well, so i admit that no one probably really wants to read this but i am thinking of it as more like therapy or venting or a creative outlet. first i need to explain i dont use proper typing such as capital letters or punctuations (sorry to tomk- you know who you are) and my L doesnt awalys work and i dont always notice. this is a recent phenomenon. i will try to keep my posts positive since i try-not always sucessfully- to be positive. this blog is inspired by my sisters and friends so we can keep in touch with each others lives even if we don't always keep in contact. having said that, i want to say that i made some awesome lemon bars- thanks kraft food and family. baking is my past time/hobby/ what i do when i feel creative. coming soon- birthday cake. uncle jims recipe, i hope i can do it and him justice. this is all new to me but i am going to try to post photos. wish me luck!


so on another topic- how come no one ever told me cleaning is so much easier after a couple beers? i am not talking drunk but more like pleasantly relaxed and motivated. craziness.

next topic... i like big words and i am trying to teach julian big words. so the words for this post are "glorious" and "recalcitrant" which is to say: marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance. ( ok, i found that somewhere) julian just says "really really sassy"

be ready to read lots of "in the words of julian" since i spend 100% of my time not at work with him. he is a genius in the making. it is amazing to see a mind so open and ready and wanting to learn. i try not to mold it too much to what i want but let it mold its self and i just give it some suggestions and guidance. i strive to raise a child who is capable of using his own creativity and his own mind but is also open to others and their ideas. i try not to pass on my prejudices to him. i hope he can grow up and be his own person and not be a carbon copy of what we expect a child to be. it is really amazing to see how he affects other people and he doesnt even realize it- he is too young and innocent to realize it. i am sure most other parents feel this way about their kids but i am really in awe of him sometimes.

now i have to try to remember the url for this post so i can send it to the 4 people who may be interested in it. thanks for humoring me.