Here we go... Halloween first

As I enter the blogging world, I have a few confessions...
a) I've criticized bloggers (and facebookers) for awhile now for having too much time on their hands
b) I've seen blogs and Facebook as a place to show the world who I want to be as opposed to who I really am
c) I will probably start plagarizing blog ideas now that I have one
Will you forgive me?

So, that said, I am going to start some blogging. No committment on how often it will be, and if it is anything like some of my other endeavors (go ahead and laugh, husband of mine), it may be another one of those things that starts out with good intentions and dies a slow death. May it be said from the beginning ... and this is the beginning... that I am doing this for the sake of memories for my children. I have found, especially in reading my friends' blogs, that this is such a cool way to keep up with the minutia of life that will pass us by, and we will be saying with the rest of the over 60 world, "enjoy them because they grow up so fast." I find that it is in the daily stuff that we make our memories and not in the trips to Disney World (well, maybe I should actually take the kids there before I desanctify - is this a word? - said trip) or the special occasions and holidays. I love the idea of printing the blog one day and sharing with the kiddos -- so much more fun than a baby book. And, I despise the pressure of scrapbooking though I think they are so cute.

Also, since my parents are unable to open any photo I send them, they can check out the ole 'days blog' to see if their grandchildren have done anything cute, noteworthy, embarrassing or special. Or their daughter too. So, family, this is also a tribute to you!

One more thing before you can start seeing the girlies... the title of this blog is a tribute to Bo and Hope, Roman (or is it John now?) and Marlena, Patch/Steve and Kayla, as well as Abe and Lexi and Tony Demera.... if you haven't clued in yet, I have had my share of Days of Our Lives watching and thought that their halftime mantra would fit our lives.

Name codes
My husband = Lover
Child #1 = Nucky
Child #2 = The Sweet Girl (TSG)

Alas, to the children...

I want to start with Halloween ... figure that is better bang for your buck than going back to the birth of child #1... mainly because it was truly one of Nucky's brightest moments and definitely the best night of her life to date. She was in such a happy-go-lucky mood which says a lot for her very standard terrible-2's attitude and had energy aplenty to run from house to house asking for candy. She started knocking on the door and just pushing her way in as soon as they opened it as if she were a pro. Lover and I took turns taking her to houses and both had such a great time seeing her having such a great time. I think these are the moments you relish as parents. So manyof the things we do for our kids are also for us. I'm attaching a photo of Nucky in TSG's costume 2 years ago... do you think they look alike?