OK so here are the highlights....good and bad of 2010........
1. Chelsea turns 16
2. Chelsea moves back in with me
3. Keith and I are officially seperated...waiting on day 365 to get divorced
4. Dad passes away March 25th
5. Dad's burial April 25th
6. Chelsea was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and hospitalized
7. Chelsea moves back to Texas
8. Kaitlyn is in 3rd gd,Kase is 2nd, Coby is in 1st...and Chelsea is a Junior
9. Kase had pneumonia for 2 weeks...should have been hospitalized
10. Lost my job...but started a new one....
11. boys start Cub Scouts, and Kaitlyn starts girl scouts
Friday, December 31, 2010
The Last Day....of 2010
OMG...where did the year go....it started off sooo slow...but then like warp speed it left. This year has brought me so much pain, heartache, knowledge, and clarity. I want to experience LIFE...and all that GOD has in store for me in 2011!! A new year for new beginings.... (maybe even go back to school)
So until next year......(love saying that)......
So until next year......(love saying that)......
Christmas
Christmas has came and went....the kids got wayyy too much from everyone...including Santa!! Speaking of Santa....here the kids are visiting him at our annual trip to see Santa at Bass Pro! I just love this picture!!
Here is the night before Christmas...none of the kids wanted to go to bed.....after about an hour telling Coby Santa was watching....and that he was going to pass our house...he finally fell asleep in MY bed with me next to him!! :)
Feeding Santa's reindeer.....
Here is the night before Christmas...none of the kids wanted to go to bed.....after about an hour telling Coby Santa was watching....and that he was going to pass our house...he finally fell asleep in MY bed with me next to him!! :)
Feeding Santa's reindeer.....
A snack for Santa....
Christmas morning.....
Santa brought Nintendo DS's to all 3...pink for KK, blue for Coby and red for Kase; along with other goodies.......
A bike for Kaitlyn and Kase...and Coby a scooter......along with other stuff from me and Keith.....
...of course it didnt stop there...they still had Keith's family to visit....and we will do Christmas with mine when we get to go to Texas.....
....but for this year...it is OVER....another year gone....another year older, wiser....and richer....LOL...yeah that's richer in LOVE....not MONEY....LOL
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Christmas Parties at School
Kase watched Polar Express and hung out..then everyone swapped candy.....
Kaityn...watched a movie on Friday...but on Thursday....went from classroom to classroom...from all the 3rd grade teachers and made several different crafts.....
Coby had a big class party......
....of course they brought home lots of goodies....too much....and each student along with their teachers received a reindeer jingle bell necklace! (Kase has his on in the picture above)
Parade and Cub Scout Awards
OK...so here lately I have really sucked at keeping up my blog....I have all the intentions to...and then something else comes up. I really tried spending more time with the kids when I have them....or cleaning/decorating when they are with Keith...instead of spending soooo much time on the internet. (guess I should have asked Santa for a laptop..LOL)... Anyway...all is well...work is going good...a few bumps getting used to things...but with the holidays behind...I am ready to focus more on the kids, their troups...and get back to scrapping.
The boys were suppose to march in the Christmas parade here in Loranger with their pack...but rain and other issues cancelled it for them...but we still went and they had a great time. They got lots of compliments from the police officers and firefighters...seeing them in their uniforms. ( I have to admit...they are too cute)
We had awards night for the boys in Cub Scouts....the boys each were awarded their Bobcat Patch....showing they know the scout promise and law...and then each one received a few other little awards for projects they do with the pack. (Kaitlyn is now in girl scouts..and will start after the 1st of the year)
Monday, December 6, 2010
Reflection Advent ~Day 7~
~Love~
....strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
....I love my children, my family..my friends....
....strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
....I love my children, my family..my friends....
Reflection Advent ~ Day 6~
~Honesty~
..... devotion to telling the truth
Something I take pride in doing. I am no saint~LOL!! ...but I do tell the truth!! I do not believe in lying...nothing good ever comes of it...it usually consumes the person and then becomes their life. I try my hardest to teach the kids this moral. To teach them that this basis of truth telling is a foundation that once started...they will want to be on the right side...because once the trust is gone...its hard to restore it. Kaitlyn has been bring home books from class....some were given to her...some were not...but Kaitlyn has been telling everyone that they were. Well she confessed and had to learn a life lesson in honesty....and what stealing really means....!!
