Love This!!

Some houses try to hide the fact
That children shelter there,
Ours boasts it quite openly,
The signs are everywhere.

For smears are on the windows,
Little smudges are on the doors.
I should apologize, I guess,
For toys strewn on the floor.

But I sat down with my children
And we played and laughed and read.
And if the doorbell doesn't shine,
Their eyes will shine instead.

For when at times I'm forced to choose
The one job or the other,
I'd like to cook and clean and scrub,
But first I'll be a mother.

Good Bye 00's!!

So...I had an entire post written about why I am ready to see 00's leave. Then I decided it is time to focus on the future and what we are thankful for from the 00's.

Thankful for:

• Our Family
• Our Friends
• For Zoe
• For the Little Blonde Firecracker Zada that pushes Zoe more than anyone else on this earth. She wants nothing more than to be able to ride bikes with Zoe...one day baby...one day!
• The doctors that saved little Zoe's life on October 21, 2004
• The doctors that continue to help her lead the most normal life that she can
• The therapists that come to our home each and everyweek to push her a little further
• The wonderful company that Tom works for
• We are mostly thankful for our second chances in life...with marriage, god, family...

What we are looking forward to:

• Zoe walking, talking and feeding herself
• Zada starting school
• New friends
• New memories
• Being better with our finances
• Lots of time together