Appreciating Today

Today, January 25 th , we would be celebrating my brother’s 33 rd birthday.  When I think of him passing at the age of twenty, one of the first thoughts that always enters my head is being sad for him that he never reached legal drinking age.  I couldn’t wait for this day when I was twenty, but honestly, he probably could have cared less.  Chad didn’t get into trouble.  He was quiet, kind, responsible, thoughtful, tall, handsome… any mamma’s dream child. Chad lived a peaceful and content life at home with my Mom, Cassie, and Jack.   He loved his video games and actually liked his job at Federal Express.   Nothing breaks my heart more than not being home with him and my family his last couple years.   As the years pass, my memories fade, and that is gut wrenching.   I have tried and tried to remember the last time we were together or our last conversation, and both have vanished.   I do know the last time we talked over the phone...

We may not be far into January, but it has brought much to appreciate thus far.  My girls are growing up at lightning speed and it delivers some serious mixed emotions.  Just when you think it can’t get any better… they go and one-up them selves.  Adding a twist to the awesomeness of getting older…  as I watched Kaelyn cruise on her bike the other day, it hit me… in just a short matter of time she will be off to school and I will no longer have her at my disposal to hug, kiss, smother, etc.  I don’t know who is going to have a harder time that first day of school… her or me.  Enough with the sappiness, I bring you our January delights… The Red Radio Flyer Man did Santa deliver.   This girl has not gotten off her Radio Flyer since Christmas day.   She rides it everywhere.   Around the block, at the park, around the couch, in the bedrooms, over the dog, over the sister… everywhere.   Lana likes to cause a bit of destruc...

The New Year is here and we are ready.   This year will be the year one girlie will start peeing on the potty and the other will say see-ya to her bottle.   Not quite sure how those two events are going to happen considering the one girlie sat on her potty for almost two hours today with no end result and the other girlie hit mild hysteria when she was given a cup of milk instead of a bottle…. but we will get there. We are almost a week into 2015 and so far so good… from family to fun at home, couldn’t ask for much more.   Oh wait, yes I can… Kaelyn now tells us, totally unprompted, that she loves us.   Like all the time.   I love it and don’t think I could ever hear it to much.    Happy New Year!