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2024-10-29 19:42:56Sawyer
On the way home in my blue T-top Firebird, Katie sings Baby Shark on repeat. She knows all the motions and the song word for word. Ask any parent what happens to them when their kid listens to that song. It’s stuck with you for days and you go to bed singing it in your head as you try to sleep.
Darius was smart to bring his earbuds to listen to music on my phone instead of listening to what his little sister had picked out.
“Mommy, can I have a snack?” Katie asks. We haven’t even been home for five minutes. Kids are always hungry, it seems.
“No, I’m going to make dinner. How does pizza toast sound?” Katie replied with an excited, yummy sound. I found a recipe a month ago using frozen garlic Texas toast, pizza sauce, pizza mix cheese, and pepperoni. It’s so easy to throw it on a baking sheet and cook it in the oven. I make a salad to go with it while it bakes.
I love being a mom. I wouldn’t trade it for anything
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