I See Christmas

Today, B made us laugh and stop to pause as well. Chris had arrived home and we were all monkeying around, as the kids usually jump all over Chris if he's on the floor with them. Out of nowhere B jumped up and bolted to the front room, pointed out the window and said "Mommy, Mommy, look!" When we asked her what it was she said, "I see Christmas!"

Christmas to B was a tall and fully lit Christmas tree pressed against the window of a second floor apartment building across the street from our home. It was the candy cane lights on the windows and the giant inflatable snowman on the front lawn of another home a few houses down. I am reminded today of how wonderful it is to experience the holiday season through the eyes of a child.

A Blogger I Shall (Will) Be

Today I decided to officially start a blog. I've thought about it often in the last year. I even borrowed a friend's book on blogging. I'm still working on finishing it. I'm a daughter, sister, wife, mom, friend and professional to a lot of great people that have stuck by me over the years. Unfortunately, as it happens for so many people, making time for everyone and everything is an issue. Yet, I have managed to find some balance even with a full-time job, a two-and-a-half-year old and one year old twins. It's demanding, but I love it (most days). At the same time, I feel like I'm not doing nearly enough as I should be. I haven't printed some great baby pics I have or created baby books yet for the twins. I didn't even send birth announcements. I haven't finished my two-year old's baby book for that matter! I have piles of clothes that I've sorted and re-sorted as too big, too small, not now, and maybe later. So what do I do when time is an issue? I start a blog to take up more of the time I really don't have to spare. It will definitely be a creative outlet, but I think the most value will come from spending time capturing and memorializing small and large happenings in my life, milestones from the kids, times with family and friends or it'll serve as a place to jot down random thoughts. Perhaps years from now this blog will serve as a reminder to my children (and my husband) as to what a cool mom/wife I am. For me personally, maybe it will serve as a written reminder to myself that I am a sum of the individual roles I play in this life. Or, maybe it will simply serve as a virtual baby book so I can toss the partially-filled hard copy versions out and live guilt-free. I could live with that too. I look forward to capturing all the Monkey Foolery in this zoohouse.