Piper

Well Scott already got his Christmas gift. We have had Piper for almost a week now. She is a full blooded black lab puppy. We got her from friends of ours. She is the runt from a litter of 7. Her full name is Piper Autumn Haley. She was born on September 17, the first day of fall. (That's were Autumn came from.) She is wonderful, sleeps good, is doing well on potty training, and gets along great with Annie & the girls! We just love her!

I am thankful for...

....my mom, dad, and brother being able to come over and spend time with us today. My beautiful, healthy girls and terrific husband. My car, my job, a roof over my head. To live in a free country especially to have the freedom of speech and prayer.

I do hope that all of you had a relaxing day with family and friends and food on your table. Take time to remember these days for they will soon be gone. Cherish what you have in front of you. God Bless!

This song....

Last night I realized that I have to stop trying to make everything right. I can't do it all, have it all, give it all. I have to let God take over. It is now out of my hands and in His.
I have always loved the Wizard of Oz and the song Somewhere Over the Rainbow. During my favorite tv show the other night, Jon & Kate plus 8, this song was played. I got chills and even tears in my eyes. They were in Hawaii renewing there vows. I visited their website last night and it was so inspirational.
(For those that are not familiar with the show, they have 8 children. A set of twins and sextuplets. They are not much older than Scott and I. They are very honest people and do all they can to make the kids lives the best possible. They are very open about their love for God, which is rare in today's times. She puts Bible verses on index card around her house for inspiration.)
Anyway, back to the reason of the post, for some reason last night something came over me. It was a since of peace. Like it will be ok. I prayed that this peace will continue on into today and days after. It has. Scott was late getting home this morning for work and normally I would be very irritated because he has the car and I was worried about Carly getting to school on time. When he got home, I smiled at him. He asked me if I was in a bad mood probably not noticing my smile and just out of habit or instinct asked me that question. When he realized that I wasn't, it made his morning better. I can't tell you why I feel this way but I think it started with this song. Somewhere over the rainbow dreams do come true and this is a wonderful world! I do believe that I will wake up one day and realize that these gray clouds are far behind us. But I can't do it alone. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and God Bless.

It's Been Awhile

Sorry it has been so long since my last blog. Not much has been going on but yet we have been so busy.

I have finished planning our next vacation. We are going to Orlando in May. The four of us along with my grandma, aunt & her fiance, my cousin, and maybe my mom & brother will all go with us. We have a 3 bedroom condo that sleeps 12 so there will be plenty of room. I also rented us a mini van to drive down there, that will be fun for the girls. Most of you know our disastrous story about our flight home last time...so we decided to drive this time. I have also planned a special lunch inside Cinderella's castle. This will probably be our last trip down there for awhile so I am making sure that we get everything done!

Carly moved up to her next level in gymnastics. She used to be on the little team called "Dolphins" now she is on "Hoppers". She is practicing hard for her Olympic Day in December. Candace will have her dance recital in December also. Carly has her last soccer game this weekend. Thank Goodness!! We are all a little over this soccer thing!

Oh, Halloween was fun. Carly ended up being Snow White and Candace was Belle from Beauty and the Beast. We just went around the block so girls were not too tired the next morning.
Well, can't think of anything else. Thanks for reading this and keep checking back. I promise to do better!