Post #400

 

As I was preparing to post about Ken's bithday I noticed that this is my

400th post!!!

I've been blogging for about 4 years now, that is an average of a blog post roughly every 4 days. That is kinda crazy, in a cool sort of way. Right? Not a crazy I have no life sort of way. Right? I know I've slowed down recently (because life is nuts)...but this is my life...and it all gets recorded right here on this little 'ol blog.

 

Right here on this blog is a record of the days of our lives (not the soap opera). Our real life. The good the bad, the happy and the sad. I can look back on this blog and watch my children growing up. I can see challenges we have overcome. And I can see numerous blessings. It's here that I try and record the lessons that life teaches me. Lately I have done a poor job in the depth and meaning department, usually opting to keep this blog alive with pictures and little words because that is easier and takes less time and effort. But I want this blog to be more than a photo album so hopefully I can spice things up a bit in the near future. For the moment I'm just trying to keep my head above water. But enough about that...

here's the real reason for the post....

 

  Ken had a BIRTHDAY!

 

 

Ken turned 39 this year. Sadly, it was a rather difficult day for him. Turning 39 made him feel like he was getting old. Ken's not ready to feel old. I remember feeling something very similar when I turned 29. Leaving my 20's scared me. I didn't want to be old either. Thankfully my 30's have treated me better than I expected. I'm sure Ken will find that the case with his 40's. I hope he enjoys his last year in his 30's, then embraces his 40's with a vengeance. There are great things about getting older, but I know it's hard not to want to hold everything in place just as it is for a while. Life does seem to fly by faster and faster the older we get. As our kids get older the reality of our own age becomes more apparent. In less than 4 years, Sydney, will graduate from High School. After that our little chicks will start leaving the nest in rapid succession. That is a little sad to think about, but as I reminded Ken, we still have lots and lots of parenting years left. We still have a one year old for Heaven's sake! Plus, we never stop being a parent no matter how old we get. So I say enjoy these years, then when they pass, enjoy the grand kids. Just enjoy! There is joy and sorrow at every stage of life, that's the plan. That's the way it's supposed to be. And by the way, 39 is NOT old. Ken, you are practically still a baby. Now...I expect this same pep-talk when I turn 39 because I'll probably need it then too.   

 

HaPpY BiRthDay!!!

 

I think you just keep getting better and better with age.

Love you SO much!