Christmas cards

I never thought that once we had two kids, doing up the yearly Christmas cards would become so difficult to actually get done. I usually have them mailed by the middle of November, but this year, I have only been able to work on them sparingly, and one or two at a time, before someone needs me. And then I used to be so organized, this year I think I accidentally made up a Christmas card for the same person twice!! Ooops!

I do however love doing up the photo cards...I love receiving photo cards too, they stay on my fridge all year. I like pictures, and I like pictures of families...that is my thing I guess.

Speaking of families, look at this lovely family, who let me work on their Christmas pictures for them.

I love taking pictures and am thinking of starting a business of sorts, but I am having a dilemma...I love taking pictures of people and families and kids....but I am scared to death of taking pictures of weddings, and huge important times like this....What if??? Well, I guess I will cross that bridge when I get to it. For now I am thankful for the practise I am getting on my friends!


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Remembering the ramble

So I was rather excited today to take Gracie to our local community Remembrance day ceremonies. She is old enough to start to understand and pay her respects to those that fought and are still fighting for us. However, the ceremony itself left a lot to be desired. I think that it is getting harder and harder for the younger generation to remember...alot of them have never been touched by war, and even though our country is at war, it really doesn't feel like it, at least to those who don't have a loved one overseas. So our Remembrance day is important and should not drag on and on, and have an old man rambling.

The minister who did a reading and talked on and on and on, was an older gentleman, who I am sure is very nice, and meant well, but because he rambled so much, a reading of "Flanders Fields" was cut from the ceremony. The MC had to boot him from the stage just in the nick of time to observe the silence....and well the kids were so bored. The laying of the wreaths drug on forever and ever as well.

There must be some way to spice things up and make things interesting for the younger generation. I am not talking about making things fun, just interesting enough for them not to tune out. My dearest friend sure made things interesting for me, making her poppy talk, kept us in silent stitches, which I am sure was not at all respectful, but what do you do??

This n' that

This flu bug that has bitten us has sure taken its time getting out of my house! We all got it last week and we are still feeling the lingering coughs and fatigue! I know that inspite of my cough I am feeling better though because my house is getting smaller and smaller every day! I WANNA GET OUT!! Gracie is feeling pretty good I think, her coughs seem to be going away. But Alysha seems to be holding on to hers a little bit longer.

Something else that I am super duper excited about....its almost Christmas!!! Well, almost time to decorate for Christmas anyways. I am going to have hubby put the christmas lites on the house this week, my excuse is that it is so warm out we should get it done now before it snows bunches. I am so excited to have Gracie help me this year set up the tree, and decorate.....woooo!!

I was looking through some old pictures of my amazing Gracie, and I came across this one.....sooo cute!!

I have cute kids.

I can say that.....they are mine!

Well I think that is all from me today, I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Amazing Grace

If you have time today, go to the link below. This is my favorite hymn "Amazing Grace", and I think this is the best performance I have ever seen. Prepare to have your socks knocked off!

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1785324681?bclid=1338935106&bctid=1913313052

Bit by the flu bug

*groan*

Now me and the kids have IT...

I feel like crap!

So far though I have been able to take care of the kidlets and myself while hubby is at work. He is still not feeling great, finding it hard to get his energy back.

I think the worst part of this illness, is hearing my three month old baby girl coughing...poor thing, and there really isn't anything I can do about it.

Gracie is doing ok, she has got over the worst of it, and there is just a bit of a lingering cough now. No fever. Alysha basically just has a cough and is sorta miserable. And me.....well, I am a whiner when I am sick, but I have this cough, my stomach muscles hurt from coughing...and I am a bit sneezy and feel like I am walking around in a bubble. Hopefully this is the worst it gets, and hopefully I don't run out of Tylenol cold and flu!! Works like a charm!

I am Mom

When I became the mother of one child, Gracie, I remember feeling overwhelmed, exhasted, and frustrated a lot of the time. I didn't know what to expect out of naps, sleep, feeding, and when naps didn't go well I would get very mad, and annoyed.

I regret that.

Now as a mother of two, I hardly ever get annoyed with Alysha, her naps, sleeping or eating. When she is hungry she is fed, when she is tired she sleeps, and when she is awake, she is awake. What changed? All I know is that this time around I am a better adjusted, content and happy mom.

I feel blessed. I feel content. I am a mom.

With Gracie I think I was having a hard time adjusting to becoming a mom, I felt I had lost my identity. With Alysha, I am becoming something more....a real mom. And it is something that I am proud of. Something that I am content with, and something that I never, ever want to change.

I am part of a family, three people love me more than I ever imagined. Two little people look to me for guidance. I am needed.
I love kids now, love playing with them, loved being attacked by my kids, and my nephew and neice...I am loved.

Thank you God for making me a MOM!!

IT

Hubby has got IT.

I don't know if IT is H1N1 or not.

But he has got IT what ever IT is.

He has a bad cough, achy, and generally feels like crap.

We had pretty much decided not to get the vaccinations, but this kind of takes it out of our hands anyways, kinda late now. IT is in our house.

I just hope and pray really really hard that my Alysha doens't get IT, or my Gracie. Alysha is under 6 months so she wouldn't have been able to be vaccinated anyways, and there is just something so terrible about a baby so small being sick.

I am going to go get groceries hopefully tomorrow before I get IT. I am buying some major refils of Lysol wipes and hope to get IT out of my house before IT gets me!