Get those hands in the air...

It's time to CELEBRATE!!!

 

Get those hands in the air,

let the wind blow your hair

 

The balloons are out

and it is time to shout

 

Algebra you say

well, everything is okay

 

Dad at school

well he is all done, isn't that cool

 

 

So our family is JOYFUL

it's great timing

It makes the season

all that much more exciting!

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

 

Great news:  We are so proud of Logan for his awesome accomplishments!  His most recent is a dual degree in Elementary Education and Special Education...

 

He has worked very hard for this degree and has continually worked a couple of jobs so that I can be a stay-at- home mom. WE LOVE YOU! Thanks for the many things you do for our family.. You are amazing!

 

Also celebrating:  My third time taking Math 1010, I finally passed!  Tears of joy spilled non stop for quite awhile.  (Libby even said "It isn't working to good for you, I've tried it."  She was referring to the mascara running down my face, while I was crying."  She definitely can make you laugh :) 

 

Math hasn't came to easy for me and the last two times taking this class have been very hard, but I did it.  I really need to say we did it, lots of tutoring was involved along with prayers.  I believe Dad was there cheering me on during my final as well.

 

I feel so blessed!

and a lesson learned...

 

  

 

 

 

Thankful

 

So thankful for many things!

 

The list is pretty much endless and I feel blessed...

 

 

Libby loving mustaches!

 

Danny loving his Mohawk!

 

Maddi dancing in the rain!

 

Logan volunteering his time in the fire department! 

 

Zing having alone time!

 

Feeling young and vibrant!

 

Thankful for Dad!

 

 

Working together as a family, planting Grandpa's Tree!

 

Thankful for work, and Dad's Legacy!

 

Thankful for Mom!

 

and her stories of Mr. Jones the man that lives in the cave!

 

Thankful for nieces and nephews!

 

 

Thankful for a great sister and brother-in-law!

 

My core family!

 

and for this guy, I mean really how could I resist!

 

Thankful for good people (family and friends) in our lives, health, happiness, and life itself!

 

 

Thankful for kids!

 

Danny and I had a conversation a few weeks ago.  He asked if I knew why we had thick hands?  He then told me why, "you have thick hands because you'll provably fall down lots in life"! 

 

So I am thankful for thick hands : )

 

Thankful, and if you think about it the list really can be long if we think of all of the many blessings we have in our lives!

 

and I feel BLESSED!

 

 

 

naked Truth

 

 

 

 

 

Don't ya just love a good kiss, the naked truth a laugh and a smile!

 

Life is good!

 

 

PASSION FULLFILLED

So awhile back I had a question for myself, what was I passionate about?   I have reflected many times on this question.  I realize it was with me all along.

 

I am passionate about being a mother, a wife, having a tidy home, wanting my family to succeed in life, and ultimately being with them forever.

 

I love how they use there imaginations and this is what they choose to do for family night.  They wanted to sumo wrestle.  Olivia was the announcer, Danny and Maddi were the ones in the ring, Dad was the ref and I was the camera man : ) You can see by the end it was mad havoc and it was one for all.  Moments like this one made me realize I am passionate!  I'm passionate about serving, helping others feel good about themselves, wanting people to succeed and enjoying life!

 

I thought that these passions were a given, but I soon realized that not everyone is passionate about them.

 

How nice it is to find an answer when you are searching for one, and with that comes PEACE!

 

 

FIGHT FOR THE ONES YOU LOVE

Okay I really need to learn how to put pictures from our camera on our computer.  In doing that I  could update with the kids and what else has been happening in our world; but for today I will continue to move on with quotes and things I love from the Internet. 

Have you ever stopped for a moment and thought about the things you might FIGHT for?  What would they be and why would you fight for them?

 

Worry

 

 

So all that time you worry> I worry> It's wasted time!  So no more emptying my strength I need to load that cup up and enjoy today.

 

Humor

 

 

Okay maybe just maybe this is cow humor since we are surrounded by them, but I think this is funny.

