Excuse This House
Author Unknown

Some houses try to hide the fact
That children shelter there;
Ours boast of it quite openly.
The signs are everywhere.

For smears are on the windows,
Little smudges on the doors;
I should apologize, I guess.
For toys strewn on the floor.

But I sat down with the children
And we played and laughed and read;
And if the doorbell doesn’t shine,
Their eyes will shine instead.

For when at times I’m forced to choose
The one job or the other;
I’d like to cook and clean and scrub,
But first I’ll be a mother.

-Submitted by Amber Bricker

Happy Mother’s Day to All Mothers! from Amber and Keegan