These Two

There are days when things get crazy and I forget to count my blessings. Days when this mom job is so hard that  I don't take the opportunity to be grateful for these two little beings that I've been blessed with the job of raising.  And it leaves me wondering am I everything that they need?  Do I wish time away?

 I do know that I am blessed that they are forgiving and easily forget what I may have done wrong yesterday, or even a moment ago, that their arms are ever ready to hug their mama.  I know it won't be like this for long...

Brody, I know that I am so lucky to look into these beautiful eyes every day and to get to listen to the most infectious laugh on the planet

I am so grateful that my Boone is has the kindest heart and the gentlest touch which can make all the bad things disappear, if only for a moment.

Thank you My Boys, for allowing me to be a better person and for enriching my life in a way I didn't know was possible.  Thank you for loving me unconditionally despite my shortcomings.  Thank you for being you... just you two...

April is National Poetry Month

So I'll share my favorite - 


Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost


Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.


I loved it when I was young and now it makes me a little sad, but its still fantastic!

33 for 33

I think I am pretty much done! This is really making me think I need to write down my life lists too - not just ones for this year.

1. Run a 5K
2. Achieve a "normal" BMI
3. Wear a bikini - even if just in private
4. Take a photography class
5. Get a new tattoo
6. Hike Badger 5 times
7. Eat more veggies daily
8. Go on a weekend trip away with no kids
9. Take a family vacation
10. Finish our shop
11. Move into our new house
12. Plant a garden
13. Pay off the Tahoe
14. Decrease non-mortgage debt
15. Practice Yoga weekly
16. Scrapbook monthly
17. Sew Something
18. Go Kayaking
19. Float the River
20. Go Wine Tasting
21. Sell our house
22. Go white water rafting
23. Finish 5 books on Good Reads list - not new additions
24. Smile More
25. Go on adventure walks with boys monthly
26. Get a massage
27. Build a piece of furniture
28. Keep a one sentence journal for a month
29. Monthly game/movie nights with kids
30. Finish my "Encyclopedia of Me"
31. Volunteer
32. Improve/Maintain/Make New Friendships
33. Make more desserts!

What a fantastic Sunday!

Love starting a Sunday with coffee made by my husband!  I used a new iPhone app called C25K (Couch to 5K) to help with my run today.  That and a playlist full of songs at 140 beats per minute made it a much more successful run day!  It was pretty nice that the timing/distance to Katie and Don's fit just perfectly.

I ran over an Josh drove over with the boys for Baby Michael's First Birthday!  What a fun thing to celebrate outside in the beautiful sunshine. I think that I am a pretty good cook but Heidi definitely has the baking strength in our generation of family members.  It must be genetic!  We had yummy cupcakes and Mike had the cutest ducky cake.

After we got home, I played ball in the back yard for awhile with my boys.  Josh claims that I hold my mitt wrong but I'd like to claim some spousal abuse for the amount of times I got hit today.  Of course, that means I'd need to call CPS on myself since I managed to hit Brody 3 times this afternoon, once in the forehead, once on the chest, and once in the mouth.  Poor buddy - I only brought on the tears once though!

Now I am so ready for bed!  Working on my 33 for 33 list - I am a little behind as I probably should have had it finished before my birthday.  We'll see if all 33 items get done by next April!

Foxy

Just finished watching Fantastic Mr. Fox on DVD. The Easter Bunny left it it Boone's basket.  

 How did I not know the movie was by Wes Anderson?

I knew that I would love the story since I love Roald Dahl but during the movie I just kept saying "I love this dialog!"  Josh made the comment that it was just like The Royal Tenenbaums or The Life Aquatic (like that should make complete sense to me).  I completely agreed, yet couldn't figure out how this "kids movie" was able to do that.  Duh!  I am not sure what it is about Wes Anderson movies, but I love them.  And Fantastic Mr. Fox was...well, Fantastic!