You know you're a mom when

you spend 15 minutes trying to bleach your toddlers white tennis shoes after she found a big pile of mud to play in so she’ll be the prettiest girl on the whole playground.  All the while, trying to remember that next year, get BROWN shoes.

I remember watching my mother do projects and service for me that sometimes took all night and I wondered if she was insane and how on earth did she get the energy to do so much for me??

Now I know.