Monday, March 16, 2009

Spring has Sprung

I have been a little lackadaisical with the blogging as of late. I think it is because we haven't been doing much. I have been feeling very unorganized and just plain lazy. Today, is a new day! It feels like spring has sprung! We ventured out of the house and played in the yard, went to the park, went to the gym and Collin and Wyatt even got a nap! Now, I know that Ohio will sneak in at least one more snow storm before June but I will just appreciate this day while we have it.



Last year Collin didn't quite understand how to operate his "motorcycle". He would push the button and let go so he would just stop, start, stop, start-not much fun. This year he quickly figured out how to hold the button down so that he could keep going. Now we have to work on the steering!!



Collin has also discovered that it is fun to throw things in the creek. So far it has just been pine cones and rocks but I foresee a variety of items going in the creek as the season progresses. I am even trying to mentally prepare for the day when he slips and falls down the embankment. I know it is bound to happen and it will probably not be pretty. I keep telling myself I can't live my life worrying that he is going to get hurt at every turn. He has to learn and I have to let him (within reason of course). Speaking of get hurt...







Here is Collin and Wyatt exploring the caves at the park. Not the best idea for the little wobbly one, but he loved it!



And finally, Collin has to place a memento from his trip to the park in the trunk of his car. Usually it is a rock but we have a feather, a tennis ball, a buckeye and some other miscellaneous items.
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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009

My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy

I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.

When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.


I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.

Advent Conspiracy