We could use your thoughts and prayers.....Please!

My sweet puppy is in bad shape. A week ago he was bit by a Brown Recluse Spider. On Tuesday he under went a two hour surgery to remove the dead and dying tissue from his back leg. Currently he is on two pain killers, two antibiotics and a sedative to keep him calm for the next TWO WEEKS!!!!!!
The vet had to keep his incision partially open so it can drain, but this makes it more dangerous and we have to be VERY careful he doesn't pop the stitches he does have. If that happens he will need another surgery. As it is he may still need the second surgery if his tissue continues to die off.
This photo was taken this morning.

If you are wondering how we know it was a Brown Recluse it is because we found the spider in his dog house.

I am so sad for this sweet boy who is such a love, he won over every staff member at his vet clinic this Tuesday. His vet was very upset and stressed to us how severe his injury is.

Our Holiday Book Tradition......

Four years ago, after my kids repeatadly asking "How long till Christmas?", I came up with a fun activity to "show" them how much longer. I went around the house and collected all of our Christmas themed books and headed to the local book store to gather a few more bringing our total number of holiday books to 30. Then with the kids helping we wrapped each book in wrapping paper, wrapping "The Night Before Christmas" in a completely different paper then the rest. Once all the books were wrapped we put them under our Christmas Tree. Each night one of the kids picks a book from under the tree, leaving "The Night Before Christmas" as the very last book we read on Christmas Eve.

This was such a huge hit that we decided to do it for Halloween as well and we've been doing it each year ever since.

Tiny Talk Tuesday

Today is my first time joining in on a little weekly activity here. It is to chronical the silly, funny, imaginative things my kids say during the week. How fun!!!
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On Thanksgiving Day my daughter, The Duchess, was sitting next to my brother who she absolutely adores. She looked up at him and said "Hey, wanna go on a date? I'll buy you a hotdog."

Friend Makin Monday

Another fun week of Friend Makin Mondays

1. Favorite website Pioneer Women

2. Favorite color PINK

3. Facebook? {Post a link or share your name if you want some new Facebook friends!} NO!!!!!!!!! I was being stalked on Facebook by a former classmate. Be careful ladies!!!!!

4. Favorite Christmas song? Winter Wonderland

5. Christmas tree: Real or fake? REAL!!!

6. Hottest celebrity? Harrison Ford

7. Favorite restaurant? A Local one called Buena Cerra. It burned down a few years ago, but nothing has replaced it as my fav yet.

8. Favorite magazine? Any Scrapbook mag

9. Favorite thing to drink around the holidays? Diet Coke

10. Favorite Christmas movie. A Christmas Story....."You'll shot your eye out!!"

November 28, 1989

Twenty years ago I was a 16yr old teenager attending a party at the home of my best friends boyfriend. This was our typical Friday night activity. On this particular night a friend asked me what I thought was a very ordinary question.

"Of all the guys here tonight, who do you think is the cutiest?"

I looked around the room and saw, really saw, a guy I had seen dozens of times before, wearing a red button up shirt with a white turtle neck underneath. Pointing in his direction I said "Him."

Little did I know then, that simple question and my response would set in motion the rest of my life.

Later in the evening that same friend walked up to me and said "Here, hold this." handing me a bottle of beer. Yes we drank....shhhh don't tell my mom!!
I took it from her thinking it was her's. It was not, and minutes later I heard Red Shirt boy say "Who took my beer?"

My dear friend perked up and said "She did!" pointing to me.

I spent the rest of that evening getting to know Red Shirt boy, who I had known since elementary school, but had never actual met.

Two weeks later standing on my front porch he told me he loved me for the first time and he has continued to tell me that everyday for 20 years!!

He is my first and last love. He is my other half, He is my heart. He is my soulmate! To be corny and quote Jerry McGuire "He completes me."

I Am Thankful......

To be their mother.

To have him as my soulmate.

To have him as my big brother.

To be her aunt.


To be a part of this amazing family!

I am thankful for my life!

Turkey Day Fun

We spent Thanksgiving Day at my sisters home with lots of family and TONS of good food.....tooo much good food, I don't think I'll be eating for a week!


Our Hostess


My Girlies.


My Boy.


It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without a friendly game of football.


The traditional after dinner snooze.


Fun with cousins.

All in all it was a great day! I am truly blessed to have a magnificent family!!