No need for video!

Isn't it awesome how we have many capabilities for recording life these days? With not only video cameras, but hand held devices and cell phones that can record...we can pretty much capture any moment on a dime. Last night my husband Jeff and I took our daughter Olivia for a walk around our new neighborhood. Jeff and I left our cell-phones in the house, and gave Livvie our undivided attention. It was so much fun! There is a little park with a slide and swings, and we played with abandon. Olivia got a kick out of watching her parents swinging or sliding right along with her, even if it was at a much slower pace! After we had enough of the park, we began to walk home. Olivia at almost 3 loves to skip, and began skipping along and invited Mommy and Daddy to skip along with her. At first I felt a little funny, but soon her laughter and squeals of delight made me forget myself, and we were all skipping along at full speed! I started to sing we're off to see the wizard....and my usually quiet hubby, who was skipping like a pro, joined in. There we were, just the three of us...holding hands, skipping along and singing for all our new neighbors to see. It was the most fun we have had in a long time, only because it was with such joy. A friend remarked after hearing the story that maybe a neighbor taped us and posted it on youtube. I hadn't thought about that....but I almost wish that would have happened, so I could watch it. Thing is, I really don't need to see a video of this....I can replay it in my mind right now and see the smiles...a priceless memory I will keep with me for a lifetime! Isn't it nice to know the memories we make with our families each day don't have to be recorded for us to remember them? Family vacations, little walks, even a car ride can create a really cool memory! Hope you make one today!

In case you don't believe that I have had a little trouble adjusting as a working mom, note how often I update my blog!!! I have decided to make a true effort this week to update my blog each day. We will see how that goes. Today's issue for me is the fact that my daughter turns 3 this Sunday. I could sit here and write several reasons why I have waited until the last minute to put her party together, but I won't because the fact remains that for her first 2 birthdays I sent invitations out a month in advance (with her picture on it) and had a little theme, and basically put quite a bit of thought and planning into them. But this year, I got no invitations out ahead of time, in fact I was on the cell phone yesterday asking my family members one by one if they could be at our house in one week to celebrate. Instead of the designer cakes or cupcakes of the first celebrations, we will be having a lovely Dora Cake from Sam's club (much to Olivia's delight) and our theme will be "State fair time"...mainly because while at Sam's I noticed they sell state fair corn dogs, big pretzels, and the like! I don't know if a corn dog is a meal, but it will be this Sunday. Once again, I realize I am not the perfect mom. I will not be doing a Martha Stuart and making all the placemats and take home favors for my guests. But what we will have is all of our family together, and a whole lot of love, and I am hoping that will count for something to make her 3rd birthday one she will remember!