“ What my children would miss most would be my love of course!

“ I have a pedometer challenge at work and I’m forever trying to find excuses to walk more so I drag the kids outside with me on my walks.

“ My son would miss being able to steal my cell phone and walk around the house pretending like he’s talking to someone really important and then yelling at me when I try to take the phone from him after all he is talking to the President!

“ My kids would miss their special bedtime songs. Ever since the kids were little, we have had the same bedtime routine. If I weren’t home to sing their special snuggle songs, that one minute that’s just theirs and mine, they’d really miss me.

“ If the aliens took me, my kids would miss having someone around who can translate for them. No, they don’t speak a foreign language or anything like that. It’s just that sometimes it seems that the boys and their Dad are speaking two different languages to each other–and that only I can translate.

“ I paint my daughter’s nails and do her hair, and totally get the Princess thing. After all, I was once a little girl too!

“ My daughters set alarm clocks every day, but they both depend on me to actually make them get out of bed. They complain that I nag them, but they won’t get up without assistance.

“ Friday nights the kids and I head down to our family room, pull out the pull out sofa bed, flip back the recliners, and pick a good family film to enjoy. If I were gone today, they would miss out on seeing Mars Needs Moms when it comes out for home viewing!

“ My little ones like to be kissed and soothed after head bonks or falls by me. Yes, Daddy can do this too, but moms have a special touch.

“ As a photographer I am always taking photos of them. I know they would miss it if I were gone.