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have you ever been sitting at a stop light and as the light turns green....you begin to move your foot from the brake to the accelerator and then immediately the person behind you is already honking at you? Yes, honk at me if I'm staring at the sky singing a song and not moving, but really ..... I can only move my feet so fast. Those people really annoy me.

Things are getting crazy around here…..

Well we are officially back into our school schedule. This is the first full week of school and I’m still praying we won’t have any early release heat days – keep your fingers crossed. Madison is absolutely exhausted every day and I don’t anticipate this to get any better. Last year she was worn out everyday and typically she took a little ‘cat nap’ on the way home everyday and that would be just enough to refresh her for the night. As for “extra stress” that I’ve added to my life: on Monday night’s we have Gymnastics; Tuesday night brings Tap at 5:15 and then Jazz at 6:15; Wednesday night Mommy is going to sneak in some ME time and take a bible study starting in a couple of weeks…the class is called “The Worn Out Woman". I think I have a lot to learn!!; Oh and my mother-in-law and Madison are taking Tennis Lessons on Monday’s before gymnastics, but luckily that doesn’t involve me running Madison anywhere AND it’s only going to last a month or so. I’m really hoping that Thursday night stays FREE, especially since that’s usually a good TV night! Ha. Looks like we need to schedule our family time and date nights because we are getting overbooked quick. (hint hint)

Well, the pool closes this weekend so we are bummed about that. I’m sure we will be lounging there most of the weekend. Call us if you want to go…we have guest passes left :-)

Simplicity

When did life become so complicated? So many decisions to make, so much responsibility.

Last night we met some of our good friends (yes I'm still calling you a good friend even after all of the relentless teasing of my blog) at the Hot Air Balloon festival. Our girls were cheering wildly for the balloons to glow..... "1, 2, 3... GLOW". And I was glad in that moment that we made ourselves put on our shoes, find a parking spot and go out there. Because in that moment those girls were simply enjoying life.....pure love for life, no complications, no worries. They had a balloon that they let go into the night sky, but before they let go I told them to make a wish. I heard murmurs of "I wish I can be a .... " My wish for them was that they both can enjoy the simplicity of life for many many more years . . .

Innocence

Innocence: freedom from sin, moral wrong, or guilt through lack of knowledge of evil aka children.

Tonight we had a date night. A family date night - the movies. Went to see Fly Me to The Moon in 3D. It was great. So much fun. To hear the giggles of all of the kids in the theater made my heart smile. Watching Madison reach out to touch the 3D images just made me think of the word innocence. Isn't it wonderful? And to think early in the day I was worrying about what I needed to do tonight (laundry, dishes, etc)....then I decided, forget it let's just do something fun and spur of the moment, something to celebrate our back to school week. Thanks to daddy for taking us!! He sure looked hot in his 3D glasses. :)

I've sure taken my share of crap from people today about starting a blog. I'm not sure why. Especially because the same people giving me crap are probably the same people that will very curiously be reading my blog.

Anyway....enjoy the innocence while it lasts, because I'm sure it will end way too soon (sadly enough).

Hello world, I'm here.

Well, I'm here. In the world of blog. Why? I'm not sure. A co-worker laughed at the idea and my husband even gave me a chuckle (I know what he was thinking, that I'm always wanting to try whatever is new or cool, ie facebook). Why is it funny that I would want to create a blog? And seriously why I am doing this? Will I even keep it current? Who knows. And let's just say now that I don't have good grammer and I can't spell....

I've been reading several different blogs lately. I think that is part of the reason I find myself here. A friend of a friend, recently lost his wife. I had been reading his blog on and off for over a year to follow updates on his wife's battle with cancer. And now, I find myself reading his blog and crying for him and his children as he deals with life without her. Heartbreaking. Another blog I read is an acquaintance that is dealing with her son's battle with cancer. Again, heartbreaking. But what both of these have taught me...... To treasure every moment. every single day.

So I come to this place, this blog world. In a hope to remind myself to not sweat the small stuff. To make the most of every day. I tend to be a person that gets caught up worrying about the small stuff...I get bent out of shape by the small stuff sometimes, I admit it. So maybe this will be my retreat. My therapy (jeez, we all need it).

Oh, and I have to mention the other blog that I have become addicted to....donna....we lived by each other as kids. Haven't seen each other in 20 years and just reunited on facebook. Now I read her blog and I feel like I know all about her and her family. It's awesome. She's a great writer too, so fun to read. So maybe I'll return the favor to her and other friends and share some of my life!!

Anyway, that's why I'm here...just to write. Maybe tell you what's happening in my life, share a story, maybe I'll complain about something who knows.

OH, the name of the blog....mrc4me..... well, Madison's intial's are MRC and my hubby is known at his school (he's a 3rd grade teacher) as Mr. C, so MRC 4 me. And no, we didn't plan her intials that way. We didn't realize it until afterwards!

Ok, have to get to bed early. tomorrow is day #2 of school, mommy can't be cranky...and belive me she will be. More on school later.