puts a smile on my face and helps me get through those tough days. I’ve posted it before, but I feel like it’s worth posting again.

I guess I’m getting soft…and the bad thing is I don’t really mind it. I guess that’s what happens as you get older. (I know to some I’m still a child, but older none the less) This is a post that I’ve been meaning to write for a while now it’s just been a matter of finding the time.

It all started with a song that I heard on the radio one day when I was switching channels and ended up on Star Country the local country station. I heard a song and the voice sounded really familiar at it sounded like Hootie and the Blowfish and band that I loved and used to listen to in high school and college. In fact it was part of Hootie it was Darius Rucker the front man singing country. I guess he’s been doing this for a while now, I just hadn’t heard. As I listened to the song I got to thinking, thus where I realized that I’m getting soft.

The title “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” really just hit home with me. All too often I find myself overly consumed with the day to day stresses of life and get frustrated with the little stuff. Frustration sometimes tends to end up putting blinders on that keep me from seeing everything else that’s going on. It tends to happen sometimes when you have both a teenager and a two year old.

The song just made me stop think and realize that even with all the frustrations that go one with Zoe and her being a typical two year old. Trying to get her to understand why she can’t get all her toys out at once and then leave them for someone else to clean up. Or that when we are giving her a bath, that doesn’t mean that we want to take a bath too by her splashing and soaking us. Or that, spending time playing a video game or just a game of UNO with Elijah is more important than checking my e-mail and doing some work on the computer.

I’m not going to sit here and say that I’m perfect and have become a reformed person and been able to keep from getting frustrated as much. Or spending as much time as I should be, but I’m trying to make those things more of a priority. Those moments are only here for so long and then their gone and you can’t get them back.

Here’s the song, I hope you enjoy.

I logged on to our much-neglected blog this evening only to discover that Matt had already beaten me to the punch and put up a post today. 2009 has been a super busy year already and I still can’t believe we are already into March.

That being said, I just wanted to post this super cute picture of Zoe cuddling with Hanna on the couch the other night. Hanna is so patient with her and it’s really cute to watch Zoe follow her around and hug and kiss on her. Matt shot this photo of the two of them snuggling up on the couch one rainy evening. Our photos have been neglected too, I haven’t TAKEN any since Christmas much less had any to post. We’ll do better. Enjoy.

A few post back that I said that I was going to write weekly and keep this thing going. I know that I haven’t done that, and have probably lost all 2 of the readers that we had. If your still reading and checking in for updates thank you.

I have tons of stuff that I want to write, it’s really been a matter of finding the time to do it. Things have just been so crazy, work and then home trying to spend time with the family. Then working again on freelance.

I plan on holding myself accountable and posting a lot this weekend. (I know you’ll believe it when you see it.) So to that I say, check back on Monday for updates. I hope everyone has a great weekend.