I am still alive

Well sorry I have not posted in awhile but things have been kind of a mess around here. The kids have been sick, my mom is not doing well emotionally, and we had a man at are church pass away. I just have not felt like doing much of anything but doing what I have to and sleeping. Besides all that not much else has happened.

This past weekend I got to see my good friend Tara. She moved a little over a year ago 3 hours away and I have not seen her in a year. Her little girls birthday was the Saturday before and we were suppose to go, but I got sick. So last weekend we had a Easter get together with her and her family. Her family is my husbands family also. Her husband and my hubby are 1st cousins. So we all got together early to let the kids hunt eggs. The reason is that in a couple of weeks Tara will go in for surgery and will be in the hospital during Easter. Tara for the past 5 or 6 years has had Ulcerative colitis. It has gotten to the point that she will need have surgery to remove her colon. She will be in surgery for about 5 to 6 hours and in the hospital for around 10 days. She will have to have a bag for a couple of months and then they will got back in and do surgery so that she will not longer have to have the bag. it seems so unfair for someone so young she is only 31 and has 2 beautiful little kids.

This is my friend Tara and her little girl Caroline she also has a son Zander.



So please pray for Tara and her family that she makes a full recovery and that God can calm all her fears. Please also pray for my mother that God can give her peace that she needs so very much and also pray for Ann her husband Allan is still sick and in the hospital you can go visit her blog at http://halesbelles.blogspot.com/

Week 11 I Heart Faces

This week on I heart faces is all about being bundled up. This is a picture of Bradon all bundled up playing in the snow that we hardly ever see. We only got about a inch but it was enough for the boys to enjoy.



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Week 9 “Hilarious Outtakes”

This week on I heart faces is all about Hilarious outtakes. This photo was taken at Easter last year and every time I see it I just laugh.



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Week 8 Hands on Fun

This week on I Heart Faces it is all about hands. Finding a hand photo was hard but I did find this one of Bradon. His hand is just like any 3 year old boys hand should be, dirty and holding a frog.



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MIA

Well I know I have been MIA for awhile now. We have been busy with school and church stuff. Also last week my father found my grandfather passed out on the shop floor. My brother called 911 and he was taken to the hospital and was allowed to go home that night. The put him on a 24 hour heart monitor and that will be sent to Little Rock to be looked at. The doctors think it maybe just a 1 time thing but who knows.

Something happened in South East Arkansas that hardly ever happens. Last night is SNOWED!!! The kids where so excited and this morning we went out in it for alittle while. It was a good thing I took the kids out when I did because the snow was melting fast by 1 pm all the snow was gone.

In other news Lady is doing good and seems to be back to her old self. Also I might have to take Ian to the doctor Monday. Last week he was playing the Wii and started crying and saying his arm hurt. He hadn't hit it or anything. Well a little over a week has gone by and his arm is feeling no better in fact it seems like it is hurting him more. Well I guess that is all for now and I hope I can start blogging more. I just have been busy and well lazy. Here are some pics of the snow :)

Amish Breakfast Casserole & My Day

Well today was a good day. My mil had to have back surgery and she did fine and is now home and seems to be doing good. Other then that I spent the day not doing much well I did clean, made some tuna fish sandwiches, and gave the dog a bath. I will be glad when I don't have to give her anymore medication it is getting old but lucky for me Lady takes her meds real well. We just wrap them up in some lunch meat and she just eats it up. The steroids she is on is making her drink and pee alot and if I would keep food down for her she would eat all day. Last night for dinner I made a Amish Breakfast Casserole. It was good and my husband has been eating the left overs for breakfast so he is liking that. So here is the recipe incase I haven't shared it before.

Amish Breakfast Casserole

1 pound of sliced bacon, diced (or sausage)

1 med. sweet onion, chopped

6 eggs, lightly beaten

4 cups frozen shredded hash brown, thawed

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 1/2 cup small curd cottage cheese

1 1/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese

Cook bacon and onion until bacon is crisp, drain. In a bowl combine the remaining ingredients, stir in bacon mixture. Transfer to greased 13 in x 9 in x 2 in baking dish.

Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 min. or until bubbly. Let stand 10 min before cutting.

I Heart Faces Week 4 "Texture"

This weeks I Heart Faces Photo Challenge is about Textures.

This is a picture of Bradon taken in I think 2008 at the age of 2. I do so love this little boy. It is hard to believe that in April he will be 4.

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