Butterflies, Kitty Cats, and Cupcakes

Going to keep quiet except for the facts, my dear Watson!

Well, Landon is going to be FOUR on April 7th. I was so happy to have a nice little photo shoot downtown with him. He was so well behaved! I'm so in love with this amazing little man. He captures my heart!

Me: Grace, Mrs Reeb told me that you didn't finish your elf paper. Is there a reason you didn't finish your elf?

Landon: Mom, its ELFabet!

What a doll!

Ready for the jolly fat man

We are totally ready for Christmas, less a few pieces of fruit and candy for the stockings! The kids are giving each other a gift this year, which should be darling! I am really going to photograph it this year instead of sitting there in my jam jams in an early morning daze.

I am SO excited to get to help at the Christmas Party in Grace's classroom. Its a formal party, so the kids get to dress fancy. It is going to be darling. I'll surely photograph it too!

I have decided I would like to travel the United States, bouncing from town to town visiting all of my family and friends and sightseeing. It will never happen, but a girl can have a Christmas wish for Santa, right?

We're feeling the pinch of the economy right now. I wish that I could do more for my family, friends and charitable organizations. I would love to win a huge lump of cash and just give it away.....

Well, I've let my imagination boil over onto my keyboard, so I'll quit babbling. If I don't post more photos before Christmas............
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Give thanks to the Lord for He is GOOD....

As I sit here this morning, checking emails, getting Grace on the bus, and drinking my coffee, I think of how many things I have to be grateful for! So often, I get caught up in the business of life that I don't slow down to give thanks to the Lord for all that I have in life. Sometimes it is so easy to focus on the negative, that the positive is left in the shadows!

My mom's health and life may be in jeopardy right now. I am thankful that I have a loving, involved mama who is there for me and my family every day of her life.

It is hard to make ends meet when there is no margin between income and spending. I'm thankful we have food on the table, cars that run, a beautiful home, and healthy children.

The Christmas season is just so darned busy. I am thankful that we can give our children a TRULY blessed Christmas, no matter how much we had to scale back this year!!! They have more than many children ever could dream.

Having Bipolar Disorder is a cross to bear every day of my life. I am thankful for good insurance that pays for my doctors visits and low copays for my medications.

I sure feel lonely without a bunch of godly sisters in my life. I am thankful for the close friends that I have. They are a blessing of abundance in my life!

See- there is a silver lining. In every storm of life, we must PRAISE Him! In every circumstance, there is SOMETHING to be thankful for! The things that we take for granted every day can bless us so much if we take the time to see them for the gifts that they are!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Me: Lets talk about something we can be grateful for this Thanksgiving.
Grace: I am so thankful we are not like the starving kids in Alaska.
Me: Alaska???
Lonnie: Africa???
Grace: Yeah, Africa. They have scary animals there- and spiders.
Lonnie: There are spiders here too.
Grace: Yeah, but Landon kills the spiders here!

LOL!