..... devotion to telling the truth
Something I take pride in doing. I am no saint~LOL!! ...but I do tell the truth!! I do not believe in lying...nothing good ever comes of it...it usually consumes the person and then becomes their life. I try my hardest to teach the kids this moral. To teach them that this basis of truth telling is a foundation that once started...they will want to be on the right side...because once the trust is gone...its hard to restore it. Kaitlyn has been bring home books from class....some were given to her...some were not...but Kaitlyn has been telling everyone that they were. Well she confessed and had to learn a life lesson in honesty....and what stealing really means....!!
Reflection Advent ~Day 5~
~Cherish~
....to hold dear : feel or show affection for
I have tried to cherish moments with my kids more....sure I take the pictures...and make the scrapbook pages....but now I try to take the time....I try to include them more in the cooking...the cleaning...the daily things that I have to do...just to be with them...we play games....we make crafts together....or we just talk...or read....I know that one day they will not need me to do things for them....so I am trying to cherish these days right now since they still do!!
....to hold dear : feel or show affection for
I have tried to cherish moments with my kids more....sure I take the pictures...and make the scrapbook pages....but now I try to take the time....I try to include them more in the cooking...the cleaning...the daily things that I have to do...just to be with them...we play games....we make crafts together....or we just talk...or read....I know that one day they will not need me to do things for them....so I am trying to cherish these days right now since they still do!!
Reflection Advent ~ Day 4~
~Tolerance~
...inclined to tolerate especially marked by forbearance or endurance
.....this one is really implying to my kids. They say as you get older...you have less patience and tolerance....but I don't like being....'the norm'...so I have been trying really hard to take a deep breath before I react....and to realize that kids scream out for no apparent reason.....and little boys make gross noises for fun....and eating with your hands is 'normal' for kids their age.... and that saying 'mom' a hundred times before I get a chance to answer, was not to annoy me...but to get my attention.... :0
...inclined to tolerate especially marked by forbearance or endurance
.....this one is really implying to my kids. They say as you get older...you have less patience and tolerance....but I don't like being....'the norm'...so I have been trying really hard to take a deep breath before I react....and to realize that kids scream out for no apparent reason.....and little boys make gross noises for fun....and eating with your hands is 'normal' for kids their age.... and that saying 'mom' a hundred times before I get a chance to answer, was not to annoy me...but to get my attention.... :0
Reflection Advent ~Day 3~
~Hope~
.......to desire with expectation of obtainment
Well I have been desiring for several things this year. I was hopeful that I wouldnt loose my job...and they closed...but I hopeful that I would get another...and I did. In my financial areas of life....I have been hopeful of good outcomes...and I can't complain....I havent won the lottery....or met a millionaire....but I am hopeful....LOL
.......to desire with expectation of obtainment
Well I have been desiring for several things this year. I was hopeful that I wouldnt loose my job...and they closed...but I hopeful that I would get another...and I did. In my financial areas of life....I have been hopeful of good outcomes...and I can't complain....I havent won the lottery....or met a millionaire....but I am hopeful....LOL
Reflection Advent ~Day 2~
~FAITH~
...is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen....Hebrew 11:1
....I have always felt as though my faith was strong...I wouldn't say unbreakable...but strong enough to endure alot....until dad died. I find myself questioning alot these days....I know what I have read.....or been told about when we die...but I don't find solace with it anymore. I have always been scared of dying.....that I won't get to see my kids grow up....but I am an adult...and it hasnt made it any easier to loose a parent. I guess we will always have that need....that connection to our parents no matter how old we get.
...is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen....Hebrew 11:1
....I have always felt as though my faith was strong...I wouldn't say unbreakable...but strong enough to endure alot....until dad died. I find myself questioning alot these days....I know what I have read.....or been told about when we die...but I don't find solace with it anymore. I have always been scared of dying.....that I won't get to see my kids grow up....but I am an adult...and it hasnt made it any easier to loose a parent. I guess we will always have that need....that connection to our parents no matter how old we get.
Reflection Advent ~Day 1~
~BELIEVE~
from Philippians 4:13
...I can do all thing through Christ who strengthens me.....
I have had many challenges this year....filing for divorce, the loss of my dad, hardship with work, bills piling up, chelsea becoming ill, then chelsea moving back to Texas....sometimes believing that things will turn out ok...is really hard for me. I try not to doubt.....but I still do. I am a person of logic....of answers. I think that every problem has a solution...and that all solutions are ones that we create. ...I am learning to believe...that I have to let go and believe that it will be ok......that my dad is in a better place, that Chelsea will still be that awesome kid even though I am not there to see her through it......I am realizing that believing is knowing in your heart what your mind can't say outloud..........
from Philippians 4:13
...I can do all thing through Christ who strengthens me.....
