Proud Mama

Em has her first private skating lesson in a couple days.  She's pretty excited.  The old man was a bit skeptical at first about private lessons ($$).  However, after the ice show a couple of weeks ago he's convinced it's a good idea.  She did a great job!  She did a great job on top of having a shortened session to learn the routine.

Here she is on picture day.  I forgot to take any pictures ANY of the three performances.  I'm a bad mom, and worse photographer.  

  

Happy Zombie Day!

I have another post I'm working on, but I just had to throw this in now.  Neither my husband or I are Christian. However, we live in America (where a lot of the population claims that they are) and most of our family is one brand or another.  For those reasons we explain a lot of Christian things to our children, especially around the holidays.  Most of the time I think the stuff I tell them goes in one ear and out the other. . .but then there are the conversations I didn't plan on having.  For example it's Easter today.  We dye the eggs, we hide the eggs and candy.  Maybe it's about time I ask if they know what Easter really is.

I ask the kids, "Do you guys know what Easter is really about?"

The kids answer absently,  "No?"

I go into a long explanation of how the early Christians were converting Pagans, took spring renewal celebrations and mashed them with their stories. . .got to the part where I talk about how Christ was crucified (oh yea we remember that they add) and how three days later he arose . . .Em interrupts,  "Wait, what do you mean he arose?"  Clearly confused.  I had just said he was killed and now he's getting up.  

I continue,  "He arose from the dead and talked to. . ."  and again Em interrupts me.  Very serious and still confused she asks: "So like, Jesus is a zombie?"  


After a fair amount of laughing on my part I did explain to them that Jesus was not an undead, but I think they are suspicious.  

Why I'm not here.

I look at my past few posts and the huge time gaps, then wonder why I even have this blog.  It's not that I lack ideas to write about, I could write all day. . .if I had nothing else to do.  A busy schedule isn't the real thing stopping me.  I feel unfocused, particularly when it comes to this blog.  And if I'm being honest, I feel constrained.  It's totally self imposed constraint.  I've thus far avoided racier topics.  Stayed safe and only commented lightly on the general goings on of our life.  I emotionally flop between feeling bored or like I'm just bragging.

So why have I held back?  It's not like I really care what others think, and lets be honest who is actually reading this?  Ok I know of one person who reads it, but I talk with her in real life. . .she knows I am crazy and still chooses to associate with me.  (yeah you FTM)  I've struggled to answer this question to no avail.

Perhaps it's time to decided what to do now.  I've toyed with the idea of keeping this more of a light mood blog while simultaneously and anonymously writing a second blog.  Who am I kidding, I can't even keep this one up to date.  I could just abandon the whole enterprise.  Or I could just stop holding back.