May Comes to An End!

So I honestly cannot believe that May is over. Wow almost half the year is behind us. It has been an amazing five months though!

I should have taken a picture of my van since it was able to return home today. So while I have not gone far or much so far no noises, which makes me one happy person! We picked it up after Brandon got off work and then I went on a wedding consultation and then home, but like I said no noises! All they had to do was replace the rear brakes. The sad fact is that I have not had them that long and like I told Benchmark the noise started when they replaced them. Guess what the actual mechanic said that it was...the bushings (I think) in the rear brakes. So Benchmark you truly are full of a bunch of arrogant asses and just wait until the letter comes to your big guy and to Dodge's big guy. I will NEVER trust them for anything again, words of wisdom!

Anyway, so the boys were totally bored with each other today is all I can think of. They were fighting with everything from their hands to balloons. At least the balloons were less likely to cause harm. I am hoping tomorrow is better. I have already told then we are working in the house until Nana comes to get them. They are pretty excited about spending the night with her though.

I started cleaning out again today. I worked on the pantry some. It is always nice to know what is really up there. I plan on completely finishing the kitchen tomorrow. Watch out Amy I will have a box for you ;) If I can get that done tomorrow and the laundry I will be ready for the lake this weekend. Stay tuned for an update tomorrow.

Well, peace out everyone, I am off to bed! I hope that you all have had a great day and are looking forward to tomorrow. I will be saying a prayer for all of you tonight! Good Night and Sweet Dreams!

The Wedding has Been Announced!

So to say that today started off rocky would be an understatement. We were on our way to school when Danny said he did not feel good grabbed a bag and decided to get sick. Needless to say I called the school and turned around heading to John Michael's school.

We got to John Michael's school and I told him to put on his shoes to which he responds "they are in Daddy's truck." Guess what we turned around went home got the shoes and headed back. Fortunately we were really early because of not taking Danny. The down side is gas is 3.45 a gallon and I wasted a lot today.

I took him to school, and delivered Morgan Makenzie's Baptism photo CD and video DVDs to her momma! It is always great to see them in the mornings.

Danny was much better by lunchtime, if it did not take me 30 minutes to get him to school he definitely would have been checked in. It is all good though. I did not get much done on the house, but I did finish the Christmas 2008 scrapbook. Still so many more to do though. I will get there.

We went to get John Michael from school and he had a great day. He told me all about being the one who goes down the isle at the wedding ringing the bell. I asked him who was getting married (of course this is information that I already have) and he said "Miss Q and Mister U." He was so excited that his best friend Sam is going to hold U and that his current girlfriend (this changes more often than I care to admit) Shanna is holding Q. He is so excited and I have to admit I am getting there too.

John Michael had practice tonight and since Brandon had to work late (normal for Thursday) Coach Tim took charge. It was a great practice and the boys had a blast.

We had to stop by Walgreens so I could pick up some pictures that I had printed. These are from when Danny was in 4K. I have started working on this book and actually have it done except the pictures. Anyway. As I was working on this and going through Danny's old work, John Michael was getting a kick out of the work that was the same. Well, we came across a picture of a bear and a matching page that Danny had done and it was the same page in John Michael's folder from today. They thought that this was great and I have to admit I got a kick out of it too. It is so amazing how different they are, yet how similar. In fact I was putting the class picture in the book and asked John Michael to see if he knew the teacher...he said "that's my Mrs. Hays" then I asked him if I could find Danny. He looked and looked and then said "no, but I think I found me, or a kid that looks like me." I asked him which one and he pointed to Danny. When I told him he just laughed and said that it was silly.

Well, I am not long for bed. Before I go to bed tonight I am praying for all of my friends and family. New and old I love you all. Please pray for baby Jemma tonight as she had a stint put in her head today, I am waiting news from her mom. Thank you all!

Many Friday Blessings

Today was a day of many blessings ... after I got over the lack of sleep due to Freddie Kruger nightmares. Seriously it was wild and the thing is these movies never really scared me but these nightmares were seriously crazy. Oh well, what can I say we all have a crazy night every now and again.

