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For years I have made the same New Year's resolution: I will do a better job of scrapbooking and chronicling the lives of my children. I am the first to admit that I have done a less than admirable job of keeping track of milestones, cute sayings, and precious moments. In fact, I stopped trying about three years ago. Pathetic, I know.

I have come to realize (and begrudgingly accept) that no amount of money spent at the neighborhood "Creative Memories" parties is going to help me get it done. Those consultants make it look SOOOOO easy with their fancy punchers and pretty stickers.

But what they don't tell you is that, after getting up at 6:30 a.m., making two lunches, two snacks, feeding one hungry dog, driving six miles in 30 minutes to school, working from 8-5, going to art class, basketball practice, driving six miles home in 30 minutes, having dinner, finishing homework, bathing two kids, reading two bedtime stories, checking for monsters under the bed and in the shower, hugging that smelly old bear three times ... you really just don't have the energy to even get the scrapbooking stuff out of the closet -- much less cut photos into hearts and glue them to a page.

So... I'm blogging. I'm not sure how often I'll do this, but I know that, without a doubt, it will be more often than I scrapbook.

I'll try to post pictures and give some semi-regular updates on Jack, LJ, Julianna, Viking and our latest exploits.

I'm hoping this is one New Year's resolution I can keep!