My Cute Singing Valentines!

Every year my darling Father in Law and his buddies come and serenade me with roses, chocolates and 2 wonderful Valentines songs, from my cute hubby of course! I love it every year! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!!!

Anna eating lunch....Poor Bob the Dog!

I didn't do anything!!
Shhhhh don't tell!
Yummmm!!!
OoOps!!! Oh well, Bob will eat it!
Lasagna in the hair! Sorry Bob the Dog!

Til now....

Ok so, I have to admit it. Lately, I have been feeling sorry for myself. I know, lame. Sometimes I feel like I am on the outside of my life looking in. Feeling very vulnerable and scared and very very sorry for myself.

As some of you know, my hubby and I, well, my hubby, has been battling health issues. Really since we got married 8 years ago. Well longer than that, but we won't go into it. He has gone from neuralogical problems to gastro problems and so on. Up to this point, we really don't have any real answers. Just, "Well, we don't really know what's going on, but call us if it happens again." I DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN! That's why we came to you!!! AHHHH!! (frustration at it's finest!)

Ok, really though, we have gotten some answers. Brandon is not absorbing any nutrients, fats, medications, NOTHING. So, long story short, he takes about 14 pills a day, mostly vitamins. It could take a couple of weeks to see if these pills are working. So in the meantime, we wait and pray and wait and wait and pray and, yep, still waiting and yep, still praying.

It's funny though what blessings can come from waiting and praying. PATIENCE is probably my worst virture. I have little to none and I truly admit it, but I am now having to work on it. BABY STEPS. I think with Patience, comes FAITH. Faith that this is out of our hands for the moment and we have to rely on God to carry us through. I have a hard time being carried. I am well, yes, a very stubborn person. One that would rather serve than be served. AND I NEVER ask for help unless I truly need it. PRAYER. I love prayer. I have had to LOVE with all my capacity. Obviously, this one is not hard. I LOVE my family and husband with all my heart. However, when you see a loved one struggle as I have, I have turned this one off for some really strange reason. I haven't really turned it off, just MOVED into survival mode. HORRIBLE! I am sorry to my family for this one. LOVE is all I have. FAMILY IS ALL THAT I HAVE. And they are perfect to me.

So, in conclusion, I CAN stop waiting for life to become perfect and start working with what we have to make it all that I can. I can accept, give thanks and GET GOING! Act as if I am alive and my incredible husband is alive and scatter JOY wherever we go. Just acknowledge that LIFE will NEVER calm down long enough for me to wait until tomorrow to start living the life my family deserves today. NOW GOOOOO!!!!

I needed this today!

Winter, why do I love thee so much?!

Well because....
Little cuties (clementines) are in season.
Freshly falling snow
snuggles by the fire
Hot Chocolate! Mint
Sledding
Christmas
Lights everywhere
Candy canes
Valentines
Shoveling, I love it!
snowmen and angels
Baking, ok maybe not, I eat too.
Our cabin
snowmobling
really cute clothes!
More hot chocolate
Mint M&M's
Pumpkin spice and gingerbread
roasted almonds
resolutions
lotion
ice skating
reasons to call in sick
skiing
Hats hats and more hats!
mulled spice
blankets
icicles
fog
orange chocolate sticks
snowflakes
nutcrackers
hmmm.... well you get the picture. I wish it would snow!

New Recipe Blog!!!

Hey everyone! I have been working on putting together a "one a day" recipe blog for sometime. I have finally started it. It is a work in progress, but I think you will like some the recipes it has to offer! Find it at justsimplycook.blogspot.com CHECK IT OUT!!

Wonderful surprise

So I found a wonderful little surprize today when I went to write in my "Thankful" journal. The page that I was going to write on, already had an entry. What a wonderful surprise! I love this girl!