My daughter-in-law sent me photos the other day from this blog, comparing KJ with Jude. They are nearly the same child in pictures.
Jude (and beardless Danny).
It really got me thinking.
When I made this blog so many years ago, I was using it as a way to decompress from the days of "a lot". A lot of mommy-ing, and wife-ing, and housekeeping, and whatever other "-ings" I forgot.
I made this blog for me, so I thought.
My kids have referenced "the blog" many many times over the years. Collected photos from it, and giggled at each other over them.
The blog is theirs. It's for everyone.
I never thought in a million years that this blog would be read by my son's future wife. And I am so grateful to have the memories for her to enjoy.
The blog is hers. It's for everyone.
There have been so many changes in our world, and it's fun to go back and see how"simple" life felt through the blog.
The blog is where Noah's story is told. I have to go back and refresh my memory of the sequence of events from that crazy, but blessed time in our lives.
The blog is Noah's. It's for everyone.
I do come up with ideas regularly to add to the blog. I have good intentions to keep it updated, but life has needed to be lived, and things needed to get done.
Alas, I will update the "goings on" while I'm here.
Danny and I, through thick and thin are doing well. We are in a good place, and we are both quite happy. We're getting old(er) and it shows. Our favorite past-time is sitting at the table while the kids are winding down for the day, and chit-chatting while playing the card game 5 Crowns.
Danny is finishing his PhD in Theology and Apologetics, and stays busy coaching basketball and getting his work-outs on at the YMCA.
I have been building an incredible business in Real Estate. My clients have treated me very well. Even though I have recently accepted a position as a Partnership Executive with a company, I will continue to build my real estate business (just in a very different way). I haven't told many people about my new position, but I get to work directly with and invest in Real Estate Agent's businesses. It's very cool, it's an amazing opportunity, and I am blessed.
We are still homeschooling! 13 years strong!
Kobe is married to a lovely lady, Checobia. They gave us our first grandbaby, Kobe Jr. (we call him KJ). He is only 14 months old and isn't really using a particular name for me, but I've been working on getting the name Gummi. KJ is the Baby Bear, he has his Mama Bear and his Papa Bear...and me, his Gummi Bear! Kobe still has the same job he has had since graduating highschool. He installs fiber-optics, and all the stuff that involves. He starts talking about heat-mapping and fiber splicing and all the things that quite franky go over my head, but he is good at it, and we are so proud of him. Che(cobia) is a stay-at home mama. Need I say more. She is a VERY VERY busy gal. They are such good parents, and it makes me so proud!
Mia is in her second year of college. She is doing well, and has always been a good student. She is pursuing Civil Engineering and will go far! She is a go-getter and is a gal who really knows what she wants. She has been working at a Summer/Winter camp in Tennesee, and was able to go on a really cool trip to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota with that camp last year. She's adventurous and loves music, the outdoors, and her little dog Baxter. She makes Baxter gourmet meals and has taught that dog more tricks than you can believe.
Lula is a junior in highschool. Lula is a writer. She loves literature and discussions. She enjoys thrift-shopping and listening to music. She is always finding great CDs at the thrift stores and has a successful little online store where she sells some of her thrifted items. She is playing basketball and is quite good at it. She stays up on her studies and is always meeting her friends for coffee and chat. She's has a lovely old soul.
Jude is in seventh grade. He is a middle-school boy who loves basketball and literature (if I'm reading it to him). He is an amazing all-around great basketball player with high court IQ. He has grown so much and is almost officially taller than me. He is quite witty and very particular about his hair. He likes to build things. He built a rope swing over our backyard ravine. Yeah, it's kinda dangerous and makes me think of Bridge to Terabithia every time he is back there playing on it. He also loves video games and creating and editing videos, which he is also very good at.
Someday we will look at this post and giggle at the pictures, and talk about how times have changed, because time is always changing things.
Maybe reading this post reminds you of how things have changed in your family. Maybe you're thinking about where the kids are now, and how much they've grown.
This blog is for you! It's for everyone!
Love, The Zeres