This morning Brandon and I managed to get the den finished finally. It was a week long project that I am so glad is in the past. Now to keep it that way. We filled up another garbage with stuff that was either broken or missing pieces and then the back of Brandon's truck with stuff for the donation bins. It was bittersweet to get rid of so much, but there is still so much stuff. Sometimes I wonder where the heck it all came from. It was great to watch them be able to really use the den and they were so grateful to have it cleaned and organized. The funny thing is that they have not even noticed what is missing! So obviously I made the right choices when deciding what to keep and what to get rid of.

John Michael absolutely cracked us up. He was playing with the play-doh, which he loves. He made a play-doh friend and named him Daniel. It was so cute! He misses Danny when he is at school. Super sweet moment in my heart. Of course as soon as they are together they are fighting usually, but I guess it is part of being brothers. I hope that it gets better soon. I like the fun moments the most.

I taught the boys how to play Trouble tonight. I was super proud we had a good thirty minutes of no fighting fun! We plan more family game nights.

We had a great dinner, seafood and chicken box, with some great friends. Thank you Nick, J, Kiersten and Elliott for a nice Friday night! The boys were exhausted and passed out probably before they were off the street. Brandon and I also had a nice time, it is always nice to have and enjoy company.

Well, it is definitely not before 9, but tomorrow is a new day. Before I go to bed I will as always say a prayer for all of my friends and family. Consider your spoken and unspoken request prayed for. I also pray for a successful photo shoot in the morning. I love photography and thank God for allowing me to do what I love.

Aren't Sundays supposed to be for rest?

Well for the living the time to rest is limited. I think that the most important thing that we all have to do is enjoy the day and forget the resting but definitely make sure that we are living it!

Today was hectic but fun. Both the boys are now signed up to play baseball which should be a lot of fun. I am excited about Clay park, especially after everything that they seemed to have changed. Taking control of the ballpark away from the city is probably a positive, it always ran just fine without them, and then it got rocky, so hopefully they got it back on track and things will start to change positively for the park and all of us who have amazing memories from the past and are looking forward to making them in the present and in the future.

We were able to get the Christmas stuff in the den down so now it is just a few odd and end things left. The problem is the closet under the stairs where we keep it all seems to have shrunk. The office might have to catch the overflow, at least until we floor the attic and make use of all that space!

The picture is of Danny finishing up the sandwich that he and John Michael made! They found the recipe online and they really wanted to make it! It was so sweet!

Tomorrow I plan to cook meals at least for this week. I really want to do the once a month cooking but I have to get a little more organized before that can happen. Maybe I can work on that next week. I do want to get at least enough for this week done tomorrow and then I can focus on getting our taxes ready the rest of the week.

Before I head to bed I will be praying for all of my friends and family. I love you all and hope that all of your dreams and desires are positively answered. I hope that you all enjoy each day and live it to the best potential!

Counting the Blessings

Hard to believe that 2010 is over. Here is to looking forward!

We have all been told that life is short, that we should live for the day, etc. While many of us might agree we often take the words for granted. I have decided that this year that will not be the case and I intend to not only be thankful each day for the blessing that I have been given, but I will also photograph these moments each day! At the end of the year I will be able to create an amazing keepsake with just a few pictures from each day that tell such amazing stories.

With the blog I hope to show people that each day truly is a blessing and should be enjoyed.

Family time can be done doing anything as long as you do it together. Today we put Danny's Aquasaurs kit together and are looking forward to watching these little guys grow (hopefully). We also played some bedroom basketball with John Michael. The priceless moment for me was Danny asking to play with my phone and John Michael curling up with him! It was the sweetest moment and one that is not seen too often with a seven year old ad a four year old. It truly melted my heart and was the perfect end to January 1, 2011.

Until tomorrow, goodnigt!

No matter how simple or how major the time is remember it is precious and should be enjoyed.