Pictures

The promised pictures!  (Yes, the order is mixed up.)

Monica Whitaker and I (We were college roommates!)

My little construction man ...

With his favorite dinosaur shirt

Dinosaur birthday cake

So excited on his fifth birthday!

So cute!  (See his shirt!)

He is growing up too fast!

Trying to hide while we sing "Happy Birthday."  He had begged me for days not to let anybody sing to him.  He gets sooo embarrassed.

Thanksgiving Day at Dad and Mom's ~ Cousins enjoyed a table to themselves

Playing games

Opening gifts after a tiring Thanksgiving Birthday at Grandpa and Grandma's house

 "Reading" his new dino book

It's time to decorate for Christmas

I love the traditional red and green colors.  Can you tell?

"Digging" into his piece of birthday cake

A serious game of Balderdash going on

Eating

A new wreath I created this year above the fireplace

One of our Christmas trees

Another view of the wreath

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!

It is That Time of Year Again!

Okay.  Sometimes it helps me to simply sit down and write during times of extreme busyness and stress.  Somehow or other it satisfies my emotions when I express my feelings on paper/blog.  There are too many things going on in my life right now and too many responsibilities to feel like I have everything under control.  This is not the way I choose to live!  My ENTIRE house is a HUGE disaster!  P.l.e.a.s.e don't come and visit today!  ;o) Christmas decor is "decorating" the floor, the couches, and everywhere besides where it should be.  Toys are spread all throughout the mess! Then I walk into my youngest son's bedroom, only to find him sitting in the midst of a PILE of books!  Did I only say "PILE"?  I should say "MOUNTAIN!"  I hope no one trips and falls over the mess; we will have more stress!  ha! There are mounds of laundry to fold and yes, the important pieces of clothing are getting slim in our private drawers.  :0)  I have the washer going with more laundry ready for folding in an hour or so.  I have a HUGE project for school to complete in the next week; I need to work on the church Christmas program; our basement ~oh my!~ I won't even talk about that DUMP!  I want to have an open house for our church family in about two weeks with food ..........  Yep, it is Christmas time and the pressure is on!  I'm trying to stay focused on one.thing.at.a.time!  This is hard for me, since I see so many things that need to be done.  There are people to visit and phone calls to be made; church invitations to pass out and so much more.  In the middle of all this, we would like to sneak in a few fun family things to do during this Christmas season.  Oh, by the way, we need to purchase a new storm door for one of our front doors before real winter weather sets in.  Our doors desperately need painting.  My hubby started to clean up the backyard a couple weeks ago.  He made it as far as cutting down a tree that seemed to be taking over our yard.  The remnants of the tree have been lying on the ground surrounding the tree stump since that day.  Our cedar bushes/trees are getting quite overgrown.  They must be trimmed before real winter weather sets in.  The responsibilities are mounting, but I must remember to take one day at a time and make it useful for God!  Devotions and time with Him are priority!  If nothing else gets accomplished, I know the time I spend with Him is more important than everything else going on in my life.  I know He will help me through the busyness!  What would I do without my Savior?  I love Him so much!

Pictures Coming Soon

I have some new pictures to post, but lack the time and energy to upload them now.  We had an enjoyable Thanksgiving Day at my parent's house where we ate a delicious meal and played games with relatives.  Thanksgiving Day was also Joshua's fifth birthday this year.  He had a grand time celebrating with his two favorite cousins, McKenna and Dawson.  I will try to post pictures soon.