Mery Christmas

Merry Christmas from our house to yours! As the year comes to an end and we reflect on all that has happened in the last 12 months, I can truly say that by the grace of God we made it. It has been a year full of challenges, sorrows, stress, struggle but also a year full of lessons learned, new chances and abundant love and joy. Financially we never should have made it, I still don't know how we d...id but we did, we added a new member to our family and are blessed to be a part of his journey. We faced cancer with my father and are pleased to say he is doing well. We grew more in our marriage and faith than ever before and learned to set our pride aside. There has been a lot of tears, a lot of sleepless nights but here we are still standing and still believing that God will continue to see us through. Thank you to each one of you who have been there for us this year, each kind word, each pat on the back and prayer. We are so blessed to have each of you in our lives. These 6 little faces are a reminder each and every day of how blessed we are no matter what storm we may face. God IS good all the time.

Sleep in heavenly peace....

Santa

Daddy had to sit with Santa this year because Krews would have nothing to do with him. We have tried three times and a no go every time! I mean not even a sit there screaming face, just flat out won't go near him. Oh well there is always next year...

Merry Christmas(ish) time

I am seriously slacking on blogging. I just flat don't have time. Having six kids is HARD! Doctors appointments, sports, church activities and just general day to day living is just about all I have time for. This time of year is my favorite time..usually. I find however that this year it seems to be just plain stressful. There are a few reasons for this, one is I love to decorate, craft and participate in Christmas activities, I start the season with a long list of things I "must do" before Christmas. This year I am finding it hard to keep up and yet I am completely unwilling to say no to any project or event. Secondly I like things to be pretty, calm and planned out at Christmas, with 6 kid including 4 very active little boys who would rather wrestle under the tree than look at it's beauty this is a hard thing to accomplish. Third, money is tight and I feel the pressure to make a great Christmas for my children, and others on a very small budget. I know these are all trivial matters. But my OCD is in overdrive with all the above mentioned things and I am a complete mess.
I know that none of this matters, I know the reason for Christmas is our Lord Jesus and his humble birth in a manger. I know this.. but sometimes my brain forgets.
I know I am blessed, I know I am far better off than most people. I am not trying to seem petty or ungrateful. I am just trying to be truthful.
Any one else ever feel this way?? Anyone??

Pay it forward.

I love chances to pay it forward and I recently discovered a great one and I couldn't help but share. I am an avid coupon-er and always felt bad throwing those expired or unused coupons out. Well turns out, I don;t have too. There is a program that sends expired coupons to overseas military personal, they can use even the expired ones! So excited to help our service men and women save some cash. God knows they don't make nearly enough :) To find out more go here : Overseas Coupon Program. In our area the local contact is

Celeste Claggett

PO Box 720336

Norman, OK 73070

Organic Bloom knockoff frame

I am in love with the Organic Bloom frames found on pinterest and all over the Internet but the pricetags are out of my reach( the one i wanted was $400) so with the help of my husband we designed and made our own! I could not be happier with the results!





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Everybody needs a best friend

These two are best friends, inseparable, funny, happy, always there for each other friends. I love watching the two of them it brings back so many good memories of me an my best friend. I hope they will always be best friend, I hope in 25 years they still laugh, act silly and confined in each other.

Everyone needs a best friend, the kind you tell everything to, share secrets with, laugh with and never outgrow.