Top 10 Things My Sister Has Taught Me

I love having my big sister. She is one of the most amazing people I know and for those of you who don't have a big sis, I thought I'd share some of what I have learned.

10. Create a house that your husband wants to come home to.

9. When having guests over, consider it a treat to serve them and do it will all your heart.

8. Find your child's talents and passions and let them fly. Let them follow their dreams, not what you think their dreams should be.

7. If there is a gap, step up. Instead of "why me?" ask "why not me?"

6. Make every child feel special. Get to know your child's friends and your friend's children as individuals.

5. My job as a wife is to make my husband look good, from Christmas cookies to hand out at work to clean shirts hanging in the closet.

4. Treat everyone as part of your inner circle.

3. Have fun and don't take life too seriously.

2. Get over yourself. Realize that life isn't about you.

1. Always strive to be the woman God wants you to be. Keep yourself in check and have a few close people around you to be completely honest with who you are.

Top 10 Things I Thought I Would Never Do as a Mom

Here are some things I thought I would never do as a mom:

10. Put my kid in an exersaucer to watch TV while I get stuff done

9. Cuss when she gets up for the third time in one night

8. Feed her sugar before her first birthday

7. Feed her snacks that fall on the floor (not public floors, though!)

6. Forget to see my husband as the man I fell in love with and only as a partner in caring for a baby

5. Say "crap" 5 out of 10 times when I hear the cry that naptime is over

4. Watch Yo Gabba Gabba until I start humming "There's a Party in my Tummy" without even realizing it

3. Visit Toys R Us every other week just to get out of the house

2. Shove snacks in my kid just to keep her quiet and happy

1. Become so "mommy" - dang it!!!