2009,
This year has had its ups and downs just like any other year! This year was full of fun and sometimes full of sadness, but we made it through it all.
My Angel turned 8, We celebrated in style with a red carpet event party! She had family and her friends from school join us... It was soooo much fun!
My Spitfire turned 6, we celebrated her day with a pool party at a local hotel. It was a lot of fun... until her friend fell in without her floaties and I jumped in fully dressed ( shoes and all) and ruined my cell phone that was in my pocket, LOL! It is funny to think about now, but boy was it scary at first. Her friend was just fine and we enjoyed the rest of her party!
Wild Man turned 3, we celebrated his day at home in the back yard! We had all of our family and friends come over. We had a Taco bar and lots of goodies :)
My Sunshine turned 1, we celebrated this very special birthday at my Mom's Clubhouse! It was a very rocky party, meaning some lady was there causing a lot of issues with us and saying we had no right to be there and we needed to cancel our party! Needless to say she left and we ended up having a great party to celebrate my baby girl's 1st birthday!
We went on vacation this year with my sister/brother in law and had the best time! It was full of laughs, relaxation, a little yelling (lol) and lots of food! We went to Ft. Lauderdale, FL! This was our first vacation without J's parents and it was a little different, but we still had a wonderful time! I can't wait until next years vacation :)
My mom treated the kids and I to a mini vacation down in Brown County! We stayed at The Brown County Inn for 3 days. My cousin and her 2 boys went and so did Granni! It was so fun to swim and play all day. We girls stayed up until like 2am chatting and it was very enjoyable!
The girls played Softball for the first year. (Miss Spitfire had played baseball in the past) My Angel played, but hated every minute of it. My Spitfire loved every second of playing and realized how good she is. She is counting down the days until she is in 2nd grade and can play basketball as well :)
My mom and I had a couple girls nights and wow I love that woman! She is so much fun and so loving! She is always there to make sure I am able to have a good time! With her, I always have a good time! I love you Mom!
We also had a couple of fun times at Uncle D's and Aunt S's house this summer! They know how to throw a party and I LOVE it! I enjoy playing volleyball and dancing my butt off into the wee hours of the night! Tons of fun!
This year wasn't all laughs and fun, we said goodbye to a dear friend, Dana, this summer! His funeral was sad, but we celebrated his life at his parents house and we enjoyed the company while doing so! He is with God, but he will always be missed here!
2009 was honestly a great year, but I am so ready to see what 2010 brings my family and I!!! J and I will be ringing in the New Year at my sister/brother in laws and the kids will be celebrating with Nana!
GOODBYE 2009, you were awesome, but I am ready to see what's in store for the year ahead!
May God Bless all of you and keep you safe this New Years Eve!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Another Wonderful Christmas
Christmas 09 was just amazing! I do apologize I don't have any pics to put up yet ( still can't find the wonderful cord to my camera).
We started our festivities on Christmas Eve Eve! We took the kids and J's Aunt to see Alvin and the Chipmunks and it was such a cute movie. We all enjoyed oursleves and enjoyed seeing J's Aunt who lives in D.C.! It was the prefect way to start the festivities!!! We then had Christmas Eve at my Sister and Brother in laws house and it was soooo much fun! We hung out, ate and opened a gazillion presents! It was so many gifts that it seemed like Santa had come a night early. My van was loaded down!!!!
We then went home to straighten up and find places to put all of their new toys. We opened gifts from each other and gifts from Papaw J ( My dad)that he sent up to the kiddies for Christmas! We then set out our cookies, milk and we even sprinkled reindeer food on the lawn :) We tucked everyone into bed and it of course took everyone an hour or 2 to really fall asleep! The anticipation and excitement was too much for us to go to sleep, lol :)
We woke up Christmas morning at 7:40am to open gifts! My little Sunshine was even into it this year, she ran straight from her room to her new kitchen Santa left out ( it was so unexpected it was adorable)!!! I played Santa this year, it took us about an hour to open all presents! We had cinnamon rolls for breakfast... well and we had lots of chocolate that Santa left too! I forgot to buy Jesus' birthday cake this year so we sang Happy Birthday to him and then ate our cinnamon rolls! I am sure he didn't mind what we ate, since I made sure my kids know the real reason for such a great day! It was a truly a GREAT day... My brother and his fiance joined us Christmas morning. We exchanged gifts and they played with the kiddos! It was so enjoyable! This will probably be the last Christmas that my brother is home. He is joining the Air Force, so the fact that he came over was very special to us!!!!
We had a big Christmas Dinner at my Mother / Father in laws and man was it GOOD!!!! I hate enough to feed a small army, LOL! So many fun memories were made this year! We woke up the day after Christmas anticipating going to my moms for Christmas Brunch. Sadly my van wouldn't start and the 2 babies woke up with fevers :( It was a very rough start to what turned out to be a fabulous day! We made it to my beautiful Mom and Step Dads house a little late and to my surprise my Aunt and my cousin were there. I was so excited to see them because it had been awhile. The best gift of the whole year was seeing my Uncle ( who has cancer) peep around from the kitchen. I was so excited to see him and his beautiful wife!!! I of course hugged both of them! I sat by them to eat and I think I might have followed them from room to room the whole time ( stalker... I guess?!) I was just trying to eat up all of the time I had with them that morning! I am sure they were annoyed, but I honestly didn't even think about my goofy behavior until just now...oops! Sorry Uncle J and Aunt V!!!!! They know I am a big dork so I think it will all be ok! We ended up going home with a car full from there as well. It was a wonderful Christmas Brunch with my family!
