This is why I love being a MOM!

My friend Sharlotte sent me a link with her 3 boys and I was cracking up. I had to make my own. This is sooo funny, someday my children will hate me, but oh well that's why I'm the mom!

Merry Christmas everyone, enjoy!


http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9611244410

And What I'm Not Thankful For....

Bathtub 1 - Cale 0

We got home from Shawn's Dad's house around 4:30 yesterday, we planned to start a fire and hang out. Shawn and I told the boys to go get in the tub and that is about where are night of relaxing ended.... Cale fell when he got shortly after he got in, and if you know Cale he got right up "I'm OK" then he fell again. This time he was crying, I was like your OK, then I went to get jammies. Colby says Mom Cale's bleeding.... So off we went to Blank ER, and I can tell you that is not a good place to be on Thanksgiving night. I said it's a good thing Cale is on an antibiotic for a sinus infection or who knows what he probably would have gotten. I kept telling Colby don't touch anything. So keep us in your prayers that we don't get what ever was floating around in there.

We arrived at 5:30 and were discharged at 9:15. Four stitches later we are all recovering.

Note: this is the 3rd time Cale has split his eye open, left eye-coffee table-glue to the eye, right eye-dining room chair-butterfly strips, left eye-bathtub-stitches. I'm ready to put him in a bubble until he's 20.

What I'm Thankful For....

Yesterday was Thanksgiving we had a great time with Shawn's family. Other than the fact that the oven got shut off and there was a slight delay of the turkey. Someday we will look back and giggle about that. One of Barb's grand kids came in the kitchen no less than every 10 minutes and said "how's the turkey coming?" It was pretty funny. I just wanted to post a quick picture to tell you about 3 of the things I'm most thankful for, of course there are many. But man am I a lucky women to have these blessings in my life.

Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving....

We spent Sunday with my family to celebrate Thanksgiving. We drove to Orient to have lunch at my Mom's house. We took Ashlin and Ayrin with us since their mom was working. My brother came back from Omaha, his wife was working so she couldn't join us. Her mother Marjorie joined us, she is such a sweetheart. My aunt Janet, sister Kelly and her boyfriend Dave were also there. We had a nice time, the boys always love to go there since we aren't around much farmland here. It is amazing as I grow up how different things look in my hometown. Such a small town, everything looks so different.

Thursday we are going to Shawn's Dads house for lunch. He and his girlfriend Barb are hosting lunch for the second year in a row. Barb has 4 daughters and Shorty's 2 (Shawn & Sheila) so its a big group once you add in the spouses and grandkids. Its a fun group to be around. Barb has been widowed almost 10 years and Shorty just 5 years, its been such a blessing to see them happy. They are kind of fun to sit and watch, they just seem to be in their own little world.

What a great time to be with friends and family, I just want to take time to make sure we give Thanks for all we have been blessed with.

기합

Okay I didn't know how to spell hiyaw-you know like the yell in Tae Kwon Do, so the symbol above means yell in Korean. Today after school Colby was telling me how tired he was-oh I don't think I can go to Tae Kwon Do, I'm soooooo tired. So I say okay you can either go to Tae Kwon Do or go to bed, because I'm a Mom that's why. Tonight he's been singing a different tune, he is SOOOOO happy he went. He broke his first board, and it was totally cool.

Colby pretty much stood around with this same smile holding his boards for quite awhile tonight. I love the look on Cale's face in that picture, he loves his big brother (well at least most of the time).

Woohoo Colby!

Reminder of the fun at the marriage retreat....

This morning before church I was listening/watching CMT, I had to laugh when this video came on. Those of you that were at the marriage retreat or heard about it will find the humor.... I also added the music link in the upper corner just click on the little esnips guy (holding the candle...heeheehee)

I Melt….
By Rascal Flatts

When you light those candles
Up there on that mantle, setting the mood
Well, I just lie there staring
Silently preparing to love on you
Well, I can feel the heat from across the room
Ain't it wild what a little flame can make you wanna do
I melt every time you look at me that way
It never fails, anytime, any place
This burn in me is the coolest thing I've ever felt
I melt
Don't know how you do it
I love the way I lose it, every time
What's even better
Is knowing that forever you're all mine
The closer you get, the more my body aches
One little stare from you is all it takes
I melt every time you look at me that way
It never fails, anytime, any place
This burn in me is the coolest thing I've ever felt
I melt
I melt every time you look at me that way
It never fails, anytime, any place
This burn in me is the coolest thing I've ever felt
I melt
Every time you look at me that way I melt,
I melt I melt

Not as tough as I thought...

Okay so during my last post I stated that I was just too tough to get sick...I wasn't. I am so glad that last week is over and I'm hoping that was our families one bout with the flu. Not a good week. Colby ended up missing 2 days of school and Cale was sick then as well. I went to the doctor on Saturday afternoon with a raging sinus infection and am finally starting to feel some relief. It was really too bad because Shawn and I attended a marriage retreat Friday night and Saturday and I really didn't get to enjoy it since I was under the weather. Its just not very often when we actually have a weekend without kiddos so I was bummed. The information at the retreat was awesome, and we had a lot of good laughs.