 

Humor brings me joy and it is a reminder to let my hair down and laugh.  Every time I look at this picture it makes me laugh : ) 

 

In this crazy world we live in were time maybe wasted, and our will to fight is diminished, our humor distraught, we may have to dig deep and remember:

 

Fight for the ones you love, tell them you love them.  Have strength for today! 

 

And.... You must find humor!

 

When Dad's life was nearing the end....  He did these things... He believed in them...  Not just in the end but always. 

 

He made us laugh when the days seemed dark, he found strength in each day to do his best and humor well... his humor I miss...

 

 

Dad

 

 

Being Written

I just finished a discussion in my radiology class and it made me think of this...

don't you love the opportunity to keep writing your story.  Not the way others see you but to write it the way you want it to be wrote.  So, others may see you at your worst but guess what others may see you at your best.  Audrey Hepburn says...

 

I think it's about that and remembering to be confident within...

 

We have today to keep writing our story...

Pondering Passion

I'm not sure what is happening but I have been pondering a lot about life.  Prodded perhaps by having a birthday, dad dying, and recently I was asked what I was passionate about?  Have you ever been asked that, or do you know what you are passionate about?

For me family is everything and I work at helping them learn, grow, and progress.  I also like taking care of them and our home (outside and in).  They make me happy!

However, what is it deep inside that I really feel passionate about?

Still Pondering:  There are lots of things that inspire me:

                                                                           MUSIC

 

WORDS

 

BEAUTY

 

HEALTH

 

Maybe just maybe they are my passions...

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUGAR WITHDRAWLS

 

So this is how I'm feeling at 9:30 at night.  I'm not just talking about exercise and weight, but the three tests I have to take before 12 pm tomorrow.  The kids are fighting right now as I am typing.  Logan is at the Elementary right now wrapping up the first two months of his student teaching with the principle. We just got dinner done, because we just got home from Maddi's last volleyball game.  I took Danny to the dr. in Logan for a check up today then raced to Lake town where the volleyball game was.  Logan met us there with Libby.  It has been a rat race this week.  Oh did I mention Logan and I started a health challenge on Monday that goes for 2 months.  Why I mention this, well I have been a little bit witchy and Halloween isn't even here yet.  Can you say sugar withdrawals!!  This alongside of getting about 5 hours of sleep this week makes for a momma bear.  I'm not talking about the nice one.  : )  Well hopefully I really haven't been quite that bad, but you could ask my kids.  They tell the truth... "I think?"   

 

So.. I must have had to vent and this is where it happened tonight. 

 

Okay a funny story now:  Logan and I for our health challenge need to exercise daily.  This is hard sometimes to find the time.  (Like I haven't yet today, hoping to still get some in tonight.)  But... back to the story.  We were walking one night this week around 10 pm on the streets of Randolph, when a thought came to us.... It might be fun to door bell ditch.  Since my sister and her husband do this kinda stuff to us all the time.  We snuck up their walk looked around looked in their windows, some lights were on and bravely walked up to the door.  Looked at each other knocked and ran.  Trying not to giggle we hide around by their garage.  Sister yell's " Who is it....go home... next time I come out I will bring my flipper crotch".  We were busting at the seems, all while trying to be quiet. She went in and we ran away.  Thinking we got away with it.... 

 

Come to find out..

next morning...

 

She sees me with a big grin.... her husband was sitting at the computer watching us from the window do the whole thing...  they found us quite humorous.

 

Moral to the story...  You are always being watched.... Who's watching???  Well somebody is somewhere, I'm sure!

 

Will we ever get one up on my sister and her husband... Probably not they are pretty good at it, and I think they have been perfecting it for a long time ; )

 

 

 

 

Missing Dad

Missing Dad,

Dad I miss your humor, knowledge, voice, visits, knowing that if I needed something you would help me figure it out, and most of all I miss you.  It has almost been three months since your passing and the time goes quickly, but my heart has a sadness that hasn't been replaced.  Not sure if it ever will?  Thanks for being you!   Love you

Ps. Still looking after Poochie, just so you know we haven't forgotten him.