Planets in Alignment

When you are young, there are many things that are important to you. You must have sunshine in order to run around outside and play for hours without getting tired. You must have "Super Friends" on Saturday morning. You must have praise from your father and kisses from your mother. When all of these planets are aligned, you celebrate, for life is good.
When you are a bit older, there are many things that are important to you. You must NOT look ugly on the first day of school. You must get your driver's license ASAP. You must be allowed to pick out your own clothes. You must teach your parents the RIGHT way to think. When all of THESE planets are aligned, you celebrate, for life is good.
When you are a bit older, there are many things that are important to you. You want your daughter, who is five, to conquer the habit of wetting the bed. You want your son, who is two and a half, to go tee-tee in the potty. You want your 20 month old to find his own pacifier in the middle of the night. You want your husband to make all the plans for date-night on Friday. You want there to BE a date-night on Friday. You want to make a meal everyone loves. You want to have energy to watch the basketball game with your husband in the evening after cooking, cleaning, doing your own homework and dealing with kids. When all of these planets are in alignment...well, if all of those planets are ever in alignment, I'll let you know what happens.
As it is, life is good anyway. Maggie has gone four nights with a dry bed. Phoenix goes tee-tee in the potty at LEAST 4 times a day. Luke truly only cries for his pacifier if he's dropped it and can't reach it. Mark has already given me a heads up to be ready to go out Friday night. I've finished my homework early so maybe I'll catch some of the Lakers tonight....we'll see. I feel alignment is very close by.