Happy Mother's Day!

This week the calendar has reminded me to be thankful for mothers. I'm thankful for a mother who taught me so many things and sacrificed so much of her time to raise me and my six siblings. I wasn't always an easy kid to raise, and I know my mom did her best to deal with me and my attitude!

My mom & Lila, summer 2010

My mother-in-law & Walt, March 2012

I'm also thankful for my mother-in-law. She raised the wonderful man I'm married to and must have done a darn good job for him to have turned out so well!

As I have become a mother my appreciation for my own mother has increased. I now know about all the hard work that goes into caring for a family physically and spiritually. It's a 24 hour job that often goes thank-less. But even when the children are too young to verbally thank you or understand all that you do to take care of them, a snuggle, a smile, or laugh together make it all worth it. I'm thankful for the privilege to be a mother.

Oct. 2009, me & Lila

Today, me & Walt

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Going private, send your e-mail to keep reading!!

Well, I've found out that a middle aged man has been coming on my blog and looking at pictures of my children. I am obviously very uncomfortable with this, so it's time to go private. I'm happy to let any of you continue reading, as long as I know you and know you're not creepy! Just post your e-mail address and I'll add it to the list :o)

Lila is 2!!

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The long version & his name

I started working on this post on Wednesday, but I've been sick with a cold and desperately trying to get rest, so here it is Friday and I'm finally finishing it up! Monday morning I woke up with a sore throat and a cough. I thought I had escaped getting sick like Darren and Lila, but I wasn't feeling great so I slept in until 9am. Me and Lila hung out at home resting all day Monday. I spent so much time on the couch in the living room that I started sketching and making decorating/rearranging plans for the living room. I pinned curtain and art ideas on Pinterest and started pricing out my plans. When a friend invited Lila over for a play date on Tuesday, I started making plans for hitting up the craft store and beginning my living room makeover the next day. After Darren got home and we got Lila to bed, I found some energy and began rearranging the living room and straightening up the house. Then at 10:30pm I decided to do a short yoga practice, took a shower at 11, ...

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