Everywhere I turn lately it seems ‘overwhelmed’ is the theme, it is even spilling across the blogosphere. Soulemama, wrote a great post today that I thought put it perspective for me.

(And by today I mean Thursday, because that is when I started this post, but today is Saturday…)

It’s true, we all have so much going on, and it is so easy to let those things build up to volcano explosion status. It is easy to be to present in the moment, with dishes threatening to colonize and overthrow in the kitchen, dirty laundry that multiplies no matter how many trips to the thrift store to donate you take. To focused on the now and not on the ‘this can wait’.

And there are ‘now’ moments that remind you even though you are completely stressed out, it is not always obvious to others and frankly most are to caught up in their own conversations.

Moo:If you die will we be adopted?
Mama:No, if dad and I both die you will live with Uncle Steve.
Wah:But Uncle Steve doesn’t have a wife.
Mama:That is true.
Moo:Is he a teenager?
Mama:No, he is older that dad.
Wah:When will he get a wife?
Mama: Not everybody has a wife, some people don’t want to be married
Moo: why? (incredulous)
Mama: because they haven’t found anyone the love enough to marry yet.
Moo:I have a girlfriend already, I met her at school and we will be married.
Mam: hunh
Moo: but not until I can drive
Wah: right!! What about meeee?
Moo: You need a girlfriend.
Wah: Well I can not marry Ripley’s sister.
Moo:Why not?
Wah: She does not use the potty very good yet
Moo: Oh yeah….

I wonder if Uncle Steve’s just had a hard time finding women who can use the potty very good?

*Pressure-billy joel