What you talkin bout?

OK. So I guess this should have been called "Diary of a Busy Mom". Or "Diary of the Non Blogging Mom". I started it almost a year ago to the date and haven't blogged since. Well, I guess it's never too late to re-start a goal. Right? Today I walked into my front room and saw my 4th grader reading a book. Now, the fact that he was reading is no surprise. He is a bookworm like me. But he was very intently studying a German phrasebook. Confused, I asked him what he was doing. He explained that his friends have been trying for years to create their own secret language but they have a hard time staying consistent. They've tried pig latin, ferb latin, and making up random sounds. So... today they decided that they'd all just learn German. I asked him why German. He said it was the only language book in the school library that had 3 copies. 1 for each of his friends. Well, I guess, if he is going to intently study a language, I'd rather it be German than pig latin. :)

It made me think about the other "languages" that my kids speak. My baby is now 5 months and is suddenly very talkative. He squeals and goos and spits whenever anyone talks to him. He is trying so hard to carry on a conversation and I love it! My 3 yr old uses big words all the time like, "actually" and "literally". Yesterday he said, "Evidently, the baby just pooped". It makes me giggle to hear those 4 syllable words come out in his little high pitched voice. If only teenagers now a days had the same vocabulary that he has. I'm disgusted by the lack of spelling/grammar/vocabulary I see in today's teens. Not to get on a soapbox but have you ever read a facebook post and cringed at the writing?  I graded a paper of a 9th grader this week that had at least one spelling, usage, grammar, or punctuation error in EVERY sentence. He used spell check but the computer doesn't catch things like the difference between "there" and "their" or the fact that he used "off" instead of "of". It makes me wonder sometimes if all of our technology is actually hurting us rather than helping.

Ok. I have safely stashed my soapbox back under the bed. True to the form of calling this blog the "diary of a sleepy mom", it is almost 1am and I should head to bed. Morning comes awfully early when you have 4 kids.  I have to admit that some of my sleepiness is from my kids exhausting me and some is from my late night habits. Either way, it's time for bed. Good Night Mommyland!

In the Begining...

I haven’t had a diary or journal or whatever since Junior High. I’m not sure if I intend to be that honest on here either. Not that I will lie. But do I really want to open my heart to the void of the internet?? I have nightmares that someday I will find that old journal and see what an annoying 8^th-9^th grader I really was. People say that the blog is today’s diary. But, back in my day, (I can’t believe I just said that, as if I were in my 80’s and reminiscing or something). It used to be that diaries were locked away, hidden under mattresses and defended from spying brother’s and anyone else who tried to peak. So if the blog is REALLY the diary of today, then why is it so prominent? If we were really honest with ourselves, the blog is the diary of what we want others to read. Not what we are trying to keep to ourselves.

OK. Now that I have that not so profound opinion off of my chest, lets get down to the nitty gritty. Why am I really writing this? Honestly, I’m not sure. Because I need a creative outlet and a way to share the fun stories and things my kids do? Because some days it’s nice to share your grumblings and know that you aren’t alone? I have some awesome kids that do some funny and sometimes not so awesome things and when I’ve shared my battle stories (and sometimes scars), I have heard over and over that I should write a book about it. So, I think that was the little push that started this. So, hang on to your ponytails (or for some of you less hair endowed gents, your belt buckles?), here I am learning to blog. So bare with me, and keep your negative comments to yourselves for a while. NO Diary should be able to criticize!