Why blog? What's so exciting about my life?

My very first blog! As I begin this never before "blogging" experience I had to stop and ask myself "Why?"..."Why blog?" "Why would anyone want to read about my boring life?" I'm just like every other stay-at-home mom with mounds of laundry, rings around my toilets, scribbles on my walls and dog slobber on my patio door...My kids pick their noses and they sniff their farts (well the boys do!) They have melt-downs every now and then and they embarass me at times with what they say.  Not exactly a glamorous family those darn Gibsons!  Nothing exciting about our family! We're just like everyone else, aren't we?  Upon comtemplating the "Why" questions I had to ask myself  the hard question.  "Really, Beck? When? When would you have time to sit and blog...seriously?" Just asking... Do they make a Bloggers hat to go with the wife, mom, maid, nurse, mentor, interior decorator, accountant, referee, cheerleader, personal shopper, events coordinator, taxi driver, teacher, coach, short order cook, nutritionist, secretary, banker, pharmacist, lie detector, classroom volunteer, judge and jury hats that I currently wear? Well, I guess I'm gonna find out! As I sat and pondered the "Why?" question I came up with this....Why? Because... Because I want to savor, cherish and remember this crazy season of my life! I want to savor the every day details.  I want to record the good and the bad of my life.  I want to remember how blessed I truly am!  Lets face it...I'm getting old! According to my 17 year old son, Westin, anyone older than 35 is old! So I am officially old as of last year! I turned 36 this year and I must admit my memory isnt what it used to be! With as much going on in our house, I'm lucky if I leave the house with matching shoes and I'm really lucky if I get to take a shower before noon! The reality of my life is that I find myself heading to one side of the house with a mission of putting laundry away...but I am side tracked by picking up the dirty sock in the hallway, taking it to the laundry basket, finding a dirty dish by the laundry basket and taking it to the kitchen, noticing a lightbulb has burned out in the kitchen, replacing the bulb, going to throw the cardboard that the lightbulb was in away and noticing the trash needs taken out and then doing so...I am now in desperate need of some worship music! Upon firing up the praise music, Lord knows I couldnt do this without Him, I answer the phone, then the door, then after wiping the kitchen counter for the umpteenth time I cant remember what I originally headed down the hallway to do before getting sidetracked by the dirty sock! So, Why? The real reason? To remember. So many of the little things in life end up being the big things.  I want to remember that when Austin was 5 he didnt like to eat at Applebees because he didnt like apples...and because I want to remember Tanner at 5 going to try on his tuxedo for his ring bearer role at a wedding and asking "Mommy, is this where I get my bear costume?"...and I want to remember Reece being told for 4 years that Baby Slade was her big brother she never met but that he was in heaven and also in her heart and her asking me "Mommy, can Baby Slade come out of my heart now?"....Westin at 5 saying "Mom, when I'm big I'm gonna play in the major leagues!" and watching it unfold before my eyes!  and Cortney at 6 begging for a spanking from her father for disobeying because she would rather have a spanking than have her dessert taken away...Why? Becasue my children are growing up WAY too fast! Why? Because I want them to know they are loved.  Why? to remember and to share...because I want to remember the things that take my breath away! I want to remember the silly things that my houseful of boys do like put Nickelodeon Slime on the ceiling fan "just to see" what it does when we turn the fan on!  and then to watch the boys throw each other under the bus and say "It was Tanners idea"! I love my life. I adore my husband.  I love my Lord. I cherish my time here with the beautiful family God has blessed me with. Why do I want to blog? Because theres so much about my childhood that I will never know.  I want my children to know their stories...our life, the here and now...the good, the bad, and the ugly.  I am an imperfect mom and wife, just doing to the best I can. I make mistakes, BIG ones sometimes...One of my favorite movie lines is Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman when she goes back into the pretentious clothing store and tells them "BIG MISTAKE..BIG! HUGE!" I sometimes find myself repeating those words to myself..."Beck, you screwed up royally this time...BIG...HUGE!"...But that's ok!  I am reminded and awed by Gods amazing grace!  So...this blog is "My Life"...my everyday, my worries, my fears, my joys, my frustrations, my heart, my therapy, my sadness at times and my happiness...It's MY CRAZY, UNPREDICTABLE, EVENTFUL LIFE!  Enjoy!