Thursday Thirteen #13 – Things Motherhood Has Taught Me
May 3, 2007 by Janne 
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Thirteen Things about Janne
In Honor of Mother’s Day
Thirteen Things Motherhood Has Taught Me
- Sleep is a precious commodity.
- A wall is another name for “giant art canvas”.
- Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is a Mother’s Best Friend (see #2).
- Macaroni and cheese is a delicacy.
- Socks have a high divorce rate.
- The laundry hamper has no bottom.
- Boys like to pee — and “aim” isn’t as important to them as it is to us.
- Quiet? Define quiet (I can’t remember).
- A tree’s only real purpose is for climbing.
- A tiny toddler, left unattended for 10 minutes, can cause more destruction than an F4 tornado.
- Carpets and children don’t mix.
- Big things really do come in small packages!
- You really can love someone so much it hurts.
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Ok #5 had me chuckling! So very true! Carpets…we are working room by room to get rid of them. Totally agree with you. Lastly, did you know the Magic erasers can cause chemical burns? Supposedly there is a warning ont he box now, but I haven’t investigated it. I haven’t had the reaction, just be careful. =)
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Good list. I always forget you have mothers day so much later in the US than we do in the UK till I spot a post on someones blog.
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Love #5 and #10!
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I love your list. I would have been thrilled if Magic Eraser had been around when my kids were little.
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great list! cant wait to do this list eventually
Mines up! We are having a scavenger hunt!
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#1 immediately brought to mind,
“Methought I heard a voice cry ‘sleep no more!
Macbeth does murder sleep’, the innocent sleep,
Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleeve of care,
The death of each day’s life, sore labour’s bath,
Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course,
Chief nourisher in life’s feast,—”
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Socks. Oh I could go on and on about the single socks in my house. I bought a plastic tub and it’s half way full of singe socks. *shuddering*
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Great list! I’m hormonal today so it had me both laughing and crying!
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That’s a very good list! My TT13 is up at http://anyapples.blogspot.com/
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Socks have a high divorce rate~you are TOO FUNNY! ROFLOL! (((((HUGS))))) sandi
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I remember those days well, even though he is 29 now. Sure could have used the Magic Eraser.
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Good list! And let us not forget the honorable mention; Mothers really DO have eyes in the back of their heads.
Blessings,
~Toni~
My TT is up.
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Great list! So very true!
I’m running late this week, of course you read why I’m late for work every day last week, so I guess you can see why I’d be late on my TT, lol.
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So true..so true…I don’t think I have gotten a full nights sleep with my last baby, Rose. She will be one year on Wednesday! A whole year of not sleeping through the night….I sure hope her birthday will be the magic trick!
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