New Year...

New Year's has come and gone.  Groundhog's Day has come and gone.  And, here I sit blogging about my resolutions for 2014.  I used to sit and blog from the hospital when there was NOTHING else to do.  I am not a Daytime TV fan.  After our days in the hospital were done, I would blog from my bed.  But, since then my personal laptop has taken a dive down a 7 year old's lane.  In other words, she hijacked it a time or two and it has gotten SLOW!  So, I sent it with my favorite 18 year old computer nerd.  Jacob goes to our church...and he is brilliant when it comes to computers.

Today, I decided to steal Chris's office laptop.  Well, actually I was working on some office stuff from inside our warm abode.  And, then I got bored with that so I here I am blogging.  Our lives have been steady Eddy which is a true blessing.

My resolutions for this year are pretty simple but oh so important.

1.  Drink More Water.  No one can argue of the importance.  I am really working on 48-64oz minimum a day.  I have found that this is easy to do while at work.  I stare at my water bottle all day...and I talk with patients.  So, after each patient encounter, I drink water.  I am finding 64oz easy peezy on the weekdays.  But, the weekends not so much.  Out of sight, out of mind.

2. Spend Time with my Husband.  Easier said than done.  Work in progress.  Chris and I have been married for 10 years last August.  And, honestly, I love him more today than yesterday.  Marriage isn't roses all day or most days.  However, as long as there is a ROSE moment each day, we can continue on for another 10 years ++++++.

3. Get OUTSIDE!  I love being in the outdoors.  I love the sun hitting my face, the breeze blowing my hair, the smell of fresh cut grass (even if my allergies don't like it), the birds singing or squirrels barking (seems mre prevalent around here), and the list goes on.  Today, the outdoors is not my friend.  10+ inches of snow and bitter cold temperatures.  Can we say stir crazy, mommy and kiddos?  Luckily, we were able to play outdoors yesterday---well, Mackenzie and Carson played while Chris and I shoveled.  And, sad to say, our driveway was shoveled and then 2 more inches fell.  Oh well!

4. Practice What I Preach.  I am really striving hard to be the best Christian wife and mother.  This is not an easy task.  I am really working hard to be more patient, kind, compassionate, less judgmental, etc.  I am working to be more open to others and their point of views.  I am trying hard to be a good example for Mackenzie and Carson.  Grace Community Fellowship has been our church home for 5 years.  The members are our family.  They inspire me.  They have held us up on our darkest days and hold us daily as we walk this Earth.

5. BLOG MORE.  Easier said than done.  My goal was to do a monthly blog update.  So, here is January's a few days late.  I also am reading some amazingly inspiring bloggers.  They are making me think of a weekly blog.  Just a quick note so that my readers can see what THE CRAZY LIFE OF THE CUNNINGHAMS is like.  As a side note, this crazy life involves a husband plowing snow in a loader right now, a mom trying to escape the kids who have gone stir crazy, and Mackenzie (imagine this) running through the house like a horse and her brother, Carson, chasing the crazy filly as her wrangler.  And, William, our precious angel, is Up Above basking in the Glorious Sunlight toddling around as an almost 21 month old in Heaven.  Where has time gone?