You're such a mom!

Okay, I must admit that being a mom is certainly an honor but sometimes I forget that I am not young, fit and fabulous anymore (not sure I ever was...). Add to this that the other day at work one of the pretty, young things who advertises that she only weighs 109 lbs (gag) comes to me and annouces "you're such a mom!". Should I be offended, probably not but nevertheless I was. I shuttered to think that I am obviously one of those 3o something women who looks like a mom, wears comfortable shoes, stretchy shorts, goes around with her hair in a pony tail and makes neato food items.

Consider this scenario:

1. Dan tells me my shorts are too short which I have had for many years now on the way to the all star game last night.

2.The checkout boy at the grocery could piece together my plan for swamp cake and knew exactly how "good moms" make this stuff out of pudding, cool whip, oreos and some sort of gummy worm or other gross thing. He knew I was making deviled eggs, too.

3. I can only wear comfortable shoes, nothing too strappy.

Then today in the kitchen as I am making swamp cake and deviled eggs and reviewing my routine from the past 24hrs a revelation hits me. I have officially arrived to 30 something momhood. No more hiding in the closet with short shorts of days gone by or hoping for 6 pack abs. Those days are gone along with bikinis, starvation diets, baking in the sun endlessly, and wearing sexy shoes. Instead, here I sit as one of those "moms". At least I'm ranked as a good one.

Enjoy my ranch deviled eggs and swamp cake.

Love, Mom!