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One Day I Blinked

One day I blinked. I took a moment to pause. I took a moment to rest. I took a moment to breathe. I took time for granted. And when I looked up, my babies were no longer babies. I will no longer think there will always be tomorrow. Now, I will savor in the day. No matter the behavior. No matter the mess. No matter the attitudes. No matter the crying or whining. No matter the fighting. I have been a mom for a full decade now. And I would not change a moment of it for the world.

New Look......

Wow, I think this blog had grown cobwebs. I am not sure if anyone out there in cyber land is reading, but ask me if I care. Where have I been? Clearly, not here. The last year and a half have been a whirlwind of emotions. Mostly rough, sad, upsetting. The birth of Elodie was the bright spot in a time of very dark moments. I would like to think we are coming to a close on all of that. Though I will say the ache of losing my Gramma, I fear, is something that will never go away completely. The goings on here have been numerous. Yet the more things change, the more they stay the same. We are a family of six now. We have settled into being labeled a big family. We have grown accustomed to the looks and the comments of, "You must have your hands full!" and "You do not what causes that, don't you?" If I had a dime..... Life is moving along. We are not only busy with, well, all the kids, but with working on the house in hopes of getting the thing listed. Ah, y...