Hello 2017

It's been over a year since I've posted anything here. Wow! I used to blog daily when Max was a little baby. Eleven years ago! It was fun to write about the normal day-to-day things. And I used to read a lot of blogs (RIP google reader). There are still a few that I like to browse, and it is nice to hear what others are up to, aside from just seeing pictures on social media. Instagram and Facebook have totally killed my blog. I was reading back through old posts and realize how much I miss writing. Even if nobody reads, it's nice to have some sort of record to look back on. 

So from now on, I'm going to post whenever I feel like writing.  No promises how often it will be, or what I'll share, but it's been on my mind for a few weeks now, so I need to just write! Sometimes it feels good, if nothing else, to just get things down on paper. Or screen. ;)

This is just a quick post to say, "hi, I'm going to start writing again." 

For now, here are some recent family photos. Taken in November 2016.

I sure love these people. Life can be hard and crazy, but I try to remember that family is really most important. 

 Greta is four. Almost five!

 Ruby is ten.

 Max is eleven.

 Simon is six, turning seven next week!

Until next time ... hopefully sooner than later!

xoxo,
Sara