Mother's Day....

Happy Mother's Day to all of my blogger friends! I hope you have a great day and get to spend it with your children or your Mama. We will be heading out soon to visit my Mom. The poor thing is spending her Mother's Day in the hospital this year. She had surgery on Friday to remove a part of her large intestines. That's why I have been a little MIA this weekend. This past week and the next few weeks are just crazy. The end of year stuff for school and getting my son signed up for school next year just eats up the days. Anyhoo enjoy your day no matter how you spend it. Don't forget to thank your Mama for raising an awesome kid!

Have a great day.......

Wordless Wednesday

Three weeks ago my baby lost his first tooth. I could have cried. Every day is one more day farther from the baby toddler stage. As bittersweet as it is, I am taking the time to enjoy every second with him. I now know how fast the time really flies by and before you know it he's going to his first prom.

Prom Time

Can you believe it's prom season already? Can you believe this girl is a junior in high school? Where did the time go? This past Friday was her prom. I can't believe next year she will be a senior in high school. We still have our really rocky moments with her. It seems to be less and farther in between her rages. I pray she continues to shed that mean girl and realize what an awesome person she truly is.

P.S. Is anyone else having problems with blogger today? It has taken me several tries to be able to edit and post this morning. 

Show me your......

Every Friday, Kelly from Kelly's Korner does a new topic in her "Show Me Your Life" series. This Friday's topic? Mom's with teenagers. A topic I could write a book on. The good, the bad, and the ugly. We had our girls when we were young. Early 20's young. By the time my youngest daughter was born, I had three girls under 3 and a half. My 2nd and 3rd daughter are 17 months apart. When my girls were little I never realized that when they were babies and toddlers that they would be easy years compared to the teen years. I always believed that if you teach them when they are young they will fly straight when they are older.

My oldest daughter is now 21. She is in college and her major changes daily. Just joking. She will graduate with a degree in finance but will be continuing her education to become an event planner.

My second daughter just turned 19. She is in her first year of college. She hopes to become an oncology nurse.

My youngest daughter now 17 is a challenge. The moment she turned 12 it's like she became a different person. We have had more ups and downs with her than the other two girls. She is more likely to yell in your face. It's tough being a teen these days. More temptation. More peer pressure. The list is endless. I know I wouldn't want to be one.

We also have a 5 year old son. I'll save him for another post.

We have laid down the foundation work for our children. We have taught them right from wrong. It is now up to them to take the tools we have given them and do what is right. Mentally. Emotionally. Spiritual. Because at the end you just pray to God you taught them well.

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Wordless Wednesday~April showers

My Crab apple tree. My favorite part of spring. I wait from New year's Day the first day of spring until this tree blooms. I look forward every year for three days of the most gorgeous flowers. I think it's a shame it doesn't bloom longer. Some years we don't even get to see it bloom. Rain and wind are it's enemy. If only it would look like this all summer.....

P.S. This photo was taken without any filter and no editing. Just me and my macro lens. The way it should be.

April Fool's day anniversary......

Wishing my hubby a happy anniversary. Although it is not our wedding anniversary or the anniversary of our first date,it is just as important. 8 years ago he was diagnosed with cancer. When a loved one is told they have cancer it is as if time stops for a few minutes and when the clock resumes your life is never the same. We decided early on that no matter what the outcome was cancer was not going to win. It would not steal our faith or who we were. I have always believed things happen for a reason and there is a lesson to be learned. We learned to put our trust in doctors and our faith in God. We found nurses who became like family to us. We watched as our good friends became our great friends. We learned to accept help when needed and not try to do it all ourselves. We learned that every day is a gift and tomorrows are not promised. We learned that if we keep putting off our dreams they may never come true. We grew stronger as a family and Tim McGraw's song "Live like you were dying" became our motto. We always talked about having a 4th child but kept putting it off. After 6 months of chemo and two years of a chemo like drug we welcomed our son into our crazy lives. We slowed down and truly enjoyed life. Here's to you Honey and many more cancer free anniversaries!

Happy Easter

I'm so sorry I haven't been around lately. Hopefully that will change soon. I hope everyone had a great day with family and friends today.

Winters last hurrah.....

Look what arrived yesterday/night. This past week we had temperatures in the 50's almost 60's and today this awaited us.My son trying to be helpful put his wet coat on our pellet stove to dry and never told us. Yep. Melted the zipper. So thankful it didn't burn more. Unfortunately it was his good LL Bean coat. Sigh. I am totally ready for Spring.