{this moment} – A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama.

A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week.

A simple, special, extraordinary moment.

A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’

in the comments for all to find and see.

Toddler Weekend

On Friday morning we are embarking on a toddler weekend. All things toddler. We will have total control of a 3 year old and 2 - 2 1/2 years old. Friday afternoon until Sunday evening. No Momma or Mami. Cooking, playing, entertaining, changing, wiping, consoling, laughing, cleaning up after and hopefully sleeping. Actually other then the much needed break sleep brings, there are a couple of nighttime cuddlers I am looking forward too. I love cuddling with a sleeping child (sigh - Erinn). I am looking forward to it, I am nervous. I had 3 girls spread nicely over 14 years. I never had 2 small children let alone 3. Good thing I have The Boy to help out with the family rules. :) He reminds me of Elizabeth S. in the way he advices on his siblings. :) I think I will need it. I have a few activities planned mostly we will let them lead the way. Life is a lot more fun when you experience it once again as a toddler. I feel privileged.

Peace Out

Resolutions

I looked back to what I wrote here last year and really came up short on the whole church thing. I did not even manage C & E. WOW!! I do feel I did manage a few things. At least in part I feel my communication skills improved. I went through the whole wedding planning with only 2 tifts with the bride. And that would have been a communication issue. Erinn and I tend to get very defensive about the same issues. The good thing is we make up quick and do not hold grudges. And I feel we did learn from them. I have one person in my life whose negativity drives me nuts and how did I choose to handle it? By being negative towards and about that person. It does not help that I have an willing participate in this game. So...I am going to try my hardest to stop in me what I feel is a very unbecoming character flaw.

I have reconnected with 2 people from my past through FB and that has been fun. A good thing from 2010. I lost a dear friend and am still struggling with that loss. A few people around me have chosen to live their life in chaos, I need to find balance, being supportive yet not getting sucked in. I tend to go into fix-it mode. I want to tear down my fix-it shingle.

So...that is it; negativity and no more fix-it. And on the up side renew my love of scrapbooking!!

and maybe work on that church thing. :)

Peace Out