This just in...

I was sent this photo taken on Thanksgiving. It says alot about thankfulness. Don't you think? This adorable little boy is my nephew, Cade. He's very huggable, as you can see.

Happy Thanksgiving

My prayer for all of my family and friends is that today you will find many things to be thankful for. I am thankful for the love of God in my life. He has blessed me more than I can say in one short post.

Here is something that I am pleased with today. My girls & I made these fun cupcakes to share with the cousins at today's meal. The were great fun to do & not really too hard. I did the tricky parts, the girls just put them together.

The Caffeine Wean

I've been at it for over a week...trying to wean myself of my daily dose of caffeine. I admit that I'm doing it begrudgingly, yet it must be done. I know there are studies that say a little coffee is good for you...then there are the ones that say it can do you harm. I never know who is right. Since there is a chance I'll actually improve my health over it, I'm doing it...very slowly...in fact I'm taking 3-4 weeks to do it.

I'm on week 2. So far so good. The only headache I had was Saturday because I mistakenly bought coffee from a coffee shop instead of making it myself. I think the lady gave me decaf by mistake. I can't blame her, I had an unusual order. I had all 4 kids with me & she had several phone calls in the ordering process. That can be quite distracting when it's all at once.

I'm following a basic idea from this article. Last week I reduced my caffeine by 25%. This week I'm on 50%.

I'm curious to know if anyone can tell me how the Teeccino Caffeine-Free Herbal Coffee / Coffee Substitute Coffee Alternative tastes. I enjoy my morning coffee, as some of you already know. I don't mind tea once in awhile...and really, decaf doesn't taste good unless I get the very expensive kind. I'm open to advice & suggestions if you want to email or comment.

One More Soldier Home!

Woo Hoo!

I just got word that my cousin's husband is home from Iraq. There was a big homecoming and celebration as the soldiers arrived at the airport. I could see in the photos that emotions were running on overtime. They are already having a thanksgiving heart. Our prayers have been answered the way we wanted them to be!

For those who are not yet home, we pray and stand fast in the faith.

"Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love."
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NKJV)

*fixed the photo problem

Slowly, but surely...

I suppose I ought to be thankful for sickness. It teaches me a lot about myself. It's hard to be thankful, though, when you are getting coughed on, sneezed on, and puked on at least 20 hours of the day. Sleep gives its precious comfort only a few hours at a time. It's hard to be thankful when you can barely get out of bed...and only do so to make sure your kids are still breathing.

But, I am thankful for many things after this illness that has crept inside our house for the last week or so.

* All the children are still breathing, playing, and fussing. Okay, so I'm not thankful for the actual bickering...just for the energy it takes to do so.

*My dear husband has not had to miss any work over this. He's been a bit sick, but not enough to miss work.

*We have health insurance in case we need it.

*We have had enough medicine & nourishment.

and best of all...

*I got to hug my girls often and say a few more prayers than usual.

God is good.

Adventures in Babyland

Croup.



*yawn*


The little one is on the mend. Last night brought 4 consecutive hours of sleep for the first night since Tuesday.

Need I say more?