Wordless Wednesday

Something Special

I am a big blog reader. Ever since I found the world of 'blogging' I have abandoned my countless magazine subscriptions (except the free ones of course).

I would rather sit down to a tale of 'real life' as the writer sees it than an article on the next greatest fashion trend. A hard back book no more give me a laptop with my blogs and I am one happy girl!

I follow so many blogs, that my Firefox bookmark was full of only blogs. No recipes or insightful quotes. Just blogs and lots of them.

Thank goodness someone told me about Google reader, I need not loose sleep now in fear that the bookmark function on my browser may one day become to full and I would be limited to the number of blogs I could obsess...'read' over.

I feel like the blogs I read always have something special to write about. When I started this blog I really thought I was lacking all that is special and would bore my readers... or rather the six readers I may or may not have. I felt compelled to post today... since yes I have already been slacking. I was searching for something 'special' to write about. As much as I like reading blogs I like 'special' just as much, pretty sure I use it way to much!! "SPECIAL?" Yep, special.

You will often hear me telling Dan I want to do something 'special', go somewhere 'special', buy, or wear something 'special'. Since Carter's been born I have become obsessed with making every event or experience 'special' for him. Yes I am pretty sure I am obsessed with special.... though I have come to realize that pretty ordinary, day to day stuff can be some of the most 'special' times. And so Special Saturday is born. Every Saturday I am going to post something that I found special about my week. Feel free to join in you can leave it in comments or if anyone wants to help me with a linky that would be incredible...

We went on a little afternoon trip to Bounce U this week! It was so much fun. They have gigantic blow up slides, and big bouncy contraptions. Plus under 2 is free so it is a free family activity for the next two months!!

This weekend Carter and I spent sometime just hanging around together. He ate a few snacks....

He received a few unwanted kisses....

.....and he sported a handmade groundhog hat with a plain white onesize!!

So what did you do special this week?

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I am a long time reader, first time participator in Not Me Monday!

I have not been putting off taking down my Christmas decorations using the excuse, but they look so pretty, when really I am just far to lazy to pull out all those totes yet again.

Last night at dinner I did not give in to my screaming 20 month old when he insisted on fruit snacks before his dinner, it was not then followed up by a 'whatever is left over' dinner that I am sure had one consistent food group, CARBS!

I certainly did not add to my resolution list, personally not publicly, that I will shower everyday in 2010.... I mean who would do that, is it not a given that we bathe ourselves daily.......

So that is what I have NOT been up to! If you want to let me know what you have NOT been doing just click on MckMamas link above!

Resolution Rip-Off

It is the time of year for resolutions! I am a resolution type of girl, it is a little like dreaming for me. I make a big ole list about making lists, and starting things, and improvement and it makes me feel good. It is a time to start over, make a-new! I enjoy making my list and talking about my resolutions, and encouraging others to make the resolutions, like me. I think it appropriate that we make resolutions at the beginning of a new year, the holidays behind us, and winter ahead we need something to be occupied by. But I have to say this year it feels a little bit like I am being ripped- off. After making my list and gearing up to start New Years Day it happens to fall on no other than a Friday. Fridays are for eating take out and watching movies not starting new life ambitions and goals. We are surely doomed to fail if the second day we are to keep these resolutions is a Saturday! So I am officially beginning my New Years resolution on January 4th and you know what I will not feel guilty that I am now four days behind some of my fellow resoultioners. That just means I should be four days ahead on keeping it!

So about those resolutions, well if you are reading this..... you can probably guess one of my resolutions is to get back to blogging (not sure if I am allowed say get back to blogging.... when I think I only posted five times the first time I tried). One of many on my list is to blog. Why you might ask... even though I am sure no one is asking because I have one follower to date! Well because I like to read other peoples blogs, and I think I have something to say, and my kid well he is cute and I like to talk about him, and I am inspired by reading others blogs and hope to inspire. I think blogging will be interesting and fun and hobby you know kind of like stamp collecting or journal writing. And because I signed up for the My Charming Kids Blog Frog community and in order to join you need to put in your blog address, which conveniently appears right next to your name when you comment, and I did not want to be embarrassed that my blog was a pathetic little mess of updated nothings. Yeah, the last one that is probably it.....

So folks I am going to be blogging at least once a week, sometimes I will update on Carter and other times I am going to use this to say... well whatever I want to say!! And in the meantime I will also be:
1. Getting a financial plan and spending more wisely
2. Reading the entire bible front to back
3. Starting Carters scrapbook.
4. Having date night with my hubby
5. Doing something I enjoy everyday

What will you be doing in 2010?