Kristin's Journal

The weekend was nice. I was able to visit with mom and dad, then I came home and the house was quiet so I had some alone time in the garden. Sunday morning Kristin left to go spend a week on a houseboat with one of her friends. I think she will be calling me in about 3-4 days to pick her up. I of course, will happily make the long drive because I will be missing her and that's what moms do. She called home last night just to say good-night. I thought that was real sweet. Yesterday I brought the kid's journals out to update them and I only ended up working on Kristin's because I went back and reread entries from when I was pregnant with her and when she was a little girl. Those were fun times and I can't believe how fast they have went by. I use to write down all of the cute things they would say. In one entry, the kids were squabbling and I told them to kiss and make up. Kristin put her hands on her little 4 year old hips and said "I'll put the make-up on, but I'm not kissing him!". That put a smile on my face. It is nice to go back and re-live those times. I am so happy that I kept journals. I wish I would have been more diligent about it though. There are some time spans as long as one year where I did not write anything and then I had to back track. This week I am going to update Erik's book. I think someday they will get enjoyment out of them. In the very least they can be reminded of how much I love them (if mere words can actually accomplish such a measurement). Here is a current picture of Kristin. Hopefully when she gets back I can get both kids together to take more pictures so I can finish up one of my projects!