Thankful Thursday.

Today I am thankful for family. It means so much to me that we have family that will do whatever they can to help us out when we need it most. That they will help with no strings attached. They just want to see things get better for us and they will do what they can do to help us make that happen. It means more to me than words can say.

Wordless Wendesday.

A picture of Aubrey with her Easter basket and a couple of her drawing with sidewalk chalk and doing hopscotch. She's a pro!

Wordless Wednesday a day Late.

This is a bit late because of computer problems. Sorry about that.

Thankful Thursday

Today I was speaking to a woman and I realized that no matter how bad things get for me it could be worse. This woman survived cancer about a year ago, has three disabled children. One has cancer and other health problems, the other has aspergers, bipolar and some other things and the youngest has feeding issues and has a feeding tube. Her husband has bipolar, she does not have a job and they have a 2500 dollar house payment. She is the sweetest woman I have ever met. She has been through some very tough times in her life, starting when she was just a small child. She has so many things going on and she is working so hard to advocate for her children and keep them happy, healthy and safe. She is working her butt off to keep her marriage in order and to keep finances under control. Everytime I see this woman she always has a big smile on her face and just never seems to let it bring her down.

So after hearing her story I started to think. Today I am thankful for my beautiful family. I am thankful for my wonderful hubby and that he can always make me smile even when things are hard. I am thankful that he works hard everyday to take care of Aubrey and I. I am thankful for my beautiful little girl who definately challenges me alot of the time....but in the end brings so much joy to my life. I am thankful for the health of all of us and I am thankful that I have the strength to fight and to make things happen for us when we need it to happen. And most of all I am thankful for people like this woman today who make me realize that no matter how hard things get we cannot let that take away from our happiness. Even with all the problems we could have we still have all the love we could ever ask for. When I feel like I want to just give up an run away I will think of this woman who really has it rough and I will remember the smile that she always has. I will remember how her loving spirit always rubs off on me everytime I am around her. And I will remember that it makes things so much better and easier when you smile.

Friday 5.

It was suggested to me that I use some themes to try to make blogging a bit easier to keep up with. So I will start out today with a Friday 5. I picked 5 questions that are interesting to me from Friday5.org and I will answer them. I will try to do this every Friday and hopefully it will give people a chance to get to know me a little better.

1. You’ve always wished for it, and your wish has come true: There’s now a twenty-fifth hour in the day, but you have to spend it the same way every day on something you don’t have enough time for now, and it can’t be for sleep. How will you spend this extra hour every day?

I would spend it working on all the scrapbooks that I have started and cannot find enough time to finish.

2.As if that weren’t enough, an extra day has been added to the calendar, and you can insert it anywhere you want, except the day immediately before or after a holiday, and you have to spend it the same way every year. How will you spend this extra day each year, and when on the calendar will it appear?

I would put this extra day in August since it is always a busy month for me and I would stay in my pajamas all day. I would watch movies and pig out on Ice cream and other yummy treats that are bad for you. No kid, no husband, no responsibilities at all.

3.Someone is giving you an extra twenty dollars per week (or its equivalent, if your country uses a different monetary unit) to spend any way you want, but you have to spend it the same way every week, and it has to be on yourself (no charity or gift-giving, and no investing or saving!). How will you spend this extra twenty dollars per week?

I would use it to go to the casino. Even with twenty dollars I enjoy being able to go and blow it once in a while. LOL

4.Wow! When you woke up this morning, you noticed that someone snuck in and added a new room to your living space! The room is for your exclusive use, and it can serve only one FUN function (and it can’t be used as a bedroom or storage). What fun activity will be reserved for this new room?

I would use it as a scrapbooking room. It would be nice to have some space to spread everything out and not have to worry about putting everything away when I am done.

5. A magic backpack appears at your doorstep. It will hold any one thing you can normally carry by yourself, it will render that item weightless, and it will collapse to the size of a small pack of gum. What will you carry in it?

Aubrey...LOL Kidding. Probably my hairbrush. I never have room to take it with me and I always need it when I am out and about.

There is the Friday 5. More themes to come next week (hopefully if I can remember to get on here. LOL).

Going to the swimming pool!

She informed me that she was going to the swimming pool. HAHA. At least she is creative.

A kiss makes it all better.

My dad had surgery last week and came home from the hospital on Saturday. On the day he got home Aubrey really just needed his attention and was really a little overbearing. I explained to her that papa had surgery to make his back feel better and he really needs her to be careful with him so that he can continue to feel better. I said that we are going to have to help papa with things for a while also. She said "Yes. So he can feel better. We will help him. He just got home from the big house for doctors" We had explained to her that a hospital is a big house for people that need care from doctors.
This is the conversation that I overheard Aubrey and my dad having.
" Do you feel better Papa?"
Dad: "Yes, I do feel a little better right now thanks for asking"
Aubrey: "Because the doctor made you feel better at the house for doctors. I feel better too."
Later on.
Aubrey:"Do you feel better papa?"
Dad: "No honey I don't feel so good right now."
Aubrey: "Im not feeling so good either. I'm not going to the doctor though. You can go to the house for doctors and make me feel better. Here have a blanket! You will feel better!"
Ever since he came home she has been a good little nurse. She brings him treats and blankets and pillows and anything else that is going to make him feel better. Oh and lots of kisses, because a kiss makes everything better.