Where does the time go?

I can tell you where the last half hour went. It went to me writing a beautiful post about my baby girl turning five. Then, blogger crashed and deleted the whole thing and the last 5 minutes consisted of me saying some less than ladylike things to the computer monitor. Let me try to re-create if I can.

I know the statement "where does the time go?" is overused and quite cliche. However, it is the statement that I find myself either wondering aloud or to myself several times a day.

When I try to dress Hunter in an outfit that he has outgrown, even though it seems like just yesterday it was enormous on him.

When Chloe's shoe size creeps closer and closer to the size that I wear, I wonder it aloud. She CAN'T wear that size! She is my baby.

We celebrated that baby girl's FIFTH birthday last weekend. Every year, on her birthday I get hit with HUGE waves of nostalgia. It just doesn't seem like she should be growing up so fast. And while I am happy for her, and I am proud of the person she is becoming, I am just a little sad that she is less and less like a baby and more and more like her own little person.

She is a beautiful, sweet, sassy, loving, compassionate, brave and talented little girl. My heart swells with emotion every single time I look at her.

I adore her and I have since that Saturday afternoon at 2:17pm when I laid eyes on her for the first time after she was delivered my emergency c-section after 14 hours of labor and THREE hours of pushing. She was worth every single second.

I love you Chloe Laine, you inspire me.

Where does the time go?

Until next time...CNS

*PS - I know the yellow background is a little obnoxious, but I wanted Mardi Gras colors and that's the only yellow they have! I love Mardi Gras!

Even though I swore I wouldn't, I did...

Well, I swore I wouldn't make ANY New Years resolutions. Furthermore, I would definitely NOT make a list and post it on my blog. That was my first resolution and here I go breaking it already. See, this is a REALLY bad idea. Oh well, following the rules has never been my strong suite.

So, here goes. A few things I would like to do more of or improve on in 2009.

1- I will spend more QUALITY time with my kids. Quiet time, with few distractions.

2- I will keep in better touch with my friends. Sometimes, I get so caught up in my life, I forget to call people back or call them first for that matter.

3- I will try to reach out to my siblings more and stay better connected with them.

4- I will allow less TV in my home for Chloe and try to find more outside or productive ideas for here on the weekends.

5- I will get back into shape. Something happened toward the end of 2008 and I kinda let myself go a bit.

I am sure there is much more I could improve on, but five is plenty for me. Hey, I told you I wasn't even gonna do a list to begin with, so five is plenty for me at this time.

What about you, what do you want to change in 2009?

Until next time...CNS