Enjoy the moment





BAND

Okay so I am a little nostalgic.
One of the joys of living next to the high school is that we live right by the choir/band room door. In the fall and spring they leave the door open and with my windows open we can hear them. I love it. Right before Homecomming is especially a treat. The band preps for the parade.
This is hilarious. They are NOT your typical marching band. The band is tiny and because they are only marching in this one parade they don't have a lot of Marching SKILLS you might say. It's a hoot.
We sit on our front porch and the boys love to see the band "march" by.
It reminds me of highschool. Of marching in my highschool band. Of band camp, hot days, mosquitoes, band tans, locker rooms, Mr. Hatler, Flag routines, Friday night games, California competitions, State, friendships, and road trips!
I am so glad I took the time to be involved. They are fun memories.
What did you do in highschool?

Letting Go

Lately I have been learning some lessons in Letting Go.
I am learning to turn control over to my children. I am giving them more responsibility. Letting them vacumn their own rooms. Having them help Make dinner. I am letting go of things. I cleaned out toys and put them in totes. And with LESS I feel that I have MORE.
More time to read with kids, more Peace, more time for me.
I always wondered how all those other moms did it. Well, my good friend Mary has been teaching me her ways by example. Thankyou thankyou!
And I learned something, I do have a pretty clean house, I am pretty organized, I am a good mom. (Thanks Winslow and Nancy!)