Happy New Year

It's now 2007! Happy New Year!! We had a quiet night at home. Earlier we had dinner with our neighbors and played games. Then came home and put the kiddos to bed. My husband and I spent some time in our new office and paid bills and worked on our budget. It was kind of nice though just getting things organized and spending some time together. Even if it is just paying bills it's nice.

Our new office is just our daughters old room. She's now rooming with her brother and we got our desk back from my sister who was using it for awhile.

Tonight I was reading up on some kids who are going through some rough things like cancer and other diseases or syndromes. Tonight there is a little boy fighting for his life. He has cancer and is post-transplant a couple of months. He had to go to the hospital a few days before Christmas and cried because he was afraid Santa wouldn't be able to find him. Christmas Eve he was intubated. He's got some serious infections or someting and fever and diarrhea that won't stop. As of right now he's still fighting.

It just reminded me to be thankful of the quiet night I'm having celebrating the New Year. I can be happy tonight and secure as my children lay sleeping peacefully in the room next to me. Not everyone can though this evening. Just remember to always be thankful for every day we have. Use that day and make the most of it. For it's not how long we live but how well. That's a quote from someone but I don't know who...but I like it.

Please pray for a little boy named Mark and his family as they face something unimaginable this very moment.
Mark's page here

A Concert, Stomach Flu, & Cancelled Christmas Eve

That about describes my last week. My friend Tanya came to town and held a little concert for friends and family at a local eatery that I really should name but I won't. That was the 2 days before Christmas Eve. Then Christmas Eve I woke up feeling icky. Spent the day puking and other unmentionables. We had spent the night at my parents and were planning on celebrating the night there with other family. As the day wore on and my husband starting to get sick we cancelled and decided to head home. We made the agonizing hour drive home and crashed once we got home.

Funny thing this is the second time my husband and I have gotten the stomach flu at the same time and had to take care of our 2 kiddo's at the same time. Not an easy feat but we made it through. We thank God that niether of them got it either time.

So later we find out that my sis in law who was at the concert is also puking. So then she finds out today that others also got sick that went there as well. Neat. And her 3 year old spent the night puking last night. Fun stuff.

So ... that was our Christmas Eve. Christmas day we were feeling somewhat better although super weak and we made it to Christmas dinner at my in laws. So that was good. I didn't feel 100% til yesterday.

But we're all fine now. Unfortunately I got my appetite back.

I'm outta here. Enjoy the new year!!!

What's been happening??

The Three girls looking cute in pink.


















Finished Product

At the Tree Farm

Rockclimbing

I decided to keep the blog aren't you all excited?!?!... (insert sounds of crickets chirping). --as if I have an audience ha ha! :)

I've just really had trouble finding things to write about. Lately my life has been sort of boring and consumed in homeschooling that there's not much to write about.

Since I changed my layout my links have disappeared. Hopefully I'll get those back soon. I say that because I had on my "links" section, links of kids who are batteling cancer. And last January we met one of those kids, little Rebekah, and today we got to see her again. We went out to her Grandpa's Christmas Tree farm today and got a Christmas tree. It was fun and good to see them. My little girl and both Rebekah and Sara all had on lady bug boots. Rebecca grabbed my little girls hand and led her out to the trees. It was quite cute. I got a pic that I'll post. They also took a pic that is posted on their blog. The farm is in a beautiful spot in Hillsboro and so it made for a nice drive. So now our tree is all decorated as you can see.

So a little background to this though. Thursday I told my kids all day that when daddy came home we were going to get a tree. Well when daddy got home he said that we have a fake one in the garage and we'll just use that. So we went to run some errands and got home late. My husband went to check in the garage and no tree. We are not sure what happened to the tree but thinking we may have gotten rid of it when we thought we were moving to Cali. So it was late and he said he'd buy one after work Friday. Well about midnight I was reading Rebekah's blog and her family invited people to come out and visit and get a tree at the same time with that money being given to Rebekah's trust fund. So I presented the idea to my husband and off we went this morning to get a tree.

So in other news since not much happens around our home so I posted a pic of my son who got to take a rockclimbing class in November. That was neat and a little something out of the ordinary. He got to somewhat conquer some fears...but he liked it and we're hoping to do more of it in the future.

Have a good weekend.

I'ts been a year...

It's been a little over a year now since I've had this blog. It doesn't seem like it's been that long.

It's been a crazy year. Our life headed in a direction we never would've guessed. It's taken some adjusting for me to get used to. I struggle with things but that struggle helps me to rely on God. Nothing big in the whole scheme of life but a little stuggle nonetheless.

In all though I can't complain. God has it all under control and that is what keeps me sane.

In two days it'll be Thanksgiving. And this is what I'm thankful for this year...
...for a healthy family
...for God's grace
...for a loving husband
...for my two sweet kids
...for God leading us to homeschool
...for the rain
...for Jesus
...for my family and friends
...for new mercies every morning
...for humble pie
...for the bread of life
...for my stinky dog
...for God never giving up on me
...for God's love
...for a roof over my head
...for food in our fridge
...for rolls on my belly (ha ha)

Have a great Thanksgiving Blogosphere!

Until Next Time

Well peeps I think I'm going to take a break from blogging for the time being. I still I have my myspace if those of you who know that want to message me there that'll work.

Just not into blogging lately about nothing...I'm thinking of starting a new homeschool blog that'll will be about--HOMESCHOOLING. I will keep this blog and I'm sure I will post again in the future when I get back into it.

Until then peace out.

God Bless!