bakes and decorates and grows things.  Her blog is full of ideas and inspiration!  So anyway…..not very long after I subscribed to her blog she came up with this post, and now I really like her!  This is the kind of stuff that I am always thinking and saying and trying to keep in the front of my mind as my daughter grows.  (This is also why I make scrapbooks, people.)

As a mother, here’s the part of her post that really struck me:

So my message today is simply this. 

Forget the laundry and the dirty dishes.  Check your email later.  Close your computer and put down your phone.  Ignore Facebook, and forget all about Twitter today.   

Go make some memories with your child.  Read to them, play with them, hug them and love them.  Be there for them when they stumble and when they are victorious – they will always remember that you were.  And even if they don’t remember it all, you will treasure the memories made.  Make your legacy your presence in their lives. 

It struck me because it is SO TRUE.  Which is why my kitchen sink is always full of dirty dishes.  Always, Lord help me.  Don’t get me wrong.  My house isn’t disgusting…..but I wouldn’t eat off my floor if I were you.  ha ha  Because when Summer says, “Mom, will you play Wii with me?” I don’t say no.  And when she says, “Mom, come watch this funny cat video with me,” I don’t say no.  And when she says, “Mom, will you pitch to me so I can practice my hitting?”  I don’t say no.  Ever.  Because I know when she’s older she will not remember whether our house was spotlessly (is that a word?) clean or not.  She will remember did I spend time with her?  Did I have fun with her and play with her?  Did we laugh together?  And I want the answers to all of those questions to be YES…

Go read the rest of Kate’s post here.  It is so well written and wonderful that I asked Kate for permission to show you a piece of it here and send you to her blog to read the rest of it, and she graciously agreed, so you must go please.  Thank you, Kate!