It's Ours

Recently someone asked me why I'm adding such silly things like "Top 10's and Manners" to our blog. I thought the question was kind of funny to begin with... the purpose of the blog is an outlet for a person to say what the person wants; without feeling stifled. Then we have the simple fact that it's well, our blog and we will post what we feel fit. Finally, who's to judge what should or shouldn't go into a blog. My purpose for adding these little tidbits of Top 10's and Manners... and things about nonsense if you will; is so one day long from now you'll look back and say, "wow..." or "that's right!" or "shut the front door that makes sense!" I'm doing this blog for you hoolies. For you to have as your "holy grail" for our family. Will I make it a hunt for you to figure out the meaning; sure but the meaning is on every page. The meaning is within you. My dear friends, please don't be offended that I addressed this; it needed to be addressed because if you thought it; then maybe one day my daughters would too. This blog is their history, their history should be full of rich ideas, knowledge, language, culture... the list could go on but it won't. It needs to be said that one day I won't be here for my girls and I want them to have the thoughts of their mother on things... on important and non-important things. One day they might "what, why, who, when, where, or how" and if God forbid I'm not around to answer; they can reference this book (in essence this will be printed into a book). (If something happens to me I know Tab will tell Jon just what to do to get these pearly words of wisdom from the cyber world into the hands of my daughters.) When I see my girls thumb through the blog book we had printed last year; there's nothing I can say that expresses what they feel because we laugh, we cry, we snuggle and just read. There's nothing better than to look back at these memories, at these silly things I find, at these moments we've managed to freeze in time with a picture. If your not a blogger; then become one... if you don't want to; just try it... if you don't want to try; then think about all the things you have that you could share with your loved ones and share them often so they are not forgotten. I don't want certain things to go by the way side because I didn't have time. I'll sleep when I'm dead. I look at the past 8 years with Kailee and cannot believe we are coming upon 9. It's gone by too quickly. I just want to freeze time... slow it down a little. This blog full of silly tidbits lets me give her some moments frozen in time. I want that for my girls. I want moments that cannot escape us because they are there before us in a photograph... written on page... or just simple said through a quote; with a little mommy comment afterward. I want that for my daughters... I want my daughters to treasure these memories as I treasured making them... as I treasured sifting through photos... through quotes... through meaningful items so I could put together a TOP 10 just for them. One day maybe, with any luck, they will do the same for their children... so they have the treasure of memories to reflect upon and pearly words to soak in and coo over. So be it that it makes the blog book longer. So be it. So BE IT - It's Ours.
P.S. This might be the only chance I get and I'm taking it as a sign from God I should be utilizing this "sitting time" to really organize my thoughts for my daughters. They know I have to sit a lot. I mean A LOT because of this knee and so while the healing takes place I will use the time to blog about things that I want them reflect on when they are older or even now. I'm making good use of my time because I won't get this time back; so I'm going to use it.