Is This Thing On?

Oh my word.  I haven't blogged since August.  That's not good.  I've gotten behind before, but never this far behind.  It's going to take time to catch up, but I will do it.  I get my blogs printed in a hard copy every year.  I got an email from the website I use.... it was sale time... Print your blog! I thought, I really need to do that.  Oh wait a minute.... your blog is a big incomplete! 

Here's my plan.... I'm going to start with dates and pictures.  So, don't be upset if you don't see any witty writing (ha! like my writing is ever actually witty!).  I figure you guys just want to see pictures of Walker and Everly, anyway.  Eventually I will go back and add in some commentary.  

So, for now, scroll past this blog.  I will be back dating, which means the other ones I add will be below this one.

Give me a little time and we'll all be back up to date.  Fingers crossed!

Blog Books

I think most of my loyal WoodWords reader know, I print out my blog.  They are fabulous hardback books and I absolutely love them.  I was actually behind a couple of years, so I've been working on 2013 and 2014.  I got out the older books so I could make sure they match!

Someone was VERY excited to look through them!

I hope she is always interested in looking back!!!!!

Because with the blog book, she and Walker can remember pictures like this:

Babes and puppies warming up by the fire!  Too cute!

New Design!

I'm excited to present a new design to Wood Words!  I've tried doing things on my own before, but it never looked right, so I got professional help! 

I'm excited to have something that looks good... finally! Maybe I'll blog more often now!

Tis the Season

I hate it when I have a lot of stuff to blog about, but not a lot of time. Really, I don't want to post a whole bunch of pictures and just explain what they are. I like to think about my blogs. I like to try to come up with something witty and clever. But, it turns out those blogs are rare.

If I had time, these would be my topics:

1. TCU is going to the "granddaddy of them all" bowl. The ROSE Bowl. Seriously, are you kidding me. I never thought I would see it in my lifetime. Two BCS bowls in two seasons. I can die.

2. Texas didn't make it to a bowl. The old "hater" in me would like to blog about that. Snicker, snicker. But, since I love my husband and came over to the dark side, I guess that wouldn't be nice.

3. I am annoyed at the kid holiday shows. It turns out that Elmo likes to celebrate Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and doesn't mention much about Christmas. Infuriating.

4. I've decided that I want to bake. I really like to cook but, I've never been a baker. I really don't even make brownies out of box. But, I want to learn... I think the thought of getting my kids to decorate Christmas cookies inspired this. I'll keep you posted.

5. Clark has been an awesome Daddy and husband this week... I went out to three different "girl" events and he didn't complain at all! I have one more holiday event this week... I think I will get paid back with a hunting trip sometime soon.

6. The plethora of pictures! We went to a fantastic new park last weekend:

Walker on the seesaw.



Fun slide!



Cutest picture ever! (this could create another blog topic. I want to become a better photographer... this picture inspires me.)



And, all these pictures are just fun from today. Nothing cuter than babies in Christmas pjs.



I love these eyes:



Check out how Everly looks at her big brother... I love it!



This girl loves to stand up:



Sweet siblings.



Did I mention that I hate posting a ton of pictures and just explaining what they are? Oh well.

Fighting Sleep

Walker cracks me up. His newest trick is going from his tummy to sitting up. He is so proud of himself every single time he does it!

This new trick comes in handy in his crib. Now when he wakes up, he sits up and plays. I love it. But, it isn't so handy when he doesn't want to take a nap.

Today, he fought the nap... he sat up, tried to play, but he finally gave up. I thought this was too cute and I had to share!

A New Blogger?

Walker might be ready to blog on his own... the computer is motivating some attempts of crawling!

High Tech?

So, there's a question mark in the title... that's because I'm not sure if I know what I'm doing! I'm learning to take videos with the camera and trying to figure out if I can get them on the blog!

Hopefully this works!

I'm a blogger now!

Hello all!
I've decided to step into the next century and actually start a blog. It's a little overwhelming and intimidating, but exciting!

So, now time for questions and concerns.

Questions:

Why blog?
As most of you know, Clark and I are expecting a little boy in January, so a blog is a great way for family and friends to keep up with our new addition. And, it's a great way for us to chronicle what happens when he gets here!

So, why now, isn't it a little early?
Yes, we still have almost four months until the little dear gets here, but I'm thinking if I don't get this thing going now, I never will. Plus, I'm sure you are all dying to know how our preparations are going. Just kidding, watching paint dry would probably be more exciting, but I figure, we are going to paint the little man room, so why not blog about it.

What's the blog inspiration?
I have to mention my sweet friend Nicole. She has a blog that makes me laugh out loud. I wish I could be as clever and witty as she is, but there's no way. Today she blogged about leggings. Literally, it was all about leggings and I loved it. But, seriously, the reason I love it... I don't see or talk to Nicole very often (she lives in a very far away place called Denver), but I read her blog and it's a little glimpse into what's going on in her world. If WoodWords helps us stay connected to more family and friends then it will be a success.

Concerns:

Is there spellcheck?
It's kind of scary to put yourself out there in this forum, so, I'm concerned, will people notice if I misspell a word? The good news, YES... there is spellcheck, so I feel a little better.

Weren't you a journalist?
Yes, this is another concern. Since I used to be in the news business I'm afraid people will check my grammar and possibly think I'm a bad writer. But, here's the big disclaimer: Yes, I did write for the news, but it was television news. Conversation style, not formal. So, that's what I bring to the table, a casual conversation!

Are there enough topics?
More importantly, are there enough topics of interest?! I'm out on a limb here... I'm not positive that there are enough interesting things for our family to blog about, but I'm gonna try. Like I said, I laughed out loud at a blog about leggings. Now, that was coming from a very funny girl, which I don't claim to be... but, hopefully we can come up with enough to keep it interesting.

So, with the questions and concerns out of the way, let the blogging begin. Hopefully it will be worth your while to check us out when you can. I will try to be semi-regular in my blogging, but who knows how often it will actually happen.

Stay tuned!