Beautiful Day

Matthew 11:28-30

"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."


What a beautiful day it is here, yes bright, sunny and warm. But yet another day that God has given to us. I woke up to my beautiful family and yes those yucky, slobbery doggy kisses. But how wonderful everything looks in a different light when you really let go of your problems and TRUST God. This is just one of my favorite Scriptures when going through a difficult time and it does really help when I read this and keep reminding myself to not just pray for the strength to get through my hard times but to also trust God and let my burdens go and rest in him.

Today is just so warm that I have our house all opened up letting the fresh air in and getting some cleaning done in between sitting outside enjoying the weather. I just can't help myself just dancing around with my broom and vacuum cleaner. Well dh or children aren't available so those were my options then decided to teach Lady Annabelle to dance, got a short video of her so anyone that enjoys those cute little doggies let's hope I can get this to work




This is Teddy and Sarah's baby from last June, she has gotten so big and is just spoiled rotten, not like you can tell or anything, right :) Toby is there on the floor running around of course wanting his attention as well.

Another thing that I would like to share is a pic of our oldest son Chris, 17 1/2 and in his AROTC uniform. He has been trying to get into the military and has been having trouble passing his ASVAB's so he is now in ROTC in school. This is a pic of him in his uniform for the first time. He looks so grown up, mom just isn't ready for this. I'm working on used to the idea that my baby is growing up and a young man. I am very proud of him and his choices of late. Especially with the things that have been thrown his way and what he has had to overcome.







I know I'm a bit prejudiced here as mom but isn't he just so handsome ????

Well that is all about all that is going on around this house, except that I have manage to also make homemade Chicken Noodle Soup, with all these colds/flu going through here. Going to get the troops in and cleaned up for dinner and fix some Blueberry muffins for hubby as a surprise when he gets home from work, since I just found out that he's having a stressful day, so what better thing to be greeted with a cup of tea and his fav. muffin and well of course a hug from his wife to end his day.

God Bless everyone, hope everyone has enjoyed their day, even those getting SNOWSTORMS :)

Yes I am still here and breathing

It has been along time since I have posted to my blog. Things have just been rather crazy around here with the flu and some rather trying things going on in my life.

First of all we had a new litter of puppies right before Christmas, well I guess I should reword that we didn't, Sarah and Teddy did, lol. What a wonderful Christmas present, she had 5 beautiful little puppies. They have all as of yesterday now have great new homes. Sarah and Teddy will be going to a new home this weekend as well, since some changes are now taking place in our home. I was so happy that I was able to find a place for them that was a good home but also able to keep them together as well. I will miss them terribly but I know they will be happy where they are going. Here are some pics of the pups that I promised







And to those that remember our first litter and the one that I kept, little Miss Annabelle here she is now quite big and 8mths old now



Crocheting wise here I haven't really been doing much but just before Christmas I tested this gorgeous pattern for Anna, Jenna of course tries to wear it all the time and just loves it. You can find the pat at http://www.lullabiesandlace.com/



Everyone here is pretty much over the flu bug, lucky me I got to have two different strains of it, yaaay. We are just praying for Spring to get here as the weather changes are causing alot of people to keep getting sick, and I am so done with Winter. Hubby is loving it though. I like the snow and all don't get me wrong it is just beautiful to watch a good snowstorm but it has just gotten old now, and all this sickness it's causing now, it just has to go.

I also have to say Thank you to the wonderful friends that I have at Lullabies and Lace, you really need to know that you are greatly appreciated for just being there during the good times and the bad. The impact that you have on others with your faith in Christ is just unbelievable, including those that I haven't really discussed my latest struggles with. I really don't know where I would be w/o y'all. God has really sent me a great bunch of angels. And through your prayers, talks and everything, God has answered our prayers and it has been amazing to see how he can work through others as well. As hard as it has been here and still is going to be for awhile I'm sure, I know that God is always with me and is working through me as long as I always look to him. Y'all have strengthened my faith and helped me and continue to help me along this journey.



I'm sure as many others are thinking this, I can only imagine what my reaction would be when my time comes to be with Jesus, OH what a wonderous day that will be!!!!

