For someone who loves to write, I sure have been a lazy blogger. I don't even know when the last time I blogged was; I suppose I could have checked before starting this, but oh, well.
So I think I'll start by talking about my kids. Big surprise, right? They are my universe. Emberlynn turned 3 in February. She is my goofy and gorgeous girl who makes me laugh every day and who probably has a higher I.Q. than I do. I am amazed at how smart she is, so I must brag. The girl knows her entire alphabet, can recognize all the letters (uppercase and lowercase), and can tell you examples of words that begin with certain letters (i.e., a is for apple and airplane...). She can count into the seventies and recognizes numbers into the twenties. She knows all her colors and shapes (even pentagon and octagon, people). She has a love for reading, a love we both share, and she could read for hours. Aside from her brilliance :o), she is a wonderful big sister who shares with her brother (as much as you would expect a 3-year-old to share, anyway) and shows such warmth and empathy with him. I realize they will fight as brothers and sisters do, and more so as they get older, but I am grateful they are close in age and can play together so well. I love seeing them together, making each other laugh and just being siblings. Cohen, who is 16 months old now, is a big bundle of energy and smiles more than any kid I've ever seen. His whole face lights up when he smiles, and he melts my heart. I love his hugs and wish I could bottle them so that I could always have them because as he grow older, I know the hugs will be fewer. I never thought I could love a little boy so much. He is loving and friendly and silly, and I love everything about him. He seems to be developing a love of books just like his big sister, and he follows her around and learns so much from her.
I could go on and on about my kids. But now I'll move onto my husband. Matt wants to go to school and get a college education. I want that for him, too, but with him working full time, he wouldn't have a lot of family time if he tacked school onto that. I think he has decided to hold off for a while, but I guess I feel like I have prevented him from following that path. He had to withdraw his enrollment from college when I became pregnant with Emberlynn in 2005 so that he could work full time to help support us. He chose us over his education. He put his family first from the very beginning, but I've always worried he would eventually resent me for it. He says he doesn't, but I still feel that there is some resentment there. I, myself, would like to finish my college education and get my 4-year degree, but I know my purpose right now is to take care of my children. They and and their health are more important than anything else.
So...I could go on about this and that, but it's getting late, and I'm getting sleepy and therefore somewhat delirious.
