People.
It has been such. a. long. time.
As in.....over two years. I'm sitting here, shaking my head in stunned silence that is has really been that long since I've been on here writing about our life.
Here's what happened. We added a fourth baby to our family and something had to give. I dropped out of the blog-o-sphere and basically the social media scene for the past two years because my kids were crawling all over me, running into the street, climbing to their demise and flushing mini spray bottles down our toilet (true story!).
I'm sad that I neglected the writing part, the thing that gives me such joy and energy. But in a life that is literally exploding with blessings, I traded something that I really cherish, for a short time, in exchange for the sleep and presence of mind that are required to keep four human beings under the age of 10 alive.
Here's the good news. We've accomplished a lot since I was here last.
For starters, we're all still breathing.
In addition to that worthy achievement, we've hit some big and small goals including, but not limited to:
being adorable
pulling off a 6-person group Trolls costume that was the envy of our small town
10 minute stints of not fighting with siblings and getting from the top of the hill to the bottom with four humans on one sled
sledding outdoors with indoor cats
riding lessons
learning to pray with sausages for fingers
being creative, making things
learning to snowshoe
trading ice, snow and below zero temps for ocean and sunshine
surprise snowball attack with daddy as the unsuspecting victim
exploring new places (Omaha is fun!)
celebrating Jesus
potty training, cheering on the Vikings and participating in March Madness
becoming an official member of the dive team.
I'm going to go ahead and give myself grace for my absence here. In some ways, I wish I had written more about all we did these past 30 months. But I also realize that some memories are for the heart and not the page.
Now that every living being in our home is walking and talking and peeing in the toilet on a regular basis, I feel like I've got some minutes back. Not to mention the fact that I discovered Wal-Mart grocery pick up so basically I'm just sitting here with my feet up and not one thing to do except pay some attention to this long-neglected space. And, of course, fold my laundry. 'Cause you know, no matter HOW OLD these people get, I'm always gonna' have a mountain of clothes to battle. Unless we get serious about joining a nudist colony, which is sounding more and more enticing by the day. ;)
Here's what happened. We added a fourth baby to our family and something had to give. I dropped out of the blog-o-sphere and basically the social media scene for the past two years because my kids were crawling all over me, running into the street, climbing to their demise and flushing mini spray bottles down our toilet (true story!).
I'm sad that I neglected the writing part, the thing that gives me such joy and energy. But in a life that is literally exploding with blessings, I traded something that I really cherish, for a short time, in exchange for the sleep and presence of mind that are required to keep four human beings under the age of 10 alive.
Here's the good news. We've accomplished a lot since I was here last.
For starters, we're all still breathing.
In addition to that worthy achievement, we've hit some big and small goals including, but not limited to:
being adorable
pulling off a 6-person group Trolls costume that was the envy of our small town
10 minute stints of not fighting with siblings and getting from the top of the hill to the bottom with four humans on one sled
sledding outdoors with indoor cats
riding lessons
learning to pray with sausages for fingers
being creative, making things
learning to snowshoe
trading ice, snow and below zero temps for ocean and sunshine
surprise snowball attack with daddy as the unsuspecting victim
exploring new places (Omaha is fun!)
celebrating Jesus
potty training, cheering on the Vikings and participating in March Madness
becoming an official member of the dive team.
I'm going to go ahead and give myself grace for my absence here. In some ways, I wish I had written more about all we did these past 30 months. But I also realize that some memories are for the heart and not the page.
Now that every living being in our home is walking and talking and peeing in the toilet on a regular basis, I feel like I've got some minutes back. Not to mention the fact that I discovered Wal-Mart grocery pick up so basically I'm just sitting here with my feet up and not one thing to do except pay some attention to this long-neglected space. And, of course, fold my laundry. 'Cause you know, no matter HOW OLD these people get, I'm always gonna' have a mountain of clothes to battle. Unless we get serious about joining a nudist colony, which is sounding more and more enticing by the day. ;)
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