Going Private- a story

So my friends,

my kind of blog is a dying breed......a dinosaur if you will. I amongst, most of my friends am virtually the only owner of a public blog. I know. So I feel it's time to pack my bags and move into Camp Private. I stayed public (partly for my not-so-techno-savvy family-except for you Nathan M.) and also to welcome an unlimited amount of positive comments onto my blog and into my heart.
But....(sigh).... alas, sadly I have lots of readers, but not lots of comments. Gets me bummed out friends....not gonna lie. No point in sharing my labors of love with the masses. So we're packing up this here camp.....no point in dangling my scrumptious children to potential pathologicals out there. So if you can't live without your weekly (ok...sometimes monthly) dose of my spiffy blog.....fess up that you like it, send an email, or leave a comment that you'd like to be invited as a reader...... and hereby commit to leave comments from henceforth.

The End

New Years

Our New Year's Eve began like this.......a peaceful drive to my Mom's house.
We only made one stop and at the "Fireworks Mega SuperCenter" store.
(this is Oklahoma folks.....we don't mess around with fireworks in this here state).

And with plenty of sugar, and fun, we ended the kids New Years Eve with a bang. Despite the balmy 17 degree weather, and snow packed ground, Nathan managed to put on a mini firework show for the Peanut Gang.
The "sparklers" were definitely a big hit, and minus the thunderous booms, the kids enjoyed the real fireworks Nathan lit into the starry sky.

And the evening ended like this.
Well, for the kids anyway.
The grown-ups ate, talked, ate some more, watched shows, ate, called family, and then it was midnight.

At 12 we shuffled outside and finished the fireworks.
Hurrah! Happy New Years!

I haven't made my New Year's Resolutions yet.......have you?
I have small pot of ideas simmering......and I must admit-
I smell a reoccurring theme.

A Sunbeam.....a Sunbeam

This Sunday was Wesley's first day in Primary! I still can't believe it. He has graduated from Nursery and will be with the "big kids" from now on. It was so strange walking him to the Primary room and helping him find a seat by his teacher.
Wesley looked so small, and with his sweet baby face looking up at me I almost burst into tears. Luckily Sienna came to my rescue and asked the teacher if she could sit by her "baby brother" for a few minutes. It was so sweet.... I had to hold back the tears again.

I don't know....in this moment, it feels like such a big milestone.....the end of babyhood I guess.
But what's a Mom to do?


"Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam to shine for him each day.
In every way try to please him, at home at school at play.
A Sunbeam, a Sunbeam........
I'll be a Sunbeam for him."