I Love You Allyson

My sweet baby girl. I know, I know, you aren't a baby anymore, but
you will always be my baby. Thank you Ally. Thank you for giving
me the amazing gift of carrying a child inside of me one last time. Thank
you for warming your dad's tender heart. Most of all, thank you for the
gift of you. Our family is joyfully complete because of you. We are blessed.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLYSON

There Is a Reason

This morning at Mass our pastor recited a poem near the end of his sermon that touched a chord with me.

I thought that I would share it with you.


There is a reason:
For every pain, that we must bear,
For every burden, every care.

For every grief, that bows the head,
For every tear-drop that is shed.

For every hurt, for every plight,
For every lonely, pain racked night.

There's a reason

Buf if we TRUST GOD,
As we should, It will all
work out for our good.

He knows the reason


Happy Mother's Day

Scattterbrain

Please tell me I am not the only person who does this!

I will begin a task…let’s say I am putting laundry away. (Usually I have the kids do this, but there are times when I do it just because I am behind schedule and I want to check it off of my list.) So I grab a pile from the table in the kitchen and begin my journey to the stairs. I march by the computer desk and notice that one of the kids left a toy on the desk so I put the laundry down and pick up the toy and bring it to the toy box. When I enter the playroom I realize that the entertainment center is really dusty so I set off to the kitchen to grab a rag. I catch a glimpse of the laundry and it reminds me that I need to put the clothes away. Then I make my way back to the desk and get the clothing to put away. When I tread past the bathroom on my way back from putting the laundry away. I notice that the sink in the bathroom is covered in toothpaste. So I grab a wipe from under the sink and begin to clean up the toothpaste. Then the phone rings and….you get the point, right? So by the end of the day I am not really sure what I did that day because the entertainment center is still dusty and the laundry is only half done!

I am a hopeless scatterbrain.

Zach's First Holy Communion

(getting ready)



Here is my sweet boy in his "lucky socks." (I pick my battles...God loves him regardless of his footwear.)





Doesn't he look absolutely thrilled? LOL





Here is Lindsey practicing for her day in a couple of years...



And sweet Ally (waiting for her hair to be braided) wondering what is going on?






Our two oldest were a bit camera shy, but I think I can post a few family ones soon.


It was a glorious day.

God Bless you Zachary. He will always be with you.

Update

In an earlier post I expressed uncertainty regarding our son Ryan and his high school education. Well, he is going to attend his dream school! Thank you for your prayers and encouraging words.

Keeping Americans Safe

If you were Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona, what would YOU do? The citizens of her state overwhelmingly agree with her position and support the bill that makes it a crime to be in our country illegally. The law requires Arizona residents to present documentation of citizenship. The federal government has failed the people of Arizona (who are not racist by the way, they merely want LEGAL immigration.) Ugly crimes are seeping into their state at an alarming rate and the law abiding citizens have repeatedly pleaded for help. The governor is simply doing her job. I applaud Governor Brewer for her bravery and encourage the legal residents of Arizona to stay strong.

What is the Plural of Circus?

Our family was disconnected today. Neil had the girls with his sister at the circus, while I had the pleasure of spending the day with my boys. Our crew had a very nice time together. We hung out at the house for a bit then went to visit my dearest friend Melissa. She has two adorable cats (her husband Paul is adorable too, but he wasn’t there). Zach really enjoys playing with the less introverted of the two cats Bruschi. Bruschi’s brother Pop Tart didn’t peek his bashful little self down to say hello today, but maybe next time. We then trekked up the street to muck around for a bit at what the kid’s lovingly refer to as “Melissa’s Park.” It was lots of fun! We made a well timed departure… just as a thunderstorm rolled in! Zach and I love to watch out for lightening. After that I bribed the boys to come run some errands with me before we took Ryan to soccer practice. As we ran errands Neil sent me some pictures from the circus...

Cute huh?

Yummy

And then this one really cracked me up!

He wrote, "Having a GREAT time!" under this one.

It looks like Neil isn't a huge fan of the circus. 

As the boys and I were returning home, Ryan wondered why he wrote that?  I replied,

"I guess your dad has been to one too many circuses...or is it circi?"  The three of us burst out laughing!

We like circi...just because.