Introduction

"Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing is gonna be alright."

This is what Bob Marley's Three Little Birds sang to him, and this is what my own three little birds sing to me. Herein lies the meaning behind my blog's title. My life, I've finally realized and embraced, is being lived for the birds. My birds.

My three little birds, Julian, Oliver, and Jack (from left to right)

 I've been thinking for a while now about the past seven years, my stint as a mom thus far. It's been wonderful, worrisome, magical, messy, delightfully fun and dreadfully hard at times. Every day has been different, some more exciting and some more mundane, but there is no doubt that each day has come and gone far too quickly.


As I watch my boys grow up I find myself feeling mixed emotions. I am excited to watch them learn and develop, but I am sad to see their chubby little baby faces turning into little boy, and even young man faces. It reminds me of too many things I don't like to be reminded of: that I am getting older, that they are growing up, that time is flying by, that too many things are being left unaccomplished.

That's me in the back there. Graduated with honors!

Accomplishment. A word I dwell on often. I am a college graduate, having attained my Bachelor's degree in Biology while pregnant with my second boy and working part-time. I am proud to say I finished what I started in getting that degree, but sometimes I find myself not so proud to say I haven't used that degree yet. Motherhood has taken over my life and any idea of a career I thought I may have at this point. Three years post-graduation, I am working two part-time jobs, unrelated to science, to help make ends meet while we are raising three boys. I find myself, as I at age thirty, looking back on my life and being a little disappointed in my lack of accomplishments. Then, I quickly remind myself of all that I have accomplished. Though I may not be successful in my pursuit of a career in the sciences, I am raising my boys together with my husband and we are all happy, healthy, and not starving to death. So I must be doing something right. Right?

The four of us at Adrian's graduation from the Police Academy. I'm so very proud of him and all he's accomplished. But most of all I'm proudest of him for being the most amazing husband and father.

I decided to create a blog mainly to catalog and share my experiences as a mom and wife raising our boys in the hope that one day my kids may find this blog floating out in cyberspace and can be reminded of a childhood I hope to have made happy, magical, fun, educational, and warm. In the meantime, I will share it with whoever wants to look.

As I mentioned, I currently work two part-time jobs--as a childcare worker and as a seamstress. My husband is in law enforcement (in other words, we have little money!) But over the years as a mom, I've managed to come up with some things around my home and in my life that help stretch those dollars and make the dull days more fun. I will post activities, recipes, outings, tips, etc here to share with other mommies (or daddies or grandparents or whoever!).