Twistin' Tots

Kit passed her level two toddler Gymnastics class last week. She is taking the summer off to play outside as much as possible. We'll miss seeing Grandma & Grandpa & Great-Grandma Wanger every Thursday:(

A Love Letter

Summer is near enough that I can...
Almost feel the hot & humid air making my curls grow,
Almost see the mosquitos nip at my ankles while we watch Kit play on the swing set,
Almost smell the barbecue grilling burgers and brats.

I saw you in the fridge the other night and remembered fondly our past Wisconsin summer's together.
How I miss sliding you into a coozie;
Taking the first smooth sip and enjoying your company amongst friends and family.
Sadly, you will not be invited to the cook-outs this summer.
Am growing a little one whose taste buds have not yet acquired your taste.

So, I beg of you my beloved Spotted Cow...
Will you still remember me on August twenty-two when I again can hold you?
Bring a dozen of your coldest friends and I will too.

A Refresher

I like lists...and post-its. Anything that will help me organize what I should be doing next. Because sometimes I get kinda lost on a tangent and need to be brought back to reality. I get teased about my list-making and it doesn't bother me, because I will never stop having one. It makes more space for other stuff in my brain when I take pen to paper and write it down.
When my to-do list is getting a bit long and not doable, which is 99% of the time, I transfer a lot on the list to my "L8R/Someday" list. Stuff to get done when Kit is at Grandma & Grandpa's or when I'm on vacation. My wish list is getting longer right now as I plan a week of projects to get done at the end of May. I'm not so sure much will get done. (The good thing is I've got a three month cushion to get most of it done, right?! We currently are counting down only 100 more days before baby...BB.)
And as Mother's Day has passed and I make a mental list of all the women in my life that helped me become who I've become and more importantly helped shape the mother I am and am always aspiring to be....I see the list above and realize now why it's so easy for "my" list to be pushed to the wayside as "our Finley Family" list is soooo much more important. I like this refresher list which makes me realize that even though I sometimes think this parenting-thing is too much for me to handle, if I nail the 12 commandments above, we're doing okay. And right now, when our family life is going to get a lot more focused and a bit smaller in scope after baby, AB, I need to remember this list and know that, yes, I am accomplishing something...sometimes, I just can't see it enough to check-it-off the list.

Families Growing

2012 is a big year for many families we know. Kit is holding her first new cousin of the year.
5 new babies when all is said and done:)