You have my heart!

I took this photo last year on the first day of school. This is one of my favorite photos so far. I even have it as wallpaper on my computer.

Tonight my son came into my room and said "Good night mama!"

Then he proceeded to give me a kiss on the lips. Now, I know lots of other kids, his age, who won't give kisses anymore because it's embarrassing, or they are too old, like 5 is too old! I haven't had a problem with him giving kisses (yet! I am crossing my fingers.) Along with the kiss I got a hug. Mind you this is not at all prompted!

Then as he runs off to climb into bed, I say,"Don't let the bed bugs bite!"

He yells back "OK!" Most of the time he just tells us "if they do, hit 'um with a tire!" That has daddy written all over it!

My heart just melted. It makes you think back on other times.

Like that time when we were headed into school one morning and he asks "Mom, is part of the world upside down?" What do you say to that! Your so smart! Who would have thought of it like that? Yeah, you think of it as round, but upside down? Well, yeah, I guess so! Part of it has to be.

Or the time when you take their training wheels off for the first time! Need I say more....

Yana came home the day of the elections, after voting in class earlier during school, and said, "Mom, I don't know which one it is, but if they become President, we will have to sleep in the schools!" Now where did she get that? I laughed with the teacher on that one. The teacher then said that her daughter was saying that that guy can't become President because he went to prison. Then it dawned on me that McCain was a prisoner of war!

I started a journal a couple of years ago and tried to write down funny stories like this and the words that they come up with like the "Willy" place, referring to the Good Will, etc. Unfortunately, I find that I got a lot of Garret's stories, but I couldn't remember many of Yana's, during her early childhood. Oh, how I wish I would have started when Yana was born!

I may not be able to stop them from growing up, but by golly, I will try my darnedest to document as much as possible from here on out.

"Live Simply"

My girlfriend took this picture of me this summer on the lake. I had just gotten in the boat after a glorious ski and as the boat launched forward the towel was thrown in my face. Life is full of these moments, don't you think?

I woke up this morning thinking "what happened?" All weekend, including yesterday seemed to pass with a blur. That's when I told myself that I needed to slow down. (That was right after the thought of going back to school to get my B.A., not a B.M., that might be a resulting symptom though! What am I thinking? I surtainly am not simplifying!) I need to live in the moment or just "Live Simply" If I could have one wish, it would be that I could stop time, or at least slow it down some! I find myself constantly thinking about those memorable moments with the kids, or my husband, or even the animals and wishing that I could be there again to catch something I may have missed! I guess I could wish all I want, because unless there is a real time capsule, it's just not going to happen. Oh, I wish!

After reading some blogs this morning and really connecting with this one
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I found that I can do this. I can live simply. I need to be content with where I am in life. Which I am. The hardest part, for me, is to live in the moment. I am always in such a hurry to get somewhere, or do something, and make sure that I am doing everything, that I just need to take the time to enjoy what I am doing now! How hard can that be?

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