I think that out of everything I've ever done, being a mom has been the greatest experience of my life. I had a fabulous Mother's Day this week; hiking in the beautiful country of western Colorado, and having dinner with my two favorite boys. Here are some photos from our day.
So I'm not the best at keeping up with this blog. I've occasionally looked through my journals kept throughout my life, and realized that I only write about every several months, if that! I always think about it and I love reading other people's renditions of their daily lives; I just never get around to my own. The only time I kept a frequent update was the journal I was forced to write in nursing school! When being asked specific questions on a regular basis, I found that I love to write and express my thoughts. Maybe I should find some kind of question source for this blog.
Anyway.... I can't believe how fast this year is flying by. It's almost my son's TENTH birthday, and it seems like it was just February. (Maybe that's because this winter was such a long one?!) We just had conferences at school, and Caleb's teacher told us how much of a genius she thinks our son is. Well, I have always thought the same thing, but I am a little biased. She suggested getting him evaluated for a gifted program so that he doesn't slip off the radar. Apparently he remains in the "advanced" categories of most all of his testing without putting forth much effort. She thinks it would be interesting to see where he ends up if he actually tries! We will have to look into it. I don't want him to get bored!
I must now go downstairs and find my workout clothes. I have a trainer appointment at the gym; another big change in the last year. I've lost 20 lbs since this time last year; mostly by eating healthier and exercising (the right way to do it!) rather than crash diets. It doesn't seem like a lot of weight to me, until I realized the other day that it would be like carrying two 10-lb bags of potatoes everywhere I went! Wow, that's pretty heavy. No wonder I never had much energy to do anything.
I will close for now. Meanwhile, maybe this weekend I'll find a journaling question source and try harder to keep this thing current. blah. :)
Wow, I really should write more often than once a year... has it really been a whole year since my last post? What a slacker.
Caleb has always been a history buff. Very patriotic from the beginning, he's had a collection of American flags since he was a toddler. When I asked him a year or two ago where he'd like to go on vacation someday, he answered "to the National Archives or The Library of Congress." What??? No Disneyland? Isn't that the typical kid response? Not my son, little braniac science nut. He wanted to see The Declaration of Independence in person. His favorite movie of all time is National Treasure. I waited until we were on the plane to tell him we were not taking any lemon juice to the museum. ;)
We did all of the typical tourist stuff, including riding around historical DC in the top of the double decker bus. Caleb loved every bit of it; every monument, every artifact. But the best part was saved for last...The Declaration. We had to go through the line 3 times to view it before we left. I call that photo "True Happiness."
