Momma Go Round: Big Bad*** Breakfast Burritos

Momma Go Round: Big Bad*** Breakfast Burritos: "BSB loves breakfast burritos. Seriously, it might be an addiction. Problem is, getting up in the morning is not his strongest quality. Lea..."

Patience...

I need to learn patience, patience, & more patience! I think this will be a lifelong task for me to work on, practice, & work on some more. My 2 1/2 yr old teaches me & reaffirms that I need to have more patience. Just when I think I'm doing better in the patience department, he comes along & I find out that I'm still a long way off from mastering patience. I am thankful for my son and love him because he has taught me so many things & I'm sure he'll continue to teach me so much more as the years go by. Well, this is all for now--my son needs my attention & patience!

What a day!

Monday...what a day this has been! I should say what a last couple of days this has been...lives can change so quickly. I am hoping & praying all in my family's life works out for the best. We're here to be tested...but sometimes I wonder how many times do we have to be tested? But, then at the same time I wonder if I should be wondering about that, because then we may be tested even more! So I should quit wondering & have no worries...if only that was the case! Well, I'm not making a lot of sense so I'll stop typing for now & come back later! Take care!
--Shelly

Gratitude

I think being thankful is a very important quality to possess all year long and not just during Thanksgiving time. My older sis gave me an idea to start a gratitude journal. I think it's a good idea, so I will be starting a new journal idea. I'll start here in this post listing a few things I'm grateful for...I'm grateful for my son--he keeps me on my toes, but he can also be a big sweetie as well....I'm grateful for family. I'm grateful for my hubby--I love him & I'm glad we found each other...I'm grateful for my creativity & for all the projects I do & make. My creative projects are a big part of what keeps me sane(at least most of the time!) Well, I'll end my post for now! Have a good one!
--Shelly

New Post = New Year

Happy 2011!!! I know I'm like 20 days late, but better late than never, right? Well, I've decided to work on my blogs again, so let's see how this run works out--hopefully better than the last go around. I need to do more things for myself, so I think working on my blogs will be one of the things I do just for me. It's going to be a part of my 'me-time' for now. I think we as women all deserve me-time. We need time to regenerate & recoop after being a mom & wife 24/7. Well, I'll be writing more in the next few days or so...take care & have a great week!
--Shelly

So this is how it ends...

"So this is how it ends" is the first line of a song I heard on the radio after finding out about some horrible news. The song is "Red Light" by David Nail. And, now over a month later I still get a little teary eyed when that first line comes on the radio...because it brings me back to the moment the radiologist told us our baby was gone and there was no heartbeat.

I've delayed in posting something new here on my blog mainly because it's been a hard thing for me to read the posting just before this--the one from February. I think I'm getting a little better about it...but it's still hard. You see I had a miscarriage. We found out at the ultrasound on March 12th when I was 11 weeks. But the baby only measure at 8 1/2 weeks which is about the last time I posted on here! Losing our baby has been difficult for me--some days are better than others. Life goes on no matter what happens & sometimes that's one of the harder things for me to understand. I feel like we should have moments that stop time so we can cope...but that doesn't make much sense & that's not how life is--so we must go on & learn how to handle what has happened in the best way possible.

Miscarriage has been a whole new experience for me. It's been full of sadness and loss, but also lots of love and caring at the same time.

Almost 9 weeks...

I think I've already let the 'cat out of the bag' on facebook...so I might as well here...I AM PREGNANT!!! And, if you can't tell we are very happy & excited about a new addition to our family! Shane will have a little baby brother or sister! Dustin & I are very much over the moon about this....And, as my title says I am almost 9 weeks along. Tomorrow will be the 9 week mark. I am due on Sept 29th--which is my cousin, Kim's birthday--but I'll most likely have the baby a week or two before then. I have been quite sick & very exhausted w/this pregnancy, too. So it's been a struggle, but today's been a wonderful day(thankfully!) and I'm hoping for many more days like this one. I am so grateful for my amazing husband--he's been helping me out so much w/everything. And, Shane is my little helper, too--or at least he tries to be--the little darling!

Well, I'll end my post for now & write again soon....Love you lots!