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I love to write. I have found that writing forces me to examine myself, to figure out what is most important to me. Maybe it's the act of putting my feelings down on paper. Somehow it seems more permanent. I guess I feel that if I am going to go to all of the trouble to write something down, it should be something worthwhile.

When you hit your mid 40's you begin to think about different things that you did when you were in your twenties and thirties (Not to mention your teens!). I recently begin to wonder how I would be remembered. How would my kids think about me and talk about me after I was gone? Would the things I believe in and stood for be passed on to them?

With that in mind, I will spend the next several days trying to share with you my thoughts on the life lessons I have tried to teach my kids.

One of the strangest things I have noticed over the past several years is that life is much more serious than in the past. It seems as if people are just tenser. It's almost like people have just forgotten how to be just a bit goofy and silly.

With all of the pressures in life, it is sometimes easy to forget all of the joy and happiness that is around us.

In our house, we have made it a rule that some serious silliness can happen at any moment. The other night a couple of my kids were in the other room wrestling and carrying on. The problem was that I didn't think they were being loud enough for the neighbors down the street to hear.

I went flying into the other room, waving my dish towel over my head and screaming a pretend war cry as loud as I could. Thirty minutes of craziness later and we were all dead tired, but it was great fun!

When I have a chance to reflect on those moments, I can't help but smile. I can always picture the big smiles on my kid's faces. Our kids all grow up way to fast, make sure that the time you have with them is as fun-filled and crazy as possible. After all, isn't that what life should be about?

About the Author

Catherine Ann is a mother of five and an expert at creating Family Fun. Sign up for her newsletter and recieve her Time Management Guide. As an added bonus you will also recieve her free e-course on "Finding Your Hidden Sources of Money". Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service

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