Happy New Years

I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. I am probably not going to even make it til midnight. I am just to tired and my little ones are all tucked in and asleep and with no one else to kiss at midnight. I think sleep will come early for me.
I was kind of having a little pity party today. And then an Army family issue we have been dealing with for 3 weeks now continues to bother me and the kids and I were headed to Walmart and they were talking in the back and I thought. Lord, Thank you for my wonderful husband. He adores me and provides for us and my kids are amazing. They play together well, and for the most part are great kids. I am so truly blessed. I am not one for true New Years resolutions but I can't really think of anything I want to change. I mean the obvious for sure. But all the begging pleading and all that won't bring him home sooner and we are thankful he is deployed now of all times. I mean when you are in real estate in your civilian job and the sole provider. You really are glad for a regular income during this recession.
So, I hope you all have tons to be thankful for from 2008 and may you all have a very blessed 2009.

Merry Christmas

I love Christmas. It is such a wonderful amazing time. I have truly savored it this year and it came and went faster than ever. I missed my husband dearly and don't want to do it again apart. But am I the only one who when it is over is ready to get the decorations put away. I am savoring the Christmas magic and feeling and want that to linger for a long time. i am just ready to have my house back to normal and find out where the new toys belong.
I will miss all the movies and music. I am even still enjoying the snow.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Random Thoughts

I have been out and about and have some thoughts. Why are people more friendly in the snow? I have been waved at and smiled at more in the few days than when it is just raining. I appriciate and miss my husband even more right now. He is an amazing man and I miss him always however, when you have to wait for others to put chains on and all that you so appriciate a husband who can do that. I just shoveled our sidewalk and driveway. Woo who for the burned calories and it just made me think of how if Jim were here he would have done it. Even though I do enjoy that sort of thing. We rescheduled Christmas with his parents due to not knowing how the weather will be tomorrow. And they live a ways out and I am not comfortable driving up those hills in this crazy weather. I have also been so appriciative of a wonderful neighborhood and great neighbors.
As I write this I sit here and here formiluar sounds. Rain is falling. Merry Christmas all. Hope you all are with the ones you love.

Can't decide

I can't decide if I am loving all the snow or am ready for it to go away. We got over 4" It may be up to 6 I am not sure. But it is so beautiful. I love it. The thought of having to drive anywhere doesn't excite me at all. I almost ended up sliding into the ditch today. That is what I don't like. Now that we are done with school for the Christmas holiday and I don't have anywhere to go I am fine with the snow. I also love how everyone has to slow down and enjoy life. No rushing here and there It just isn't an option. So, I guess for now I will stick with loving it. I will say again it is beautiful!!

Snow and stuff

It has been crazy weather for us. It was crazy to have school canceled this week. I was so glad that Brayden's school changed there minds last minute and at least had school Thursday. I was able to go and watch their practice program. Otherwise we have lots of food and my Christmas shopping is done and so all is well for us to be stuck at home.
We have had a crazy week with Army stuff. We had to do a red cross for a family and that is a terrible situation. Wow, I realize over and over how great my life and husband are. Then I have a lady that works at our unit who called today and said that they don't have food. She has 6 kids and a husband who was recently diagnosed with Diabetes. Oh yeah and he is unemployed. Such a sad thing. We are pulling all kinds of things and she and her family will have a wonderful Christmas. It just reminds me how much I truly have. Yes we aren't rolling in the money but I was able to give my kids a good Christmas and there is lots of food in the cupboards. I have a husband who loves me and the kids and works so hard for us. He loves God and he is faithful to me and devoted and commited to our family.
Christmas always seems to come up so fast and I am always ready for the tree and that to be done. However, this year I have enjoyed things so much. We haven't done tons of things. I haven't baked nearly as much and we have just played and something else I did this year that we have never done. We put a cradle with a baby under the tree. Every time I look at our tree, it reminds me of Jesus' birth. I just love it. I think having kids also changes things. The one thing in the world that I want more than anything in life is that my kids love the Lord all the days of their lives. So, I pray daily and I try to show his love to them. But sometimes I feel like I do a really bad job. So, it is great to be able stop and look at my tree and be reminded of the reason for life and the season.
Merry Christmas.