cow pies and bees?!

i came up with this while listening to an odyssey cd that the kids had on at naptime recently.  the characters mentioned the land of milk and honey and i started thinking about what that really meant.  i suddenly realized that in order to have milk, and in order to have honey...both rewards for hard work and perseverance, you were also left with cow pies, and stinging bees.  flies attracted to the livestock, mud and poop from the cows, the smell from farm animals, and swarms of bees that sting when annoyed.  in order to get to the honey, the milk, the flowers and fields, the sunshine, light refreshing rain and beauty, you have to deal with all the junk too.  the cow pies and bees.

i feel like that is a great summary of our life as a family.  having aspergers and adhd in a family (or any special need or challenge) creates many cow pies that have to be dodged.  but there is also great reward embedded in the journey.  sometimes it's hard to appreciate the flowers over the smell of livestock, or to be able to taste the honey when you may have been stung trying to retrieve it.   but i can say, it's worth it.  so join us as i blog about our life in the land of milk and honey that is also filled with cow pies and bees.