In Real Life

You know, regardless of how it may seem, it's not all sewing adorable birthday banners and spending countless hours doing art projects with my kid here.  I've said this before and it's really, really true--blogs skew reality.  Read this great post from Stefani over at Blue Yonder.  She hits the nail on the head when she says,

When I peruse the blogosphere, I often have to remind myself that I'm looking at someone's life through a pinhole. I'm only seeing the wee-est little bit. If I knew them in "real life" I would see all the rest, and it would probably look as messy as my life.

So Stefani started a great Flickr group called In Real Life about what motherhood REALLY looks like.  It ain't always as pretty as mommy blogs can make it look.  I thought I'd participate and invite you all to do the same.  Share your laundry piles, crusty sinks and snot-nosed kids in sagging diapers.

I snapped these the other day when I realized just how ridiculous and perfectly mommy-ish it all was.  I wish I could have captured the full picture but I'm just not that good a photographer and, as you can see, I had my hands full.

THE TOP OF ME

Wearing Huck's "chain mail" knight's hood and looking a little scared.

THE MIDDLE
At a distinct disadvantage.



THE BOTTOM OF ME
Nursing, leaking and still in pajamas just after sword was rent from my hand and I was walloped upside the head.

If only you could see the elevendymillion pieces of wooden train track
at my feet, too.