Waiting for Jane to Get Out of School

Cold Weather & Sick Babies

It has been a rough few weeks of us all being sick with some bug or an other .
I am so sick of being sick.
Charlie is seeming better
after he barfed
on me this morning around 1:00.

He was sick on his 2nd Birthday....
I think I am going to reschedule it to when we are all
well.

Chip's Birthday is tomorrow.....
we have NOTHING planned.
I may reschedule both boy's birthday parties on the same day.
That can work,
one cake for both of them
2 candles for Chars
and
31 for Chip.

There is too much going on in December
for all these
Bah-Hum-Bugs.

All I want for Christmas is for all of us to be well!!!

Diamond Mine

Well, we did some diggin' in the dirt and mud.
No diamonds....not rich.
We are rich in other ways. We had a fun time.

After the diamond diggin'
we went to Hot Springs and enjoyed some Hot Chocolate.
We brought cups,
spoons
and Hot Chocolate packets
(with marshmallows).
And added the the HOT water and stirred.

YUM~O


Then we went to dinner at a friend's home and watched a movie together.
Yesterday was fun.

I need to Blog more....

I am not doing very well at Blogging....
thanks to Facebook.
hahaha

Well, today we are going Diamond Hunting.
I am so excited.
It will be fun.
Charlie is old enough
and he doesn't run off like Jane would
when she was this age
(can you believe he is almost 2??!!).

So, hopefully I can peel Chip out of bed soon...
it is 6:57 a.m. now.
I have been up since 5 a.m.
I am ready to hit the road.
hahaha!

I will have my camera
and I WILL post about it tomorrow....
REALLY I will! :)
Wish us luck....
if I find a great big one I am going to name it
"Lady Jane".
:)
This Photo was taken in Hot Springs in October.
What a neat place. We will be stopping there today too.
We are taking Hot Chocolate mix, cups and spoons to
have with the Hot Springs water that we can drink.
YUM~O
The healing Hot Spring's water and glorious Hot Chocolate.
That is a great combination!

hahaha

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,

"While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."

By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.

"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."

I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.. I love you anyway."

I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."

Sweet.....

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