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Friday, April 4, 2008

A Little Inspiration

We've been visiting my parents since last weekend and will leave to go back home tomorrow. This is one thing that has contributed to my not posting in while, but actually, I'm having a hard time coming up with things to write. I'm really trying to keep this blog my own. I have another blog, The Instigators, that is completely devoted to my boys. My husband thinks I'm crazy for having two blogs, but I figured the people wanting to see what the kids were up to probably didn't want to read my two cents and vice versa. Plus, as a stay-at-home mom, it's hard enough keeping my own identity apart from being Mommy. This is one way I'm trying to do that, but oddly enough it seems every thought I have is a 'mommy' thought. Shouldn't there be something else rattling around up there?

I've been reading Susan's, Emily's, & Marin's blogs for a good laugh and inspiration. (They are the ones that inspired me to start my own.) Emily is such a fantastic writer, it makes me question what people are thinking when they read my writing. It's never been my forte, although I wouldn't say I was horrible at it either (although you may have a different opinion!) I really think her gift is story telling and that is one skill that I really need improvement on. If someone tells me a story, I can repeat it or post it and it's okay. But, me just taking the elements and creating my own story (and one that's hopefully humorous), is what I find difficult. Maybe if I just keep doing it, I'll get better. Susan tells the most hilarious stories about her little girls. She definitely has a knack for relaying the funny things her girls do onto the computer screen. I hope the things my boys do sound as funny as they really are to the people reading about them (because they really do the most hilarious things!) Thanks ladies for inspiring me to 1) do a blog in the first place 2) be a better writer and 3) become a great story teller.

Toodles...