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erin

I'm Erin Jo. I'm thinking, writing, dreaming, mothering, loving, living, praising, BLESSED to be Fiona to my Shrek and Mommy to my four amazing kiddos.

dave

dave

Shrek is "like an onion with many layers" but has a heart of gold. He's my husband and my friend, and we just get better all the time.

lily

lily

Lily is my first baby and only girl. She's smart, funny, tall and kind. Keeping up with this girl is a challenge and a joy. She's terrific!

max

max

Max is one part ogre, two parts lover and all boy! Our little man has a temper but gives the best hugs of anyone I know!

colby

colby

Colby is as ornery as he looks. He flirts shamelessly, even with strangers. He's all mouth and curls and the loudest by far.

luke

luke

Luke is the baby of the family, but holds his own. He's happy and adorable. And he's a terrible sleeper. =)

Do What You Love


My New Year’s resolution: “Do What You Love.”

I think this pretty much sums up everything. I want to spend more/most of my time with family and friends. I want to write. I want to mother. I want to make the world a better place.

Isn’t it simple? Doesn’t it sound lovely? Do what you love, kids. This life only comes around once. We have to take control of our own happiness, and what better way to do that than to do what I love?

Luckily, most of what I love is pretty wholesome and moral. I’m a lover and a camper and a cleaner. I am one of those lucky ones that really loves to parent. I love the written word. I love a good meal.

And so, today, I am going to savor the fact that I got to sleep in with my love, dating-style. I get to shop a bit with my momma, kid-free. And then I get to pick up my kids, wish them a happy new year and give them high-fives.

Confession: Yesterday, Shrek and I took Lily and Max to see Tangled in 3-D, and I cried, like, three times. I really, truly, thoroughly enjoyed it! Lily sat beside me in her nerdy 3-D glasses and laughed and laughed. She was absolutely riveted by the movie, and I was riveted by her. At one point, the entire theater seemed to be full of lighted, floating lanterns, and, when my seven-year-old baby girl reached out to lift one up, I cried.

And so, it’s moments like these that I will seek to find. I will savor and love and nurture and cultivate; I will grow the flowers of people I want to see more of in this world.

And, as if all of this isn’t enough, I will bring a final Roberts babe into the world in a matter of weeks. With hard work, luck and discipline, he’ll join his siblings in the light, in being a good person when being a good person is hard to do. He’ll be gorgeous and sweet, and I am so honored that I’ll be his momma.

Happy 2011 to all of you. Let’s walk in the sunshine together….

One Response

  1. Debbi Offenberger says:

    I wanna walk with you! I always get so emotional around the holidays and it's this time of year I am reminded of the good fortune I have with my family and friends! I want to know and appreciate that everyday of the year, not just at the holidays. I will join you with your new yea'rs resolution….I will also do what I love with those who I love!

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