Weekend

As the weekend comes around on Friday, I feel such glee and contentment. By Sunday, I feel resentment that my weekend is nearly gone. Why do I enjoy the weekend so much? Especially since I'm a stay at home...Well, for ONE, my husband is home and I have both my boys here. Spending time together as a family. During the week its always a very monotonous routine, which I suppose I do like...a set schedule! But at the same time, I love running useless errands with my boys. Nothing but time on our hands, we are at our own leisure. I love it. So as I sit here, watching my 14 month old bring me the Sunday ads that are sitting on my coffee table and he's going to and fro....I think even more how much I love the weekend and how much he loves spending that extra time with his daddy (and I). It's just a moment like this that makes me close my eyes and thank my good Lord above for my family and healthy little boy. I am going to enjoy this beautiful, yet chilly and quite windy day. Savor the very last part of our weekend. I think tonight calls for hot chocolate. a fire. christmas tree lit. a great classic Christmas movie. Great!  Perfect!


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Today Laurel starts her 2nd round of chemo. This particular chemo will cause her to lose her hair and have horrible ulcers in her mouth that will keep her from eating and drinking. Pray that the Lord will give them strength and confidence to endure through this long journey.

Hello Friends!

Alright, we've made it through the week (nearly)...just one more day and WHO DOESNT LOVE FRIDAYS?! I'm currently in the process of making a birthday cake for a very special little girl. It's her 1st birthday!!! She and her parents are very close friends of ours! I feel like I've been out of the cake decorating realm for such a long time...only because I really have. As I started pulling all my ingredients together one by one...eggs. sugar. flour. vanilla.... a wonderful sweet suprise awaits the everlonging salivatious palate in 47 minutes. Next up, a chocolate truffle cake. The decorating begins TOOOOMORROW! Zebra. hot pink. lime green= precious!


UPDATE ON SWEET LAUREL....
You can also keep updated at Christmas at The Good's. Take a browse around their website. Their dad, Ken is a dedicated Christmas man in the fact he does amazing Christmas light display show! You'll be entertained for sure!!!  Let's give God the glory and continue to lift them up!

prep and whhhhhaaaaa??

So my little 14 month old has discovered the greatest thing, second to walking...the TV show Prep and Landing. When it's on, everything LITERALLY comes to a stop! His whole world is focused on these two elves...Manny and Lenny. I've lost count on how many times we've seen it. It's the only thing on tv he watches (thank goodness). I've never seen him stop so quickly and zone out to the tunes of "chestnuts roasting on an open fire...." Last Christmas he was 2 months old and was a bump on the log! This year is a whole new ballgame! A whole new territory for me (and Jay). We are starting new traditions this year and it makes me very excited. Granted he's only 14 months old, but it's lasting memories. I have to savor all I can from the get go!

Is it so crazy that mom's (or ME rather) get so sentimental over some of the craziest and yet cheesiest things? While the dad's seem to take it as a grain of salt...no big deal. I know deep down all the cheesy sentimental "nothings" get to them. I'm doing all the nutty stuff, "OH but it's his FIRST time to see Christmas lights!" "OH it's his first time to taste Thanksgiving food" "OH  BUT it's his first pair of shoes..." "I HAVE TO WITNESS IT ALL!!!!!!! EVERYTHING!!!" I think I need to take my dose of crazy pill and chillax a little. I know things will be different with my second child and little mi-nute things won't be so overly dramatic haha he is, afterall, my first.

Merry CHRISTmas everyone! He IS the reason for this season, He is the center of all it and I don't want the hectic holidays to overshadow His blessings and grace!

The Good Family

A family very close to my heart is in the current motions of embarking on a very scary, unknown journey. I was a nanny to 2 little girls YEARS ago (and by years, 5 years to be exact). One was in the first grade and the other was just born. The youngest was born with T.A.R. Syndrome. A very very rare disease. By rare, I mean 1 in a million! She has a lot of WBC issues and she can't clot her blood. Her parents were always on their toes to make sure she didn't even get a scratch! Well as you can imagine you can't keep injury away from a growing child, especially for 5 years! So what would be a minor little cut or bruise for you and I, ends up being this life-threating situation for this little girl. God has been with her since the beginning!

She fell one day and hit her eye. Rushing to the emergency room to care for her injury, they discovered a tumor in the same eye that she fell on. Gods way of letting this unknown tumor, becoming known. Doctors were able to care for this. Her eye got so swollen she couldn't even see out of it. She's a vivavious little girl. Full of life...its bursting from within her!

She loses platelet counts and gets real clumsy and loses her balance a lot. The time came for the hard news that she would need a Bone Marrow transplant. No one in her family was a match. Finally the doctors were able to find a match. She had her central line put in today. She will start chemotherapy tomorrow and she will undergo her bone marrow transplant in the next few weeks. She will lose her hair, her mouth will be filled with sores so severe she can't eat or drink, she will be very sick and at her absolute sickest around Christmas. She will be in absolute isolation until March 2011.

I can't imagine what they are going through, but as a mother, my heart breaks. I don't want to imagine my child being so sick and needing chemotherapy at such a young age and having to be isolated from everyone for MONTHS! Helpless. I feel like I can't do anything to help, but I know I can pray! I can lift her and her family up. I know the Lord will wrap them up in His arms. I pray they feel His love, warmth, peace and strength. This is a very unknown, fearful journey, but I know God will be with them every step of the way. Please keep The Good family in your prayers!!

Finals Finally Finished *sigh*

Finals are Finally Finished and I couldn't be more pleased with my grades nor the impeccable timing. I think the holidays arrived just in the knick of time because I was fading fast!

Currenty in the household:
my house is warm and cozy
2 dogs and 1 cat snuggled up on their beds chasing cars and birds in their dreams
Christmas tree lights are glowing from afar
a tired, worn out sleeping baby
a (for once in a really REALLY long time) relaxed momma and wife (not worrying about studying)
the ever prominant QVC on the tv
sweet bells of text messaging from my husband

The sound of silence never sounded so sweet! It has been a beautiful day! God is good and full of grace and mercy. My husband is full of love. My little boy is filled with bounding sweetness and laughs. It's in the stillness that I can embrace and reflect on my OVERFLOWING blessings. My household is generally NEVER quiet, there's always something going on! It's so good to be able to sit and not worry about studying, stressing, this or that...but take time to be in the stillness of the Lord and thank Him for ALL He does and continues to do in our life!

A family very close to my heart is in the current motions of embarking on a very scary, unknown journey. I was a nanny to 2 little girls YEARS ago (and by years, 5 years to be exact). One was in the first grade and the other was just born. The youngest was born with T.A.R. Syndrome. A very very rare disease. By rare, I mean 1 in a million! She has a lot of wbc issues and she can't clot her blood. Her parents were always on their toes to make sure she didn't even get a scratch! Well as you can imagine you can't