God Bless Everyone, and have a wonderful day

Magic Yarn balls found on my doorstep

On Thursday I discovered a rather large box on my doorstep, I pretty much knew what it was since I had been stalking my mail lady all week for my Magic yarn balls from our swap over at Lullabies and Lace. As I opened up my box there wasn't just one, or two balls but THREE balls of yarn, then I spotted the big bag of M&M's amongst the box full of those foam peanut looking thingies. Then of course had to start digging through those and discovered more goodies hidden in there. And a gorgeous handmade card from Anna, our designer and a wonderful friend.

Well of course, Jenna was extremely excited upon discovering that the one ball was for her and we had to get right to it. She was very excited and was full of giggles and laughs while she was unwinding her ball and mommy was winding the ball, and my hands weren't working very well so of course I kept dropping my end, she just thought this was hysterical, It took us approx. a hour and a half to get hers done and was full of little foam picture frames with magnets on them, little foam shapes to decorate with, and glitter paint sticks, barrettes (which she just loves)and a bunch of flower pencil toppers which she decided to share with her sister.

Next was the that medium size light blue ball of yarn, which turned out to be all Paton's Grace, I have always wanted to use Paton's Grace but haven't been able to afford enough to make anything and here I ended up with 2 balls of Light blue and 2 balls of a darker blue, and the whole ball was chalked full of chocolate Hershey's miniatures one of my favorite chocolates, chocolate eggs and a couple of chocolate creme filled bunnies. CHOCOLATE HEAVEN!!!!!! Kaitlynn helped me unwind this ball and just had a blast, and of course my one kittie had come in to check things out and attacked the ball of yarn, it was quite a site. And all the kids were asking if they were going to get any because there was plenty :) Now the little strawberry candies and starbursts you see there were hidden in throughout the Monster Ball of yarn and do have to say sorry this isn't even all the chocolates I did eat some before I took the pic, sorry :) Here are pics of Kaitlynn helping unwind the ball of yarn and Daunte the kittie attacking the yarn. Was too funny not to share.
Thursday Evening before Justin's Spring Concert Andrew started helping me with the Monster Ball of yarn and we spent about an hour on it before we had to go. He really enjoyed it and was amazed that somebody did this for us and was full of questions. But also full of laughs as he unwound this thing and picked on mommy as I kept dropping my end and the kids had to chase my end across the living room and get Daunte away from it as he tried batting it around.

I know he doesn't look full of laughs, he just doesn't care to much for his picture being taken which is why you don't see my older boys in any of the pics, yes they were hanging around watching and enjoying everything but as soon as they saw the cam. they ran. I didn't finish this Monster Ball until today because we were really busy yesterday and when it was time for the kids to go to bed Jenna wanted to help (Andrew stayed at grandmas house) and I had to promise not to touch it until today after breakfast and our morning chores. So Jenna helped with the rest of this ball and it took us another 3 hrs to finish it. I was just amazed at everything that was in it: several little wonderful smelling candles, honey almond body lotion, shower gel, bath pearls all the same scent, gold colored swan shaped embroidery scissors, bath sponge, two crocheted washcloths, two gorgeous mini doilies, butterfly shaped bath fizz and soap, beautiful little craft accessories (bows, roses, and a victorian fan with roses on it) also tea, and not just any tea real Earl Grey Tea, I have never had this before and can't wait to try it, and also Spiced Chai black tea, I haven't ever had this one either and can't wait to try this either, they certainly smell yummy. There was also a great little booklet included in the ball with a thoughtful note inside "My Heart-Christ's Home". Also even though Anna says that her evil twin did this one and I can see that in some spots but also I think the real Anna came through as well, I also got some very thoughtful little notes throughout the ball that brought a tear to my eye, it is so nice to have a wonderful friend like Anna. There were some little funny ones too, that gave me a good laugh too. Just to show how big this Monster ball of yarn was I took a pic to show that it was actually as big if not bigger than my Sarah, she is a dachsund I know she isn't that big but still good sized When all was said and done I had 18, yes I said 18 balls of yarn, and see that green fuzzy ball of yarn, your eyes are not deceiving you I did get a ball of fun fur from Anna, talk about a surprise, LOL. Jenna loved it, the girls actually like the cute scarves that you can make from the fun fur, so hey it works, I have just discovered that it doesn't like being washed very well.

