Reflecting
& Resolutions…
Tis that
time again when I vow I will blog like I am supposed to, when New Year’s
Resolutions are being made, and when we all realize that we probably shouldn’t
have had that second slice of pie at Christmas dinner…It happens.
Well what
a year you were 2012…you brought happiness and sorrow, life and death, and lots
of Ben and Jerry’s. I survived and made it through in one piece although there
were times where I literally thought I was going to crumble. Hell, I am always
up for a challenge so bring on 2013, I say!
As for my
New Year’s Resolutions…I thoroughly suck at making them, but I do have a few
that have spawned from my life lessons of this past year.
1. I will be a better mother. I will say
yes more to my children and no more to the things around me. I will be a
champion for their dreams and needs and I will make sure that I am available to
them whenever they need me.
2. I will be one hot Mama! I plan on
getting on the healthier track and being an example for my children…Plus I’d
like to get down a couple of dress sizes ;)
3. I will be the wife I should be. I will
make sure every day my husband knows how much he means to me.
Those are
the bigger resolutions, of course there are the smaller ones like not eating as
much junk food, looking both ways before crossing the street…you know…those
kind.
Now I
guess it is time for reflecting on my 2012…
My mother
passed away. It just feels so unreal still and it’s very hard. I don’t care
what anyone says to me, it has not gotten easier, I think it just becomes this
strange ‘normal’ that I can’t describe. I miss her so much every day, and there
have been several of those days when I needed to pick up the phone and call her
and ask if the hot dogs in my fridge are still good, or if I should worry when
one of the kids is running a 101.0 fever. Then of course I realize I can’t, and
it’s a very bittersweet moment, because ultimately…I know the answers to those
questions, because she taught me. She showed me how to be a good wife and
mother and housekeeper, although that last one is still really hard for me to
do with a full time job, three kids, a husband and a dog…but I’m getting there.
She knew I would always need her, and so she knew she was teaching me the
things I would need to know and remember. And while it didn’t seem like it when
she was here, I was learning and remembering them, although not being able to
physically hear her reassurance, I know she is here with me each and every day
doing just that.
Ok. –insert
ugly cry, deep breath, and recuperation here-
Happy
time! We had Miles Parker! The newest addition to the Price Brigade! He is 6
months old now, good gravy, and he is a hoot. He’s cutting teeth and rolling
over, and sitting up and just absorbing his world around him. It’s amazing. On
the kid note, Fisher turned two, Jack turned seven, Badger turned one, and Sean
and I turned Old. J We
realized this when we went to the movies and to dinner when we had an all-night
babysitter and then decided at like 9:00 to go pick up our kids and come home.
But hey,
what can I say. We were meant to be parents, clearly.
Those are
just a few of the things that happened in my 2012. There was SO much more that
will come up as true hilarity and sadness and randomness in future blogs…which!
Oh yeah, I forgot, my 4th New Year’s Resolution…I will actively
blog, for my mom. She LOVED reading my writing and I promised her that I would
keep it up. So. I. Will.
Remember
everyone – if you aren’t following me already on Twitter, YOU SHOULD BE
@JackNFisherMom.
In the
words of PhillyD “Love yo faces!”
