Just a few pictures

Casey has been wanting a new pillow and blanket so here is what we came up with.

John Deere and Rescue Things. Spider Man and Cars.

A little sledding before all the snow melts away.

Thankful For

Well I am back. I know I missed a few days with my thankful for list but I have a couple of good reasons...First my blog account decided it needed to update itself or something of the sort. Second, by the time it came back to working we were getting ready to head to the families houses for the holidays.

So here we go again...hopefully I can be good about this in the new year...maybe not everyday but at least a few times a week.

December 31, 2009
1. Dry roads on long drives
2. Family and friends
3. Coming home after a long stay away
4. Visits with fav. Aunts and Uncles. :)
5. Seeing the wonder on Casey's face when watching the Live Nativity in Idaho Falls.
6. Having your son ask how he can see Jesus
7. The true reason for the season

Over the holiday we were able to go cross-country skiing at Harriman State Park which was amazingly pretty. While we were getting ready to go a young family was getting packed up to leave and overheard the mother talking to her young child. What she said made it so had a wonderful time. Not many people know I like to write poems...nothing special, its just a way for me to get my feelings out. Here is a poem from that day.


ADVICE
I overheard something today
Not something foreign to me
But something I have heard
Something I have said
Over and Over Again

This overheard little saying
Made me stop and think
It made me change
Just a little something
About the way I spent my day

It was said by a mother
To her very young child
She didn't know me or my life
But she changed my day and
Changed it for the better

So what was the advice:
Its amazing how much
Better things can be
When we change our attitude
About the day

And here is a second poem about the season

Falling snowflakes and
Swishing of skies
Calm the nerves
The holidays can bring

The crunch of crackers and
The snap of cards being shuffled
Erase the crinkle of paper and
The snap of tape being torn

The laughter filled rooms and
Joy on the faces of other
Vanish the questions
Asked at store after store

The story of why
We celebrate the season
Causes us to stop and
Say Thank You Jesus.

Thankful For

December 17, 2009

1. My library card...I love having so many books/movies/cds at my fingertips.
2. My health
3. No matter how many times we lose our cool, the Lord will never say - That was the last time.
4. Any time Casey gets a good nights sleep.

Thankful For

December 16, 2009

1. The heat wave we are having in Boise. It made it possible to have a fun bus trip with Caseys Preschool Class.
2. The chance to see Casey with the other kids in his class.
3. Coffee, my new fav is a combo of Vanilla and Gingerbread syrups...YUMMY

Thankful For

December 15, 2009

1. Clear roads after many days of snow/ice covered ones.
2. My son asking to sing many of the songs I loved as a kid.
3. Friends and family that put up with me and my many moods. :)
4. The fun memories from lasts nights show...Guy from the food network was in town and we were able to go to the show. (Birthday Present from Brent)
5. That our old dog is still able to play and put up with Casey.

Thankful For

December 13, 2009

So I see that I missed yesterday. I sat down to write and then got sidetracked with playing with the options and forgot to do the post. Some days are like that...

1. Gift cards to good restaurants. We were able to have a $1 meal last night at Chili's
2. The feeling that you get when you know things on your list can be crossed off. :):)
3. Finding a good person to cut your hair...I am still in the search and now realize just how nice it is.
4. Surviving yet another day of driving in awful road conditions...

I spent yesterday out and about with my sister-in-law. We had a great time shopping and then trying to find a place to eat. The first two we tried were closed on Saturday and then not opened until 4. We ended up going to a new Sushi place in downtown Boise. Very good. Yes I said Sushi which if you know me would know that as a kid I would not touch cooked fish much less raw. But lately I have taken a liking to fish of all kinds...I have always like shrimp but after getting married I have decided that fish is good. Its even better when you catch it yourself. My dad is still amazed that I have taken a liking to Sushi but its really good, or maybe its the washbi that I put on it. :)

Thankful For

December 11, 2009

1. That tomorrow is a new day
2. My bible

I know there is more but I have to make this short...