We finished up Christmas of 09 at J's Grandma's House later that day! His Aunt was in from out of town and we always go over there when Christmas is over! We had a great time opening more gifts and chit chatting the whole time. The kids were winding down so we sadly couldn't stay there as long as we would have liked, but we had a great visit!
This Christmas was honestly the best Christmas we have ever had. Yes we got a ton of gifts, but even if we hadn't it would have still been the best. We were surrounded by family for 3 days straight and ate the best food we had all year! We also celebrated the birth of Jesus and recognized the day as a day for him and all he has done for us to be here! I say this a lot, but I am blessed beyond words! The Lord gave us such big and loving families and I couldn't be prouder to be apart of them all!
Hopefully I will get my pics up within the week, but it will be a posts in itself if I do!
We started our festivities on Christmas Eve Eve! We took the kids and J's Aunt to see Alvin and the Chipmunks and it was such a cute movie. We all enjoyed oursleves and enjoyed seeing J's Aunt who lives in D.C.! It was the prefect way to start the festivities!!! We then had Christmas Eve at my Sister and Brother in laws house and it was soooo much fun! We hung out, ate and opened a gazillion presents! It was so many gifts that it seemed like Santa had come a night early. My van was loaded down!!!!
We then went home to straighten up and find places to put all of their new toys. We opened gifts from each other and gifts from Papaw J ( My dad)that he sent up to the kiddies for Christmas! We then set out our cookies, milk and we even sprinkled reindeer food on the lawn :) We tucked everyone into bed and it of course took everyone an hour or 2 to really fall asleep! The anticipation and excitement was too much for us to go to sleep, lol :)
We woke up Christmas morning at 7:40am to open gifts! My little Sunshine was even into it this year, she ran straight from her room to her new kitchen Santa left out ( it was so unexpected it was adorable)!!! I played Santa this year, it took us about an hour to open all presents! We had cinnamon rolls for breakfast... well and we had lots of chocolate that Santa left too! I forgot to buy Jesus' birthday cake this year so we sang Happy Birthday to him and then ate our cinnamon rolls! I am sure he didn't mind what we ate, since I made sure my kids know the real reason for such a great day! It was a truly a GREAT day... My brother and his fiance joined us Christmas morning. We exchanged gifts and they played with the kiddos! It was so enjoyable! This will probably be the last Christmas that my brother is home. He is joining the Air Force, so the fact that he came over was very special to us!!!!
We had a big Christmas Dinner at my Mother / Father in laws and man was it GOOD!!!! I hate enough to feed a small army, LOL! So many fun memories were made this year! We woke up the day after Christmas anticipating going to my moms for Christmas Brunch. Sadly my van wouldn't start and the 2 babies woke up with fevers :( It was a very rough start to what turned out to be a fabulous day! We made it to my beautiful Mom and Step Dads house a little late and to my surprise my Aunt and my cousin were there. I was so excited to see them because it had been awhile. The best gift of the whole year was seeing my Uncle ( who has cancer) peep around from the kitchen. I was so excited to see him and his beautiful wife!!! I of course hugged both of them! I sat by them to eat and I think I might have followed them from room to room the whole time ( stalker... I guess?!) I was just trying to eat up all of the time I had with them that morning! I am sure they were annoyed, but I honestly didn't even think about my goofy behavior until just now...oops! Sorry Uncle J and Aunt V!!!!! They know I am a big dork so I think it will all be ok! We ended up going home with a car full from there as well. It was a wonderful Christmas Brunch with my family!
We finished up Christmas of 09 at J's Grandma's House later that day! His Aunt was in from out of town and we always go over there when Christmas is over! We had a great time opening more gifts and chit chatting the whole time. The kids were winding down so we sadly couldn't stay there as long as we would have liked, but we had a great visit!
This Christmas was honestly the best Christmas we have ever had. Yes we got a ton of gifts, but even if we hadn't it would have still been the best. We were surrounded by family for 3 days straight and ate the best food we had all year! We also celebrated the birth of Jesus and recognized the day as a day for him and all he has done for us to be here! I say this a lot, but I am blessed beyond words! The Lord gave us such big and loving families and I couldn't be prouder to be apart of them all!
Hopefully I will get my pics up within the week, but it will be a posts in itself if I do!
Monday, December 21, 2009
The crazy
I usually have posts of my life being so wonderful and happy... today is the crazy post!
My life as a mother...
First of all is great! I wouldn't trade it for the world, but today is a day I would love to trade! It is the first day of Christmas break. I was so anxious and excited to have my girls home with me everyday for 2 weeks. I wanted it to be fun and festive!
I warned my girls last night that today would be a day for nothing but cleaning. We have to get ready for Santa and all of his goodies and well it just wouldn't be Christmas if my house is a big mess (before Santa arrives). We all started out so well, picking everything up that was theirs out of each room. They then decided to ask to help more, I of course was not going to say no... that would make me a crazy woman, lol!!! My angel asked first if she could Windex all of the glass and windows. This led to them actually using cleaning supplies, in which to them is the best thing ever! It of course led into a big fight of who was getting to do more and who wasn't getting to do something the other was doing.
