Raising boys and loving the color of pink

I always considered myself a tomboy when I was growing up. I didn't play with barbies because I thought it was "stupid" to play with dolls. I preferred playing outside, riding my bike up and down the sidewalk, climbing trees, and lying in the grass and gazing at the funny shapes of passing clouds. Pink was never my favorite color and I hated wearing dresses. Fast forward my life to now I have three boys 11, 9, and 7, if you count my husband, then I have four boys. Living in a house with all boys can be a challenge. They forget to put the toilet seat down. As soon as I walk in the door, I am bombarded with, "Mom, guess what happened in school today (times 3)" and "Honey, can you tell them to settle down? I'm trying to cook dinner!" Granted that I am spoiled, my husband is a stay-at-home dad AND has a Honey-Do list everyday. Let me digress for a moment, to all the stay-at-parents out there, I send you my sincerest gratitude. You definitely help make the world go around! I appreciate all that you do and, believe me, I understand that it is a tough job. I know that I couldn't do it. Getting back to why I wanted to post this blog in the first place, living in a house full of boys has turned me into a girly-girl! Pink is now my favorite color. I am obsessed with pink down to the color of ink that I write with. Sometimes I feel like I have to constantly remind myself that I am a girl because I'm surrounded by "Masters of the remote control" and family members who drink from the milk container and leave the semi-empty plate in the fridge! Do girls do that, too? Please let me know because I don't remember ever doing that! Overall, I do enjoy being the only girl. I never have to empty the trash. My kids pick flowers for me all the time although sometimes I have to do a bug sweep. And they also get a kick out of me screaming when I see a spider (usually fake) on the floor. Boys are precious, always wanting my attention and love coming to my rescue when the plastic spider is trying to attack me. Thank God for the color of pink!