This is sad, really pathetic excuse for a blog....

I say I am going to be 'better' about blogging. I actually DO mean it when I say it, but then the laundry takes over, or sewing, or reading, or grocery shopping, checking the mail, trying to figure out what my child is wearing, thinking or doing, wondering when my house will be clean, wishing I had a garden...I am really going off on a rabbit trail here. But, you get what I mean, no less than a million other things take over my life, completely. I know, I know, it really is no excuse. I only have a few children. Many moms accomplish much more than I do with a much larger family, so really what is my excuse.

Since you've cornered me, I will admit I have no excuse.

Okay, I can do better than that. Let me share a couple things. For one, I am not all about the sharing of every personal thought I have with the world. That is all good and well for many people and I see nothing wrong with those that blog all their daily thoughts, concerns, activities. But I am just not there. It makes me...uncomfortable. So, that is one hang up.

The other 'hang-up' is that this is a 'family' blog to share family things. I suppose it has been mostly a 'Hollyse' blog but she is a part of the family. So, I always feel odd about posting about the mundane things. For example, I am extremely irritated with Hanes. I am sick and tired of buying undershirts for my sons only to have them shrink in length but not a millimeter in width. The end result is something that looks terrible under a fitted dress shirt. No, actually the end result is a bunch of new rags for my rag bin. I discovered JCPenny undershirts and I am thrilled! They are nice, soft, and all seem to have gone through quality control.

But really, who wants to read about that. I could go on and on....my list of frustrations with baby products is astounding.

So, I just don't blog. I stuff all my frustrations (if you know me, then you know this is a total and complete lie) and think about how I would like to warn all the other mommies about terrible products. But I do nothing.

I could blog about my sewing, knitting, and more recently quilting projects. I could have shared the before and after of my organizing binge in the kitchen. I even took pictures at the Home School Convention we went to a few weeks ago and the delicious boxty's we have when we go to Long Beach.
An old poem says:

Boxty on the griddle,
boxty in the pan,
if you can't make boxty,
you'll never get a man.

I had it all planned out in my head. But, then I figured 'who would care'. To be sure I have plenty of complaints about the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, what a glorified motel that turned out to be. I took pictures of that too I fear. I should delete them, because who cares!

I often find myself folding clothes thinking about what I could blog about.

The idea of starting a personal blog has crossed my mind, but then what if I don't keep that up either?

For those of you still reading, I will share Hollyse is doing well. She has a new tooth. A lovely, pearly white one on the bottom. She is a crawler now, and what a tiny little doll she is! She is just pure sunshine and rainbows. Really, she is. I cannot believe she is almost 9 months. I have the cutest pictures to share and will as soon as I remember to ask my photographer to email a couple of the recent ones.

The one above is a funny one from yesterday...I love her laugh!