Linderville

Where does the time go?

Between the after school activities, a new job and the holidays, I haven't been on here on months.  I did so very well at the beginning of keeping it current and honestly feel horrible about it. 

Today is a new day though and I'm going to give it a go again.

I started a new job in October and it has been a good change for our lives.  I started working in the Superintendent's Office of the school district that Madison attends.  I work for the Director of Instructional Support (or the Director of Special Education).  After working for over 7 years for attorneys, this is definitely a change of pace.

Madison loves the fact that I am one building over and I am taking advantage of that because as we all know she won't want me in the same town at the same time she is in a few years. 

I coached Madison's soccer team this past fall and what a time that was.  I really enjoyed myself.  7 and 8 year old girls are quite entertaining.  I'm thinking of even doing it again this year.

The holidays came and went and it was the first year that I didn't send out Christmas cards.  I'm hoping to remedy that by sending out some sort of newsletter complete with pictures.

It feels that there is always so much going on, but that's life I guess.  Births, weddings, anniversaries (not that I have a big one this year or anything :)

Hopefully I can keep this thing up to date a little better this year.  We'll see.

Time

I'm sitting here at about 5 in the morning, not able to sleep, which of course could have something to do with the fact that Madison and I both fell asleep at 8:30 last night.  I think of coming on here all the time to post something that has happened during the day, but just can never seem to find the time.

I applaud all those out there who make the time to post everyday.  After realizing that it got me to thinking about that phrase "make time" and even "take time".  I wondered how in the world do you actually do that. 

I have a suspicion if people could actually make time or take time, all of us would have some little bag hidden away in our closets with "time" in them.   Could you imagine all those times that you've said, "I need just 5 more minutes"?  Oh, wait let me run to my supply and "take" some.  Those of us who would "make" it, just have some recipe lying around in case we needed to make it.  Add a little of this, simmer and voila some "time".

I know, my mind goes off on weird tangents sometimes, who can explain it.  Some people have tried.  I don't think it can ever be explained.

On another note, Spring is trying to break through here.   It's been in the high 50's and low 60's for the past few days.  Funny how those temps used to make me pull out a sweater, but now they make me take them off because it feels so warm.  All relative I guess, and I guess although I do miss the warmth of the south, I have really become accustomed to the seasons Maine offers.  So far, Spring seems to be my favorite.  Pictures will follow soon of the flowers that are beginning to poke through the recently snow covered ground.

This picture is what I found last time I turned on the camera to use it.  Too funny.

Well finally...

So Will and Madison finally got a chance to ski.  They made a whole day out of it by going to breakfast, going to Bean's to make sure she had everything she needed and then off to the slopes. 

Thankfully her first memories of skiing will be good ones. 

I was at work, so I didn't get to witness any of the "falling" ("...which was fantastically fun, Mommy") or any of the colliding that she and Will managed to do.  All of that was probably a good thing though.  I get so easily freaked out at the mere thought of her doing anything dangerous that I'm a nervous wreck around her.  Will on the other hand, Mr. Daredevil himself, loves it.  I love that fact that they enjoying doing all of these sorts of things together. 

I want her to learn to take risks and see that even though there may be some bad outcomes sometimes, that there are also good outcomes, sometimes even amazing ones.  Of course I want her to be safe, but I never want her to be afraid to try something new.  Of course, now if she could just get Mommy on that slope, but that's a whole new adventure.

Let's try this again

Well here I go again, trying my hand at this blogging thing.  Most importantly trying to keep up, or rather, let everyone we know what's going on with us.  It seems more important to me now since the chances of us moving again have greatly decreased.  In a way I am sad about that and in another I am really excited.

I'm sad because I really do like trying new things and meeting new people.  With Will being in the Coast Guard it was easy to that, or it made it more manageable.  I have never lived in one place very long in my life, so I am beginning to think that staying here in Maine is going to be an adventure in and of itself.

I am also happy about staying because it will afford Madison the opportunity to grow up in one place.  Will likes the fact that he has friends that he has known since birth because to him they feel like family.  I want her to have that.

So let's see how I can do on keeping this blog updated.

These are some of the things that I mean.  For the past four years we've gone and cut our own tree.  We love that.  Love starting new traditions for our family.