Thankful Thursday...

Hey you guys! I saw this on another blog today and thought this was a great idea. So I'm going to try to post Thankful Thursday's.

It's funny that I came across this today because I was just choked up earlier at how very blessed I am. I was looking at random blogs and there's just so much sorrow and pain for people. It just breaks my heart. It seems as though I've been bombarded with it lately. Just really hard times. Lose of a child or loved one, friends going through really tough times at home. Seems like I've had to explain to my children alot lately about how very Blessed we really are.

I'm so very Thankful... Thankful for my family. For the health and well being of my family. Thankful for the most wonderful husband in the whole world. That loves me so very much, despite all my faults. I truly love him more than ever. Thankful for the most wonderful, beautiful children a mom could have. I love them so very very very much! Thankful for all my friends whom God has placed in my life. But I think most of all I'm Thankful that the God of all the universe and Creator of all things, cares for me and loves me so. Despite all my imperfections, He looks past all of that and just loves me for who I am. Sometimes it's hard for me to wrap my head around that but I am so very and utterly THANKFUL! I hope this causes you to stop and be Thankful for just a moment. Because if for no other reason, He certainly deserves just a moment of Thanks for all He's done for us! What are you Thankful for today???

Lake Fun...

Hey Ya'll....

Wow! It's been awhile or at least it feels like it has been. I feel like a chicken runnin around with her head cut off. It's been crazy seems like. We finally got over the poison ivy. Thank goodness!!! That was miserable but now I know and will immediately call for Prednisone (sp?). Hopefully there won't be a next time. HA! Anyways, we've just been on the go. It's the last days of school so they all have parties, games, and programs. Bryan and Lauren had their Splash Day last Friday. That was alot of fun. Kind of like a field day but with water games instead. It was a great idea I thought. If not for being wet, it would have been just miserable. It's was in the 90's that day. On Saturday, William had kids day at his store and Hailey got to be Bob from Veggie Tales all day. I think if she had known how hot it would be in that suit she would have pasted. But she did have fun but it wore her out. Then we had a family get together with William's side of the family this past weekend at the Lake. So we went out there for the weekend. It was fun! The kids had a great time playing and swimming in the lake. They got to play with some second cousins so of course that was fun too. And since we got home it's just been one thing after another. I'm ready for school to be done and for summer. Maybe we can just slow down a bit. Hope all is well with you all. I'll post some pictures of our lake trip too. Have a good one....

I am gonna miss this....

I love this song by Trace Adkins, "Your gonna miss this." Do you ever think about that time (those of you who still have little ones at home)? That time when our babies are grown, gone and all is quiet. I do... I probably obsess about it. I just can't stand the thought. Sure there's things that I look forward too. Like grand kids, traveling with William, a hot meal, a hot cup of coffee and a full night of sleep. But I have to say for the most part I can't imagine my life being any other way but taking care of kids. I guess that's the scary part of it just not knowing what's to come. I know I'm gonna miss so much. Sure there are days and moments when I feel like a crazed lunatic and wish they were (would get out and get a job) all grown and gone but I really don't. The fleeting moments, and I do mean fleeting, of silence that I have, doesn't take long for me to miss the noise. I can't imagine not hearing the giggles, the "I love yous", and even the all our wars. How quite that world will be. I can't imagine not having a mess to clean up for no reason other than just making a mess. So I constantly remind my self that I best enjoy it now because it won't be too long now. When I'm exhausted and don't want to take one more kid to ball practice, games, or help one more with homework I best just sit back and take it all in. One thing I do know, I am going to miss this...

Yuck!!!!

Well! This is what I have been dealing with for the last week! Yea Hoo... I'm totally being sarcastic! :(


Momma!



Hailey's Tummy.... I know yuck!



Lauren's poor little face!

Well, we managed to bring home an extra visitor with us from our camping trip. Poison something??? No one seems to know for sure but we assume it's poison ivy. I broke out with is on Tuesday and then Lauren, Hailey, Allen, and Landon. Us girls have had it the worst. Allen and Landon only had a dime size spot and it cleared up almost as soon as I treated it. But that's not been the case for the girls and I as you can see. I went and got a steroid shot, medicine and some cream for it Thursday. The shot seems to be helping. The itch has stopped and it's drying up which I heard is the later stages of it. We'll see, I'm not holding my breath at this point. I ended up starting Hailey on the Medicine I got today. She had been at a friends all weekend and when I picked her up this morning she looked horrible. It had spread all over and even her face was swelling. Bless her heart it's bad. Lauren's is on her face and neck mainly, little on her hands. Mine is mainly on my neck and chest but has now started on the back of my legs. This is my first experience with this and it is NOT fun. I think I'd rather be shot. I'm so thankful that the babies cleared up. That would have just been miserable. Anyways! If anyone has any suggestions I'm up for anything at this point. I'm really thinking I might have to take Hailey in for the shot if she's not better by tomorrow. I'm so very very ready to have this over with!!! Maybe we'll get rid of it this week. We'll see. I'll keep ya update... Hope you guys have a great week.