Couldn't be a crazier place to have a picnic... yet we LOVE it there.
Butts to solid marble, voices echoing in the halls.
Ahhhh, a perfect winter picnic place
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
3rd Christmas Together!
It feels so good to be celebrating into our 3rd Christmas. The kids and our relationship has grown so much. We were so selfish and immature - but now we are refocused on one another and our forever together. Our time together is so precious, we now understand.
So this picture symbolizes that looking forward. 
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
another niece/nephew all grown up
My sister is almost finished. Almost finished by having all three of her children through high school and on their own. While I am still fixing breakfasts, reminding kids to put on gloves, cleaning up toys and projects.... Carol is talking: college, jobs, appointments, curfews. It is strange how only 4 years apart, our lives are worlds apart. Maybe thats good because we can share with one another - because there is no similarity in our day to day world.
Monday, February 7, 2011
the hardest job
I remember hearing that parenting is the hardest job.... but before becoming a parent I thought that was ridiculous. Babies are cute and small, kids are fun and energetic - how hard could it be?
Now, I can't believe how wonderfully difficult it is. The constant worry and work.
lost socks
overdue library books
overdue haircuts
a cough in the night
tears of hurt feelings
Yet, through the work I see the reason for the work smiling at me or wanting me to sit with them. Elizabeth truly wants to still be in the same room with me at all times. "Moma," "Mom" and "Mommy" echo through the house reminding me why I work and work.
Nate wonders what the boys will remember of their childhood. Oh, they will remember his first smile when he picks them up. They will remember the silliness and attention to detail that is him authenically. I will be there to fill in the details (some real and some imagined I admit) accompanied by rooms full of pictures and heads full of memories.
Because what the kids will remember is the love, the warmth, and the attention. Will they always be happy with our decisions or want to change an outcome? Of course, because thats what we all did - but I aim for a general satisfaction of contentment that we were there. Showing love, warmth and attention.
Note to self.... remember that when you hear the word mom for the hundredth time or when you step on a lego in the middle of the night. Remember that when you are tired but they want one last hug or tuck in.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
old kitchen, old pajamas, and old lovins
You can't see it from this picture, but....
E is wearing footy pajamas
Grammie is spinning around on gross lineoleum
Two huge lights dominate the room
Bad 60's wall paper surround the kitchen
E is loving the attention by Gram
The old Kenmore is humming
The banquet plastic is ripped and kinda smelly
Saturday, February 5, 2011
spring will come again
The two months of cold and icy roads and toes have left us all ready for the sunshine. Just to throw care out the open windows and to run up the hill without abandon.
the boys ache to run the hill
indra yearns to creep among the ivy
lizabeth remembers walking to the school with just a friend
nate grills with a memory of sun on his back
mindy recalls basking and slipping into naps on the porch
rikki meows for the thought of an open window with a breeze
But spring will return. It will come into morning peeking its bright face into our sleepy eyes and be here just in time. Just in time for a sweet, spring wedding. Thats perfect!
Friday, February 4, 2011
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