Don't stomp on my flag!

Anniversary/Mother's Day Surprise

Thirty four years later....

He is still my best guy and I figure we have another 34 years left in us!
(I sure did like those shoes!)

Counting Our Blessings

"I just want you to know that we're all okay." This was the first thing my daughter said when I answered the phone on Wednesday afternoon. She went on to say that a tornado had swept through their small town and destroyed and damaged houses one block away from her house. Later I watched a video of the tornado as it hit the town. Even after the fact when I knew they were all safe is still sent splinters of fear into my heart.

Here is a picture of their town. My daughter's house is the blue house in the very top right corner of the picture.

Growing up in Nebraska you know that tornadoes happen. But this was pretty close to home. We are thanking God for protecting our daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren as well all of the other people in the town of Roseland.

We continue to pray for people in the Eastern part of the state as heavy rains have caused flooding. The property damage is always overwhelming after these events.

Hats Off to All Military Spouses!

I spent 12 years as an Air Force Wife. I've often thought that we spouses really deserve to have veteran status also. We were the ones that kept the home fires burning. We paid the bills when we lost money due to deployments. We were the ones that comforted the children when they missed the parent who was gone. We uprooted ourselves and moved across the country and around the world. We had babies alone, We missed important family events for extended family. We kept life sane for the service member so that they could concentrate on a very important job. I loved being a military wife, but make no mistake it's a tough job. So if you know a military spouse let them know you understand their sacrifice and their service to the country.  

This post is dedicated to three special young women that I know, Melissa, Kelsey and Jessica. Thank you for your service,

Monday, Monday....

I bought the boys new paintbrushes to go with the new paints. Now I can't remember where I put them. (SIGH)

What I've been doing lately...

Obviously I haven't been writing much here so you might assume that I've been really busy doing very exciting things in exotic places...or maybe you wouldn't.

I have been working, a lot more than I originally anticipated. It's okay, I have a goal to reach and my paychecks are getting me there faster and I like being out in public and seeing people. It's good therapy for me. But I do miss having nights at home.

We spent a couple of days in Lincoln at the state home school conference. It's always good to reconnect with old friends and we specifically went because now that we know what Alex's issues are we were looking for some help on how to make learning easier for him. We went to all of the workshops by Pamela Gates who works with Diane Craft and is a learning specialist. We asked lots of questions, took notes and bought her program. Now we're watching lots of videos, taking more notes and trying to come up with a plan. Fingers crossed!!

Our new granddaughter was born on my birthday. The next day her "big" brother celebrated his first birthday. We got to keep the older two kids while mom was in the hospital and it was fun to spend time with them.

My dear hubby has got all of his little "seed babies" started and is nurturing them. It's been a cool April here so things are a little slower. I just realized yesterday that I'm still wearing long sleeves most days and that's pretty rare for April.

Basically life has been pretty normal, a busy normal but a good normal!