My little spitfire starting arguing and back talking to me and I was very upset with her so I sent her to her room. I had told the girls that their room could be the last thing we clean this week, but since she was being punished I told her she could get started on it. It did not go over well at all. It ended with a lot of yelling and crying. My Angel however today was on the emotional side, anything anyone said to her set her off. She was mad on minute and crying the next. This continued for the rest of the day into the night. My girls faught absolutely all day!!! I was so upset by this. This is not what I wanted out of our time together for the next 2 weeks.
I just tucked them into bed a little bit ago and in a nice calm voice told them how disappointed I was with how our day turned out. They both apologized to me ( which was very nice to hear), so I just told them they need to work things out or figure out a system where they can get along longer than 5 minutes or I am going to be a gray headed mom who is always yelling. I don't want that for them or myself. We all hugged and kissed goodnight! The girls laid in their beds completely quiet and I walked into the front room to my Wildman, who had taken every couch cushion off the couch and made a huge pile for him to jump into!!! This is a BIG no no in our house ( I have no idea why this bugs the living day lights out of me, but it sadly does)! So I told him he needed to put them back and he needed to go to bed. He of course cried so the girls came out to see what he was crying about. I told them he was going to bed and for some reason they thought they could get out of going to bed. They asked if they could stay up and I said (calmly) "no we all need our rest after a day like today"! I tucked Wildman into bed with him screaming and crying and both girls walked back into their rooms crying and saying how mean I am!
Ahhh the life of a mother, LOL!!! Needless to say I am wore out and not because I am tired, but because my stress level is on red! I am hoping tomorrow is a better day for all of us so we can enjoy this wonderful week :) Welcome to the craziness!!!!
My life as a mother...
First of all is great! I wouldn't trade it for the world, but today is a day I would love to trade! It is the first day of Christmas break. I was so anxious and excited to have my girls home with me everyday for 2 weeks. I wanted it to be fun and festive!
I warned my girls last night that today would be a day for nothing but cleaning. We have to get ready for Santa and all of his goodies and well it just wouldn't be Christmas if my house is a big mess (before Santa arrives). We all started out so well, picking everything up that was theirs out of each room. They then decided to ask to help more, I of course was not going to say no... that would make me a crazy woman, lol!!! My angel asked first if she could Windex all of the glass and windows. This led to them actually using cleaning supplies, in which to them is the best thing ever! It of course led into a big fight of who was getting to do more and who wasn't getting to do something the other was doing.
My little spitfire starting arguing and back talking to me and I was very upset with her so I sent her to her room. I had told the girls that their room could be the last thing we clean this week, but since she was being punished I told her she could get started on it. It did not go over well at all. It ended with a lot of yelling and crying. My Angel however today was on the emotional side, anything anyone said to her set her off. She was mad on minute and crying the next. This continued for the rest of the day into the night. My girls faught absolutely all day!!! I was so upset by this. This is not what I wanted out of our time together for the next 2 weeks.
I just tucked them into bed a little bit ago and in a nice calm voice told them how disappointed I was with how our day turned out. They both apologized to me ( which was very nice to hear), so I just told them they need to work things out or figure out a system where they can get along longer than 5 minutes or I am going to be a gray headed mom who is always yelling. I don't want that for them or myself. We all hugged and kissed goodnight! The girls laid in their beds completely quiet and I walked into the front room to my Wildman, who had taken every couch cushion off the couch and made a huge pile for him to jump into!!! This is a BIG no no in our house ( I have no idea why this bugs the living day lights out of me, but it sadly does)! So I told him he needed to put them back and he needed to go to bed. He of course cried so the girls came out to see what he was crying about. I told them he was going to bed and for some reason they thought they could get out of going to bed. They asked if they could stay up and I said (calmly) "no we all need our rest after a day like today"! I tucked Wildman into bed with him screaming and crying and both girls walked back into their rooms crying and saying how mean I am!
Ahhh the life of a mother, LOL!!! Needless to say I am wore out and not because I am tired, but because my stress level is on red! I am hoping tomorrow is a better day for all of us so we can enjoy this wonderful week :) Welcome to the craziness!!!!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Christmas Wish
Christmas is 5 days from now and I am getting so anxious! I am anxious to see my kids' faces in the morning, to see family, to eat great food and sing to Happy Birthday to Jesus!
This year has been an amazing year for me! Nothing great or significant has happened except that I have a sense of peace about everything that happens in my life...good and bad! I believe everything good and bad is what God has planned for me. When times are hard I always just think of people who are worse off than me... that always puts it back in perspective for me! God will always give me what I need and he will never give me more than I can handle! He may not always give me what I want and I am happy to say I am ok with that :) This sentence alone brings me to the title of my post!
