I'm grateful...

Happy Thanksgiving! This year I wanted to write a list of all the things I'm grateful for.... So here it goes...

1. I am SO grateful and blessed to have a wonderful family who has stood by me through some of the worst times in my life. A family who lets me be ME and loves me anyway! I don't know where I would be without each and everyone of you!

2. I'm grateful for my hard working mom and grateful for this business she started so us kids could have a better life and I'm So grateful I get to work with her and for her and it also allows me to be with my kids when I need to be!

3. I'm so grateful for my pop-city... He gets me like no else does and always knows the right thing to say to me...Probably because I am the female version of him! I am always grateful for all the dads in my life! You all are the best!

4. I'm grateful for my sisters and their hubbys and would be lost without them! They are truly my best friends and even though I tease and bug the crap out of you guys!! It just means I love your faces to death!!

5. I'm so grateful for my Zoidian (aka B) He has been there for me and the boys like I never expected and really stood up when their own father wouldn't.. It means more to me then he will ever know... We love you!

6. I am grateful for friends who are always there no matter how long time goes by... Who make me laugh when I want to cry and take me out when I'm feeling cooped up! I love you butts!

7. I'm grateful for the house I live in and for the things I have! I'm SOO blessed and I think about this everyday!

8. This one might sound a little strange but I'm grateful for the poostain (aka my EX) For without him I may have never known my own strength! There was a time when I thought I couldn't make it alone or be a single mom and get through this horrible experience but I did and I came out a stronger, more confident woman. I know I can get through anything life throws at me and although I get down and lonely at times... I know in my heart that there is someone out there for me who will love me like I have always dreamed of... also without him I wouldn't have my 2 beautiful, sweetest boys which brings me to...

9. My sweet boys! I am grateful for Xavier and Aiden! I'm so grateful to be their Mom and be on this journey with them. I'm grateful I get to watch them grow.. I'm truly blessed... Being a mom is challenging and hard but I wouldn't trade it for the world!

10. I'm grateful that my sister Ashley is pregnant and having a baby in Jan. It has been a long, hard road to get here and no one deserves it more then her! I'm truly lucky to have her as my sister and I couldn't be more happy for her! She is going to be an amazing mommmy!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and I hope you all take a moment to reflect on the things that your grateful! We are blessed! I always try and rememeber that no matter how hard I think my life is... There is someone somewhere going through way worse... So be grateful people!

Loves to you and yours!

New Moon Craziness...

My Jacob shirt...

My sister's...

My cute nieces...

Evelyn and I...

We went to the midnight showing of New Moon Thursday night and it was really fun. We all went to dinner at Happy Sumo and then went and sat in our theater waiting so patiently for our movie to start.. Lauren kept yelling out 45 min... WOooooooo and then 30 min.. Woooooo It was fun to be with all the teeny boppers screaming when Edward and Jacob came on screen! lol.. The movie was great! Way better then the first one! I will say I am a bit tired though! (guess I'm getting old!) ;)

I heart both Edward and Jacob! =)

YAY for SNOW...

Out my front door...

"Outside the snow is falling.."

Mmmm.... Cookies!

What do you do on snowy days like today!!??.....

You make cookies while listening to Christmas music and sit in front of your SPARKLING tree!

Loves it! =)

My sick baby...

My poor sick bubba...

My sad baby with his IV...

Aiden has been so sick since Monday.. He was fine on Sunday and then I went to wake him up for school and he was wheezing and breathing all scary and had that horrible barking cough.. So off to the Insta-care we went and they said he had croop and gave him 2 doses of steroids to help keep his air way open and he seemed to be doing fine by Thursday... but that night he came in around 7 and hopped in bed with me and fell asleep.. A couple hours later I reached over and felt him and he was on fire! He had a fever of about 103... So off to the ER we went.. I just wanted to make sure he wasn't getting Swine flu or anything.. It wasn't.. He still has croop and they started an IV and gave him some fluids because he hasn't really eaten in 4 days... It was SO sad when they came in to start the IV... They had to poke him twice and he was crying and he told the doctor.. "NO! When I say NO, that means NO!" it was so sad but he was so brave... It was a long night and we didn't get to bed til around 2 a.m. but he seems to be doing a little better today! Lets just hope me and Xavy don't get sick now and Aiden gets better SOON!

Hope everyone else is staying happy and healthy...

I know it's early...

My beautiful sparkly random tree...

A shot from the dining area but you can see into the front room...

My cute little center piece and the penguin my dear Aunt Sue gave me! She has the same love of Christmas that I do..

The table in my kitchen.. a little random but that's ME! =)

This is right by my front door and yes, i decorated my lamp! hee hee..

The stocking's were hung by the chimney with care!.. (notice the Elf on my picture frame my dad gave his own special touch to my Christmas Decor)

Yes, I know it's still early but Christmas Decor makes me OH SO HAPPY!! I just can't help myself.. Everyone in our family is just CRAZY about Christmas and we always see who will put up their tree first! Surprisingly my MOM beat us all putting it up on HALLOWEEN! That nut! hee hee... But mine was up the weekend after so I can't say much.. Some people think this is NOT RIGHT and that it is "skipping" THANKSGIVING.. But I love to see lights and trees to go along with celebrating Thanksgiving.. And believe me I don't forget about the things I'm grateful for and I plan on posting a new blog to share what I'm thankful for..
I love sitting in front of my tree at night and dreaming of the future and what it has in store for me.. I love pulling out all my ornaments and remembering who or how I got them.. none of my ornaments match and my tree is quite random but that's just me! =)

Now bring on the snow! hee hee.. "I'm dreaming of white Christmas"

BELIEVE!

Halloween Part 2...

Look at my CREEPER baby!!!

Blood is now all over my sidewalk and porch..

Aiden, Uncle B and Xav...

Me and my scary boys..

This is the scene they created for grandma..

At pop's doorstep... lol..

Look at all that candy!

The boys were these Creeper things for Halloween and they sure got into character.. It was so funny! I guess no more cutesy things for Halloween anymore! *sniff* The boys had So much fun acting out how they killed (bert) on the grandparent's porches! lol.. They got TONS of candy! Ash and I handed out treats at my house while the boys were out in the cold Trick or treating!

Happy Halloween!! =)

Halloween Part 1...

Storm trooper and GI Joe

This is what my boys WERE going to be.... Until Saturday morning when we went to breakfast with AshieB and the boys got talking and came up with a plan that they wanted to be SCARY, CREEPY things for Halloween this year... So off to a Halloween store we went... (see next post)
They did get to wear these costumes on Friday when I got to take them to my work to Trick or treat office to office...