Sunday, February 26, 2012

Slow Down, You Move Too Fast

Nothing makes you slow down quite like a house full of sick kids. We've been taking it easy around here for the past little while, and I've been enjoying the quiet days and one-on-one time I've had with Matthew & Anna. Now that we are feeling better, I hope to remember to leave some unscheduled time for quiet and play and not fill our days with errands and long lists.

I just finished reading this book for the third (or fourth...) time. I love it, and every single word spoke to me to tell me to slow down, waste less time with unimportant things, and really appreciate life. I recommend this book to anyone, mother or not. I'm sure I'll be pulling it back out in a month or two when life gets crazy again.

P.S. We have a current obsession with Zorro at our house. The kids are constantly wearing capes and masks of some sort, running around the house yelling "Zorro!", sword fighting, and writing the letter Z on anything and everything. They love watching an episode of the old Disney series before bed each night with Joseph. I love watching them love something so much.

4 comments:

Aleisha said...

I love that series! It's a classic. I saw the CUTEST superhero bedroom on a blog today and it made me think of Matthew (and you because it was all put together by a creative mom). It made me excited because I feel like I'm right on the brink of all these little boy adventures!

Katie said...

So...how do you get such great pictures off of the camera? We have the same camera, yet different pictures. Did you guys get a new lens?
On a different note, we miss you guys and can't wait to see you!

Catlin said...

Katie - Joseph upgraded his camera to a Canon 7D and he got a 50mm lens. I think the lens makes the big difference. I'm still trying to learn how to use it, but we do get some good pictures!

Can't wait to see you guys, too! :)

Kristina Clemens said...

I can't wait to read that book. Waiting for it to become available at the library. Your family is beautiful. And Staten Island? That's way cool! =)
Kristina J.