It is all too cheesy, but I wish more than anything God would grant us with a cure for the awful poison... known as cancer! My wonderful Uncle has been dealing with cancer for a couple of years now. I hear he is in good spirits and doing ok, but I know my family is full of worry, sadness and fear. I wish for my Uncle to feel good inside and out everyday. I wish for him to be able to walk into the doctors office and for them to say you are CURED. I wish for him to have the energy to live his life the way he used to. I wish for him to not have to endure one more second of radiation or chemo. I wish, I wish, I wish! I can wish all I want, but I don't think a genie is going to be popping out of a bottle anytime soon to grant me these! So I pray! I pray everyday for my Uncle, his children and my family. I pray for a Christmas miracle! Please join me in prayer for my Uncle... pray for his health to be restored, cancer to be gone, for the Lord to give them all the strength to deal with everything, for them to have faith in the Lords plan, for all of them to enjoy everyday they have with one another, for the Lord to carry all of the fears and worries!
I wish for my Uncles family that you all have a very Merry Christmas. I love you all and hope you know I am always thinking of you guys!
"And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."
James 5:15-16
This year has been an amazing year for me! Nothing great or significant has happened except that I have a sense of peace about everything that happens in my life...good and bad! I believe everything good and bad is what God has planned for me. When times are hard I always just think of people who are worse off than me... that always puts it back in perspective for me! God will always give me what I need and he will never give me more than I can handle! He may not always give me what I want and I am happy to say I am ok with that :) This sentence alone brings me to the title of my post!
It is all too cheesy, but I wish more than anything God would grant us with a cure for the awful poison... known as cancer! My wonderful Uncle has been dealing with cancer for a couple of years now. I hear he is in good spirits and doing ok, but I know my family is full of worry, sadness and fear. I wish for my Uncle to feel good inside and out everyday. I wish for him to be able to walk into the doctors office and for them to say you are CURED. I wish for him to have the energy to live his life the way he used to. I wish for him to not have to endure one more second of radiation or chemo. I wish, I wish, I wish! I can wish all I want, but I don't think a genie is going to be popping out of a bottle anytime soon to grant me these! So I pray! I pray everyday for my Uncle, his children and my family. I pray for a Christmas miracle! Please join me in prayer for my Uncle... pray for his health to be restored, cancer to be gone, for the Lord to give them all the strength to deal with everything, for them to have faith in the Lords plan, for all of them to enjoy everyday they have with one another, for the Lord to carry all of the fears and worries!
I wish for my Uncles family that you all have a very Merry Christmas. I love you all and hope you know I am always thinking of you guys!
"And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."
James 5:15-16
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
A day for us!!!
Today was a day filled with fun, laughs and the usual joking around we always do. I am referring to a day for just J and I!
We dropped the girls off to school, the little ones off at my Moms and we headed to the fair grounds! Today my kind hearted husband decided to join me in volunteering to help with The Salvation Army's Toy Shop. We helped fill the tables full of toys, sorted through games and went shopping for stocking stuffers! We spent over half the day together trying to brighten someone elses Christmas and it was so much FUN!
I love him! I love the fun we have when doing nothing or out doing something. He makes me smile and laugh all of the time. We have this very loving, but yet so disfunctional relationship!! One minute we are saying something so sweet and the next we are making fun of each other or seeing if we can hit one another while the other isn't anticipating it. Yes it can hurt, but it is always in fun! We bicker over the radio stations! I sing into whatever I can use as a microphone as loud and as goofy as I can while he is driving! We also fill up cups of cold water to dump on the other while in the shower, it is awful when it is me in the shower, but it is so fun to get him back! We laugh and always have a good time!!! We are full of jokes and that is what I love about us! Some may say we are weird or have a goofy relationship, but I say it is awesome!
This week he took off of work and I am thrilled to have him to myself today and tomorrow! 14 years together and we still have just as much fun as we did when we were dating! Our awesome kids have not slowed down our laughs or fun, they just make our time together that much more enjoyable! As crazy as we are together, God knew what he was doing when he put us together and I am thankful!
J, I love you more than you know! You make me smile everyday no matter my mood! You are my rock! I appreciate all you are and all you do for me and our family!!!! I think our family is AWESOME :)
FYI: to all who read this, I am sorry there aren't any pics of J in this blog, but he doesn't allow us to take or even dare post his picture! Maybe someday I can sneak some on here! For now you will have to invision, a very attractive, 6ft tall, green eyed, black haired man that I like to call my husband! lol :)
We dropped the girls off to school, the little ones off at my Moms and we headed to the fair grounds! Today my kind hearted husband decided to join me in volunteering to help with The Salvation Army's Toy Shop. We helped fill the tables full of toys, sorted through games and went shopping for stocking stuffers! We spent over half the day together trying to brighten someone elses Christmas and it was so much FUN!
I love him! I love the fun we have when doing nothing or out doing something. He makes me smile and laugh all of the time. We have this very loving, but yet so disfunctional relationship!! One minute we are saying something so sweet and the next we are making fun of each other or seeing if we can hit one another while the other isn't anticipating it. Yes it can hurt, but it is always in fun! We bicker over the radio stations! I sing into whatever I can use as a microphone as loud and as goofy as I can while he is driving! We also fill up cups of cold water to dump on the other while in the shower, it is awful when it is me in the shower, but it is so fun to get him back! We laugh and always have a good time!!! We are full of jokes and that is what I love about us! Some may say we are weird or have a goofy relationship, but I say it is awesome!
This week he took off of work and I am thrilled to have him to myself today and tomorrow! 14 years together and we still have just as much fun as we did when we were dating! Our awesome kids have not slowed down our laughs or fun, they just make our time together that much more enjoyable! As crazy as we are together, God knew what he was doing when he put us together and I am thankful!
