Molly's New Look

You know I usually rest in the same room as Molly to be sure that she doesn't get into any trouble.  Well, now that she is four, we have gotten a little looser on things, so Ed was working in the garage while the kids and I were resting in our separate rooms.

Now keep in mind that the guest room, where Molly rests, is a bit of a disaster because of random drawers we are storing in there until we can paint them. Molly decided to check out the content of the drawers...and found some scissors. They were fairly small scissors, easy for a young four year old to use. So, she quietly set about her work and cleaned up the mess afterwards.

When I got up from my rest, I looked at her scrunched on the couch.  I thought to myself, "Molly looks like she has bangs. Molly doesn't have bangs. Isn't that something that her hair is tucked just right for me to see what she would look like with bangs and shorter hair?" Silly me. Later, as I went to stroke her nice long locks, it became clear:

Yes, that is seven inches gone!  Now the pictures were taken after I removed the three rat tails that she has left in the back. The rest is totally her own work.  I must say, she did a pretty decent job.  Of course, it was on Sunday afternoon, the day before most salons are closed all day.  So, we waited until today to shape things up a bit.  Here is her new look:

Rest assured that all the scissors are now hidden.

So, I've Finally Done It!

Yes, the time has finally come where I have decided to start a blog.  

I have been contemplating doing it for a long time.  Part of me doesn't want to, because it seems cliche.  I don't have time to read all of my friends' blogs, so why add one more to the blogosphere?  Then there is the argument that it will really reduce communication between me and my friends.  I agree that this will probably be the case for some.  And the jury is still out about whether I will really have time to actually post anything.

So, why am I diving in?  I really love keeping up on the day to day affairs of friends I have moved away from.  I loved being able to get to see and know Becky's baby, KB, before I met her. I love being able to show Jack and Molly pictures of all their St. Louis friends so that the memories don't die.  I think it is awesome that we can see pictures of Jessie's new life in Brooklyn so that we can picture her in her goings and comings.  It makes me feel connected and a part of their lives.

It makes me sad that our lives are a question mark to so many family and friends.  They don't get to see the recent pictures of our kids or hear about our activities.  With Abbey and Caroline on the way, it seems even more important.  I want our family and friends to know these new additions to our family, even though it may be months or years before they ever meet them.  This blog will give anyone who is interested a way to check in with us and our growing family.  I hate being separated by the miles and the lack of time to keep up with everyone individually.  Hopefully this blog will fill in the gaps.