Mornings

There is nothing like waking up and remembering there are four adorable, furry and no longer little faces downstairs waiting for you to love them and feed them. (Not in that order!) I do not have children so this is as close as I will get to motherhood. I feel so needed and wanted and loved by them, it overwhelms me sometimes. I know there are people out there that will not understand this but that doesn't matter to me....I have four that do understand and they are the ones that count!

I come downstairs and they greet me with tails awaggin', lots of licks and that "oh boy, oh boy, food is coming! They love me unconditionally and without any bribes (have to admit I do keep a box of "lite" dog cookies within arm's reach). Unconditional love is a gift and I have it times four.
Many people thought my friend and I were nuts getting four dogs at once (have to admit there were fleeting moments that I thought we were nuts but they were fleeting) and it is not for the faint hearted. But you get use to it and the payback is tenfold.

I have to admit I always thought the job of motherhood (and I do mean the one with actual human children) was the most difficult job in the world. I still think mothers have the most difficult job in the world but in a very small way, I now understand what they mean by it is the most rewarding one, too.