Sometimes it is really hard to choose the right

Today I am trying really hard to be positive. Every dish in my house is dirty, I have been ignored by kids all morning and I just feel lazy.  I hope I'm not the only one that has days like this.  I want to choose the right very badly and just clean the house and be a perfect, patient mom but I can't tell you how tempting it is to just be selfish.  Maybe, turn the TV on all day for the kids and curl up on the couch with a good book.  Or let the kids eat all their Halloween candy in their room while I watch Netflix.  Sigh.  Well, I have had my fantasy.  Now on to being positive:  Since it is Thanksgiving month, I thought I would write down some of my blessings.  I am so grateful for a good husband that works so hard.  Without him, I wouldn't be able to stay-at-home with my boys which is so satisfying (no matter how much I complain.) I am so grateful for good friends that lift me and encourage me.  Everyone has their trials and if we can just keep plugging away and do the best we can and be cheerful, we will be okay.  Enough blogging; time to go play "school" with my boys and see if I can get those darn dishes clean. (I should have added to the list after giving the kids candy ,"blog while my boys jump off the couch over and over upstairs but since that was actually happening while I was blogging, it wasn't really a fantasy!)