Mama Knows Best

As I I was looking through my Flickr and Snapfish accounts earlier, I found myself wondering where all of the time has gone. My life has changed drastically in the course of ten years, that I have a hard time keeping up.

In February of 2004, Jeff and I purchased our first home together. It was a handy man special, but it was ours. In October 2006, Ethan was born.  July of 2007 was when we agreed to put our home on the market and it sold just shy of being on the market for two weeks.

When 2008 began, I could hardly wait for the year to end.  In March we discovered we were expecting our second child, one who put us through worry the last three months in utero.  A baby we thought may not have a fighting chance outside of the womb, but who proved to us that doctors most certainly do not always know what they are talking about. 2008 was definitely a year of ups and downs, but it helped us appreciate the simpler things in life, the things we were guilty of taking for advantage.

And when we thought our lives were hitting rock bottom, 2009 came and brought us a little more hope for our future, but would soon prove to be more eventful than previous years. Addison was rushed to the hospital via ambulance, where she stayed for a little under a week for RSV. Jeff went to school to obtain a CDL, which is what took him down to Missouri where he had his break down. After returning home, we spent a good portion of two weeks in and out of the hospital with him. After being released from the hospital and given time to put his ducks in a row, Jeff was able to land a job that brought in a fairly steady income. Now that the season has ended on his last job, he will be traveling south to Indiana where he will go through orientation for a possible new driving position.

Do you see what I mean when I say our life has been a blur? I cannot keep track of things without writing them down. My memory is completely shot, which is why I rant endlessly on my blog. It helps keep memories alive- whether they be good or bad. Mama Knows Best helps me in more ways than that. It has come to be something I am dependent upon. Something I have come to protect in all ways possible. And with this new wordpress hacker scare, I have found myself using free online backups and downloading everything onto my computer. Because no matter how many times I have said I would like to wipe the slate clean, I still am not sure I am ready to give up that much of my history.