Age

Today I am 35. Yay! Happy Birthday to Me! While in the shower a few minutes ago, I had some thoughts about the word, "old."

Old is generally not a word I associate with people. Truly. Things that come to mind when I say the word "old" are: books that I've held onto since I was a little girl, my Mormor's gold watch that I have tucked in a drawer, the dust bunny behind my bed, the Jeep my brother drove when he was in high school, the Canadian bacon I bought for Bill that he never eats and keeps tucking further back in the fridge (I should throw that away...like now...just a sec...okay, back). Castles are old, the tree on the lake in NY is old. People are only on the planet for such a short time, how can they be old?

Well...truth be told, there are old people all around us, but it has nothing to do with their age. I've met people my age and younger that carry around regret, bitterness, and all sorts of negative baggage, and that, my friends, makes them old. My dad drives a Harley to work every day, my mom climbs mountains in the summer, I still buy things like ball pits under the pretense it's for my little boys. We are as young as we want to be.

Embrace the day - it will be a good one!

Oh, how time flies.

I made a little movie today. A clip of Liam and his best buddy Luke - first when they are around two, close to three years old and then cut to last week when they were discussing first grade/kindergarten. It is amazing to see how little they were only a few years ago! Luke will be six on Friday! I remember the morning he was born...answering my phone next to my bed in my little crooked bedroom in Castleton...sigh....a week later I found out Liam was on the way. Seems like a hundred years ago and yesterday all at once.

Speaking of time, I am going to be 35 years young in less than two weeks. How unexpected. Well, not, entirely. I've celebrated my birthday on the same day for...well...35 years. But, 35 sounds so, mature...so grown up... And, well, I am just not either one of those things. Sure, I have kids, a gut, and a mortgage...but I'd rather be jumping on a trampoline than sipping wine, sled riding than discussing politics, building sand castles rather than beefing up my resume. I think a lot of people let their age define them. I am glad I don't.

And maybe I have matured a little bit. One thing I can do now, better than I have been able to in...forever, really, is truly appreciate my mother. Why does it take so darn long for women to figure out their mommy-issues??? And I'm not saying our relationship is perfect, BUT, we finally....sort of get one another. It has literally taken me decades to realize I can respect and love her even though we often have different takes on the world. Seriously, that ONE tiny sentence has taken years and YEARS to make sense and come to fruition. But it feels so good, SO GOOD, to talk to her now. I want her advice, her thoughts...and while its frustrating that I spent years "repelling" her input, it makes the years to come all the more welcoming. So, thank you, 35, for making me so mature.

Oh right...there was a video...I hope it uploads okay. The quality here at blogger doesn't seem to be as nice as my old blog...but hey, it's free. The video is also on Facebook, where the quality might be better. Enjoy.

Also, I don't think I've posted this video of Liam and I ice skating at the mall. He has an amazing natural talent. I love, LOVE going with him. We are trying to go every Saturday as a special "mommy and me" time. It was taken on Bill's iPhone, so sorry for the small size.

Pockets...

Let's see if I can figure out how to upload this...If I do, here's a video of the boys dancing to one of the great songs off my brother's new album. If you'd like to download it for free you can here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDYwLVR5eVY0TTEtTTlrUGFfaDh6WHc6MQ

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So Vox is closing on September 30th.  Where, oh where will I rant and rave and post pics of my cutie pies???  Some other blog site, I'm sure...but WHAT a pain in the butt.  I printed out the first year and a half or so of my blog...but after filling a second binder...it got kind of ridiculous. I will hate to lose all of this....I'll keep you updated on where I move my nonsense.

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