Today is the Day!

It's Snowing!!!  

Your Invited!

What: Autumn's Birthday + Sledding + Hot Chocolate + CAKE! = Coolawesomefuntime

Who: Anyone and everyone who can make it to our home

When:  3:30 to whenever the snow melts

Where: Tiny Town

            1601 E 562nd Rd.

             Brighton, MO 65617

Wo0t.

This will be a pretty long post so please bear with me and feel free to stop reading if you get bored... Not that anyone actually reads my blog... 

I was completely spoiled this year! I am so excited about everything I got that I feel the strong urge to put it on here:

 

 

My dear husband got me the MSR Dragonfly backpacking stove and fuel bottle, a Gerber Clutch multi-tool, Carefree Clothes for Girls pattern book, a Nalgene water bottle (that doesn't break, even if you run it over with a car....), and both Charlie and I got a 14 gallon fish aquarium  that we are slowly putting together, Geoff gave us a whole load of Sandalwood incense and my parents got us the the Magic Bullet ( I have yet to use it, but I am VERY excited)

Ontop of all this, I got A LITTLE candy a lot of healthy snacks in my stocking... I guess Santa got the memo that I am trying to get back into shape:)

That reminds me,  my Christmas present to myself was... I am now at 155 lbs!! :D oh happy day!

I hope everyone had an amazing holiday! Happy New Year!

Thank you

 Thank you Heavenly Father for my precious ones.  They are my joy and happiness.

I love you Autumn Jane and Liam Robert, forever and ever.

Christmas Wish List

I figured since everyone is putting down there wish lists on their blogs, I might as well join the crowd.

Here is my wish list for Christmas:

1.  I want Charlie to get into school.

2.  I want to finish Liam's stocking by Christmas eve.

3.  I want to finish all the presents I am making for everyone by at LEAST the day before Christmas eve.

4. 50 extra bucks to buy the last couple of presents I want to get Charlie.

5.  I want to have time to bake goodies for everyone.

6. I want people to actually like the goodies I make for them.

7. I want Liam to sleep through the night.

8. I want Charlie to like what I got him for Christmas. 

9. I want snow, and lots of it.

10. I want to be able to stay active and continue losing weight.

11. I want to get my Christmas cards out... preferably BEFORE Christmas.

12. I want a goat to eat the brush on our land.

13. I want Steve and Emily to come up with a responisble thing to do with their dog.

14. I want the scars on my legs to disappear. 

15. I want a nice evening with my husband that includes hot chocolate no screams from the kids.

And finally, I would like everyone in my family to be stress free and happy this Holiday season.

This is my wish list! Even if I was to only get a few of these things, I would be happy :)

Cheers and Happy Holidays.

Christmas is almost here...

Seriously? 

I have so much to do.  So many presents to make.  So much to bake. 

A fresh start

I am feeling better.  The pain is still there, but I can smile when I think about my Lilly..

That is all I am going to say about that, I realize that life goes on and I need to keep going too. :)

Here's the latest news:

1. Liam is awesome.

2. Autumn is starting to put sentences together... weird.

3. We got a new little puppy.  She is a pug, we have decided *for now* to call her Sage.

       - Charlie and I did not replace Lilly.  We just decided to add a new friend full of happiness and new beginnings.  The way we see it is, why cry alone when you can cry with a new friend?

4. I started off my "lose weight" adventure at 195 (right before I had Liam) I am now 170.  :D I feel really good and am excited to reach my goal.

Liam and Sage 

please bring me needed comfort.

This is really hard.  I am only forcing myself to do this because I believe it will help this massive lump in my stomach to start to go away...

For three years, I have had a little shadow named Lilly.  She has been my constant companion and very best friend (besides my husband) since the day she was brought into my life.  She was the best dog anyone could ever ask for and I don't know if I will ever go a day without remembering her and the joy she brought into my life.  She wasn't just a dog, she was that laugh you needed when you were blue, she was the comfort I needed when I felt alone, she was our camping companion in any weather, she was my Lilly.  I love you Lilly. I always will.  Please wait for me on the other side, I promise to rub your belly for the rest of eternity if you do.