This Is The Year

Time to link up and confess - I had to get one last post in before the New Year!  Here we go. I confess... My New Year's Resolution to blog more in 2011 was an EPIC FAIL!   But I believe in perseverance, so we're going to try again in 2012! I confess... Yesterday was my 16 year anniversary, and we went to dinner WAY early (because we hadn't really eaten all day and were starving) and were home before 6, watching a movie with the kids.  We're like 90 year olds in 30-something bodies I guess. I confess... I really wouldn't have had it any other way.  We had a great time watching a family movie with the kids, and then sent them to bed and enjoyed a grown-up movie.  A rated PG-13 one people...get your minds out of the gutter!! I confess... I lied when I just said I wouldn't have had it any other way.  In a perfect world I would be rich and we would be on a cruise or something for our anniversary.  But I think you all knew my meaning. I confess.... I...

Today I thought I'd link up with my sweet friend Emmy  and fellow blogger whom I haven't yet become acquainted with, but am eager to get to know, Kmama .  They host a great meme where we all get to brag about what makes us proud as moms. I've been meaning to blog about this since last week, so today I'm linking up!  Last week was the culmination of months of rehearsals for the 6-9th graders at our school who were in the school musical.  This year Bookworm landed a lead.  They rehearsed 3 days a week between 2 and 5 hours each day.  With rehearsal, scouts, music lessons and basketball, not to mention just regular school and homework, I saw the stress start to take a toll on my 13 year old.  I always swore I wouldn't be one of those moms whose kids were so overscheduled that they couldn't enjoy life!  But somehow with the basketball season overlapping the musical, and rehearsal times being more often and longer this year - it just sort of snuck up...