remember me.

(A self portrait that I did.)

Do you ever wonder what people will remember you by?

Will Paul always remember me by our walks to Kmart looking for change in those years before our children came along?

Will Van remember me by our slip and slide fun?

Will Landon remember me by our duets late at night in the office?

Will BFF remember me by all of our pictures we have taken together?

What do you really want to be remembered by?

Something small like...your great hair.

Something big like...some service tour around the world.

Something like...the best baker in the neighborhood.

Tell me.

marriage

Aubrey was my blog friend.

Now she is my "in real life" friend.

We met last week at her wedding.

She asked me to write a lil' somethin', somethin' on her blog while she was away on her honeymoon. I don't usually guest post, because you know what...it scares me. =) I couldn't tell Aubrey no, she is just too nice.

AND then she gave me the topic of marriage...dun, dun, dun!!

Just because I am married, doesn't mean I know what I am talking about.

If you wanna see the tough questions she asked me, and how I responded...head on over here.

Love her to bits and pieces. Honestly.

not so wordless wednesday: he is super chill.

Objects may appear larger than they really are. =)

~to make you laugh~

These are the type of things I do every day to entertain myself, and my children.

You don't need to tell me I'm weird, I already know it.

Enjoy!!

it strikes again.

Paul has what the Dr. has diagnosed as seasonal depression. It comes in the summer, we still think it's weird...but it happens every year around this time. As I type this we are sitting in the middle of no where in a hotel room...all 4 of us. It was spur of the moment, and much needed. When we get away like this, it makes it all bearable. We bring puzzles, books, treats, movies, and we just play together.

Right now I am typing.

Van is bouncing as high as she can on her bed.

Vin is watching her, and is completely entertained.

Paul is snoring.

Everything is good at this exact moment.

Tomorrow it will be back to business as usual...unfortunately.

that stage.

We are at that stage.

Ya know the one where I say smile Van...and she does things like this to me!!

Or the awkward smile, which I failed to capture this day.

working mommy

I was singing this in the shower this morning...because that is where I sound like a rock star...

you're gonna miss this

you're gonna want this back

you're gonna wish these days

hadn't gone by so fast

these are the good times

so take a good look around

you may not know it now

but you're gonna miss this

I like to put my spin on it...

I'm gonna miss that

I'm already wanting that back

I'm wishing these days

wouldn't go by so fast

these are the best times

I'm lookin' around

I know that I'm gonna miss this...

Being a working Mommy is a challenge.

Van has been having a hard time with me leaving. She cries at the door while I pull away, and sometimes calls me to cry over the phone...telling me how much she loves and misses me.

Vin doesn't know I'm even gone...yet. I swear in the morning he has grown, which almost kills me.

I don't want to miss a thing, but realistically...I will.

I missed the first time Van rolled over, and 5 years later...I haven't forgotten the call from Paul to tell me the good news.

I am sure that I will miss something while I am at work that Vin does too...maybe his first step (gasp! I don't even want to think of that!).

So, will you please forgive me if I don't feel like blogging as much, I don't want to go to GNO's as much, and sometimes I don't feel like doing play dates...it just means that I am spending every spare moment I have with these two growing kiddos of mine, and a husband that I could never, ever get enough of!! AND I don't always like to share them. ;)