J, I love you more than you know! You make me smile everyday no matter my mood! You are my rock! I appreciate all you are and all you do for me and our family!!!! I think our family is AWESOME :)
FYI: to all who read this, I am sorry there aren't any pics of J in this blog, but he doesn't allow us to take or even dare post his picture! Maybe someday I can sneak some on here! For now you will have to invision, a very attractive, 6ft tall, green eyed, black haired man that I like to call my husband! lol :)
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Officially Old
Today marks the day I found my first GRAY HAIR!!!!!!
I am so bummed by this! I was honestly not expecting to see one of these awful things until I was atleast 30. My grandma is 79 and doesn't have very much, so I was just hoping I would be like her in the gray hair department! Guess not!
I was just randomly checking my hair out in the entry way mirror while on the phone and saw this hair that looked like a fly away. It had a glare on it so I thought it was a highlighted piece of hair... until I got closer, it was the ugliest curly piece of hair on my head. Immediately I pulled it out and man it hurt! I pull crazy strands out all of the time and they never hurt, but that fabulous gray hair was dug in deep and was a bit of a tug with a little sting afterward!
My wonderful husband said they are going to spread like wild fires now... by the way thanks for the comforting words babe! :) I got to thinking though hasn't it been said that if you pull a gray hair out 20 something grays grow in it's place?! It makes me think of my high school choir director, Mrs. Noot! She had black hair with a gray streak in front... her skunk streak! I am going to have a skunk streak b/c I pulled the wonderful thing out! I am going to have to keep my hair updated in the color department from now on out, no more grays for me! Wishful thinking right?!
Well as I sit here as a 26 year old woman who is throwing herself a pity party, I now feel 50 or so b/c I am officially in the old ladies club with my fabulous gray hair :( No offense Mom, LOL!!!!! Love to all the old ladies out there with gray hair... I just wasn't ready to join the club is all!!!!
I am so bummed by this! I was honestly not expecting to see one of these awful things until I was atleast 30. My grandma is 79 and doesn't have very much, so I was just hoping I would be like her in the gray hair department! Guess not!
I was just randomly checking my hair out in the entry way mirror while on the phone and saw this hair that looked like a fly away. It had a glare on it so I thought it was a highlighted piece of hair... until I got closer, it was the ugliest curly piece of hair on my head. Immediately I pulled it out and man it hurt! I pull crazy strands out all of the time and they never hurt, but that fabulous gray hair was dug in deep and was a bit of a tug with a little sting afterward!
My wonderful husband said they are going to spread like wild fires now... by the way thanks for the comforting words babe! :) I got to thinking though hasn't it been said that if you pull a gray hair out 20 something grays grow in it's place?! It makes me think of my high school choir director, Mrs. Noot! She had black hair with a gray streak in front... her skunk streak! I am going to have a skunk streak b/c I pulled the wonderful thing out! I am going to have to keep my hair updated in the color department from now on out, no more grays for me! Wishful thinking right?!
Well as I sit here as a 26 year old woman who is throwing herself a pity party, I now feel 50 or so b/c I am officially in the old ladies club with my fabulous gray hair :( No offense Mom, LOL!!!!! Love to all the old ladies out there with gray hair... I just wasn't ready to join the club is all!!!!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
My Temporary Home
On my way home tonight I heard the song "Temporary Home" by Carrie Underwood. It is such a wonderful song and it got me to really thinking. It was a 35 minute drive home...so that was a lot of thinking for my little brain, I know! LOL
Seriously though, "temporary home" really meant nothing to me when I was little. Growing up I never thought of my home as a pit stop or a side street to my real Home I anxiously await on now! As a child I believed in God and Jesus Christ, but that was just it. I prayed when I needed a good grade, or not to get whipped to hard and even hoping to not get caught during certain times in my teen life. God was there for me every time I called upon him then and I still never put much thought into him or heaven ( as sad as that is).
Now as an adult my thought process and my Faith have grown so much. I don't just believe, I trust and LOVE my God and Jesus! Life has thrown me a few curve balls and sliders, but with God's forgiveness and abiding love, my life is wonderful!
My life to many is not the life they might choose, but for me it is the best! My temporary home is not filled with a lot furniture or things to make a home have that warm cozy feeling when you walk in ( it is filled with a ton of toys though, LOL) but it is filled with 4 amazing kids and my wonderful husband! My temporary home is not big, actually it is quite small! As much as I wish for a bigger home, it is still my home and it is filled with love. I can't thank the Lord enough for this amazing temporary home. I live in this place we call home, but I know this is nothing compared to the amazing home I someday will live in. I long for this place and I long for all of my family and friends to be there with me!
I know there is a song out there that says something like wanting to go to Heaven but I don't wanna go now ( I think it is Kenney Chessney who sings it). I know a lot of people probably feel this way, but knowing the pain and suffering that occurs here during a persons life... I WANNA go now. I don't want to ever feel that pain or suffering. I want to see the streets of Gold, the Pearly Gate and most of all the Lord in his throne waiting on me and my family to join in the happiness that fills Heaven! I can only imagine what it truly looks and feels like and I am sure it is beyond any part of my imagination!!!!
I pray the Lord comes soon...
