I Spy...

As I sit here on the couch in my living room I Spy...
A horse stable built out of Legos..
A naked Barbie sitting in a battery powered Monster Truck..
A Hello Kitty Bingo game..
A remote controlled Helicopter sitting on the mantle next to a Tinkerbell Fairy "flying" doll..
A little red basket full of diapers, wipes and misc. changing supplies..
A Bouncy Seat with musical toys hanging from it..
A Rocking Chair that brings comfort and peace..
A Toddler snuggled with her favorite stuffed bear under a warm fleece blanket..
A Baby wrapped up in a super soft handmade blanket, snoring softly in his bassinet..
A hot cup (my favorite cup..the one that has photo's of my family on it) of coffee in my hand..
A Clock letting me know that in less than 30 minutes the entire house will wake up..

Soon I Will Spy...
4 bushy-tailed, wide-eyed children who wake up with the kind of energy that I long for all day..
Scattered cereal bowls, banana peels and juice cups on the dining room table..
Toothpaste all over the bathroom sink, towels on the bathroom floor..
The kids jammies strategically placed everywhere except for IN the laundry basket..
Baby bottles and burp cloths..
100 plastic farm animals lined up in the living room..
Army guys, tanks and airplanes battling it out in the playroom..
Dolls and stuffed animals sitting in a circle surrounded by various tea party supplies..
Crayons, markers and coloring books scattered on every available surface in the house..
Baby rattles, teething rings and bibs on the end tables..
School supplies - books, pencils, erasers and papers on the kitchen counters..
A clock letting me know that it's already time to prepare dinner..

Later I Will Spy...
A bathroom that looks like a tornado hit it and 4 squeaky clean children..
A pile of bedtime stories on the couch..
A sleepy baby waiting (non too patiently) for his warm bottle - the last feeding of the night..
A kitchen full of dirty dishes and baby bottles..
A left-over peanut butter and jelly sandwich from lunch under a chair..
Finger prints sticky with bbq sauce from dinner on the walls..
Little plastic dinosaurs hanging out in my house plants..
Blocks, matchbox cars and other various items under the couches..
A cup half full of cold coffee on top of the fireplace mantel.  Another on top of the dryer in the basement.  And still another on a shelf in the playroom..
Overflowing laundry baskets..
Garbage containers full of diapers..
Floors that need to be washed..
My husband sleeping after having worked from 4A until 7p..
A clock letting me know that if I go to bed right now I'll be able to get in 2 hours of uninterrupted sleep before my 3 year old wakes me up to inform me that she's going to the bathroom..but sleep will have to wait for another hour so that I can get my house back in order again..

Every Day I Spy...
My two handsome boys:

 And my two beautiful girls:

And I thank God for today and pray that I'll be able to spy all over again tomorrow..