Changes...

Okay. So I was trying to make a few small changes to the blog and, par for the course, got totally overwhelmed with the cyber options (oh, the options!), and clicking (oh, the clicking!) and then realized I couldn't go back (uh oh! the no-backy-button!). And, well, now we have this.

Cyberbears, if you know me, you know I don't like change. So this is killing me.

Hope it isn't killing you.

Thanks for bearing with me.

Seeing the Forest

Today on Facebook, I'm talking about being able to "see the forest." Click here to read more.

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A conversation in the car yesterday:

Brother Bear: Mama Bear, is there a law about when you can date?

Mama Bear: {Blink. Blink.} Huh?

Brother Bear: Is there a law that says when you are old enough to date?

Mama Bear: {TELL HIM YES! TELL HIM IT'S 21. OR 31!} Well, no, there isn't honey. It is actually Mama and Papa Bear who will decide this. The age when you can date will be based on whether we think you are mature enough, and that is something we will have to watch and decide when you are a little older {Oh, and picking your boogers and eating them? Not working in your favor regarding maturity...}. But, you know how sometimes you tell me, "So-and-so's Mama Bear let's them do X?" Well, it's going to be that way with dating. Some of your bear cub friends may be able to date before you. But their parent bears are deciding for them, and we will be deciding for you and Sugar Bear {NEVER}. Each family decides the right time based on what is right for their cubs and their family. Make sense?

Brother Bear: Yeah. Sure. I just was watching a show and the Mama Bear said, "You aren't old enough to date" so I figured there was a law or something.

Mama Bear: {Ooof. No more of that show} {I shoulda said there was a law. WHY didn't I say there was a law???} Alrighty then. Consider yourself informed now!

Cyberbears, this cub is SEVEN.

God help me.

Shew-eee!

My tongue is draggin' Cyberbears!

We just returned from a delightful and delirious 3 week family vacation. Twenty-four hundred miles logged on the Swagger Wagon for two weeks in The Land of the Bears, and one week at "The Most Magical Place on Earth."

After this incredibly bi-polar vacation, I've decided there are 2 types of bears in this world: National Park type bears and Amusement Park bears.

Any guesses which one I am?

Possible titles for this photo:

• "The things we do for our bear cubs"
• "I just thought I was a cool mom"
• "I want my money back"
• "Do they sell undies in the gift shop?"

(Feel free to add your own in the comments section. Also feel free to mock me. I deserve it.)

Needless to say, much fun was had by all (well, except when I was riding those rides), and we certainly enjoyed the time together no matter what park we were in.

Here's hoping you've enjoyed the month of July. Hoping to be back in the swing of things as soon as I finish the laundry and clean out the van.

Which, from the looks of it, should be shortly before school starts.

Freedom

This week on Facebook, I'm talking about Freedom. Click here to read more.