We were talking the other evening about the fact that our kids have moved into a new phase. With Dare and Sanguine now 5 years old and this fall they will be going into Kindergarten, Monica and I feel like we are starting to feel like we can say goodbye to a lot of small kid things. Getting out of the house is getting easier. Going to the library is beginning to be something we can consider. And they are finally learning how to clean a bit in their room or around the yard.
Monica is doing yoga and plans to get into working out as the weather gets better. I’m committed to do some local mountain biking this year. I bike everyday, for commuting to work, going to the grocery store and other errands, but getting out and riding off-road in Eugene is hard without a car. I’ll have to buddy up with folks that don’t mind doing the driving to get out to Whypass or down to Oakridge.
We’ll be working on not buying much this year. We see that most consumer goods do not have much lasting value. We’ll be focusing on growing lots of food in our yard and at the end of our street at the Community Garden. I’m sure we’ll be posting on the specifics of what and how much we’ll be trying to grow, so for now lets leave it at that. We will be picking more blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and cherries for sure. The kids love picking berries and there isn’t much that is better for them. We will take pictures and post them here.
We hope to get Sanguine riding a two-wheeler on her own this summer. I’m pretty sure she will be able to do it. Not too sure she will be able to get real good at it but we are hoping that she feels what it is like to pedal and balance. This will be a big step for our family and Sanguine.
We have no plans to travel much, or to…
The post above was drafted in January of 2011. And it fell by the wayside as we found ourselves hustling around. Now I’ve made it serve as a reminder of where were were at at that time.