Been feeling like a crappy mom lately...

I just don't have the energy these days. Facebook only rubs it in my face. Green eggs and ham for Dr. Seuss day? Leprechauns and green milk for St. Patricks day? Who are these parents? My kids were lucky if they have a meal on those days. Seriously though, I used to do these kind of things, I used to be *that* kind of mom. In fact, all morning I kept trying to talk myself into green pancakes for breakfast. I just couldn't do it. I settled on green smoothies instead but there was no talk of leprechauns. Did you know that we don't have the Easter Bunny come to our house? And never, ever has a cupid come knocking at our door. Am I setting my kids up for a lifetime of sadness because their mom is too lazy to celebrate every holiday to it's fullest? It's not just holidays though. Today is the school's art carnival or festival or whatever they call it. I am absolutely dreading it. I can already give you the play by play. Just me and the three little kids.Ian lying in the middle of a very crowded hallway screaming. Owen wandering off. Millie begging me to buy everything we see. Lines, lines and more lines. More screaming because we have to wait in those lines. I'm just not in the mood. I know these things are important to the kids, and that alone used to make it worth it. I'm just wearing down folks. I'm short on energy and short on patience, but not short on love. Maybe it's time my kids know it.