The Day I Turned Old

Tanner James, age 10
"The Long Socks Era"

Last night I bid farewell to being a "young mom" as I stood in line to pay for an electric razor for my firstborn. Who knew it would come this fast?!?!

It seems as though one day I woke up and the kid was 3 inches taller than me (I know, that's not saying much) and his voice was squeaking everytime he raised his voice.

When he was a newborn I remember everyone offering me all sorts of advice, but in a nutshell, they were all saying, "He'll grow up so fast."

They were right.

Teenagehood....here we come!!!!

(Please be kind ;) )

Bring on Spring

Long time, no post.

This is what happens when the on/off switch on the computer takes a vacation...a forever vacation. I guess it is just plain worn out. So now I am borrowing the laptop from Freedom Bolt. I've got an "in" with the boss.

This week consisted of lots of coughing, running noses, and sleepless nights. There's nothing like the "blessing" of sickness to help you really appreciate your health or that of your children. I'm hoping for another warm spell so I can open up all the windows and exchange the stale winter air for the sweet sunshine flavored air of spring. Oh, how I crave to hang a batch of laundry on the clothesline. Nothing compares. Soon enough, soon enough.

A few weeks ago I sat in my living room in a pink rocking chair feeding the babe. "Pink?" you ask, "Paige isn't a big fan of pink." 3 words: hand-me-down. Mom's redecorating. Gabe likes to rock. A pair of pink rockers get adopted. I now rock my youngins in the same rockers I loved to be rocked in...only they were brown back then.

Back to my story.

I was looking out the front window at the pasture across the street. There were 5 horses frolicking about. I think they knew spring was coming. (I feel like frolicking about too...just not in a pasture.) I like having a pasture across the road. I feel like I live in the country...without actually having to live in the country. I like having a grocery store just up the street. I really enjoy the conveniences of living in-town. It's not that I like to go places all the time, I'm actually kind of a home-body, but I get some sort weird comfort from knowing that I can go someplace if I want to. Strange, I know.