I thought I could do it all. I’m Wonder Woman, after all. Of course I’m capable of juggling a career, a charity event, the holidays and a family. Big deal, right? Well, yes, Virginia, it IS a big deal. Much harder than I thought it would be to manage my time. It is amazing how little time I can actually carve out to do things like get my nails done, take a nap, write in my blog or even go grocery shopping (yes, I do like to do that)!
For the past few weeks, I kept saying “I’ll write a blog post tomorrow”. Quickly, however, that became a week, then two weeks. I really missed writing. I had so many ideas in my head, but they just had to sit there in DRAFT. I found myself downloading my blog application on our iPad, so I could write more portably. And then when that was a #FAIL, I downloaded the blog application on my iPhone. Sadly, I found that even I am too OLD to write whole paragraphs and edit on that tiny little screen. Not to mention, I have no clue how you would possibly attach a photo with a caption on that sucker.
Time for Family and Turkey
So, what the heck have I been doing with my time? In the past few weeks, we have been to a hockey game, we have been to Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving and a cousin’s wedding, we have had end-to-end meeting-filled days at work, we have attended 2 charity events and a handful of holiday gatherings, we have had a house full of strep throat (everyone but Bella), we had girls-night IN (for Bella and Mommy) when Keith went to Tampa for two days, we went for our 6-month-old visit with Dr. Amy for immunizations and ended up with a low-grade fever afterward, we tried our first food (oatmeal) and we had a marathon sales visit from the hurricane impact window man from hell. All that didn’t leave me with a whole lot of time for bonbons.
But, I vow to write. Because I think the ideas trapped in my head give me a headache. Or it could just be a side-effect of the strep throat. But, also, because I have a new MacBook Air and I’ve downloaded the blog application. I’m Back!
Bringing Up Bella Eveline 
Wonder Woman you are and Wonderful Bella is she! Of course I think that as the proud grandmother and mother. I am so thrilled to watch the daily happenings of Bella and her parents. And what great parents they are. They are gentle, tender, loving, careful and mostly loving. Keith is a huge teddy bear who can resolve “almost” every tear that comes to Bella’s eyes and Jennifer is a bautiful, loving mother who takes care of all of Bella’s needs. I am grateful to live around the block from this “team Bella” and very soon Max & I will babysit for her all by ourselves. I am so proud of Jen & Keith…Love, Mom xoxoxo
Happy to hear that you are still standing – upright and not taking it lying down. Parenting is a difficult job and joyfully rewarding. It comes with a life sentence. Up and down. Stay Wellness to the whole family and every best wish for a most HAPPY HOLIDAY AND NEW YEAR.
LOVE
GYNETH
You are Wonder Woman! We need to get you the gold cuffs! š
WE MISS YOU!!!
Great picture taken in Indiana, PA …. since we don’t know when we’ll see you again, we ALWAYS look forward to our daily pictures … my “Bella Staffen Album” is growing very nicely.
Love you!