Seriously though, "temporary home" really meant nothing to me when I was little. Growing up I never thought of my home as a pit stop or a side street to my real Home I anxiously await on now! As a child I believed in God and Jesus Christ, but that was just it. I prayed when I needed a good grade, or not to get whipped to hard and even hoping to not get caught during certain times in my teen life. God was there for me every time I called upon him then and I still never put much thought into him or heaven ( as sad as that is).
Now as an adult my thought process and my Faith have grown so much. I don't just believe, I trust and LOVE my God and Jesus! Life has thrown me a few curve balls and sliders, but with God's forgiveness and abiding love, my life is wonderful!
My life to many is not the life they might choose, but for me it is the best! My temporary home is not filled with a lot furniture or things to make a home have that warm cozy feeling when you walk in ( it is filled with a ton of toys though, LOL) but it is filled with 4 amazing kids and my wonderful husband! My temporary home is not big, actually it is quite small! As much as I wish for a bigger home, it is still my home and it is filled with love. I can't thank the Lord enough for this amazing temporary home. I live in this place we call home, but I know this is nothing compared to the amazing home I someday will live in. I long for this place and I long for all of my family and friends to be there with me!
I know there is a song out there that says something like wanting to go to Heaven but I don't wanna go now ( I think it is Kenney Chessney who sings it). I know a lot of people probably feel this way, but knowing the pain and suffering that occurs here during a persons life... I WANNA go now. I don't want to ever feel that pain or suffering. I want to see the streets of Gold, the Pearly Gate and most of all the Lord in his throne waiting on me and my family to join in the happiness that fills Heaven! I can only imagine what it truly looks and feels like and I am sure it is beyond any part of my imagination!!!!
I pray the Lord comes soon...
Friday, December 11, 2009
It all worked out
Yesterday was a wishy washy day for me! The morning was great and knowing we were having dinner at my moms was on my mind all day ( anxiously waiting to go to her house)! Then the afternoon hit...1:48pm to be exact!
This was the day I was expecting a phone call from Miss Spitfire's pediatrician for a referral appointment to St.Vincents. Well I hadn't heard anything before their lunch time, so I decided to call them after their lunch hour. It was 1:48 when I called and I called 20x's and all I got was a busy signal so I was getting very upset. Finally I got through and was told they hadn't even made the call to St.V's yet. I was very upset because the nurse told me I wouldn't hear anything until Monday now. I got off the phone very disappointed, mad, sad and angry!
The nurse called me back to tell me we had insurance problems and I needed to call them myself. I was so worried and was thinking she won't be able to go to St.V's and we would have to go back to Riley. I really didn't want that to happen. So after a bunch of phone calls made to the insurance provider and Spitfires Doctor, I was determined to get her an appointment made if I had to do it myself!
Thank goodness the nurse called me back at 5:04pm to tell me she made an appointment and it is for Tuesday the 15th... I was like "as in 5 days" and she said yes! So we finally got the referral I was patiently waiting on all week! Praise the Lord!!
Please pray everything goes well and my baby handles all testing to the best of her ability! Pray we find the office on time and pray we get some relief for her.
Just to add...we had a wonderful dinner at my Moms!!!
This was the day I was expecting a phone call from Miss Spitfire's pediatrician for a referral appointment to St.Vincents. Well I hadn't heard anything before their lunch time, so I decided to call them after their lunch hour. It was 1:48 when I called and I called 20x's and all I got was a busy signal so I was getting very upset. Finally I got through and was told they hadn't even made the call to St.V's yet. I was very upset because the nurse told me I wouldn't hear anything until Monday now. I got off the phone very disappointed, mad, sad and angry!
The nurse called me back to tell me we had insurance problems and I needed to call them myself. I was so worried and was thinking she won't be able to go to St.V's and we would have to go back to Riley. I really didn't want that to happen. So after a bunch of phone calls made to the insurance provider and Spitfires Doctor, I was determined to get her an appointment made if I had to do it myself!
Thank goodness the nurse called me back at 5:04pm to tell me she made an appointment and it is for Tuesday the 15th... I was like "as in 5 days" and she said yes! So we finally got the referral I was patiently waiting on all week! Praise the Lord!!
Please pray everything goes well and my baby handles all testing to the best of her ability! Pray we find the office on time and pray we get some relief for her.
Just to add...we had a wonderful dinner at my Moms!!!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Another Referral
Monday was Miss Spitfire's check up with her Doctor. We covered all of my issues and she has decided to send us to St.Vincent's Childrens Hospital for further testing and hopefully treatment.
Almost a year ago we were referred to Riley. We of course went and they ran some tests and came to the conclusion that she was fine. Well a year later we are having the same issues, but now she gets fevers on top of the stomach pain. The fevers do not come every time her stomach hurts (heck if that was the case she would have to be home schooled), but they come too frequent.
I was so worried and stressed about going to her check up on Monday, but the day FINALLY came and I felt so calm. It was kind of weird. I was up all night the night before...well actually the whole 3 weeks of waiting. I made myself sick a couple of times with fear and lack of good sleep. I know the Lord was to blame for my calmness on Monday and I am so grateful for him. I also have such a good feeling about going to St.Vincents. I have heard such good stories about them and especially the gastroenterology team! I have talked to a couple of moms who have seen this team and there a very pleased with the doctors themselves and the results they have gotten for their children. I am praying we get the same results.
