WW - Mommy's Monkey Girl

Notice a trend. The 1st pic is the first day she made the face that is now known as the monkey face. She came up with this name completely on her own. Who knows where it came from, but she cracks us up and does it constantly. Here are a few pictures we've taken lately:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day, My Love...

John - without you I honestly can't imagine how my life would have been. Luckily I don't have to. You are my best friend, my sounding board, my soul mate, my rock. You have kept me sane through the ups and downs in our almost 13 years of marriage (crazy, ain't it). Without you, I wouldn't be me:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't want to get all political

but here is a link to a blog post that I hope really makes you think before you cast your vote this fall:

http://warwidow-letterstotommy.blogspot.com/2010/05/dear-president-obama.html

Hard days

I am having more good days than bad, but here's an account of a hard day:



Friday was a really bad day. Don’t really know why. They don’t always make sense, but I just had a hard day. Lost my dern mind sitting at my desk that afternoon and had to walk out for a little while. That night we were just hanging out and John decided to look at our older, smaller digital camera. He hooked it up to our TV to show look at some of the videos w/ sound. He went through quite a few and then he got to one I took the day Celia started walking. Mama and Ma had brought Celia home and Mama was sitting on the ottoman trying to call Celia to her.

I literally lost it. I feel bad for both John and Cecelia because I know I scared them to death. I was almost screaming sobbing. Celia jumped up on the couch and threw herself on me, then got down ran away, got something and came back. She had gone to get a sock she had taken off because she knew where it was. John was frozen with that “what the hell have I done” look. She jumped back in my lap, started wiping my tears with the dirty sock and started singing the Barney song. “I Love You, You Love me, We’re a Happy Family”. Later John said it was one of those moments that had it not been completely inappropriate, he would have turned the camera on to tape it, but it would end up being a video that people would always say, “who in the world would actually tape that?”



My sweet baby girl warms my heart in so many more ways than I could have ever imagined. She is my world and keeps me completely sane. Love you Celia!!

WW - almost

We're just like most parents I know in that we believe that we fail miserably in teaching, loving and disciplining our beautiful, but VERY headstrong little girl. But pics like the following make me feel much better. This was taken in Sunday School at church on Sunday morning:

She makes both her daddy and me feel so much better. And it makes me feel so proud that we are taking every opportunity to teach Celia about our Savior. And we now know that it is working very well!!!

Thankful Thursday

It is really hard right now to me to realize how much I really do have to be thankful for. The past 12 months have truly been the hardest in my life, emotionally. But when I sit here, if I really think about it, I am truly amazed that I made it through it sane (thought some might argue that point). So when I think about what I am thankful for it is really simple.

I am thankful for:

1. A secure job. Of course, my true life's wish would be a stay-at-home mom, but right now it just isn't financially possible, but maybe one day. Right now I thank my lucky stars that I have job security. Is it my favorite job or my dream job? No. Is it what I saw myself doing when I grew up? No, but it is very flexible and the worse the economy gets, the more secure my job becomes. And we all know that in this current economic state, that means all the difference.

2. My Faith. I know that I used it last week and more than likely it will be on my list next week. Because, I know with a shadow of a doubt that I wouldn't be here and I definitely wouldn't be who I am today without Him. He got me through the darkest days. None of us here on Earth have no idea why we go through what we do, but I do know that He has a plan for all of us and we just have to trust it.

3. For the love of my family. Here on Earth and those waiting for me with Him. Love you all. You make me who I am and you make me want to be better.


A shorter list this week, but it's what I feel right now.

WW - A week in pictures

starts off looking like a "normal" sweet little girl loving the wii

 

And here's the real little girl (sorry for the blurry pics, but they show how into the games she can get

 

 

 

She is such a mixture between a beautiful princess and a tomboy who doesn't hesitate to whoop anyone's BUTT!!!

 

Outside riding her bike and "barbiecycle" LOL!!!

 

 

 

Of course, Mommy had to sneak a kiss (Love her with everything I have....Just for you baby)...

 

She is such a clown. If you ask her to give you a "monkey look", this is what she does. And she does it often just to crack us up.