Meaningless rantings of a cabin fevered Mom.

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You know, life is funny. God never promises we will be beautiful, or age gracefully, or even age at all in some cases, BUT He does promise to hold us every step of the way, if we let Him. Sometimes, kinda feels like we are rag dolls. No less beautiful, just older, wiser, and softer. Just a thought i wanted to share, to anyone feeling beaten up, forgotten, alone, or just plumb tuckered out, God Loves his little Rag Dolls with a LOVE that passes all understanding. Yay GOD! :)

So, here we are, as hazzie likes to say. It's friday, the last day of a nutty week, quite unlike LAST friday where i was all excited about getting out without kiddos, this week im gearing up for boy's birthday party. :) I'm actually kinda excited, it's the first one I've planned with 'structure'. Usually it's just everyone coming over, munching on food, and then we get around to gifts and cake before the kids start to beat each other up LOL. So, this time, i have two games and a little simple craft project, so that should be fun. Our little trip to Boston was awesome! We had a very nice hotel for a nice 'price-line' price :) we got to shop at IKEA, which i have never seen in person, and now I am addicted!! :) We went clothes shopping for mommy and Daddy. I got SUCH a cute dress, oh and shoes, yes shoes to die for LOL. My sis in aw may be jealous :D and THATS not easy to do Aren't they adorable? Heehehee! oh, and i can't forget, the GRANTI...

Not much more needs to be said :) We are on our way to Boston for the weekend to celebrate our 5 years of bliss *ROFL* Bliss what a funny word :) but yes, looking forward to a weekend of no kids, GLAD i'm not a fly on the wall in Matt's house tomorrow! :) Thanks Bro ... *heeheheheee*

Rule #1 Be Confident in your abilities ..... know what you can do and know you do those things well..... case in point ... i LOVE to make things with my hands, crochet is something i picked up again and I am just havng a ball with it! Here is My rag doll ..(formerly known as "Sara Doll" recently re-named "Mommy Doll") well she was in need of some new clothes that sammy could dress her in easily, so i went to work, aaand maybe went a bit overboard, LOL but it's fun, and I'm good at it! Here is the afghan i recently finished for Grant's bed, he will get it next weekend at his birthday party, and it coordinates well with the new **cough** NASCAR bedding he is getting. heehee I am also trying to make new stocking for Mike Sammy and Grant, copying the one my Memaww made for me many years ago. How To Become a Wilton Method Instructor Another thing im looking at recently is Teaching "the Wilton Method" Woohhoo! :) Yup, i got an interiew at the local ...

I was at work, just like any other day, The strange stories that i heard from customers, co-workers, and finally my mom. You know, in crisis, call MOM! The things i heard were NOT adding up, did NOT make sense. it could NOT BE HAPPENING!! Well, it did. We are not as safe as we think. We are not invincible. We are human, and frail. In a moment, in the twinkling, our life can change. Mine did, suddenly, all my cool Army guys, were now going to war. Everyone i loved feel too far away. Everything i LOVE about the USA was even more precious. So without going on and on and on about the terror, the horror, the moments we all remember like they were yesterday, I want to ask a Question. Where are you now? What did you learn? What do you see 6 years later? I see a cloudy tuesday, so unlike the one we all remember, almost seems fitting. I see my faith as SO vey nessasry to survive in these times. I see my freedom as precious, and not something we will always enjoy, unless we are willing ...

So, you know how it goes, you start winding down close to payday, and the cabinets are gettin' low, and you start to get creative. Kinda like when we were young and Mom used to shop at Ft. Devens down in Mass, 14billion hours away *heeheehehee* we came up with a smart ditty once. Twas the day before Devens and all through the house, The children were starving, Matt's EATING a mouse!! anywho, today we are out of sandwich bread, so i got creative, wondering how long it would work when my bright young son says, "Mommy, where did we get ALL this food?" "um, we bought it, with money, money that daddy made from work." to which he says.. "Awww, isn't he just a great, super daddy?" ROFL, yes son, yes he is LOL. To be a child again life WAS more simple back then LOL.

quick update before i expire :) Grant started Preschool today, WOW. I didn't think it would be too tough, or that he would fuss too much. Apparently i was fooling myself *lol* I dropped him off, and when i was leaving, i knelt down with sammy gave him a hug and said, "okay Grant, we are gonna leave...." at this point he starts to get all sad looking mommy's heart is warming awww... he doesn't want to leave me :) "nono, mommy and sammy are going home, you will stay here and......." "OH! Okay, cool! Bye mom!" and that was it, i sat there crouched on the ground in the hallway next to sammy looking at a closed door. the dad behind me chuckles, "well, THAT sucks!" o.o I was a bit out of my element i mean im glad he is doing well and all, but he could have clung a leeetle bit just for effect...scheech! ahh well, twas a nice quiet morning, sammy very much enjoyed mommy time, we made a new dress for "dolly" who is actually MY dolly ...