Bryn and the breath stoke

Here is the video of Bryn this past swim meet, swimming the breath stroke. She really has done so well this season. She went from dreading each practice because it hurt so much...to loving each practice and getting physically fit. Enjoy the video!

This crazy everyday life

Sometimes I just take a deep breath and realize how busy I have become. I remember being a child and promising myself that I would never be too busy to have fun. That I would always enjoy life. Those were the days. Reality hadn't set it; it all seemed so simple then. My biggest concern was what fun I could have on the weekend, when school got out. Fast forward fifteen (or so) years and I find myself in a world of busy schedules, mortgages, time lines, production charts..... So how did it get here and is there any hope to return to those simple times? I regularly find myself surfing the net, looking at farms in Montana or Wyoming. To step out of the rat race of today's culture, is so tempting. Just to get away from it all. I have seen it start to creep into my kids' vocabulary. Their desire for constant entertainment, Iphones, Ipods, movies, etc....concerns me, yet it is in their face all the time. The kids at church start getting phones at age 10 and 11. Why? They are constantly talking about what next blockbuster they want to see. It all seems to be the norm... So we try our hardest to break from the norm. Our kids hate us for it! So crazy! So what's the answer? Do you just pack up and leave civilization? Do you give in to the pressure of the culture? There has to be a happy median. If I had my selfish way, I think that we would be in the middle of nowhere USA or even better NOWHERE, South America. But, to stay content in the place I am...until.

One more try.

Spending this morning in a waiting room in Florida Hospital South, waiting for word on our youngest, Judah. How do you make four hours go by quickly? I have updated Facebook, checked my email, finished up with projects related to work, and watched some videos on Youtube. Now what? I was flipping through my old favorites Explorer and came upon my old blog. I hadn't posted in almost two years. I think mainly because the whole hype behind Facebook, Twitter, and the like. I got use to instant interaction and comments and just dropped the whole blog thing. Allison has such a nice established blog and many followers. Have to admit, partially responsible for another attempt. I look forward to posting about my daily experiences and opinions. I will update on thinggs that happen around the farm as well as other parts of our seemingly busy life, raising five beautiful kids. Stay tuned!