Another 2 hour delay!

Bean and I went sledding this am--just to kill an hour or so before school started.

and yes, it was cold this morning.

Wintertime fun

Day at the park

Cleaning?!?!?!

Legos

I think two of his favorite things to do--ever!

Christmas 2010

Bit late with this...

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Dance baby, dance!

So, I went out the other night to a local restaurant--it was an early band show, kind of a family, night. Very crowded--well attended I guess they call that--but almost a bit too crowded for me. Everyone was eating and getting the kids to get some food in them and settle down a bit. Then the band began to play and the kids started a little mosh pit and dance--dance like no one was watching (which is great about kids). But the one thing I noticed is that none of the parents danced. None! Well, accept me! The other parents just stood around in there snootiness with their drinks, eyeing everyone and, and not dancing or engaging with their children. Weird! Why not dance? Why not engage with their kids? I know sometimes it is nice to go out, let the kids hang with others and have some adult time. I need that too! But, my kids want me to dance with them--they ask me to come with them--pull me with them. And I go. I go everytime.

And this is something I like about me as a mom. I don't care what others think when I am having fun with my kids. I love to get out there and dance with them, be silly with them, get down and funky with them. I love the mom that they make me.

Borrowing.....

let me just be up front here-- yes I am "borrowing" this from http://teaandcookies.blogspot.com/. Borrowing directly from Tea and Cookies as it is what I wanted to say.

Five words, for 2011:

Love: give love--to those near and dear to me and to those not-so-near, but still so very dear to me. Love of who I am, where I am in my life, what brought me to this point. Love--we all need to give and receive more love in our lives

Light: I need to lighten up--and in many ways. I need to lighten up when it come it stuff--physical stuff, clutter, crap lying around, pile of papers, etc. Time to rid of the clutter and the crap and the stuff I think I might need or use one day!
Also, I need to lighten up when it comes to my mood and out look on life. My one resolution for the new year was--to smile more and yell less. I need to see the lighter, funnier side of life and of things, embrace the goofiness, dance more, sing more, be a goofball for my kids sake.

Organize: one project at a time!

Color: bring color into my life. Not only myself and what I choose to select each day to express myself (yes, I am aware that black, grey, and brown are not all there are in the color spectrum)/ I am not saying I am going all-pink on ya, but I will try.

Color into the house--ART!!!!!!!!! ( and a few more pillows!)

Joy:

Definition of JOY --a : the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires

Be joyful, spread joy, experience joy--see the world through my children's eyes.

New Year............

Happy 2011! Hard to believe that the year is over and here we are in 2011. So many wonderful memories of the year and so looking forward to the memories to be created this year with my beautiful family. They are really are amazing people--all three of them. Each day, they make me laugh and smile. They show me the joy in the small things and the wonder that life has to offer. As this new year begins, just know that you are the loves of my live and I cannot wait to make some amazing memories with you all. Mwahhhh. LBATS