Since Peanut Butter came to live at our house in November 2015, I haven't been sleeping a whole lot at night. These particular babies enjoy getting up multiple times a night. Just one of the many ways that parenting has changed since I became a parent 10 years ago is that now at night when I am up with a baby, I have my iPhone in my hand scrolling Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and various other things. It passes the time and keeps me awake! I must have been so bored or sleeping when Charlie was a baby! Although I do remember that I could catch the latest episode of Oprah at 3:00 AM back then!
It was during one of these 3:00 AM feedings while scrolling Facebook I discovered the "On this Day" tab. I realize I may be behind on the times of Facebook here, but I was simply amazed at all that has gone on in our life that has been documented on Facebook. There are things that I didn't remember happening and things that are etched in my memory forever. But it was on one of these "On this Day" scrollings, that I discovered something that I had completely forgotten about...this blog! You guys, I forgot I started a blog 7 years ago, which should say something about how busy our life has been in that time. As I read through the antics of Charlie and Kiana, ages 3 and almost 2, memories flooded back. Again, things that I had forgotten, like Kiana eating ink or Charlie's funny stories. I read about the last days of Girard School district with some of the best co-workers ever and celebrating family birthdays. I have kept a journal since high school, but these stories recorded here and pictures are like a virtual scrapbook of our life.
Somewhere in reading all those posts from 7 years ago, I realized that I have to do this again. Our family has changed so much aside from nearly tripling in size and we have stories to tell. I have memories and experiences that I want to share. There are passions in my life now that were not present 7 years ago. Maybe I will write these for just us, maybe I will write something that strikes a cord with someone else. Either way, I had forgotten too, just how much I love to write. So...welcome back.
One last thing, to be clear, I DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR THIS! Literally, I have to carve out and schedule me time. But I think this is going to be as therapeutic!
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