I'm a Moral Compass???

Yesterday I was on the phone with a good friend of mine. We have lots in common and she is always good for a laugh. During the middle of our conversation she asked for my advice on a situation she was in. After I told her that I agreed with the decision she made, she said, "Good! Because you're my moral compass." Don't worry, you're not hurting my feelings if you're reading this thinking my friend is going straight to hell with me as a moral compass. It was my first thought, too. After I hung up with her I couldn't get that conversation out of my mind. Never in a million years would I have thought that anyone, let alone my friend who is older and smarter with more life experience than me, perceive what I do as "the right thing" and make decisions accordingly. God used my friend to open my eyes. Not only are these precious kiddos watching every move I make... other people are, too. I remembered what I used to hear when I was in the youth group at church..."You're the only Jesus that some will ever see." What a scary thought that is. I need to do a much better job advertising, because someone is always watching.

Addiction...

Am I the only one who can't pull themselves away from the Olympics? It's a good thing they're almost over so some things will get done around here. The tv is on NBC (or CNBC, MSNBC, or USA) all day. When Sam comes home, we eat dinner in front of the tv, hit pause on TiVo if we have to change a diaper or something, put the kids to bed, and continue to stay glued to the set. You know it's bad when you only make the move from the den to the bedroom during a commercial so you won't miss anything. Now would be a great time to give a great big shout out to my brother, Jeff, and my dad for their enabling of our addiction. See, Jeff bought himself a new tv. So, he gave his really nice tv with built in DVR to my parents, who in turn gave us their really nice tv and their TiVo. Without them, none of this would be possible.

Welcome to my Blog

Well... Here we go! I've been thinking about starting a blog for a while now, and I figured that now was a great time. The kids are starting school on Monday, so I'll start something new, too.
This is a way for those of you who live far away to keep up with the kids as you want to, instead of me bombarding your inbox with a million pictures :). Check back often... there is always something going on here.