It has been a year?!?

Have you ever heard the line "life is what happens when you're busy making other plans"? It's from a song by Julian Lennon. I try to keep it in mind and savor every single day. This is also why I am pretty disappointed that I have let a whole year go by without a single post. I do not keep a journal anymore and I don't even write down random things my kids say or do that make me laugh, cry, or shake my head in amazement. However, the other thing I do not do is live with feelings of guilt or remorse. "Every day starts fresh, with no mistakes," another quote from a favorite particular teacher...Ms. Murial Stacey from Anne of Green Gables. Fictional or not, the woman has a point! Let go of the past and live in today...

SO, there is no sense in me trying to convey all the events, activities and milestones of the past; rather I will start fresh with today...and today was quite interesting! Last night was the "Blizzard of 2011." We did wake up to a winter wonderland complete with blowing and drifting. The kids and I had a play date in the morning (we bundled up and walked across the street to play with our neighbors...INSIDE). We came home for some lunch and down-time and then ventured out ourselves. Turned out we chose the right time to go out and play because the snow had stopped and even the sun showed her shy self! It was a beautiful day! However, two snow days in a row...well now let's not get so excited...mom needs a break!