random

i downloaded my sd card a couple weeks ago.  it had been 2 months since i downloaded my sd card,  i had 240 items on my sd card.  here are just a few snapshots.

Snow...snow...snow...the boys have had 9 snow days. 'nuff said


field trips....i love field trips.  i had a group of 4 kids that i was responsible for.  they all fell asleep on the way home.  too cute.



allen fieldhouse...love that place.  the boys and i got to take dad to the iowa state game.







some cooking going on...homemade pizza and cake creating





celebrating love





enjoying the promise of spring and warmer days



finally orangeleaf recently opened near our house.  that is bad very bad.

cancer sucks

My dad has cancer. I have known for a month and ½. I’ve debated for awhile whether I should blog this or not, but this is my life. Life is not only full of immense beauty it’s full of pain and this blog should represent the good and the bad because that is my story, that is life.

I don’t intend to always speak of cancer and what my dad is going through, but I have to be honest. My life feels as though it’s consumed with cancer. The last prayer at night is for my dad and my first thought is about my dad.

I hate that I’m not a writer. My writing will never adequately address the thoughts in my head or in my heart and it’s even more difficult when they both feel like a big jumbled mess.

In the month and 1/ 2 that I’ve known about his cancer, this is what I’ve learned:

My dad is fighter

It’s difficult to tell people bad news

YOU HAVE TO BE YOUR OWN MEDICAL ADVOCATE.

Waiting is difficult

Seeing someone you love suffer is at times unbearable

Prayer has become simple. Dear God, please help him.

I wish I would have started asking for my dad’s stories before now

Even in his suffering, my dad continues to think of others first

Cancer sucks (ok, already knew that…just saying)

thankful

today i'm thankful for:

reminders that i'm not alone. 
reminders to believe
this song
that i'm the momma of 2 of the best boys ever
getting stuff on the to do list done
for this book

breakfast date

this morning mac and i headed to breakfast.  just the two of us.  i loved the conversation.

we talked about school
we talked about aspire (the gifted program he just tested for)
we talked about friends
we talked about what he wants to be when he grows up (shoe desinger or cultural anthropologist :))
we talked about high school (he wants to go to Stubiaco a catholic boarding school in Arkansas)
we talked about his favorite cars (mustang or a porsche)

i love this boy...i'm one blessed mama

healing rain

tonight, i'm listening to this song over and over.  powerful stuff....

updates and random

mac had his arm re checked last week and there is no break.  he's pretty much back to normal activities

we have had a lot of snow the last couple of weeks.  this was the first week that the boys went to school all week, since christmas break.

i bought a bouquet of daisys 2 weeks ago.  that was the best $4.99 i've spent.  those daisy's are still going strong

so thankful its friday.  its been a long week and looking forward to a light weekend

awesome

this...is...awesome....

meg had it this on her blog today and had to share