there is a time and a season.

Happy Happy New Year. I love fresh starts and goals. I know sometimes the resolutions that we make can fade quickly but I love looking back at the things that happened in the past year and thinking, I made it. I can do it again and even better this year.

I have not been so into blogging lately, I have started reading, I know, for those who know me that is a shock. I am not a reader, in fact if I had all day to myself reading would not even make it to the top 10 things that I would do. However, like I mentioned it is a new year and I am giving it a try. My brothers girlfriend recommended a good book to me and Peter bought it for me for Christmas. I am not that fast, which is one of the reasons I don’t like to read, so it might take me a while to finish it. I have to say I have enjoyed sitting in front of the fireplace with my slippers on and reading instead of being tied to electronics during my free time.

I have always been one to want to be outside no matter what the weather is. I have also tried to get my kids to do the same. I believe in getting hats and coats and boots and playing outside just as if it were sunny and warm out. My kids on the other hand have a very very very low tolerance for cold weather, Kate more than carson, so we usually make it outside on nice winter days for about 15 mins before I start to hear, I am cold. I think outside play is so good for you so it bums me out when we only make it a short time before heading in to warm up. Peter had today off and went out to play baseball with carson. Carson came inside a couple mins later to ask if we could go to the park so I jumped at the idea and bundled kate up and away we went.

I am looking forward to 2012, I can’t believe it’s here already. I have had such a good break with both my brothers here this last week it has been fun playing games and eating out and watching them tackle my kids. We all got to go to dinner together while my aunts watched our kids and it was really relaxing to just chat.