BAH HUMBUG! I mean MERRY CHRISTMAS!;)

Thanks to Ian, we have lights outside!! Bryan, was however going to do it
(so he says), but we are SO thankful Ian did it....Bryan did break out the reindeer!
Got the tree up, and you can call it the lazy way to do it, but I was SO SICK of the same blue and pink tree, but since our living room is Blue and Pink, it was kind of hard to variate. BUT we went to the store yesterday, and took back the outdoor lights we had purchased,(because Ian also donated the lights) and got new ornaments. Here is also one of the little village houses I am going to do inside, but need to get some cotton! It is BLACK SILVER GOLD and PURPLE..I know kind of random, but sure is fun for a change! I will add pictures of the outside, when it gets dark!
SO BAH HUMBUG...I MEAN HO HO HO!!

THE MANY THINGS I AM THANKFUL FOR!

I just wanted to wish everyone a BLESSED THANKSGIVING, and put down on paper (or computer) the things I am thankful for!

1. My Family, I have the BEST LOVING HUSBAND anyone could ask for, he loves me and puts up with me, through it all, what more can I say!

My oldest son Marc, is such an EXAMPLE to me, of unconditional love, and NEVER wavering in his beliefs, his wife Kelli, is such a sweetheart, much more like a DAUGHTER than a DIL, and such a GREAT Mom and Wife, every mother in laws dream for her son. My BEAUTIFUL Grandbaby...(I know I know, she is not a baby...but come on, you married kids...only you can fix this)! I love her, and she is the light of my life....I finally understand what people meant when they said,"the reason for having kids, is so you can have grandkids"! They were so right...she is so full of energy, and love, and is such a sweet little spirit! I LOVE HER TO DEATH!

My Son Dustin, he is my HERO, and I thank GOD EACH AND EVERY DAY, that I still have him here with me, for one more Thanksgiving...I have been very blessed, and he has taught us all, to try to appreciate each minute!

My Daughter Kelsee, she is my only Daughter, what can I say, but how much she has grown up, (how smart I have become, lol) and how PROUD I AM OF HER, she is as beautiful inside as she has ever been outside!! Her husband Ian....I love him as if he were my own son....and he makes me LAUGH..he is one in a MILLION, and is so good to my little girl, what more could a mother in law ask for?

My EXTENDED FAMILY...you are everything and more, that a family should be..thank you for always supporting us and loving us!

2. I am SO THANKFUL for my TRUE friends! You guys have been with me for better or WORSE...and the last few years have definitely been the WORSE! THANK YOU for loving me, anyway!! I hope that I can show you all in some way, sometime, how much you mean to me, and how much I have appreciated your love and support!

3. My crazy life..even with all the ups and downs, and aches and pains, and heart wrenching things I have gone through, and continue to go through, I am glad that I still am able to do the things I need to, to make it through everyday.

4. MY COUNTRY...and the freedoms that I have, living in it...how much I appreciate EACH AND EVERY SACRIFICE that EVERY SOUL has made to keep it this way!

5. My Mom, this will be my first THANKSGIVING without her, and I miss her, more than I can put a voice to, but she has taught me some very important lessons, that will be with me till I see her again on the other side..may I live my life till then, so that she will be proud of me.

6. My Faith...where would I be without it? LOST..I am so THANKFUL to know, that I have a HEAVENLY FATHER WHO KNOWS AND LOVES ME..and yes I DO BELIEVE THAT, and I love him...I am thankful for that knowledge, sometimes, especially through the last couple of years, my faith and religion are what got me through!


THANKS EVERYONE...and Have a WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!