With a sky like this I shouldn't be upset that tomorrow is a work day, but I am, I can't help it. I enjoyed spending time with my kids, they are awesome! Playing dance dance and exploring the new kindle fires, eating cookies, hanging with friends, watching corny movies! It has to come to an end tonight and I am NOT ready to let it go.

My kids are getting older and I know it is just a matter of another year or so before my "little" one will not believe in Santa, things will definitely change then. On one hand it'll be a bit easier, I will be able to stash presents under the tree before the morning of Christmas, instead of staying up until 3 AM to make CERTAIN she is asleep, but on the other hand I'll be sad to see her move into another phase of her life. The innocence of childhood is slowly disappearing, I want to hold on to it for as long as I can. Having one daughter in college makes me realize just short our time with our children is! Just a blink of an eye! I want to scream at the new moms that are fretting another night without enough sleep, another day of a teething baby "enjoy it, savor it", but I know they too will one day stand at the threshold of their children's adulthood and shake their heads at the time that just ran through their fingers.

I try so hard to enjoy all the moments, try so hard to NOT let routine take the moments from me. I fail often, but succeed as well and it is those moments of success, when I know I will never forget how much these kids shaped me, how much happiness they brought into my life. I am a better person for having them, they allowed me to feel love completely. I hope one day I can stand back, when they have kids and look over their shoulders and remind them to SLOW down, to watch and enjoy, because all too soon it is gone.

So as I prepare for another day at work, I also know that at the end of the day I still come home to them and that makes me happy.

The High Line NYC

Christmas time is browse time for me. I never really get a chance to aimlessly "wander" around the internet during the busy days of my life, but during holidays I cansit back and "stumble" across the world of design, pets, and crafts.Yes, those are a few of my favorite topics I like to stumble across. In case you have never visited stumble upon, may I suggest that you sign up for a free account and explore the web in a fresh, uncertain way.

So, anyway... while stumbling I came across a blog called Rabbit38 and his/her blog about The High Line in NYC.

What an amazing idea. The High Line is a public park which was created utilizing the historic freight rail line above Manhattan's West Side.

I am always in awe of people who can do that... look at an old rail line and see a lush, beautiful park. I realize my limitations when faced with this type of genius. I can't even look at a house with ugly furniture and bad wallpaper and imagine a beautiful living room...

I will have to check out this park next time I am in NYC. Simply amazing..

Christmas Eve! What a wonderful day of the year, I just love the anticipation of it all. Almost more then the actual gift giving. The decorations, the smells, all that makes me really happy inside. The times we have to truly reflect on how lucky we are, are way to few. The constant hustle and bustle of life with three kids makes it difficult at times to appreciate how much we really have. How much I have to be thankful for.

Christmas still does make me reflect and I hope it will never become routine for me, like it does for many. I enjoy spending time thrown in with the crowds at the shops, not for too long :)

My kid's faces during the holidays, the questions I face from my 10 year old, because she does still believe, make it so special. I too believe in Santa, I will never say I don't. The magical time shared with family and friends will always be the time I look forward to every year. Now if I could just squeeze out a few minutes during the rest of the year, each day, to reflect on those thoughts.... I'll try I guess, that's all I can do.

Let's start once again...

I lost interest in blogging since Facebook seemed to have taken its place, but recently I realized that a blog will give me so much more freedom to express what is going on in my life. Facebook simply doesn't extend past the "snippets" thrown at us on a constant basis. So, I decided to try this once more.