DPP 19

Magical Mint Kiss Cookies for our cookie exchange on Monday. It is great to feel better to get the stamina to bake with my boys:) Click on the title of the cookies for the link to the recipe. Yummy and EASY!

DPP 18

The love of a boy, naptime and his puppies!

DPP 17

Help! I need to pick out curtains for my dining room and I need to order them ASAP. Do these look okay? The bottom tiers would be a black or dark blue ticking curtain (just like the bottom strip on the curtain). Does the wall color and the folk flower color go together? I really like the curtain...but don't want it to clash:)

Thanks for your help!

DPP 16

The dilemma about not making it to the post office when Cindy is there...no candy for the boys. As I was preparing the boys that Cindy was not at the post office today, Kenner said, "That's okay mom. I like Halloween candy better than Post office candy." Good Kenner:)

DPP 15

The warmth of a Grandpa's heart!

DPP 14

After mulling over all the things I have WANTED to do the last two weeks, my brother and sister made my #1 request a reality. They played LIFE with me. Thank you! It was fun although I came in dead last.

DPP 13

Thanks to Uncle Caleb for "taking" Kenner sledding. Unfortunately I was unable to pick just one photo...because they tell the (three minute) sledding story.
Caleb doing winter conditioning Caleb is tired and Kenner is saying, "Wheeee!"

Kenner was messing around and then got too cold.

DPP 12

Nothing like feeling better and getting to play farm with two little boys! Santa thought the boys needed more farm things...maybe Santa needed to clean out the toy bins before he created his list:)

DPP 11

My sweet little boy, Kenner, brought me breakfast in bed this morning. This was my first morning with the boys after my episode. What a joy!

DPP 10

Oatmeal Cranberry* Cookies for my home health nurse.
These are Casey's favorite cookies with raisins, but I only had cranberries here. He has been a very good nurse and waiting on me while I am home. Love you Casey!
*Boys come back today...I must throw a HUGE THANK YOU to Casey's parents and siblings for taking care of the boys while Casey and I take care of me.

DPP 9

Paper, paper...where thou art paper?
I have finally gotten up enough energy to look through the paper for grocery deals...but I would need a paper first. I have been extremely blessed to have two snow days and a shortened day to not count against my sick days! Praise the Lord!

DPP 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

View from the couch. Due to my inability to move from the couch without a lot of pain...this was my view of life for three days straight.

DPP 3

After a doctor's appt for a potentially blocked bowel, then a trip to ER and a CAT scan revealed a blackened ovary and a ruptured cyst. Then resulted in emergency surgery so I didn't lose any more blood. Thanks to all the prayers, thoughts, meals, and help with my family. I appreciate it so much!

DPP 2

World's greatest kept secret - Rhode's Cinnamon Rolls. The boys went home with my mom, so my hubby and I enjoyed a breakfast together. Peaceful, but not as much fun when there isn't a frosting mess to clean up everywhere

DPP 16 (Yes posted already at 6:40 am)

Well, I told myself that I couldn't go another day without putting my pictures up on the blog. I also needed to get a few other things completed before I began another day. So I THOUGHT getting up at 5:00 would give me enough time before I woke up the boys at 6:45. Hmmm about

6:00 am I heard rumbling of feet upstairs. No need to wake the boys up...they did it themselves. How you ask? I was as quiet as a mouse and every other morning in the past three weeks I have had to PRY them from their beds at 7:00 or later. They just couldn't let Mommy be by herself anymore than she needed. Love you boys!

Well here is Kenner showing his brother (who is on my lap) that it SNOWED and there was actual ground cover this morning. What this really equals to is getting to wear their boots today!

Have a great snowy day!

PS I have hit 10,000 hits!! (5,000 are probably mine...but a fun number anyway!)

DDP 11 cont.

Kenner conquering his fear of the "netting." A HUGE THANK YOU to Trevor and Kendra for taking the boys last Thursday to the a living manger, so that I could go and finish up shopping and run errands.

Kenner has never ventured further than the first box in the first box of three in the Runza jungle gym in order to get to where all the big kids play. He has desired, but has gotten scared due to the netting. WAY TO GO KENNER!

Also reporting from here (Runza), Kenner was quite the big brother on Sunday (yes we returned to Runza). Kenner would get on all fours and be a horse, so that he could give his brother Patton a boost. I wished and wished for my camera...but unfortunately the wish fairy didn't grant it and I didn't get any pictures:( Kenner had to help his brother over and over again, because Patton too was scared and would go up three levels and then go down them. I was counting the times Kenner would help his brother without getting frustrated at him. On the third count, I told myself that I had to remember how low Kenner's frustration level was with his brother and how much patience he had with him. Wouldn't you know, the next request of help Kenner said, "Now Bubbi I have helped you 4 times. This is the last time." How funny! He did proceed to help him three more other times:)