Mr. Mom

do you remember that movie?  it centered around a dad who lost his job, his wife went back to work, and he stayed home to care for the children.  there is a scene in the movie where the dad (an advertising executive) is back at his former job doing a presentation trying to get his job back.  since he is the main caretaker, he has his children with him and one has to use the bathroom.  you watch as one of the babes is running around screaming with the toilet paper, the father has the littlest one up to the hand dryer trying to dry the babes rear, and the door is opened by a colleague. 

my two littles

a perfect transition into my morning the other day.  i have my two littlest in the bathroom with me.  one has taken the toilet paper and walked all over the bathroom with it.  they other has decided that playing in the underwear drawer would be fun, and putting some of those in mom's shower would be even better.  they are laughing with each other, enjoying the look of "the mess", and totally absorbed in fun.  i open up the curtain and what do you think i did?
              A.  scream at my littles, tell them to pick up their mess, and be overwhelmed all day.
              B.  laugh with them, enjoy the fact that they are littles, and help them pick up the mess.

if you picked A, you know me well.  i often respond to interruptions in my day that way.  i am a "ducks in a row" kind of person, especially when there are so many hands and feet to keep track of throughout the day. 

YESTERDAY, i didn't!  i decided that THIS IS THE DAY!  THAT THE LORD HAS MADE!  I WILL REJOICE!  AND BE GLAD IN IT!

i was glad.  glad for two littles that warm my heart with their antics, glad that they ARE  littles (it goes by so fast), and glad that we had a fun moment together.  when i think about this "interruption" through these kind of eyes, I realize that it really wasn't a bad thing.  it made me laugh, it warmed my heart, it reminded me of the joys of childhood.  in reality, the mess only took 2 minutes to clean up.  who doesnt' have 2 minutes to spare for 2 little cuties?

how do you respond to "interruptions"?