'When you try your best, but you don't succeed'

It was just like that yesterday.  A day of volunteering. One that I thought would be a fantastic team building experience, but it wasn't and my sweet little family was severely inconvenienced and it just makes me wonder if giving my time to others, to support charity is even worth it at all. 

Soon...very, very soon...

I know I've been terrible about blogging lately.  I don't know how bloggers like Soulemama and Dooce do it... I guess they do it for lot more money that I do it for, because I do it for no money at all, ahh money, but all the same their raising cuties just like me and are still able to post each day, pictures, stories.  So I am writing you all to let you know that I will posting very soon.  I have a ton of pictures to post and probably even more stories to tell.  This weekend I will post and post and post until I just can't do it anymore.  And then I'll post one more, because I owe it to my kids, to tell them their story, a year, two, ten, twenty years from now when they are wondering what went on around Taylor's first Christmas.  

Love, Liz

Wondrous Strange

My favorite Harper Collins editor has a book hitting the stores on the 23rd and I couldn't be more thrilled.  I cannot wait to get my hands on this book, especially since I just recently got back into reading teen books with Twilight (can't put it down).  Check out this very cool little teaser that's up on YouTube right now.

I am very proud of my sister-in-law to be and all of her achievements. Yes, yes, this is a plug for her and this book that she has poured so much time and energy into. I can tell you with all my heart that her style is intriguing, smart and simply admirable and I believe that anything that has the fortune of being labeled as her work is or will be nothing but glorious. 

So please buy a copy of this book, and if you love it buy one for all the girls in your life, for your little cousin, your babysitters, your neighbors... anyone who you think will enjoy it. And let me know what you think! I am ordering one for myself and one for each of my baby sitters. Just click here to order yours now.

Thank you for your support everyone. I promise to have new pictures of the cuties up soon.

Love, joy and spirit, Liz