Time to start again

Well,  I did well for the first part of 2011, and kept the blog updated with new information and the latest activity.  Then Summer hit and time flew and my posting became few and far between.  I still have some unfinished posts waiting to be complete and submitted.....  So I haven't decided if I should "catch" up first, or just start fresh and add the past postings as I go. 
As always there is some great adventure happening around here, so I am going to not only try and capture it in digital form, but actually print more photos this year and put into written form the events to read and treasure later.  I know that it is February and past the traditional time for New Year's resolution setting, but as I have been thinking of those around me....I don't want to keep living in the mind set of , I'll do it tomorrow".  So with that in mind there are a few things I want to accomplish this year....
1.  Make and Take the time for those special chats and hugs with each child as they are asked for.
2. Smile :) as I let dishes and laundry pile up....so that I can spend time with my family.
3. Express my gratitude and appreciation more for the many blessings I have.
4. Help those around me, in what ever setting, know that they are important and special.
5. Look for the good first.
I know that these can be dismissed as silly and unmeasurable as they don't fall into the typical....loose weight, find a better job or become more successful.  However, oddly enough they do fit into those categories.  Hopefully weight will be lost in burdens of those around me and myself by remembering the things that are truly important, what better job than making your child feel loved or making a complete stranger feel they have worth, and turn won't that help me be a more successful wife, mother, friend and neighbor.