Don't Pretend

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Startin' Fires

I'm so happy I could cry.

I'm genuinely so happy this morning I could cry. I first want to start off my giving all glory to God this morning. Last week I went to the doctor for those stinkin' ulcers I get. They were in the back of my throat and since I have the privelage of taking care of babies I just wanted to be sure it wasn't the beginning of strep. Prayerfully it wasn't strep. While I was there I talked to Dr. J about the usual symptoms I've been having about my Chronic Fatigue. It's something I've lived with for almost 5 years that it's just a part of everyday life. He gave me a scrip for the ulcers and a years supply of pain meds and highly recommended my trying Lyrica as a preventative for my pain. He said they prescribe it for Fibro patients and said that if it worked for me it could change my life. Change my life for $2 a day, I was all about trying it. We talked about the risks and side effects and he put me on the lowest dose. He said give it a full week and after 2 weeks if it isn't working we will increase the dose. Well it's been 7 days today.

To preface, I worked all day yesterday, did Gingerbread houses with the kiddos and then stayed out until 11:58 pm shopping with a girlfriend. That's a full day for anyone and ridiculous for me to even consider if I want to at all function the next day. I need at least 8 hrs of sleep and to stay off my feet as much as possible. As if that ever happens. Then, this morning Mark was on a rant about Santa. Oh my gosh, it was the complete opposite conversation I recall having 7 years ago to be exact. Anyway, we discussed it and discussed it so much that Matthew was actually tardy for the 1st time ever with me trying to get out the door. I felt sick, just sick about him being late. So when Mark called to apolojize for the 3rd time I had to interrupt him with the it's okay saying I just can't be upset I feel good today. He actually said how can you feel good after my reaction this morning and I said, well when you feel bad, bad things just add to it but today I feel good.

Tears are swelling up in my eyes. I don't know what this afternoon will bring, I certainly don't know what will happen tomorrow. With all the sadness going around; car accidents, death, divorce, and the list truly goes on and on. So many people I know are hurting, emotionally and financially. But today, I feel good, in fact I feel GREAT. So I want to give Thanks, Thanks to God for Dr. J, Thanks for medicines that heal, Thanks for the ability to pay for the scrip. Thanks for the 1st day in a very long time that I just didn't want to crawl back in bed. Thank you God , my husband, my father, my kids and our Amazing God.

Well, I have to admit I love this time of year. I love cold weather. I love teaching my kids the real reason for Christmas and did I say I love this time of year :) We are still creating traditions as we go but matching pj's is definately one of them. We also started our advent calendar's a couple of days ago. This year Matthew has lego and Abba has My Little Pony. If you haven't ever done these it's the quickest way to get your kids out of bed in the morning. This year the kids also got their own Christmas trees. Have you ever seen so much pink? Believe it or not pink ornaments were actually kinda hard to find. However, Matthew's teal and blue was everywhere I went. Go figure? We also drink lots of hot chocolate and read Christmas books every night at bedtime. Pretty soon we will make our Gingerbread house and I'll get to wrapping those Christmas presents in a couple of days. In the meantime, I'm gonna enjoy all the beautiful Christmas decorations everywhere I go and cram in as much Christmas music in a day as possible. And let's not forget I love checking my mailbox everyday to see your smiling faces on those Christmas cards. Oh and while I'm blabbing, so sorry for the delay in blogging, I know it's been a long time coming.

11 "not-so-big" fish

Well, in an attempt to create some good family time and for Mark to de-stress, I planned a couple hours of fishing for us on Sunday. We had planned to go to dad's lake house but it was alot windy so Boba suggested we fish at one of his friends stocked ponds out in Tuscola. This turned out to be a beautiful piece of peaceful. Oh, I wanted to move in. There was a swing by the pond and with the breeze on this beautiful fall day it was dreamy. Matthew caught all the fish. Even though they were little baby channel cats he didn't care. It's just the fun memory making kind of Sunday that we all needed. Of course, I didn't even attempt to fish. I was busy getting stuck in the knee with hooks and serving snacks. My sweet dad stood there for 1 1/2 and never caught a thing. I guess I take my fishing cue's from him. We even got to see 7 baby kittens in their barn. Some barn, not the kind of barn I grew up with. This one had a hot tub and guest quarters inside. Anyway, thank goodness they were only 3 weeks old or I think that husband of mine would have taken one. He may act tough but he has a soft spot for the cats we already have. Here's hoping your Sunday was as relaxing as ours.

Backward's Day

Well, Abba had Backward's day at school today and got to wear her hair clips and shirt backwards. The kids all looked pretty cute actually. Mrs. L is such a fun teacher. She also brought their class pet to school today "Mitzi - the Guinea Pig" Of course, we will be bringing it home for a weekend visit at some point during the school year. I also thought these pics of Matthew sleeping in his Transformer Tent were pretty cute. Notice the Superman Underoos? Don't you remember Underoos? Well, we are off to our 2nd Wylie Football game. Homecoming - Don't you remember all the mums? It will be fun to tie a few knots and hear all the rustling of ribbons and sounds of bells.

A Texas Good Time

Well, my much anticipated date night with the hubby was tons of fun. Blake and Miranda put on an awesome acoustic show. They were down to earth, funny and they sing just in good in person (if not better). A very talented duo! Aaron Watson also got up and sang a beautiful song he wrote. I love music, it moves my soul, and can change my mood almost instantly. I prefer to wake up to music over coffee actually. Dinner was also delicious and we saw so many people we knew. I think Blake and Miranda may come back and do it again so plan early now to go next year. Thanks to Morgan for watching the kiddos for us. It's great to know they are well taken care of when we actually do get out of the house.