Let Me Introduce Myself

Spring...a time of new beginnings. Is there such a thing as a Spring Resolution? I have long since given up on my New Year's Resolution, so this seems like a good time to make a new one. Today was warm and I had all my windows open, the breeze was perfect. It seems like the perfect time to take on a new task, clean out a closet or start journaling. Journaling is a new concept to me, not that I hadn't thought about it, but to me it seems like it needs to be a long drawn out process with eloquent words and something of substance to say. But I'm realizing that all the sweet little things that my kids do are disappearing from my memory. Day to day things are important when you see how fast childhood flies by. My kids are growing way too fast. It's such a dichotomy of thought, I'm glad they are growing and are healthy, but I long for the day when they were so tiny, where a kiss made everything better. Now problems seem to be bigger, not as easily kissed away. Anyway, I guess the thing I'm trying to get at, is that life is going by at such a rapid pace that if I don't write all this good stuff down, I'm going to forget it, and blogging seems to be the way to preserve all these memories.

So, to start off....

"Ariel", 7, is my fashionista. We hit the bargains at The Children's Place outlet and the child had a fashion show this morning that lasted about 30 minutes with her trying on all her new outfits and showing them off to Daddy. She loves the bright, new spring colors and wears them nicely with her red hair and green eyes. The more sparkles the better. She loves to sing and has been composing songs recently. She amazes me with her insight and softness of spirit for her Savior.

"Belle", 4 1/2, is the snuggliest kid in the world! She has these huge brown eyes that seem truly to be windows to her soul. She recently learned what a butterfly kiss is and gives them very freely. For some reason, she is obsessed with ears. She "twiddles" my ears, my taking my ear lobe between her thumb and first finger and rubbing. It was something that she did when she was nursing and continues to this day. You know when you are "in" with her when she does it to you!

Hubby is the master of multi-tasking. I don't know how he keeps his life all together. He is a Sergeant with the State Police and he enjoys his job. Hostage negotiating and Incident Managment are his specialities and they keep him hopping. It amazes me how he can switch his mind set from call to call that they recieve. They get called to anything from a car going the wrong way on the interstate and debris on the road to bank robberies and homicide. He has helped motorists change tires and has pulled victims out from under tires. He is also a Major in the Army Reserve, commander of his battalion, and has spent a year in Iraq. Needless to say, life is never dull. We look forward to his days off and being together as a family.

Today was so beautiful that we spent a good part of it outside. It's so nice to be able to not have to wear a jacket. One of the girls' cousins came up to play with them and it was nice to have a chance to tidy up the house with out little ones underfoot asking to "help". Some times I cringe when Ariel asks to help, but I have to keep remembering that this time in life is fleeting and I need to soak up this time when she is still little and still wants to be around me. I know a day will come where I will no longer be cool and fun to be with, but will be embarrassing and not as much fun as the girlfriends. So for now, it's all about keeping perspective.

So this blogging/journaling thing is fun so far and hopefully a resolution I can keep.