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 Every night we have a routine for our kids.

Every night this includes bath time.

My kids LOVE bath time.

Luke will stay until he is a prune,

or the water runs cold.

 This is my view-

I was sitting on the floor next to the bath,

and looked up to see these two cuties.

In that moment, 

I realized....

nothing else matters.

 Nothing else is as important as spending quality time with my little prince and princess.

I have 1 major flaw about myself,

that I absolutely resent!

I am a guilty person.

It doesn't matter what it is,

or if it even has anything to do with me,

I feel guilty.

You can ask me to do anything,

and I will, simply out of guilt.

Not because I am a nice person

(secret: I am NOT a nice person)

I only do things out of guilt.

I need to learn how to say one simple two-letter word:

"NO"

I will start saying no more often because it is taking away from these 2 cuties(pictured above).

Another thing:

We live in a world of connectivity.  I was so delighted when I got my smart phone, about a year ago.  I know everyone else had one before me, but I finally got one.  I loved reading the news and looking at my blog 10 times a day.  I felt a new "connection" with the world.  I am now realizing that it is not good to always be connected.  I don't want to read every email the second it arrives, or respond to every text with in seconds.  It is taking away from what is really important in life.  I don't want to be able to be reached 24-7.  Let's be honest, most of us sleep with our phones only inches away!  As I said before, I am a guilty person.  So if I hear that notification sound from my phone come through, I feel guilty immediately knowing I probably need to respond.  I have thought several times about shutting off my phone completely.  This way I won't even be aware of something that may need my attention.  There will always be the good and the bad with new technology, and I think being constantly connected is not always a good thing.