stories & memories

my main reason for starting this blog is to be able to stay connected to our family and friends who are far away (particulary our parents) .  so they could see glimpses of our daily lives and feel as if they are not missing anything.  

but i also have another reason.  i have a terrible memory.  i can barely remember things that happened when i was a kid and have very few clear memories from my childhood.  it's sad, really.  so this blog is also for me and the kids.  so they can read and see what they were doing, what was going on in our lives, and recall the funny stories.  

corey remembers so much of his childhood.  i love hearing the stories about the crazy situations he got into and the funny things he thought.  i'm sure part of the reason he is able to recall these stories so well is because they are repeated over and over within the family (and truthfully, with the church congregation).  well, this is my way of repeating.  sharing it here, then you guys reading it, and then us laughing and sharing it together.  

it's the little things i want to remember, the everyday moments.  those are the things that are so easily forgotten.  and when they boys are older and they go back and read these stories,  i hope they can see how much we love them.

and now i will share an example of how great it is to be able to remember the little things from your childhood.  this cracked me up.

we were waiting in a drive-thru and there was a flock of seagulls in the parking lot next to us.  this is our conversation:

Corey:  when i was a kid i used to think all seagulls were girls.

Me:  Huh, that's funny.  What made you think that?

Corey:  Well, it might have something to do with the fact that for the longest time I thought seagulls were actually called she-gulls.  And I used to think, "where are all the he-gulls at?"

Me:  hahahahaha

 

I can't wait to record the funny things these kids are going to say :) 

 

the elusive bearded he-gull :)