Perspective

I have a simple life really, there are only a few things that I
need to be mindful of. Undoubtedly they all have to do with
Tanner. Everyday I make sure he is fed, bathed and changed.
I've had 15 years to make a habit of it all and there will be
many years to come.
The other day I came across a newborn sized diaper. It was
so cute and tiny. I visualized an infant bum, miniature legs, a
small and pink body. I picture changing the diaper of this
little baby, grasping both it's tiny legs in one hand, lifting
it's little bum gently, using one or two wipes and then rolling
the diaper into a fist sized lump.
Then I picture changing a strong 110 pound baby. It's
like the calf roping event at a rodeo. I wrestle Tanner
to the ground, immobilize him with all my limbs and
all my strength and then try to beat the clock. I only
have a limited amount of time before I lose the
contest: pin him down, lift, wipe, wipe, wipe, wipe
fasten velcro, release.




I did a bit of research about poo, just for perspective.
Supposedly the poo proportion per person is 1 oz. per
12 lbs. Therefore, a cute little 12 lbs baby gives us just
1 oz. of poo per day. Whereas, a cute, big 110 lbs boy
gives us.....9 oz. of poo per day or 300 lbs of poo per
year. 

The Best Things About Winter

JANUARY 2013

Living in Utah we have the pleasure of experiencing all
four seasons at their most extreme. Spring is very green
and beautiful. Summer is very hot and beautiful. Autumn is
very colorful and beautiful.... But winter is only beautiful
when there is a good amount of snow on the ground.
Without the snow, winter is brown and dead.

 2013's winter started out beautiful! Snow fell in quiet,
large flakes and covered the dead grass with 16 inches of
glistening powder. The neighborhood roads were snow
packed, kids were outside building sledding hills.

We took a walk in the winter wonderland until our ears
were frozen. Tanner watched his feet as he made tracks
in the snow, Hailey was intent on making her mark too
by wading through the untouched snow banks. I think we
walked for a good 15 minutes before Tanner begged to go
back inside. He kept touching his ears wondering why
they hurt.

Once inside Hailey made a nice wood fire and lit some candles.
Then we all grabbed a blanket, sat on the couch and watched
reruns of Downton Abbey. To us, winter doesn't get any better
than this.