I have had many challenges this year....filing for divorce, the loss of my dad, hardship with work, bills piling up, chelsea becoming ill, then chelsea moving back to Texas....sometimes believing that things will turn out ok...is really hard for me. I try not to doubt.....but I still do. I am a person of logic....of answers. I think that every problem has a solution...and that all solutions are ones that we create. ...I am learning to believe...that I have to let go and believe that it will be ok......that my dad is in a better place, that Chelsea will still be that awesome kid even though I am not there to see her through it......I am realizing that believing is knowing in your heart what your mind can't say outloud..........
Our Advent Calendars
wow...time flies by when you work, take care of kids, a home...and all the other misc stuff that goes on in my crazy life. Well Thanksgiving went well....I ate at Cracker Barrel....wasnt really up for the whole eat as a family thing with Keith and his family.....never really felt like I was family even when we were together...so the air is a bit chillier now....! Anyway...all went well...got to pick up some presents at awesome prices. I went to bed early and headed out to the black friday sales...so that was a treat...I have been in a few years. I would have loooved to have sat at my computer and NOT fight the mass of people or the thunderstorms that ponded down on me the whole day,.....but it all turned out ok.
December has begun....and the kids have been helping me decorate the house. We have the tree up....decorated...by them....and I have up most of the other decorations. They want some outside decorations...but I am not sure if I will get around to it. I am going to try to at least put up a wreath and maybe some garland...but thats a big ' IF '!! We have been doing an advent calendar for the last few years....just moving the stick to count down the days...but this year...I have started 2 more...one for them...and one for me.
The one for them....acts as a little mini present for the day....I placed different items in bags...labled them ....and each day the kids take turns opening the bags to get the suprise. It's been great....except I have found that they all seem to want the same item....I made sure to put 3 seperate ones in the bag....but they seem to want the same one....so a mental note for next year is to make all the items identical...LOL !! The items are nothing big....so far its been christmas socks, suckers, christmas pencils and erasers....and a few others are games, coloring books, christmas silly bands....and things like that. I only bought items that contained multiples in the pack so it was cost efficient too. I could have just stuck with candy...like most advent calendars...but with Halloween...and Christmas parties coming up.... I chose to limit the candy.
The one for me....is more of a reflection advent calendar. I have written down 25 action words to define for each day leading up to christmas. Each word is written on a piece of paper...then put into a jar...each day I draw one out. I have decided that I will make a reflection scrapbook or binder that I will bring out each year....and each year start a new book. I have listed the definition either through the bible or a dictionary.....and then my own thoughts or feelings of the word...and its reflection on my life. It's so easy to get caught up in the chaos of the holidays...the shopping...buying...traveling that I decided to take time each day to reflect.....to enjoy the moments and the time I have with my family!
So thats about it for us....the boys have a parade this weekend that they will be in for cub scouts, then they have class parties on the 17th...and are out for the holidays...this year has just flown by....it will soon be 2011!!
December has begun....and the kids have been helping me decorate the house. We have the tree up....decorated...by them....and I have up most of the other decorations. They want some outside decorations...but I am not sure if I will get around to it. I am going to try to at least put up a wreath and maybe some garland...but thats a big ' IF '!! We have been doing an advent calendar for the last few years....just moving the stick to count down the days...but this year...I have started 2 more...one for them...and one for me.
The one for them....acts as a little mini present for the day....I placed different items in bags...labled them ....and each day the kids take turns opening the bags to get the suprise. It's been great....except I have found that they all seem to want the same item....I made sure to put 3 seperate ones in the bag....but they seem to want the same one....so a mental note for next year is to make all the items identical...LOL !! The items are nothing big....so far its been christmas socks, suckers, christmas pencils and erasers....and a few others are games, coloring books, christmas silly bands....and things like that. I only bought items that contained multiples in the pack so it was cost efficient too. I could have just stuck with candy...like most advent calendars...but with Halloween...and Christmas parties coming up.... I chose to limit the candy.
The one for me....is more of a reflection advent calendar. I have written down 25 action words to define for each day leading up to christmas. Each word is written on a piece of paper...then put into a jar...each day I draw one out. I have decided that I will make a reflection scrapbook or binder that I will bring out each year....and each year start a new book. I have listed the definition either through the bible or a dictionary.....and then my own thoughts or feelings of the word...and its reflection on my life. It's so easy to get caught up in the chaos of the holidays...the shopping...buying...traveling that I decided to take time each day to reflect.....to enjoy the moments and the time I have with my family!
So thats about it for us....the boys have a parade this weekend that they will be in for cub scouts, then they have class parties on the 17th...and are out for the holidays...this year has just flown by....it will soon be 2011!!
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