Why I Tweet

I was asked recently about my affinity for Twitter over Facebook, and while both have their good points, I definitely lean toward Twitter. The main reason being that there are limits. My tweets can only be made up of 140 characters. In order to get my point across, I have to be direct. Theres no bush to beat around; theres not room for it. Granted, I'm not very good at this yet, but I'm trying. I'm beginning to see that being direct and to the point does not necessarily equal being rude and short. Its a very good lesson to learn. Not only does tweeting force me to be direct, but it also pushes me to be creative. I have to actually consider how I'm going to say what I want to say.  Theres only so much space. I have to think of various ways of communicating an idea before I can make it fit into the 140 character window. Thats another valuable lesson: Communicate, don't just talk. Another benefit to Twitter, theres no fluff. I don't have to weed through endless applications, updates, news feeds, etc. Not that there's not a time and place for all the meaningless time wasters on Facebook, there's just too much of them there. I get distracted. Every click leads to another click and before I know it, 30 minutes of my life is gone. I like logging in, seeing all the creative, direct tweets on one screen, and logging out. 5-10 minutes, and I'm done. With all that said, I am still a fan of Facebook, I'm just a bigger fan of Twitter.

Updates, Updates, Updates

I haven't blogged recently for several reasons, but the main one is because there seems to be so much to write about that I get overwhelmed just trying to condense it all into one readable (short) post. Life happens so quickly sometime, well most of the time, and I feel as though mine has gotten away from me over the past few months. I asked Jared when it was that our life turned into merely semi-controlled chaos, and he responded, 'probably around the time we first decided to put our house on the market.' That would have been back in January. Is it truly possible that my wheels have been spinning that long? Wow. So much has happened whether it be home repairs, or family drama, or projects, or family drama, or birthdays, or family drama, or vacations, or family drama that it would be near impossible to share it all. I'll make an attempt to hit the high points quickly yet thoroughly.

*Family Vacation to Foley*

The 5 of us spent several days down at my parents' house last week. Our new floors were being finished, and we needed to be out of the house because of fumes and mess. We had a great time and took lots of pictures, most of which are already online on Facebook. We spent one day at the beach (Love to the Freemans!) and it was full of moments that you live for as a mom. It was Noah and Isaac's first time to see the ocean (yes, i know Gulf Shores is not technically the ocean, but how do you explain the difference to preschoolers?) Noah wasn't too keen on the whole idea; he much preferred playing in the sand. Rach & Isaac, on the other hand, had a ball! It was really good to spend that much time with my parents as well. 

*House update*

As I said, the floors are finished! YAY! We have moved most of the furniture back in its place! YAY! We have a new dining room table and chairs! YAY! We have a new rug for the den! YAY! Most importantly though, my stress level has decreased dramatically and I feel like I have a home again! YAY! There are still a couple of minor finishing touches to be made, like touch-up painting the places were the "workers" sloshed stain on or scuffed up the base boards. And Jared still has to put up the new crown molding in the dining room. But other than that, it is ALL DONE! No, I haven't taken any pics yet...I don't plan too until everything is completely finished.

*Noah*

For those familiar with little man's tummy issues, we think that his reflux may be acting up again. He has had problems keeping his food down over the past few weeks, only after he eats fairly acidic foods, like spaghetti or pizza or even OJ. We started him back on his kiddie prilosec today so we're hoping that will take care of things. 

*Family Drama*

As you read at the beginning, theres been a ton. I'm not writing any details...just please pray for our (mine & Jared's) families. 

Hopefully, I'll have some time and patience to post some recent pictures. It just takes so long to do so on here that its hard for me to find the motivation to do it...esp when most folks can just click over to FB and see them all. (Sorry Trace & Kelley W!)