tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86761717729498480122012-05-20T23:14:51.780-07:00Tina (aka Tina)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16747502646547827546noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676171772949848012.post-21090364328458875862009-08-13T10:53:00.000-07:002009-08-13T11:07:28.351-07:00I have been a mom a week shy of three years. And this morning, as I tripped over the millionth toy car, I was thinking about the things that didn't happen to me before I had a child. So I have made a list of things that had a good chance of not happening before I had the toddler.<br /><br />1. I never found a piece of cantaloupe wedged in the couch. Or a piece of French toast. Or a sausage link. <br /><br />2. I never spent two hours trying to unscrew the battery compartment of a toy lawnmower. (And I never knew they really do make screwdrivers that small.) <br /><br />3. I never cooked fifteen different dinners for someone until I finally found one they would eat.<br /><br />4. I never listened to a Treehouse Kids CD until my ears bled. <br /><br />5. I never could recite the movie Cars line by line. Or Wall E. <br /><br />6. I never thought chicken nuggets were their own food group. <br /><br />7. I never thought it was possible to have literally thousands of pictures of one person.<br /><br />8. I never thought staying home on a Friday night for family movie night would be fun.<br /><br />9. I never thought a two year old could lock me out of the house.<br /><br />10. And finally, I never thought a child could bring me as much joy as my little guy. (Yes, I know this one is cliche. But it's true.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8676171772949848012-2109036432845887586?l=allwordyandjunk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michellenoreply@blogger.com0