The 2010 San Diego Science Festival Expo is tomorrow, Saturday, March 27 at Petco Park. Admission is free and there will be 150 hands-on exhibits and 20 stage performances. Visit the Life Technologies Discovery Stage from 10:30 - 3:30PM where kids can touch science. It's fun for the whole family!"N" is for Nature
Nature, pure unadulterated nature, it clears my mind, frees my spirit and grounds me. Our family loves to be out in it, breath it in and enjoy it's smells and colors. Though I love nature and need it, I find it's something that I take for granted during the business of the week when I rushing from here to there racing the ever present clock."M" is for Mia
There isn't a day or even a minute that goes by that I'm not thankful for having been blessed with Mia. Mia is the embodiment of love, joy, kindness, curiosity, adventure, and energy all rolled up into one exuberant little girl who has a verve for life like no other. She is a tom boy one day digging in the mud and a very girlie girl the next dressed in one of her many princess dresses. She is always asking questions and desires to know and learn all she can. Mia is a great big sister that thrives in teaching Wyatt how to do something. Mia is just Mia and we love her so much."L" is for Lollypop
There is just something magical about a lollypop. They are sweet, they last forever and they usually appear after you do something good. Wyatt and Mia love lollypops. The mere mention of one will make the books that have been pulled off the shelf get put back almost as quickly as they were pulled down. Wyatt got this cherry lollypop after being a champ getting his haircut."K" is for Kindness
Nothing makes our home warmer than when our two darlings show kindness towards one another. It's pure, it's sweet and it melts my heart. Kids are honest and you know just where you stand with them every minute of the day. When Mia and Wyatt are being kind toward one another, towards their friends and to Cary and me, I have to pause and soak it up...it's those moments that remind me how truly blessed I am be able to share my life with them. The moments of true kindness make the rough moments that much more tolerable and remind me what kind of an example I need to be to them not just when I feel like being kind, but all the time.
"J" is for Jumping for Joy
My friend Melissa came to visit and we were being goofy (what's new?). Cary was taking pictures of us on one of her last days here and he said to do something fun...and we both jumped. Unplanned...natural. Jumping is a release of a lot of energy and it just feels good. Hard to explain why, but try it, it does. Everyday when I'm watching the kids be, well, kids, they are almost always running and jumping....it's a natural expression of joy. Jumping is how our bodies says "yes!!"."I" is for I Love You
"I love you" are 3 little words that make me smile. Last week Cary was away for a night on business and as I got into to bed after a long day I pulled the covers back to find an "I love you" note...unexpected. Oh I was so happy. What a perfect way to end my day.
