Time Flies When You're Living It

I recently wrote a post for "Rocket Thoughts," my marketing blog, on all the excuses us bloggers make for, well, not blogging. Check it out if you care to do so.

Something I didn't write about, though, is the sheer joy of living life so full and so fast that you don't make time to write about it. As John Lennon once said, "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." Had he lived during the digital marketing age, he'd probably have said "Life is what happens when you're staring into your iPad, iPhone and laptop."

Even then, it's time to catch up on My Muddy Life over the past few months:

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

MACKENZIE'S PROM: When they told us she had tuberous sclerosis at age one, I never in a million years thought I'd see our daughter go to the prom. The photo below shows not only a giggling teen with her handsome date, it represents one of the happiest days of my life.

Aaron & Mackenzie

INTERFAITH MINISTRIES: I was overwhelmed with a busy calendar and grumbled about a public speaking workshop I had to do for a group of kids, since they weren't my "target audience" for Full Tilt Communications. Surprise! I had the time of my life, learned more from than they did from me, and was humbly reminded that life is more about giving, than getting.

MJ and cool kids

GIRL SCOUTS: Took Troops 20080 (Karenna's troop) and 12025 (Juliette's) camping in the Spring, along with my BFFs Brenda Moore and Sheryl Reynaud. This is the one shot where Juliette and Karenna weren't fighting.

Juliette, Mom and Karenna

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!

Troop 20080 and GS Leader MJ celebrate at "End of School Year" party. I love these kids, but geeze, I needed a break.

Craziness runs in the family. Juliette and Karenna at Vacation Bible School.

The start of my one-month 50th Birthday Bash!

1) Girls' Weekend: Betsy, Debbie, Jackie and me at the San Luis in Galveston.

2) Second bash: No photos! June 17 Baubles, Broads & Business Banter. Lots of fun biz friends came by for a splash of margaritas and a look at my friend Nesh's "Stella & Dot" Jewelry.

Then....the mother of all surprises: Chris threw me a major soiree at the Cadillac Bar. Friends from far and wide showered me with birthday love. Weeeeeee!

I'm pooped. More summer to go, in Part II.

Cheers!