Thoughts of Love

As Valentine's Day is approching I was thinking about some of the things I love.

Here are some of them

• Love to hear the rain on a roof
• Love hearing my children laughing
• Love the sound of Rob coming up the basement steps when he comes home from work
• Love the smell of of fresh flowers
• Love that I have friends who care
• Love making people happy
• Love to see a new baby
• Love to have a sunny day
• Love the beach and sand and ocean
• Love walks on the sand in the moon light
• Love to hold hands
• Love having God in my life
• Love that we live in a free country
• Love the man and women who make that possible
• Love looking at pictures
• Love cuddling with my girls
• Love playing with the girls hair
• Love that I have a son who is a person I am very proud of
• Love that I have neices who like being around me
• Love watching it snow
• Love to have school called off
• Love shopping
• Love seeing a good movie with Rob
• Love scrapbooking
• Love long rides on a Sunday afternoon
• Love the era of when I grew up
• Love to see things bloom in the spring
• Love laughing till tears roll down my face over something only David and I get
• Love "Chinese food gives me headaches" and yes I did see a snapple bottle
• Love listening to music
• Love to dance
• Love jumping into a pile of leaves with the kids
• Love to see the kids faces on Christmas morning
• Love Christmas
• Love the simple things
• Love family gatherings
• Love getting flowers
• Love sitting by a fireplace
• Love soft things
• Love to give and get presents
• Love to see my children happy
• Love a good party
• Love to help others
• Love a starry night
• Love oldies music
• Love old movies

I could go on forever but I just wanted to jot some thoughts down and to let my love ones know that I truely love them with all my heart.

Young children and Barack Obama

I was amazed the other day as I was walking my pre-schoolers to and from the bus in the morning and afternoon.

In our hallway (we are in the first grade wing) the first graders had done a writing prompt on Barack Obama, so their work was hanging on the walls. My children were walking by and I would say about half stopped to look at the large poster of Barack Obama that was hanging in the middle of the writing pieces and comment what his name was and that he was the new president. I actually stopped in my tracks and looked at them with my mouth open. I could not believe that a 4 year old not only knew the presidents name but that in fact he was the president . Who said that children are not listening when adults talk. The had to hear it somewhere and where else but in their homes. So we need to be aware that we are teaching our children when we are discussing things as their ears are certainly open. This was not a bad thing it is good that the parents are talking about our government and teaching our children the importance of it.

It was a sad that the inauguration was not broad casted in my school so that the children could be a part of that day in history they will always remember. We could not get a feed on the computers because the computers were blocked from that kind of access to the Internet.

I hope that this generation of children will have a better understanding of government and will take pride in these United States.

Happy New Years!!

This past year has brought many good and not so good things but I do not want to dewell on them. My New Year's Resolutions this year are:

1. to be the best person I can
2. to hug my children as often as possible
3. for Rob and I to love each other more, if that is possible
4. to have God in my life and have him guide me
5. for my friends to know that even if I am not in their lives every day I love them and think of them often.
6. to enjoy God's creations every day
7. enjoy every day
8. not to sweat the small stuff
9. read and expand my mind
10. work to the best of my ability
11. have fun every day
12. think of others
13. help others when I can and to my ability
14. make people smile and feel good about themselves
15. to really listen when I am confided in


To my family and friends I wish you all a very Happy New Year and I hope and pray that it will be filled with love, happiness, joy and prospity. Know I love and keep every one of you dear to my heart. I pray for you every day and hope the best to you.