A Tale of an Imperfect Blogger

I know that most blogs that I read paint a pretty picture.  "How do they do it all?," we wonder.  Well I'm here to tell you that it isn't possible.  Last week I blogged about my end of summer list and my big plans for my son's birthday party.  I was going to make ninja turtle masks out of felt and make a ninja turtle cake and some really cool ninja turtle shells (all inspired by pinterest, of course).  Well.  The only thing that got marked off of that list was the cake.  And I am not good at cake decorating--however, my kids love the cakes I make and don't care.  But is it something I would normally blog about?  No.  Mainly because my cakes should be on some sort of 'pinterest fail blog'.  

And those felt masks?  Those didn't happen.  I ended up buying these paper ones from wally world.

And the ninja shells.  Well I bought the supplies to make them but my son and his friends were having too much fun swimming so those didn't happen either.  Please don't misunderstand.  I love when I can do a really cute party where all of my ideas fall into place.  But sometimes it just doesn't happen.

All this is to say that I hope we as moms realize that while blogs can be a great source of inspiration, it is ok if we don't do it all.  Or even if the stuff we do is far from perfect.  The important thing to remember is that our kids don't need perfect pinterest worthy parties to be happy.  They just need us to spend time with them, love them and help them grow into loving adults.  And if we can cut ourselves some slack, I think we will be able to do a better job at fulfilling those needs.

Do these look like faces that are disappointed that the oreos aren't labeled as "TMNT Manhole Covers"?

Yeah, I didn't think so either.