9 Years!!!!!

Happy Anniversary Dale!

Happy Anniversary to the best husband that a gal could ever wish for! I love you soooooo much! I am so proud of all that you have accomplished for our family over the years. We have raised an awesome little family together that I thank God for everyday. You are the best Daddy! You are my best friend. Here's to many more!!!!!! Love you Babe!

Introducing......

Cooks Confections

One thing that I love to do is COOK!!!! Fortunately cooking is a talent that God blessed me with! I know that as mothers we often wear many hats:Wife, Mother, Maid, Cook, Scout Troop leader, PTO leader, etc. One thing that we all enjoy as mothers is seeing that one of a kind smile from those that we love when you sit a freshly baked batch of cookies on the table! Sometimes, however there just isn't time to bake those goodies that make everyone so happy or that crop of cupcakes that are needed for the class party. This is where I want to help. Since I love cooking, I figured why not make the most of it! So here we are "Cooks Confections", featuring homemade, old fashion cakes, pies, cookies and treats. So pass the word we are open for business! I have also created a blog specifically to showcase the items that I will be preparing. Each week I will feature a "Treat of the Week". Come visit us at www.cooksconfections.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday MiMi!

We want to wish our MiMi a very, very, Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday we love you!!
Happy Birthday to you!!!!

Feeling so blessed right now!!

As my time without my precious son Britt is coming to a close(slowly, but surely) I am feeling so blessed!! Britt will coming home on March 30, 2010!!! I am beyond blessed in the fact that I still have my son!! The depth of his addiction was at a deadly level. We could have, at any time, gotten that telephone call or that knock at the door that every parent is terrified of. Britt has progressed so much! I did not realize how blessed we are with the strong bond between our boys! They love each other so much, their bond is unbelievable. I really saw this in one of the letters we received from Britt, here is a little excerpt:

"I'll have to take "Meat" (Clete) fishing this summer! I think he would like that! I hope that he is going to be glad to see me, I miss him so much! I put his pictures up on my magnet board and took everything else down. So I'm thinking bout you MEAT!!! We will race scooters when I get home, maybe you can beat me!!

This brought tears to my eyes and overwhelmed my heart with joy! Dale and I have succeeded! We have managed to raise a brood of boys that I know will fight for each other til the end!

I am also so very blessed with the best husband in the world! Dale, you have been right there for me in every way! There were days that I literally thought that I was going to die, it hurt to breathe. I felt as if I had to make myself breathe. I now know that I have to "cowgirl up"(as Matthew says) and be strong for Britt! Dale, I love you so much and don't know what I would have done without you. You are my rock, my best friend and that is something that not everyone is blessed with. Through all the craziness of the last several months, you have been right there loving me, taking up for me and kicking me in the hiney when I needed it. You have protected me from anyone and anything that you thought might bring me any discontent. I love you more than you will ever know and our kids are the luckiest in the world!

Are we rich financially? NO! Do we have a lot of brand name clothes and material things? NO! What we do have is an awesome, loving little family that we are so proud of! That's all that we need and we thank God for it everyday!

Clete's 4th Birthday Party

Yep! I know this is a little late, but better late than never! Clete had an awesome birthday party the weekend before his birthday. There were a whole pile of kids and they had a great time. There was just enough snow left for them to play! Here are a few pics: