Today we did some crafts.
Wow, crafts are way more difficult with a baby! I have done crafts all my life and I must say I have had quite a few
masterpieces in my day! (Well, I thought
they were and my mom probably said they were.)
It takes more than one try to get a baby hand print or footprint for our
family. Babies love to make little fists
and curl their toes, which is not optimal for prints.
However, the main thing to remember is that we had fun and
made more memories. Regardless of how a
project or craft turns out, it’s more important that we hung out and had
quality time. When I say quality time, I
mean face to face interaction – not sitting next to each other watching television
or checking your phone. I honestly don’t
understand how that can be quality time.
Sadly, I am guilty of using my phone in the company of others but I am
trying harder not to use it when playing with the baby or eating meals with
family or friends. In general, I am
using my phone a lot less than I had been though I don’t know if it will be
what it was before I met my husband! I
did not use to have texting capability on my phone until after we met.
(It saved minutes to shoot a text to see if they were available or if we
could use a land line to talk since we had different cell phone carriers and we
still do!) Now I have a "smart" phone - which sometimes I think makes me dumber, but that'll be another post for another day.
So, this is just a short post – go spend quality time with
your loved ones! Get off your phone and
look each other in the face! Play a
game! Do some crafts! Go for a walk! It may seem small, but in the end it’s worth
it to actually SEE each other and spend time together instead of looking at
your phone or the television.
- run for life
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