Here we go!

So, here we go again....after over two years of no blog posts, I'm going to give it another go.  I have really struggled to document so many things that I want to remember.  I have started things here and there but I have the darnedest time staying consistent!  After going through a difficult time about two years ago, I found keeping a written journal was so helpful for me....and I did great for about a year....

And then I had baby number 4 and the written journal was pushed aside, except for the occasional five minutes I'd take to jot something down.  That baby number 4 is now nine months old and I have recorded so little.  We took a family trip to California several weeks ago and one day during some down time, I was telling Parker about this funny face he used to make as a baby.  Then I remembered I had a picture of that funny face on my blog so I looked it up for him and Kam.  Then I started reading some of the other posts about funny things they had said.  They LOVED it.  We were laughing and remembering funny moments of when they were younger.  As we read through them laughing I was sad at the same time, thinking of all the things I hadn't recorded.

Then, one morning, as I was out for a jog along the beach, I was thinking of my old high school friend, Becca....and thinking of her amazing blog that I LOVE reading (seriously, you should check it out http://renfroescoop.blogspot.com).  I was thinking of what a treasure she has with everything she has recorded (I am so grateful for her example)....and I knew I needed to give it another go.  I messaged Becca on Facebook.  I asked her how, with 4 kids, did she make blogging happen along with all the other amazing things she accomplishes?   She was so sweet to answer.  Among several other extremely helpful tips, she said that she was fast.  She said she loves writing and she was able to do it fast.  And I.......am not fast.  I also love writing, but I write and re-write, then second-guess, worry what people will think, get distracted, etc.  I rarely post anything on Facebook because after I do,  I analyze it over and over, wishing I had written it differently (lame, I know).  But I am going to try this blogging thing again.  And I am going try to be faster.  My kids are growing up crazy fast and I don't want to forget all of it.

I also love to cook.  I love looking up healthy recipes and I love cooking for my family.  Even though my house is rarely spotless, gosh darn it, my family is well fed.  So on the left, you'll see a link to a blog where I will post recipes that I try.  I'm just going to start recording recipes as I make them, instead of backtracking and thinking of everything I would like to add.  But really, this blog and the recipe part are for me.  I want to record my recipes on that blog so I can quickly look them up again.  And I want to remember this crazy, busy time in our lives that I love so much.  So if you are reading this, enjoy!!  Here's to another go of it.