Having a 7 Year Old Means

Having a 7 year-old means...

• finding cupcake wrappers on your bathroom floor
• finding Lego pieces just about everywhere - the laundry, your purse, the freezer
• creating box forts for the 7 year-old to sleep in for weeks on end
• constant reminders for hygiene - wash your face, arms, brush your teeth, wipe your butt
• being surprised when they take a shower completely on their own, without you asking
• some nights reading stories to them
• other nights having them read stories to you
• crazy outfits - just because (and taking a picture because they think they look good)
• giving back rubs - several times a day
• constantly helping find something that is right under their nose
• preparing for his Cub Scout meeting - because you just "have" to be the leader
• rock collections - and him washing the rocks in your bathroom sink
• learning how to ride a bike - even if it still has training wheels
• finding things taken apart and little screws, springs, washers all over his bedroom floor
• video games - that he'll play alone or except you to play with him and except you to be good at
• wondering how his t-shirt ended up in the freezer
• tripping over just about every toy you could ever imagine
• hearing more and more about Legos and Starwars and Lego Starwars then you ever thought possible, and feigning interest
• getting bouquets of dandelions (even if they do make you sneeze) because they are beautiful
• teaching them how to make the perfect snowball and snowball fights
• means killing bugs for the 7 year-old because stinkbugs and ladybugs are scary
• watching info-mercials with them, because sometimes that's the best thing on TV they want to watch
• sometimes not getting hugs and kisses before they leave, because girls have cooties
• and it means sometimes getting "the world's biggest hug" just because you're the mom

Please note - actual results may very.  Your seven year old may differ.