Give thanks....

 

As much as we love the holidays, it is also very hard for people that aren't having the best times in their life.   That's why I had to share this card I received today from my friend Ann, Ann is homeless...  she basically drifts from camp to camp living out of her car, but she feels blessed for having at least that.  She is a sweet soul who has a hard life, and she gives thanks.  When she drifts into town she spends a lot of time in our Adoration chapel here at our church, you wouldn't know she was homeless by looking at her, I befriended her on one visit when she was having car trouble and we have kept in contact by notes that she drops off and messages I leave on her phone when she can figure out how to check them!  I leave her notes in the adoration chapel in case she stops by when I'm not at work.

 

I love her very much and she prays for my family and I pray for her.  We both pray for a home for her and I just know something that she can afford is going to come available some day.  She told me once she wishes she were a turtle so that no matter where she was she could just pull herself into her shell and be home...

 

I've tried convincing her to go to get into government housing but she has severe allergies so apartments and places where they spray are not good for her.  One thing for sure is that she knows God has a plan for her, and I believe that too...

 

Ann spends the majority of her time alone and in prayer... and she is grateful for her Faith. 

 

We could all learn from the beauty of this woman, who is truly grateful for the little that she does have...

So busy

What?  Us, busy....  here is Ms. Kiley at her first Tamale making day, she was pretty excited and pretty messy by the end of it all.  Tamales were super yummy and I have pretty much perfected my meat seasoning, making my Aunt Benita proud!

 

Don't play with sharpie markers Kylie, here's the little kitty kat....  "Kylie did you open that marker?"  "Nuh uh..."...  sure you didn't, LOL

 

Love this picture of my two cuties and love love love them!

 

 

Family ... never a dull moment

There has been so much going on lately...

We are making tamales this weekend for the holidays, glad to get that done early and over with.  I'm trying to get my house ready for the Thanksgiving holidays, with my honey's help. 

My sister in Oklahoma is going through a nasty, sudden divorce, she will be moving home soon and that will be a big change.

Kylie's first Christmas with us and I am so excited for her too!

So much to do, loving the cooler weather, can't wait to have some stuffing!

Tourists

visiting the missions

Took the family to visit one of the missions in San Antonio, it was a beautiful day!

We are on the down hill slide

another week of Chemo for our guy....

I actually look forward to taking my guy to Chemo, he's stuck with his Aunt Marla all day for as many days as needed.  Love love love this boy to the moon and back a zillion times. End date for chemo is March 17, 2014...  hooray!

Special Places

New Library for Seguin!

The new library for Seguin is going to be built on the plot of land where my childhood home once stood.  What a wonderful gift for me, I can go visit whenever I like and this childhood play land will always be appreciated, can't wait to see the progress...

Girls's Weekend

ACTS retreat 2013

A wonderful weekend with my ACTS Sisters, love love love these girls!

Proud Mommy

all A Honor Roll!!!

Halloween... fun.... uh, NOT!

Here is my sugar love, you can tell by the expression on his face exactly how our Halloween went...

 

Momma failed, epic fail....  I am always in such a hurry to have the perfect costume for my little love that I jump on it right away once he decides, his Aunt Kasey ordered the costume and it took 3 alterations to get it perfect, to us at least...  this is where my epic fail comes in...  I didn't think about him, his age, his friends and I ordered him a baby costume, the other kids his age had the tshirt jeans and mask, he was embarrassed.  I guess I'm still thinking of him as a little kid when he's all grown.  Yes, I think he looks great and adorable but in hindsight I realize he is at that age where kids don't 'do' the jumpsuit costumes anymore. My poor sugar love, my heart just broke because of course his daddy was having none of that pity party. 

 

 

 

And here is my glittery candy corn, who didn't get her afternoon nap, refused to keep her big bow on, hated her tights and whose glitzy dress was 'itchy'...

 

The daddy had a terrible day at work and momma was doing her best to stay calm and keep everyone happy...

 

Ya and thanks a lot to the scary bloody clown we ran into at one of the few houses we went to...  I really enjoyed have to calm down a hysterical ninja turtle....  NICE, save your sicko costumes for parties with no kids present.... 

 

And that was Halloween 2013...