Fire Department

So a few weeks ago I contacted one of the volunteers on the Decatur Fire Department and asked if we could bring them cookies for Christmas. Well they had already had their meeting for December the day before I called so I opted for their January Meeting. It wasn't entirely a Christmas thing more of a Appreciation for their voluntary work. There are 12 men on the fire department and I know all of them and even went to school with most of them or went to school with their kids. That's a great thing about living in a small town. Anyways I really want Rowdy to have a giving heart and be appreciative of people that do stuff that maybe has never and Lord willing never will effect us. They take time away from their families to save other families and most of the time putting themselves at risk to do that job. I appreciate that and I hope that after tonight and Rowdy meeting these "real" people that he will appreciate them. Every day I wonder if I am doing things right with my kids and not have them take things for granted because that is so easy. I know that I take too many things for granted and I assume that they probably do too even at their young ages. Rowdy is pretty excited and curious about these guys because he assumed that they worked at the Fire Department and lived there. So after some explaining that they don't live there and that they have families and jobs that they tend to daily he is pretty excited about going. He even pitched in and scooped all the cookies.

So far so good on most all my goals for 2013. Except the exercise. I cant get excited about exercise in the house and being outside when its cold. I should be out there now since it is sunny but alas I am waiting on a batch of cookies to be done. Kris and Mom like chocolate chip cookies minus the chocolate chips. I must say they are good but not helping me lose weight either.