Stuff Liam Says

Sometimes when I pick up Liam from school his teacher says to me, "He is 2 going on 10!"

That is a fact.

Now, don't get me wrong. He can throw a 2 year old temper tantrum with the best of them. (And he does, every night when he screams about how he doesn't want to go to bed.)  But, in his head he seriously believes he is as old as his big brother - if not older. If Noah gets to watch Star Wars then so does he. If Noah can run for 2 miles, then he should totally be able to as well. When a child bullies Noah at the park, it is Liam who takes him down by throwing a stick to the neck. (Not that I am endorsing violence, but the boy can defend himself!) When it comes time to wrestling and light-saber fights, it is Liam who is master. He is 30 pounds of fearless, crazy boy!

And the things that he says?! For instance the other day...

Liam: "Mama, I want a donut."

Me: "Liam all the donuts are gone."

Liam: "Why?"

Me: "Because we ate them all."

Liam: (after a thoughtful pause) "You ate them all downstairs while I was taking a nap?" 

Or the other night when he wanted to watch Star Wars....

Liam: "Daddy I want to watch the other part! The part with Princess Leia!"

Wes: "Liam, which part?"

Liam: "The part where Princess Leia takes her shirt off!" 

Oh, you mean this Liam?

Jeez. Maybe he is 2 going on 16!

Beginning

Happy New Year!

Yes, I do realize that most of you put away your party dresses and glasses of champagne weeks ago. In fact, the new year was celebrated so long ago that there has already been plenty of time to make resolutions and fail miserably at them. (i.e., my resolution to cook dinner more often. Whoops.) And I also realize that most of everyone else in the blog world has already done their post about the beginning of the new year and their goals, etc. Oh well, I'm not most bloggers. I'm just me.

I must start by saying that I am not sad to bid adieu to 2012. It was not a bad year necessarily, but it was not my most favorite for many reasons. I will say that I learned a few things about myself in the months between turning 30 and the end of the year. It was a crash course in the realities of the grown up world. (And, it's not over yet.) But, if anything, the end of 2012 has taught me how I want to live in 2013. So here goes... My ideas for the new year.

I want to focus on one thing. SIMPLICITY. 

I want this year to be about stripping away all that is unnecessary and focusing a few simple things.

FAITH. FAMILY and FRIENDSHIP. FITNESS and FUN. And just living in the moment. Without anxiety about tomorrow. Without focusing on past failures or future problems. I want to wake up each morning and be content to live the day ahead of me. And I want that for those around me too.

There will be no escaping life in 2013. No ma'am. I will be LIVING life in 2013. I want to spend more time with the people that I love.

** In case you're wondering - Yes, I still love Wes, I just don't happen to have any recent pictures of the two of us together. Ugh. Better work on that too :)

I want to nurture my friendships by being a better friend. (All my wonderful peeps - please imagine a picture of yourself inserted right here!)

I want to run better and stronger. And a bit faster if possible.

I want to get back to yoga. Love yoga. 

And, because I have learned that we all inevitably mess up along the way, I want to do this.

The End. THE BEGINNING.