- aleyda h.
my wonderful girlfriend said this a few years ago
and i have never forgotten it. it's always in the back of my mind.
i met up with this momma a few weekends ago for coffee and
a long walk around beautiful balboa park.
since we are both moms of boys, our conversation turned to them.
i told her i hadn't forgotten what she said that day,
and that i share the same sense of duty she does.
we joked that we wish there was a manual that came with our kids.
oh wouldn't that be nice - something that told us exactly what to do
to ensure our kids grow up happy, healthy and productive adults.
it's not that easy though.
i just know that the first place we learn to be spouses and parents is our home.
without even knowing it, that's where we learn how to be a partner,
how to speak to each other, the value of work, to problem solve and
to set boundaries and priorities.
home is basically a big bootcamp for life.
this is where the basics get taught.
our kids get their scripts from us.
it's a little scary to think about sometimes.
if only life were a big tape and i could rewind some parts.
unfortunately, that's not the way it works.
the best i can do is to learn from the mistakes i've made
hope i haven't screwed up too much.
as my wise friend aleyda said,
i just have to remember what my most important job is.
always.
and here are our future husbands and fathers
{scoutie looks so serious}
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| scout {4), finn{8}and daniel {6} |
mr mraz's new cd arrived in my mailbox yesterday!
as soon as finney was done practicing piano
{he's got a recital coming up next month}
we popped it into the player.
we've been listening to it non-stop....
even had a dance party in the living room last night. *grin*
it's packed full of dreamy ballads and upbeat songs to sing outloud too.
i am especially enjoying the tribute song to his grandpa frank.
it's called frank d. fixer. i just ♥ it.
