The simple things in life

These are so easily taken for granted. Meals with loved ones, having the time to relax and read a book, taking the kids to Macdonalds for some happy food after tuition and heading to the library after...... the list goes on. And I've come to realise how easy it is to forget to make time to do these things that make me happy because of work and teaching commitments. Now that I am taking the time off work for my family, I couldn't be more grateful for everything and everyone around me. Its so important to know when to push the stop button and get off that crazy train to enjoy and take in the scenery in slow motion or stillness and calm.

While sitting down with these guys enjoying some fries and juice this afternoon, we started talking about what they wanted to do this year. Now obviously all Small wanted to do was "to go to the Polliwogs for ever and ever". But Large and Medium..... these two guys had some serious goals for the year 2015. Nyx wanted to get straight As and earn a trip to Japan to visit her darling aunt Stephanie and Nya wanted to make a trip back to the United States to go visit Mckenzie. This got me thinking really hard again about my goals for this year because I've been a little more careful with draft 1. Thank for inspiring me yet again my minions.

A long distance relationship

How many years has it been since we started this long distance relationship? 9 or 10 years? Ever since we were little we'd share pretty much about everything under the sun and the moon.
My sister Stephanie has always been there for me through ups and downs despite us living in different continents and timezones. And whenever we get to meet, its as if we just saw one another the day before..... that familiarity, that bond and the love we have just seems to strengthen as we get older. Thank you for being my sister, my partner in crime and aunt to the 3 minions.