Blog About A Blog

Mr. Stannix has been looking forward to Christmas since August.  He's been very excited about the gift he got for me.  I loved the thrill and excitement of trying to think of what he got me for Christmas.  It made me feel very special that he had put so much thought into my gift.  I like gifts like that.  All Christmas morning I was waiting for my gift, and Mr. Stannix was very careful to leave it for almost the very last.  He grabbed the video camera and then let me finally open it.  It was a book, but not just any book, a very special book that he knew I would hold dear to my heart.  My whole life I have loved keeping a journal and recording memories.

I did really good until a few months after we were married, then I did okay at it.  When Camilla came along I was terrible at writing things down and keeping our memories safe.  I was really discouraged by this, because I felt that these memories were things that needed to be cherished and written down for our family.  I thought it was important for our kids to be able to look back and see pictures and read memories of when they were growing up.  Even the little things that seemed unimportant.  Finally, I started our blog, "Stuff From the Stannix's".  Ever since, I have enjoyed recording the sweet little moments that have happened in our family and then re-living them as I read through them again. I opened my present and saw a book with a sweet picture of our little girl on the cover titled "Stuff from the Stannix's 2010".  I was thrilled! I've enjoyed reading through it over these last few days.  What a special gift.  Now, every year, we will print our memories into a book for our kids to enjoy! So fun! This one blog I read has a quote that I like (I'm not sure who the quote is from) but it says "We write to taste life twice".  I am so excited to read through these with our kids later on! Thanks Mr. Stannix!