Mom said, "You all need a BATH and a NAP!

We just got back home from the final dress rehearsal/matinee for the elementary school kids.  Everything really pulled together!  It's a magical moment when it all WORKS!  As promised, I'll post pictures as soon as the camera finishes downloading.  In the meantime, a few thoughts about this incredible experience. 

I was trying to get the girls to hurry up and take off their costumes and eat their lunch so we could get home and rest before we have to be back at 5pm. 

They kept saying, "WHY?" 

My answer, "You need a BATH and a NAP before tonight!"

The girls insisted that they didn't need either. 

THEN, the "big" kids all said, "We wish our mom's told us we HAD to go home and take a bath and a nap!" 

This brings up the age old question - why is it difficult to enjoy some things in life when you have the opportunity to do so.  Too often we wish away our time instead of treasuring the moments in life as they come to us.  The high school kids were all saying how they wish they were little again and could take the time to have a nap or a nice bath.

I think it takes a lot of life experience to learn to enjoy where you are at, and treasure the moments that you do have, because tomorrow it can (and probably will) all be different.