Randomness....

Here's an update on Kev's dad.. He has an appt. on Monday for an Angioplasty. He may have to have a stint put in, but for now, he's doing pretty good. Lots of rest and relaxation for him for the next few days. He elected to wait til Monday so he could be sure to enjoy T-day with the family. I made him promise to be ok til he gets back into the doctor. So far, so good. Please still keep him in your prayers.

Below are just some random pictures from when we were in Arizona a few weeks ago.


My mom and dad with all their grandkids. What a good looking group!


These are my grandparents. (My dad's parents) This was one of the reasons we were in Arizona. We got to visit with them. They live in Oregon and don't make it down often enough. I thought it was pretty cool that I got a picture of my kids with their great-grandparents. And yes...Luke's finger is in his belly-button..as per usual!


This is my friend Kayla and her sweet girls Meredith and Nora. She was in town from Huntington Beach to visit with her parents in Arizona. It was a lot of fun to get together with them. (Her mom and my mom are long-time friends, so they are basically family too!) Anyway, it was great to visit with them and see Kayla's kids. It's been a long time since we have seen each other. What cute kids!

Please offer a prayer

Kevin's dad is in the hospital right now having a Stress Test done to find out what's wrong with his heart. Please say a quick prayer for him.
Thank you.

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
-Mother Teresa

Quirky Quirk

Thanks Sammi! Mine won't include the cool pictures!


Here's the deal. List 6 quirks about yourself, then tag 6 others.

1. My nose. It WAS nice and perfectly straight...until about a year ago when a rambunctious little boy head-butted my right in the nose. Now I have a bump that turns purple when I wear my sunglasses too long. I notice it, it bothers me.

2. My feet are always cold.

3. I sleep with 3 pillows. AKA my "nest". I have one under my head, one on each side of my body. It is what it is...I like it and I am comfortable.

4. I am a addicted to flavored chap stick. (I already admitted that one though on a previous post!)

5. I am VERY sentimental. About everything.

6. I snort when I laugh hard. Once I get going, it's kinda hard to stop.

Tagged: Cori, Rachelle, Michele, Christine, Natalie, Ann

What a WHOPPER!

So my darling 6 year old came home yesterday from school with a "whopper" of a story for us. He burst in the door and told us that a 5th grader had punched him in the nose. (We believed this at first because his nose was, in fact, red and swollen.) Kev turned to me and said, "Why weren't we notified of this?" I said I didn't know, but I picked up my phone to call his teacher. Alex continues telling us that not only did he get punched but the kid got sent to the office and his nose was bleeding so bad that he went to his teacher and she helped stuff tissue up his nose to stop the bleeding. So, now I am dialing feverishly trying to figure out what happened and to make sure this 5th grader was aware that hitting a 1st grader was not ok. Meanwhile, Kev continues to question Alex and finally got out of him that he wasn't punch, but kicked by another boy in his class. So, after a few minutes of litterally prying the truth out of him, we found out that he and some other boys were doing Karate moves (thanks Kung Fu Panda!) and when Alex was done, he bent over to bow and another boy did the same thing and Alex bumped his nose on this other kids head.

So, after I called his teacher back and apologized for Alex's "very larger, overactive imagination", we ripped him a new one. Santa took 3 presents off his list and he is grounded for a week. Man, I love parenting!

Addiction

I realized today that I have an addiction. (Well, I have more than just one, but this one I realized last night!) I am totally addicted to Chapstick. Not just that particular brand, but the Avon ones. (You know, the ones that you can get for 69 cents?!) You can get them in all different kinds of flavors. I just ordered some that is Peppermint...kinda gets you in the holiday mood, and a Sugar Cookie flavor which smells really good. So, I am admitting to everyone...I am addicted to chapstick!

Happy

Today has been a day of reflection for me. Maybe because I just got back from spending a few days at home with family. I was able to re-connect with an old friend, spend time with my parents, my grandparents, nieces and nephews, brothers and sister-in-law. I guess my reflection has been about finding happiness, finding peace, and being grateful. I am grateful. I am finding things to be happy about. I am working on the peace thing. I am healing. I am taking life on. I am doing something.* (more on this later!)

There's a song that's been going through my head. It's by Natasha Bedingfield. It's called "Happy". There's a few lines that say this:

"Got my dreams, got my life, got my love. Got my friends, got the sunshine above. Why am I making this hard on myself, when I have so many beautiful reasons to be happy."

I do have so many beautiful reasons to be happy. Yes these are hard times. Not just in my own life personally, but in the world around me. Financially, economically, and socially. I know that I will be alright if I remember to be thankful and find happiness in my own everyday, crazy, chaotic life.

I am afterall, a mother, a wife, a friend, a daughter. I am blessed.

Book Club is BACK!

Ok Ladies...it's book club time again. I know we are starting up again at a crazy time of year, but cease the day right?! The book is "A Change of Heart" by Jodi Picoult. It's available in book form or audio. She is a wonderful author and I know I have really enjoyed every book I read of hers. Plus, it's my house, so I get to pick!!! Anyway, come one, come all. Let's get together again since the weather is driving us all back into our houses! We need some estrogen companionship! (I know I do anyway!! :)) Date and time to come...plan on the end of the month after Thanksgiving.

Happy Reading! (Or listening!)