I am not sure of the appointment date yet. My doctor said she would call by Thursday to let me know a date. I am anxious to get in there and hopefully get some answers and relief for my little Spitfire! I am however not anxious one bit to take her in for all of the tests, she doesn't do well with needles at all... but who does right?!
I thank you everyone for all of the kind words, thoughts and prayers. Thank you for caring and being there for me during a difficult time of waiting. I ask that everyone please continue to pray for her!!!
Almost a year ago we were referred to Riley. We of course went and they ran some tests and came to the conclusion that she was fine. Well a year later we are having the same issues, but now she gets fevers on top of the stomach pain. The fevers do not come every time her stomach hurts (heck if that was the case she would have to be home schooled), but they come too frequent.
I was so worried and stressed about going to her check up on Monday, but the day FINALLY came and I felt so calm. It was kind of weird. I was up all night the night before...well actually the whole 3 weeks of waiting. I made myself sick a couple of times with fear and lack of good sleep. I know the Lord was to blame for my calmness on Monday and I am so grateful for him. I also have such a good feeling about going to St.Vincents. I have heard such good stories about them and especially the gastroenterology team! I have talked to a couple of moms who have seen this team and there a very pleased with the doctors themselves and the results they have gotten for their children. I am praying we get the same results.
I am not sure of the appointment date yet. My doctor said she would call by Thursday to let me know a date. I am anxious to get in there and hopefully get some answers and relief for my little Spitfire! I am however not anxious one bit to take her in for all of the tests, she doesn't do well with needles at all... but who does right?!
I thank you everyone for all of the kind words, thoughts and prayers. Thank you for caring and being there for me during a difficult time of waiting. I ask that everyone please continue to pray for her!!!
Monday, December 7, 2009
My favorite Christmas song ever
I love Josh Groban and who better to sing my absolute favorite Christmas Song. This song is what Christmas is truly all about!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Dear Santa
Tonight I decided to help the kids write their letters to the one, the awesome and magical...Santa Claus! For my older girls this was the final draft to the other 20 letters they have been writing since Halloween! LOL :) (On a side note we will not be driving to the Circle this year to drop our letters off, we decided to take them Macy's because they are donating proceeds for every letter they recieve to Make a Wish Foundation! I am happy to hear their letters will be used for a good purpose this year!)
I usually say number your paper to 15 and usually they don't say a word, but this year my Angel and Spitfire were not happy about the limit. So I told them okay number it to whatever you want, but remember you will NOT get everything on your list. My Spitfire had a little bit of a rough time trying to come up with 19 items she came up with. Some of it is really goofy things just to fill in all of her numbers. My Angel on the other hand had 30, yes I just said ( well typed) 30 items. She did her 30 in the amount of time it took me to write out the little ones letters... 5 minutes!!!. She however had nothing goofy just to fill up space!! She is asking for things a teenage boy or girl would ask for... iPod, mini laptop, DSi, Wii games ( which is ok b/c we have one of the those), an add on to our house for her to have a pretend classroom filled with furniture that would be in a school. Really?!?!? Who thinks of this stuff at the ripe old age of 8, lol! Well needless to say I think Santa is going to bring her things a real 8 year old would want and need! LOL :)
Wild Man had a fun time telling me everything he wanted Santa to bring him. He listed everything he has been talking about for a month now! He really understands the story and magic behind Santa and I am thrilled! My in laws have a blow up Santa in their front yard and last night Wild Man walked out to see him when we left. He stood right in front of him and made sure no one was watching ( but of course I was), he looked up and in a whisper voice said, " Santa bring me toys please"! Awww it was so stinking cute! He loves every fake, blown up, toy and suited up Santa he sees! This year will be a fun, but maybe chaotic Christmas morning! J and I can't wait to see and share their joy!
Merry Christmas to everyone!
I usually say number your paper to 15 and usually they don't say a word, but this year my Angel and Spitfire were not happy about the limit. So I told them okay number it to whatever you want, but remember you will NOT get everything on your list. My Spitfire had a little bit of a rough time trying to come up with 19 items she came up with. Some of it is really goofy things just to fill in all of her numbers. My Angel on the other hand had 30, yes I just said ( well typed) 30 items. She did her 30 in the amount of time it took me to write out the little ones letters... 5 minutes!!!. She however had nothing goofy just to fill up space!! She is asking for things a teenage boy or girl would ask for... iPod, mini laptop, DSi, Wii games ( which is ok b/c we have one of the those), an add on to our house for her to have a pretend classroom filled with furniture that would be in a school. Really?!?!? Who thinks of this stuff at the ripe old age of 8, lol! Well needless to say I think Santa is going to bring her things a real 8 year old would want and need! LOL :)
Wild Man had a fun time telling me everything he wanted Santa to bring him. He listed everything he has been talking about for a month now! He really understands the story and magic behind Santa and I am thrilled! My in laws have a blow up Santa in their front yard and last night Wild Man walked out to see him when we left. He stood right in front of him and made sure no one was watching ( but of course I was), he looked up and in a whisper voice said, " Santa bring me toys please"! Awww it was so stinking cute! He loves every fake, blown up, toy and suited up Santa he sees! This year will be a fun, but maybe chaotic Christmas morning! J and I can't wait to see and share their joy!
