One year of blogging....

I realized today, that tomorrow will be one year since I started our blog....I've written about Chelsey and Colby, Danny, the dogs, the house, friends, special events, relatives, Bingo, several holidays, and get togethers..... Never did I mention work on the blog, no matter how great or how stressful, I've just never gone there on our personal space called The Fenter Funny Farm.

The funny thing is, I have only recently realized that The Fenter Funny Farm has been flying by me at mach speed for so many years, and I was working my tail off, making sure that everyone had what they wanted, everything was just so so, and never considered what I had missed out on.

As I sit typing this, I have tears streaming down my face....maybe it's the sad song on the ACM's, but I really think it's all about the past that happened, and I never stopped to enjoy it.

In the last 7 1/2 weeks, I've watched TV (without other things on my mind), enjoyed precious time with my husband, had breakfast at Starbucks (in sweats), joked and laughed with the kids (and a fight or two as well), had warm cookies waiting when they arrive home from school, enjoyed a track meet or two, painted a few things, driven with my windows down (who cares about the hair), am now certain what day the trash is picked up, have gone days/weeks without wearing black slacks, spent fun time with the one of the most fabulous daughter's in the world (Ashley), visited the school, planted flowers, trimmed trees, enjoyed lunch with my beautiful sister, driven the tractor, had dinner with Mom and Dad on a week night, created and burned brush piles, kissed Dylan and Colton before they left for school, washed many dishes, cooked many meals, actually walked into Chelsey and Colby's room more than once in a blue moon, bought cheap paper towels, taken the kids to school and even picked them up, folded WARM laundry, used coupons, laughed a little more, cried a little harder, worried about things other than my job, and have (as the song says, from my all time favorite movie, Dirty Dancing) "Had the Time of my Life."

I know that my time at home will come to an end soon, but I shall never let myself get so wrapped up in something, that I forget what is important....The Fenter Funny Farm and all that it encompasses.... Oh, I'll focus and work hard, no matter where I land, but I'll also stop and smell the roses, stand in the rain, and love everything and everyone I hold dear.

Happy Birthday to our blog....thanks for allowing me to record memories, that I was not always a part of, and I can't wait to fill more pages....

Pam