Thursday, January 31, 2008

Where did the week go?

Seeing as it has been a week since I posted I don't seem to be meeting my goal of getting something written every other day.

But I found myself watching a bit of TV to unwind after work and came across one of my favorite movies, The Princess Bride. I decided to make a list of some of my favorites.

The Princess Bride
Shawshank Redemption
Die Hard
Much Ado About Nothing
A Fish Called Wanda
The original Star Wars Trilogy

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Bedtime Fun!

Before bedtime last night Lindsey decided to go on an adventure. James as usual was a willing companion. They went all around the house searching for the forest. They would stop and say to me, "Excuse me, can you tell me where the forest is?" or to Matthew, "Excuse me, old man can you tell me where the forest is?" It was very cold in this forest as the kids needed the hats and scarfs as well as socks on their hands to be used as gloves.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Already a day late

I love this picture. It was taken almost a year ago but it is still one of my favorites. It was not the best beach weather but the kids really wanted to go. My husband enthusiastically packed a picnic and off we went. Within about a minute of getting to the beach we realized the only picnicking would be in the car but we went out to play for a few minutes. I think we were at the beach for a total of about 10 minutes but the kids had fun and I got a great picture out of it.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Being Positive

I am someone who vents. I vent about my kids a lot because my life is mostly about them these days. I think venting can be a good thing because I really feel as though some days I might explode if I don't. But on the flip side it becomes easy to focus on the negative aspects of kids behaviors rather than their good qualities.

I am making an effort to focus more on all of of positive qualities that my kids possess.

To get started:
Carter is 8 years old which seems unbelievable to me. It really does seem like it happens in the blink of an eye. A few of his great qualities are that he is empathetic, curious, dedicated, big hearted, hugable, social, and passionate.

Lindsey is in kindergarten and will be six in a few months. She is artistic, nuturing, friendly, creative, social, helpful, kissable, and talkative.

James is 2 1/2 and as with most kids of that age he is at alternating moments fantastic and completely aggravating. For the most part he is funny, energetic, and ethusiastic about just about everything.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

2nd Post

Moments after I created this blog and posted my first post I had a revelation. I am not a huge writer. I am rarely at a loss for words when speaking but I have a fairly large fear of writing. Somehow it seems so much more permanent than speaking. I am sure people around me remember the stupid things I say or when I misspeak but there is no permanent record of it. I think that is why it has been over a week since my first post. I am now ready to conquer my fear!

I am setting a personal goal and posting it here for all to read. (Well no one actually reads this blog yet so I guess that isn't a lot of pressure.) My goal is to post something every other day.

More to come on Thursday!

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Blogging Novice Gets Started

I have been a blog reader for quite a while but have not had the determination to get one started. Today that changed. I hope to update frequently but will probably only manage occasionally. My hope is that this blog serves as a family diary for me as well as for friends and family to keep updated with our lives.

Happy reading!

Leslie