While the world churns

I have recently decided to cede management of time spent on Facebook to my hubbie...he holds my password now, and last week I asked him to let me in once.  It was nice!  I am not a disabled addict, but still have found myself peering through the portal and living more virtual life than I would have liked.  It was good to do!  However, I traded at least some Facebook time for reading more news.  Maybe that's good?  But wow, as long as you stay semi-ignorant of what happens in the world it's easy to be a happy ostrich.  I find that I was shocked to contemplate what is actually going on around me every day.  Is it immature and irresponsible to stay ignorant?  I think maybe yes, but also it's got to be important to keep my mind on what is good and beautiful and full of grace so as not to forget what astounding blessings surround us at every turn.  I provide subjects for contemplation of grace:

 Owen is an outdoors lover, and when the snow falls, the snowmen grow!  Pictured here using his snowman kit provided by Nunu as a Christmas gift.  We invited over a boy from his class and they begged his mom and I to go build a snowman.  Well...OK...I guess.  Leave us inside where it's warm to enjoy some tea while you play together?  It will be hard, but we'll manage.

The crazy thing is, Eden had not a tooth until sometime after 11 months, and now at 13, she has six...more than this picture, can't keep up with her.  She likes to use them too!

I've had some background guilt that Owen's birthday lands at a time when it's great to throw a big party and make him a super fancy cake.  I'm just always in the mood to do something creative in mid-May, it seems.  Asher's bday has so far always landed while we're vacationing.  So Asher got at least a middling fancy cake for his 3.5 birthday on Monday!  Superheroes are all the rage in our house lately.  He is SOOOOO excited to be 3.5.  If you meet him and don't know it, you will quickly find out.  He really couldn't be much cuter than he is, what an agreeable and happy sort of fellow.  I know, I married his father :)

The days are long but the years are short...nothing truer.