A Mother's Best Friend

I cleaned my house today.  It had been a while...well, 2 months to be exact.  Pretty bad, I know but lets not dwell on the bad and be glad that I am finally cleaning today (well, at least my Daniel and Adeline will be glad).   

So as I was cleaning, I was talking to my mother on the phone.  Inevitably, I always call my mother while I am cleaning.  It's as if I "channel" in her pedantic-ness through the phone and clean like her.  I mean she is the kind of woman when you see her house you would surely think she is a spokeswoman for the Container Store and is a distant relative to Mr. Clean.  So it's no wonder I would call her while I am cleaning.

But I call her a lot. Well, everyday, so I can "channel" her in for other things as well. Especially, when Adeline is off at school and I need someone to talk to because even though I enjoy some quiet time without Adeline, I always feel lonely.  It's great having such a wonderful mother, a mother I can count on and a mother that continually gives herself to her family even when they are halfway across the world.  

It's great to have my mother for a best friend.

   

New Year, New Start

New Year, New blog design, and As of today, I am vowing to work harder at blogging.  So stay tuned.....

I picked this blog design because my Daniel and I are on the search for a house.  I didn't realize how difficult this task would be...I thought it would be more fun and exciting but it is more draining and exhausting.  I think the only fun part about it is Adeline's comments...

oh, this house is nice,

I don't like this color

ooohhh toys (if the owners have children)...

and the best one yet is, I think you should redo this bathroom.  

She has definitely been listening to our conversations.  My little sponge. 

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Here is a list of wonderful things that happened to me in 2009.

1.  We moved to Kempsey. (Well, that happened in 2008, but is such a beautiful place I had to include it again in 2009.)

2.  My holiday back to America.

3.  Adeline and my roadtrip to visit Kristy.

4.  Seeing my Daniel again after our holidays apart.

5.  Adeline turning 3.

6.  Kisses from my Daniel.

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Ok...I guess I am in the listing mood...because here is a list of fun stuff we did this summer....

1.  Watching Adeline's eyes light up when she got to finally open her Christmas gifts.

2.  Playing with Mia, the kitten at Bessie's house.

3.  Finally having a holiday with just the family.

4.  Days at the beach.

5.  Evenings at the beach.

6.  Watching Adeline walk up and down the many aisles of strawberries picking away in 110 degrees. We had to drag her out with sweat pouring down her face.  She then downed a huge bottle of water and said "that was so good". 

7.  Finally having TV!  

8.  Kisses from my Daniel.