My friend Andy recently posted an article about his desire to get back to his original blogging subjects--his kids. I had already been thinking about my own blog and it’s unfortunate disappearance, and I had been wondering just how in the world I could ever catch up with all my un-journaled feelings and experiences. Just as I was moseying through my Google Reader, I came across Andy’s post and immediately realized it was time to do something about my own blogging issue. Unlike Andy’s blogging woes, though, mine will be harder to alleviate. While his blog has gone from kiddo to techno, mine has just gone out the window. But at least I know I have a problem. Admitting the problem is the first step to fixing it, right?
I’ve missed a lot of blog posts lately due to the enormous amount of work I’ve poured into my latest project. By now I should have blogged about two birthdays--Will’s 6th Birthday Bowling Party and Hunter’s 4th Birthday Tutu Party. I should have posted pictures of my spring sewing projects--a placemat art pocket, a baby doll dress, lots of tutus, and curtains for my office. And I should have blogged about my extremely smart kindergartener who reads at second grade reading level, his first tee ball season starting, my daughter who has grown nearly an inch on growth hormones, my grandmother, aunt and uncle who were spared in a potentially horrible car wreck, and the trees my husband planted in the back yard. But instead, I’ve spent every waking minute building a cool new website for Altus.
Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us and written us notes of encouragement over the past several weeks. We are so grateful for our fellow prayer warriors, and I can tell you we have literally FELT your prayers in tangible ways. I am happy to report that the McKelveys are all smiles again, despite the trials, and we are reclaiming normalcy despite our few new routines.