Loooong Overdue

I've decided to "try" (used very loosely and with the best of intentions) to bring the blog back to life.  In 2011, I abandoned it because I had a one and a three-year-old, and well, life just got really busy.  Something had to give, and the blog was one of the first things to go.  I felt guilty about it because I enjoyed doing it, and it really served as the boys' baby books.  I am thankful for the detailed memories and pictures that I was able to document.  I feel great that I was able to capture both of the boys during their first year.  I have decided to celebrate that instead of beating myself up for not keeping it up.  I mean, how many children have a 200 page book with stories about their first year of life?  If I can't be proud of that, then something is wrong with me!

Here's the backstory on why I am trying to make a comeback...I have been having a lot of anxiety about the boys' birthdays this year.  Something about seven and nine seems really old.  They still need me and want to be around their momma, but I feel like time is slipping away.  This prompted me to revisit the blog and do something that I have been wanting to do for years, which is print the blog into books.  Well, mission accomplished!  The blog has now been printed into 4 books (2008-2011).  I have read every post and marveled at how much life has changed over the last 9 years.  I can't go back in time and change the fact that I took a break from the blog, but I can try to start over.  I'm not planning on taking the blog public again because honestly, I just don't need that pressure.  Ultimately, it will only be our family who will be going back to the blog to reminisce.  So, for now, I'm just starting off small.  The boys love hearing stories about themselves when they were younger.  My hope is that they will always enjoy it and that when they are grown, they will cherish the memories from the blog and maybe share them with their children.

So, that's the beginning of 2017.  It is starting half way through February on a Wednesday (with no pictures), but I am not going to let that bother me. It is what it is, but at least I am trying. Now, let's see how many days until my next post....