Hello Out There

There is something slightly terrifying to me about blogging. I mean, who are you? You could be anyone. You will be getting to know me, but I may not even know your name. I wouldn't know you if I walked past you on the street. And yet, here we are. Becoming friends. I hope. Or maybe I don't. Do I? What are you thinking as you read this? Tell me who you are! Or not. Today I am feeling...indecisive.

Being #4

I think there is something special about being the 4th kid. You can either decide to pout about your place in life or make your place in life what you want it to be . Today I saw (once again) that my little Z (commonly referred to as Z-Rex around our house) is not going to sit and pout. We were watching the Orangutans at the zoo and the male came right over to where Z was standing and put his hands and face on the glass right in front of her. He was looking her right in the eye when a mother came over and pushed Z out of the way so the she could sit on the floor and put her own hands over the place where the Orangutan had them up against the glass. I watched as Z picked herself up off the floor (she was literally pushed down) and got right back up and squeezed her way back in front of the mom to put her face right up to the glass with the orangutan. LOVE!

There was no crying, no coming to mama for rescue, just getting right in there to enjoy the orangutan. She came back to me so excited and talking about the "monkey." Sometimes I think I see more maturity in my almost 2 year old than in me.

Today

Today I feel like talking about children's books. I love them. Someday I hope to write and illustrate my own, but for now I love to sit and read them to my kids. Drool over the pictures. Sometimes mt kids literally drool on the pictures... One of my favorites is Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina. "You monkeys, you!" Have you ever read it? You should!

My first Post

I have decided to begin blogging so that anyone who is interested in what might interest me for the day will have the opportunity to see a little of what life looks like from the inside of my mind. Who knows what will come out in this blog? Mostly it will be a place where I can record the events of my life and you will get the opportunity to witness those events. Maybe you will comment, maybe you will laugh, maybe you will cry, maybe you will get bored. Maybe you will decide to have your own adventure. Maybe you will never return. Maybe I'll see you tomorrow.