{"id":27572,"date":"2013-02-23T03:25:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-23T09:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/?p=27572"},"modified":"2013-02-23T04:17:29","modified_gmt":"2013-02-23T10:17:29","slug":"housecleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/23\/housecleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Housekeeping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Now that we\u2019ve high-jacked our girly blog to publicly express our love for each other, we\u2019ll get back to the cute girly scrapbook posts in just a sec.  We are private about so much behind the scenes going on in our lives, it was nice today to share with you guys a little of what\u2019s behind our relationship that makes our girls so healthy and happy.  Their parents are best friends, we like each other a lot and share utmost respect for each other!  <\/p>\n

So, as far as the blog goes, I post everything.  When Mike wrote on the blog yesterday, I was blown away!  I didn\u2019t even know he knew how to get into it anymore.  He\u2019s maybe posted 5 times in 8 years.  I was so honored to hear all of his heart-felt words.  I\u2019m really hard on myself, and he truly is my biggest fan and makes sure I know I\u2019m loved and valued every day.  So, all the PDA is over now, but I\u2019m just so thankful and feel so blessed to have such an amazing best friend to hold my hand through the ups and downs.  Okay, I promise we\u2019re done\u2026 for now!  <\/p>\n

I do the blog because it\u2019s a fun way for me to share pics with our friends and family!  It also serves to keep me motivated to stay on top of cleaning out and editing our pictures, so we\u2019ll always have them organized. And most importantly, I love that the girls will have an online scrapbook of their childhood memories to share at the click of a button at any time in their lives, anywhere.  \u201cWant to know what I looked like at 2?  Bam!  Here ya go!\u201d  What kid wouldn\u2019t love that!  It\u2019s part of my expression of love to them.  I want them to remember how cute they were when they were little, and where they went, what they did\u2026 I want them to remember how it feels to be a child someday, etched in their hearts, so when the hard times come, they can go to their happy place and remember when things were a little simpler.  I hope it will help them stay grounded in knowing how much they are loved, that they are our little passions and delights\u2026 down to every last picture, which are all taken with smiles, laughs, giggles, and this-is-to-good-to-be-true thoughts from behind the lens.  <\/p>\n

Lastly, I wanted to post a picture a friend sent me of The Big White House I lived in sophomore year of college at Baylor.  Mike and I spent countless hours on the porches and rooftop balcony of this house writing songs, reading, talking, enjoying the breeze, doing homework, you name it.  We had a blast here!  They are about to tear it down to build apartments, I believe.  I\u2019m sad but know it\u2019s time.  A decade ago when this was my home, it\u2019s glory days were over; a cat died under the kitchen and the house had more than enough pest control issues.  It was freezing in the winter\u2026 but it was still exciting and fun to live in\u2026 uneven creaky floors, no dishwasher, washer\/dryer, water heater next to the kitchen table and all.  It did have a cool ornate fireplace in my bedroom that was so relaxing to have in my room!  Lots of memories were made here, and I\u2019ll be sad the next time we visit Baylor and I can\u2019t show the girls The Big White House and let them run around in the front yard like we did when Noelle was little.  It will be a figment of their imaginations in my story telling\u2026 except for one thing.  These pictures.  So thankful for pictures that enhance our beautiful memories!  <\/p>\n

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Visit to The Big White House in 2007 with baby Noelle, Toria and Bekah!  So long, Big White House!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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