Merry Christmas to everyone!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
He wants to be like his Dad!
My Wild Man is truly the funniest, cutest and wildest little boy in the world. If you know him, you know exactly what I am talking about!
My son loves his Dad more than anybody in the world!! They are soooo cute together and I love watching them interact! It usually gets loud, consist of wrestling and the words "Uncle"!!! Have you ever seen a 3 year old try to pin a 6ft man down... trust me it is quite the site!
Anyway, most of you know J works as a deputy and in Wild Man's eyes J is awesome and full of the coolest toys! He loves the badge, the radio, the duty belt and most definitely the handcuffs! I would say once a week Wild Man walks around in his underwear ( usually Cars or Thomas the Train, lol) and he attaches his walkie talkie to one side of his underwear and his play police badge on the other side. He also has this mini and I mean mini baton that goes with his badge that he carries around while dressed in his underwear as a Police Officer! He always yells, " MOM look, I look like my dad"! I always laugh b/c it is the funniest thing to see and I am so sorry I do not have a picture of this adorable little boy in his uniform, lol! I do promise that next time he does this I will snap a pic for all to see!
I happened to pull out all of the gloves, scarves and hats this week since it is now freezing in the mornings! I found J's deputy toboggan in the pile and asked Wild Man if he would like to wear it when we take the girls to school and of course he said YEAH! He put this grown mans hat on and it almost covers his eyes and is definitely itchy but ya know what he could care less. As soon as he put it on he started laughing hysterically and he could barely get the words out but he said, MOM look, I look like my Dad! I said,"yes you do handsome boy" and faster than I could get that sentence out of my mouth my little boy dressed in his feeted jammies with Spiderman slippers on over that, his coat on and his Dad's awesome hat... he was out the door and ready to take the girls to school!
My son loves his Dad more than anybody in the world!! They are soooo cute together and I love watching them interact! It usually gets loud, consist of wrestling and the words "Uncle"!!! Have you ever seen a 3 year old try to pin a 6ft man down... trust me it is quite the site!
Anyway, most of you know J works as a deputy and in Wild Man's eyes J is awesome and full of the coolest toys! He loves the badge, the radio, the duty belt and most definitely the handcuffs! I would say once a week Wild Man walks around in his underwear ( usually Cars or Thomas the Train, lol) and he attaches his walkie talkie to one side of his underwear and his play police badge on the other side. He also has this mini and I mean mini baton that goes with his badge that he carries around while dressed in his underwear as a Police Officer! He always yells, " MOM look, I look like my dad"! I always laugh b/c it is the funniest thing to see and I am so sorry I do not have a picture of this adorable little boy in his uniform, lol! I do promise that next time he does this I will snap a pic for all to see!
I happened to pull out all of the gloves, scarves and hats this week since it is now freezing in the mornings! I found J's deputy toboggan in the pile and asked Wild Man if he would like to wear it when we take the girls to school and of course he said YEAH! He put this grown mans hat on and it almost covers his eyes and is definitely itchy but ya know what he could care less. As soon as he put it on he started laughing hysterically and he could barely get the words out but he said, MOM look, I look like my Dad! I said,"yes you do handsome boy" and faster than I could get that sentence out of my mouth my little boy dressed in his feeted jammies with Spiderman slippers on over that, his coat on and his Dad's awesome hat... he was out the door and ready to take the girls to school!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
As the day draws closer
I am scared.
Monday... the dreaded day. Miss Spitfire's follow up to see what we should do next. As I sit here typing away my stomach is in knots!
This is something that never leaves my mind. I am always thinking about it, always asking God to carry my fears for me, always asking God to help me see the Glory in all of this. He knows I am trying to give him all of the control of my life and my family, but he also knows I play this tug of war game daily. I hate that I do this, I want to give it all to him and I just can't? What is stopping me from this? The answer is...ME! I want the control over my children and in reality they are his, not mine! He has known I would struggle with this, he has known my daughter would be sick long before I ever had her. Although I struggle and I am sinning by doing this... I have faith in him and his plan!
I would like to ad and thank my dearest friend ( you know who you are) for being there for me during all of this. Thank you for caring and offering all of your kind words and your time. You have helped me through this awful waiting period more than you know. You have turned my frown upside down many of times in the past week or so. You are very loved by myself and my family and to you I give thanks!
I ask all of you to please continue to pray for my baby girl!
Monday... the dreaded day. Miss Spitfire's follow up to see what we should do next. As I sit here typing away my stomach is in knots!
This is something that never leaves my mind. I am always thinking about it, always asking God to carry my fears for me, always asking God to help me see the Glory in all of this. He knows I am trying to give him all of the control of my life and my family, but he also knows I play this tug of war game daily. I hate that I do this, I want to give it all to him and I just can't? What is stopping me from this? The answer is...ME! I want the control over my children and in reality they are his, not mine! He has known I would struggle with this, he has known my daughter would be sick long before I ever had her. Although I struggle and I am sinning by doing this... I have faith in him and his plan!
I would like to ad and thank my dearest friend ( you know who you are) for being there for me during all of this. Thank you for caring and offering all of your kind words and your time. You have helped me through this awful waiting period more than you know. You have turned my frown upside down many of times in the past week or so. You are very loved by myself and my family and to you I give thanks!
I ask all of you to please continue to pray for my baby girl!
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