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2016 recap

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Somewhere along the way in 216 I stopped blogging.  Somewhere along the way in 2016 I stopped enjoying blogging.  I've alluded to this before...that journaling my kids' lives has become a weight on my shoulders instead of an outlet of laughter, memories, and reflection.  It's probably because there are three busy, young lives to report on; little people who do funny and crazy things every minute of every day and I cannot capture it all, and so it becomes overwhelming to me. And because since August of this past year (2016), I have been on a roller coaster ride, along with Benny, as we have experienced Kindergarten for him.  I have collected all of my text message and email communication to friends and family, messages that express the day to day emotions I've experienced, hoping that I would have the energy to simply copy and paste them here as a recap of the past 6 months.  But even that seems overwhelming.  I imagine Benny reading this years from now, and I want to

Lets make some shoots

Spring is in the air and with daylight savings time we have been outside a bit longer each evening. We are shooting a lot of hoops and riding bikes.  Yesterday Meredith told me she wanted to go outside with me and make some shoots.  It took me a bit of time to realize "Shoots" means baskets. :)