Sometimes it's okay to be naked

"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society."  ~Mark Twain

These are my children:

My older son Alex will be 3 next month.  He is mostly naked in this picture because he elected to remove all of his clothes, save his diaper, just prior to his nap and, now that he's up from his nap, he doesn't want to put his clothing back on.  Clothing removal is a recently acquired skill for him.  This morning I left him unattended for less than 5 minutes.  He was watching TV when I left but the sounds emanating from the basement soon made it clear that Mickey Mouse Clubhouse was failing to hold his interest.  I returned quickly to find him, standing in the bathroom, completely naked and soapy.  I was, admittedly, a little impressed because I didn't realize he was able to take off all his clothing and diaper without assistance.  When I inquired about what he was doing, he replied with every parent's favorite response to this question: "I don't know."

My younger son Mark will be 2 months old in a few days.  He is mostly naked in this picture because I had just finished bathing him when I heard Alex saying "Mommy, I need help."  After rendering assistance in the form of fast-forwarding Tom & Jerry, I decided to take their picture.  No, Mark doesn't look that way because he is scared that his big brother is holding him.  In fact, he looks startled or concerned most of the time.  You probably would too if I were your parent.

Getting Started

"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one." ~C.S. Lewis

I’ve been reluctant to start a blog.  It seems a little like hubris to think that anyone would want to read what I write and I probably should be paying closer attention to the mountain of laundry that is threatening to avalanche down on my household instead of writing.  But, I have things I’d like to record and, it’s possible, one of my little adventures will resonate with someone else. 

I’m a very good planner, organizer, and goal-setter.  What I’m not really good at is implementation, follow-through and finishing.  My plan is to have a good blog with interesting, informative and funny posts.  My goal is to post regularly and not fizzle out after a few weeks.  We’ll see how it goes.  Thanks for joining me on this adventure.