Ash Wednesday

Today is the beginning of Lent and I always feel the strongest in my faith during this time of year. It is hard not to eat meat on Fridays, to fast on certain days, and to give something up - but when you think about why you are doing it and how little these sacrifices really are, it's not so bad. This year I decided to give up facebook during the week. I can't quit cold turkey, so I am allowing myself to catch up on the weekends. I'm hoping that my small internet addiction will start to go away as well. Doubtful considering that I have a million blogs I love to read and I like to keep mine up to date too! I thought about giving up the internet completely - but that just wouldn't be fair to you guys. ha! Plus there are some days when the only communication I have with my husband is via email. Tom decided to give up drinking beer. If you know Tom at all you know this is going to be extremely difficult for him. However, he was not willing to give up alcohol altogether. We made a rule that if he is going out and will be drinking all night, beer will be allowed. Once again, if you know Tom you know that him drinking hard liquor all night is not a good idea. Jack is giving up diapers and whole milk. ha ha, can you imagine? That's all for now. I'll keep you updated on any withdrawl symptoms I experience from lack of facebook.