here comes the sun

lookie here...i am sitting at the computer about to write a "normal" post.
and my eyes arent twitching and im not crawling with anxious squirms of "must get up from here NOW".
seriously, thats how its been recently with me and the computer.
we are estranged.

yesterday bennett and i soaked up the gorgeous sun and 'heat' and played outside - the ONLY thing this boy wants to do these days.
i told him if he smiled for the camera {or at least looked at the camera} then he would get to see himself on the computer later.
he quickly agreed, for as you must understand we have one narcissistic two year old who could scroll through pictures of himself on the computer for hours upon hours.
he loves seeing all the fun things "benney woe" and "baby benney woe" have been up to in their short little lives.
honestly, i do too :)

here are some wonderful* pics of my precious one-and-only son:


and now i leave you with my current favorite picture of bennett:



*wonderful meaning "hey, i actually have some pictures of bennett." as in "i think i took 15 pictures in february, and only about 8 of them were of bennett."



{and to all the blogs i read - and to their writers - i consider myself a frequent commenter so i apologize for the lack of comments from me recently. my google reader has been complaining to me of overcrowding and stress headaches. i have promised to empty it - or at least make a dent in the couple hundred posts i need to read - SOON. and the commenting will be back.}

and while we are on the topic of comments, those of you who have a blog know how much comments are encouraged and appreciated. its not about seeing "how many comments you can get," but it is definitely about feeling like there is actually someone out there who enjoys what was posted.
its kinda boring to post to an empty, uninspired readership.
so, today i encourage you to comment on the blogs you read, not just mine but others as well. lots of us can see how many people are reading...and the number-of-comments-to-number-of-readers is always incredibly misleading.
i see people all the time who say they read my blog, but are embarrassed to comment.  puhlease dont feel embarrassed. seriously.
to all you readers who are frequent commenters: thank you family and close friends who have blogs :) you make this crazy blogging "thing" fun and something i want to continue to do - even when my computer gives me the creeps. 
to all you readers who are not frequent commenters: i dont think you are "crazy."  even if i dont know you and you comment, i will not think you are crazy. unless you are certifiably crazy. then yes, i might think you are crazy.
believe me, you might reconsider MY sanity if you knew how many blogs of strangers i comment on. heck, THEY might think im crazy.  i just like to give back positivity to those who bring so much positivity into my life.
but of course, if there is nothing worth commenting about - which i completely acknowledge is the case at times - for goodness sakes dont comment. no pressure guys :) 
just some food for thought on this beautiful saturday.
now get outside and enjoy it!!