Superwoman?

But where is my cape?

After I passed the Bar Exam I received the nicest messages from so many people. "Superwoman" was a word I heard a lot that day. When the congrats started rolling in I immediately started replying "haha. thanks but really I am trainwreck." It was a busy day and congrats were pouring in. I stopped replying. At the end of the day, I logged in and was overwhelmed by the outpour of kindness and congrats.

Superwoman was the last thing I felt like.

Superwoman is not what I see. I see the apartment that never quite gets clean or never stays that way. I see the 40lbs of law school weight that I still need to lose( not the 45lbs that I have since June). I see the marathons that I haven't run. I see my "Walmart Parenting" moments. But maybe that isn't what other people see? Maybe its time to cut myself a little slack. Focus on the things that I'm getting right...pretend that I am Superwoman for a day...without her cape.

Trick or Treat 2010

Our first trick or treat with two kiddos...it proved to be a welcome distraction from waiting on bar results and another example of the sacrifices a big brother makes. For nearly 7 years it was just Kobey. That all changed in a flash with Kaiser's arrival. Kobey has been an amazingly good sport about his life getting turned upside down. There hasn't been any jealousy and he is all about his big brother duties. I am so proud of him and the way he has handled it all.

My heart aches for him at the same time. Trick or treat was a perfect example. I promised that we would walk around the neighborhood with one of his friends. We were running a little behind and they left without us. Kobey was so disappointed and REALLY wanted to try to catch up to them. "please mom...hurry!" he begged just as his little brother threw a screaming fit in the stroller. Everything had to stop to attempt to calm the screaching tiger. Kob looked back at me so disappointed but didn't say a word. He didn't complain and got over it quickly.
Yet another example of how nothing is about him anymore. We are all at the mercy of our new addition...including big brother.














Trick or Treat 2010-The kiddos were adorable. Brutus and my little tiger.