Superhero!

For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted nothing more than to be a stay-at-home mom. I really didn't have any desire to work outside the home. And now I am a mom.. but I also have a business that frequently takes me away from my kids. To be honest, sometimes I struggle with that. I miss them when I am gone! I hate missing even a single moment - it is going so quickly.
But, I have also come to realize that it can be a good thing. For one, when I am away it makes me appreciate the time that I am with them! I usually come home renewed and ready to play again. Also, I think it is good for them to be around other people. I love when Mark is home with them, but sometimes I have to call a babysitter.. and that isn't such a bad thing.
Case in point... last week I had to leave for a session, so I had our regular babysitter with the kids. Chris had recently watched "the Incredibles", and had become slightly obsessed with superheros. When I came back from shooting, the sitter had tucked a dish towel into the back of Chris's shirt so that he could pretend it was a cape. It was genius - he loved it. And I had never thought of doing that. So it made me feel a little better about leaving them - I realized they are getting exposed to things that I might not come up with. So that's a good thing. And he loved his cape - he wore it for two days straight, including to bed!