I love when Chanel makes messes in my home

Call me crazy but I'm starting to love when Chanel makes messes in my home.

 No I don't enjoy cleaning everything up for the fifth time, mostly the movies. No I don't love finding pieces of garbage under the couch that she dug out of the trash can. I do not want to find another shoe missing out of my closet and drug to hers, or another roll of toilet paper taken from under the sink and dipped in the toilet, AGAIN!

The reason I love when my child makes messes in my home is because its taught me to appreciate all the good times I get to have with her. All the laughs she gives me, and all the little quirks she does when I start to get angry just so she can get out of trouble. She's only little for so long, so even though there's little grubby hand prints all over my t.v. I love seeing them.
 I have a hard time cleaning them off because I know, they will never be this cute and tiny size tomorrow, they will have grown. So for now, I'm slowing down and becoming more patient with the messes. I'm learning to appreciate the precious time that I have with her and her hugs while she's not "too cool for mom".