Getting up to date.. again!

Let's see! Since my last posting on my words to live by lots of things have happened. That's obvious right having three active boys. I have managed to SIMPLIFY by getting rid of the clutter in each room. It's an ongoing project though for sure. Ive gotten rid of so much, yet when I look around I still see soo much more that really needs to go. CONSERVING finances has been a work in progress. Ive gotten as far as making a chart of all the bills that need to be paid off, using some of Dave Ramsey's ideas. They are great but a little tough to stick to, to say the least. CONSERVING opinions of others has been another work in progress. Think I'm doing pretty good though! CHERISH- yeah another word I have to remember daily.. You know when the kids really act up I want to fast forward those days and times to when they are more well behaved. Need to cherish all the moments, both good and bad as there are lessons to be learned in every situation. It seems lately I'm just wanting to fast forward my life to when there are no more stressful issues and life is just "normal." Need to work on that..

Since Bella Renae's passing not a moment has gone by where I don't think about her. Some days and moments are better than others when I think about her and the VERY short time I got to be with her. Since we found out the cause of ther death, several family members have began helping out to support the cause of her death which is ACD- Alveolar Cappilary Dysplasia.. More about that on this website.. http://www.acd-association.com/   Be sure to check out the public service announcement on there. It was made in memory of Bella.. Fundrasing ideas are in the works and I will share them once we (all included in helping make the event possible) solidified the details.

Ricky celebrated his 11th birthday January 22nd. I never got around to posting any pics of that so here is one. He is one who like to pose for all my pics thankfully.

 Baseball is in full swing. We all very much enjoy this sport, even though the first few games for Marc and Justin were unbearably FREEZING! We are sure the cold weather has passed and will enjoy the games in this beautiful spring like weather..  Here are a few pics of Marc #4 and Justin #2

Spring break is going on right now. Can I say that I'm a little bummed our spring breaks are spent in SA for the next few years? Why the boys have games all during spring break doesn't make sense to me! I miss our annual spring break getaways! Planning to visit Mickey though when school gets out.. More on our summer plans in another post.. Be back for part 2 tomorrow or maybe later today..

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."


"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."

 Helen Keller