All I can say is thank you so much Anna for being as thoughtful as you were, I loved everything and so did the kids. All the kids send their thank yous, I do have a video of Jenna but can't get it on here and to work right, I'll have to monkey around with it to get it to work. God Bless you.

Now as far as the other part of my day today that I just have to include, Andrew and Kaitlynn's team won yet another game with Andrew playing goalie, yipppeeee, 6-1, I do like to teach them that it's not all about winning it's about doing your best and having fun and I do have to say I am very proud of them for they do have this attitude and don't get upset if they don't win, but Andrew is very excited now that he is finally able to play and he is playing goalie he is doing a wonderful job and even on the field. Kaitlynn is also quickly improving and is losing her shyness and is starting to actually go after the ball rather than waiting for it to come to her. I am so proud of both of them on how they play but also their attitude in and out of the game.

Now that I have my new doggie clippers I guess I should finish clipping my Toby's fur, since every time I look at the poor little guy we all just have to laugh. He's walking around with one side of his body shaved and the other not because my clippers died while grooming him. I hate when that happens.

God Bless You All and hope you all are having a wonderfull weekend.

My Oldest Baby is Growing up on Me

Today my oldest baby is now 17, where ooh where did the time go?????? He has grown up so fast and it only seems like yesterday that I had my first little peanut put in my arms. He is certainly a wonderful boy, of course having some of the usual teenage issues but I do have to say I am very proud of him, since I know that he is always where he is supposed to be and is dealing very well with all the worldly things out there that teenagers today have to deal with. I haven't even had to deal with the heart attack yet of him driving, LOL. Because of his ADHD he is just not ready and he even accepts that and is working on it.


As those that know me, know that we have had some pretty serious issues with our 14 yr old, Justin because of his Bipolar, he has some more issues over the last couple weeks again due to the Dr's messing with his meds but now because of our counselor's helping us, we seem to be on the right track again and he is doing well. He has his ups and downs, but with lots of prayers from our church, family and dear friends our prayers are being answered.


Also we had a pretty rough day yesterday, I rescued a beautiful Husky and the poor old guy was was severely malnourished, had mange among some other infections and arthritis in his hips. We tried to help him for the last couple months and as we thought we were making some progress, and he was so loving and a wonderful addition to our family, he wet downhill this last week and was falling down our stairs outside. We took him to the vet and a decision had to be made as everything was already done medical and holistically to help him, and he was just hurting terribly, so we had to put him to sleep.


April 17, 2007 Scruffy Bear Rest in Peace

Thanks to a wonderful friend, Anna, at Lullabies and Lace, I have been able to see things in a better light and deal with this better and help my kids get through it. I am doing alot of praying as to where God wants me to take my life as we are now looking for homes for my other two bigger dogs, as with my health declining and the toll all the work is taking on my family. I am also able to take alot of comfort in my crocheting and testing for Anna at Lullabies and Lace and really enjoy being a part of her group and being with all the other wonderful ladies there as well :)


Kaitlynn has been playing soccer for the last 3 weeks and is doing a great job, although she is very critical of herself, she is enjoying it, Andrew is very hopeful that his cast comes off tomorrow and the Dr. allows him to start playing but don't know yet. It has been four weeks since he broke his arm and he has been so upset since he hasn't been able to play, he has only had one practice, then broke his elbow right before their first game, the poor little guy.


I am also looking forward to putting all my ideas into action this weekend for our Magic Ball swap over at Lullabies, I just can't wait to get it going. This has been so much fun. I'm just picturing everything in my head and what all I want to do and how it's going to work and how it is going to look, now will it really work out the way I want, guess we'll have to wait and see, hehe

Our Easter was great and hopefully soon I can actually find the time to actually get my pictures off my camera and get the ones from my MIL soon to post. We had a wonderful Church service and dinner with the in-laws that actually went well.


Well got to get off to go pick up my nephew from school, and get ready for my own to get home from school.




Have a wonderful Day !!




Christopher, Kaitlynn, Steven, Andrew,Justin, Jenna 2006

Niagra Falls