Thanksgiving

Well, this was originally posted last year! But I have such a wonderful family I wanted to share it again. My family gives above and beyond and I want them to know that I love them very much! This video is dedicated to Ronnie, Rosalee, Wenona, Michael, Dustin, Christian, Raegan and Madi. I love each of you very much and hope that you all know how very much you are loved and appreciated.

"Me"

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So, it's been a few months since I stopped in and wanted to say hi to all my friends. If you take the time to watch this video, you will see life has been pretty busy around our house. Thanksgiving this year, really was special to me and wanted to share a little of why with you.

I began working on this video as a Christmas Present for Rosalee... as I worked on it, I realized just how much I had to be thankful for and just how lucky I was. This past year has been filled with ups and downs... but life has had a way of seeing me through. Recently I found a wonderful job that I truly love and enjoy.

Through in a wonderful family and what else could a person need. Raegan tells, everyone she is not reach, but she is wealthy. You know, she is right... she is! We all are! Most of us measure our wealth in $$$$.... well we are much richer when we stop and take account our familes and the small things we have. I have been blessed with wonderful children, nieces and nephews, my father and grandmother and now with a whole new family. I am very Thankful for what I have and couldn't ask for anything more.

While the world around us falls apart we should stop and thing about what we truly have and give thanks for what God has given us. Most of us spend our time worring about what we dont have and what everyone else around us has.

People spend there life making others around them miserable instead of taking the time to just appreciate what they have. Life would be so much better if we would just slow down and be thankful and appreciate what we have......

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away."

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations. Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night. Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep. Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom. Before I was a Mom, I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy. Before I was a Mom, I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom ...

CROP OUT CYSTIC FIBROSIS CROP

Hi Everyone,

Most of you by now know that my boyfriends little girl Raegan has Cystic Fibrosis. Last year her Aunt and I created REAGAN'S WALKERS and our Team participated in several fundraisers and events with Cystic Fibrosis such as the GREAT STRIDES WALK and the BREATH of LIFE GALA in Nov 2008 in Oklahoma City. This year our team will be hosting a Crop so we can help raise money for the 2009 GREAT STRIDES WALK. The crop will be held in Wichita Falls, Tx at Scrapbook-n-Such. Go to RAEGANS WALKERS BLOG for more information on the crop.

We need help finding a cure! Please go to RAEGANS WALKERS page and make a donation no matter how small. Even if you donate a dollar and then send the link to 5 people and they send to 5 people.... you get the idea... we could make a difference. When you go to our team donation site, the money will go directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Without our help, the Foundation can not get the treatments and drug therapies they currently have in the pipeline funded and hopefully in the hands of our loved ones who need them.

If you need any further information please contact me or Call Cecil or Caryn at the Sooner Chapter in Oklahoma City and tell them Robin with Raegan's Walker's sent you.

Remember: "Where there is HOPE, there is LIFE"

Tuesday Sept 30, 2008

Where has this year gone. I looked up and we are almost to the Holidays. Imagine my shock when I picked up a clients insurance policy to process the renewal and DECEMBER 2008 popped up. WOW! Didn't we just celebrate Christmas.

I remeber someone once telling me that time flies as you get older. I never believed them till now. One minute my kids or toddlers and the next they are TEENS! Now their LOUD MOUTH, KNOW IT ALLS instead of loving, funny, exploring little boys. WOW!

I had some good news today... I may have the house that I applied for. I should know tomorrow. I can't wait. Both the boys will have their own rooms finally and no more renting, Apartments or LOUD MUSIC at 2-3 am in the morning.

I just got news yesterday that my GOD DAUGHTER is getting Married in March. SHOCK! I was a Senior in High School when she was born.... April 27th. We share the same birthday. It just seems life has slipped by and all of a sudden I don't know where it went.

I remember when I use to wish I was 21! You know, the LEGAL age. It's not all it was cracked up to be.

So remember: Live, Laugh and Love. Never go to sleep made and always tell your loved ones you love them, because you never know when tomorrow wont get here.

Making Memories

I have not been around lately as I have been working my tail off. However, I took some time this past weekend to spend with the kids and my family and just have a little good old fashion country fun. We all got together and went out to the land and let the kids play and explore the land. That evening we had friends over and we roasted weiners and marshmellows campfire style. While the kids played, the adults brewed campfire coffee and listened to old cowboy stories. Sometimes, I think the way our grandparents lived was a whole lot better. While they might have worked hard life was a lot more simpler and people enjoyed and appreciated life and their family.

This weekend made me realized just how lucky I am and how thankful I am to be who I am.

Tonight, Dustin was recognized at the Scout Honor Court and received his advancement to Tenderfoot. Next level is 2nd Class.