True friends .......

are like JEWELS. . .

I love my friends.  Some friends are just special.  Holli is a friend that I have had since I was in grade school, she remained my friend all through Jr high and High school.  She was in my ward as a child. I loved her, but after high school we went our own ways and lost touch, with the exception of seeing her around town, we didn't have a lot of contact.

About two years ago we "reconnected" and I am so glad that we did.  She is absolutely amazing.  We sort of just picked up where we left off.  Around Valentine's day I posted a picture on Facebook of a Bracelet that I really wanted, but that I knew I'd never get. 

On Saturday, Holli and a few other really good friends from the old ward got together for Breakfast.  Holli was late.  She said she forgot something and had to go back home for it.  As we were sitting there talking she pulled something out of her pocket and handed it to me..

It was the BRACELET that I had posted a picture of.  

My sweet friend had created and made the perfect bracelet for me.  I can't tell you how much that meant to me.  I absolutely LOVE my bracelet, but more importantly I love my friend :).  

She is simply amazing, and I want her to know that!  

Thanks Holli, you're the best friend a girl could ask for :)

A very L~U~C~K~Y DAY

We love to celebrate holidays @ our house.  Any reason for a party (or at least cupcakes)...right? Actually we celebrate St Patrick's day for Casey.....who is 100% IRISH!!! 

Notice the sign above him it says "KISS me I'm IRISH"

 We had Fettucini Alfredo,  not very Irish, but so yummy, a salad, french bread with green sesame seeds :)

I cut up green peepers and noticed they looked like 'shamrocks' , I thought it was a cute little touch. and of course, CUPCAKES....a desert for every occasion!!!

Our Irish puppy is wondering where his special dinner is. . . .oops!!

*** for anyone wondering~ we found gold at the end of our rainbow :)

Sleep Deprived?

This is a story to which every mother can relate…”An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard. I could tell from her collar and well-fed belly that she had a home and was well taken care of. She calmly came over to me, I gave her a few pats on the head; she then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in a corner and fell asleep.
An hour later, she went to the door and I let her out.
The next day she was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed her spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks.
Curious, I pinned a note to her collar: ‘I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful, sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.’
The next day she arrived for her nap, with a different note pinned to her collar: ‘She lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3.  She’s trying to catch up on sleep. Can I come tomorrow?’ ”

Such a funny story.....I know there were?are  days that I sure felt/feel  like that!! 

~~SNOW DAY in MARCH?!?!?~~~

The weather has been so beautiful for the last couple of weeks, I was starting to get my hopes up that the snow was gone and that Spring time was really coming!  WELL, last night we were pounded with a snow storm that threw us for a loop!!  We woke up to

THIS!!!!  

When we opened the Garage door to take Jake to Early Morning Seminary, this is what we saw!

YIKES!!!

This was the view from the other direction. The snow was so wet and heavy that the branches couldn't handle the weight of it.  Multiple trees of ours and our neighbors were split in half  blocking the driveway completely..

 The only way for us to remove the  branches  off of the driveway was for Don to use a chainsaw and saw the branches to make them small enough to lift....THEY WERE HUGE!!!!! When he went to turn on the saw, he noticed that it was not working at all.( of course, Murphy's law). So we waited for time to pass so we could call someone to take him to the hardware store to buy a  new one.... It was only 6:00 a.m.  He finally got to Home Depot and started the cleanup!! After a lot of work from Don, James and Jake amd a new chainsaw

 the branches were gone, but there was a power line down at the end of the driveway.  So we declared it a "SNOW DAY" .But  around 11:00 the power line was fixed,  the kids were off to school and Don was off to work!! 

We still have a ton of work cleaning up all of the smaller branches.  Springtime cleanup should be LOADS of fun!!

Welcome March:)

Well it looks like March is coming in like a lamb.  It has been such a beautiful day.  Sun is shinin' and I think I even heard some birds singing.....Could it be that the "groundhog" was right and that Spring is right around the corner?  I really hope so because I have a bad case of "the fever".....Spring fever, that is:)!!!