Happy New Year!

Every New Year I seem to have a whole list of resolutions which always seem to be forgotten come February.  This year, I've decided to choose one.....
~In 2012, I choose to LIVE life~
Yes, it's a bit vague.... here are my thoughts.....
With this baby coming, I've been remembering so much about when Justin was born.  I'm amazed everyday at just how fast time goes by.  He's 9 now!  Where does the time go??  What in the past 9 years will he remember when he's older?  What will his best memory be?  Will he describe his childhood as happy?  Fun?  Crappy?  Boring?  I try so hard to be a good Mom, but sometimes I think that although each day may run smoothly and be "good", what is there REALLY in that day that makes it extraordinary?  What will make that day special enough for him to remember it as a really good day when he's grown up? 
I try to remember my life when I was little.  What do I remember?  What were some of my "good days"?  I remember picking peaches at the orchard and climbing trees...  beach trips...  visits with cousins... and for some reason a time that stands out to me often is when our vacuum cleaner broke in our small apartment.  Mom said that we were going to have a contest.  Whoever picked up the most crap off of the carpet got to get an extra scoop of ice cream on their cone after lunch.  It was orange creamsicle ice cream.... very memorable because "junk food" was a rarity in our house.  I don't know why that day stands out so much.  I remember my sister and I racing around the house laughing (and I'm pretty sure we were ripping up little pieces of paper add to our piles), and even though it was nothing special, we had fun that day.  I remember... that was a good day. 
So, with this New Years Resolution, I'm making a promise to myself and to my little family to live life.  To try to make each day memorable and extraordinary.  I want my kids to grow up and have MANY memories to look back on and smile.  I will make sure that they will always be able to say that they had a GREAT childhood... :)

So, along with this resolution comes this blog.  I don't really have any clue about blogs, but I figure it's a great way to record all of the little things along the way.  I plan on having a busy 2012.... hopefully I can keep up :)