Feeling Thankful!!!!

....Huh, well...for some reason the word "thankful looks like it's spelled wrong to me!!!! Is it?!?!? I'm not sure!!! Do you ever have that happen..ya know, where you've spelled the word like a billion times but this one time it looks totally wrong?!?!?!? Oh well.....let me know if it is cuz I can't figure it out right now!!

   So I'm feeling pretty thank-ful today...like, I'm REALLY lucky for alot of great things in my life and I just thought that I should point some of those things out b/c I'm sure that I don't say it enough!!!!

   So here it goes......
- I am so lucky to have a husband that loves me unconditionally each and EVERDAY!!!! I'm always beautiful in his eyes and that means the world to me!!!

- I have great friends....especially my one friend whom I know is always there for me and never judges me....she ROCKS!!!

- I have the most awsome step-daughter!!! She is my world!!! She is so respectful and caring and super, super smart!!!!! She ROCKS to!!!!

- I have a really great job..(not fun or anything) but stable, well paying and with full benefits!!! I have nothing to complain about!!

- I can usually get what I want when I want..and not in a bad way!!!!! Our bills are always paid, things taken care of and I am still lucky enough to be able to splurge on myself (and my hubs and girlie) whenever I want!!!

- I have awesome hair..o.k....it looks pretty crappy lately, but really??? my hair will do whatever I want it to, and I love that!!!

-  I love that I am someones wife and step-mom!!!!! I am inportant to them and play an important role in their lives and they let me know that I matter!!

    These are just a few things that I'm so Thankful for!!!!!! Sometimes you just have to step back and take a look around!!!! It's a good life!!!!

                                                    My Loves!!!!!!!!!

"Yadda,Yadda..."

     Well.....life is kinda at a standstill right now. Work is.....well, work. My body is still packing on weight and bloating out in E-V-E-R-Y direction and my knee still aches. Yep...fun eh???? We were looking at houses like crazy people and even found 2 that we really loved, but then one night I was laying and bed and had this little niggling feeling that I just couldn't shake....what was it you ask?!?! Well......I didn't want anyone else living in MY house!!!! Is that totally strange???? I dunno....we've put alot of ourselves and our hearts into this house AND redone it from top to bottom!!! But maybe, just maybe if our dream house pops up, those feelings will go away.

   Aside from those "thrilling" things.....nothing to exciting. My Bff's baby girl is as precious as ever and I cannot wait to hold her again!!!! Babies ROCK!!!! Life is really, truly great and looking at this precious little girl reminds me of that. I may complain about my woes, aches and pains and many other things but hey, I'm human!!!!  Just gotta make the best of it and deal with what you are given!!!

It's time to get R-E-A-L!!!!!

   I've been thinking alot about my (old)BFF.....we've been friends for quite awhile and we used to do alot together and talk to each other.....but lately???? Nothing. When we do talk (which is so very rare), there just isn't anything to talk about. I mean, she's a great person, but I'm finding that she's become a little "snobby". She travels all over with her hubby, which is great...and she has a killer body that she works really hard on, which is also great, but she's sooooo judgemental about others. She picks apart what people wear, or how big they got while pregnant....(not cool.......your bringing another life into the world.) I jsut don't feel that we have anything in common anymore. I don't think she's ever ONCE made me a prioroty...even when I was going through the worst of the worst. Isn't that what true friends do?!?!?!

    Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe I'm the one who has changed...o.k...I know I've changed, but for the better!!! I used to be a more selfish person, but not any longer. Life is way to short to be that way!!! I'm just not sure if it's worth remaining friends anymore. I want to be around positive people...people who won't be looking at my muffin-top with disgust!!!!! I don't know what to do. Guess I'll ponder it for a bit longer and hopefully figure it out.

She's FINALLY here!!!

   Yesterday at 5:35pm another angel came into this world!!! One of my (most deserving) BFF'S gave birth to a little girl...Cassandra (Cassie) Magdalene.....and she is absolutely beautiful!!!!! She weighed in at 5lbs, 12ozs. and she is just the tiniest little thing!!!! I can't wait to hold her and breathe in that baby smell again!!!!!

                                                                                          

C'mon baby Cassie!!!

    My poor BFF is now 8 days past her due date and is staring to get very anxious and edgy!!!! She's tired, has swollen feet and has to pee every 5 minutes!!! Now....I can't say that I know what this feels like, but I hate seeing her feel so miserable!!!! Her hubby is working 3-11pm all week, so I think that this Wednesday I'm going to pop in for a visit (that is, if she hasn't gone into labor or been induced yet) to try and cheer her up!!!! I'm thinking I should bring something with me....something for the mommy-to-be.....but what?!?!?! I'm no expert, so I'm relying on all you mommies out there to tell me what a super-pregnant mommy-to-be needs right about now!!!!! She's the bestest friend that a girl could ever ask for, so please give me some ideas as to what she could really use right now!!!!!

                                             ~ Keeping my fingers crossed for baby Cassie to come! ~

                                                                                             

Wow....it's been awhile!!!

   I can't believe how long it's been since I've been on here!!! I've been so busy with work, vacations and just plain old household things!! I've popped in once and awhile to read what's been going on in your lives, and everytime I swear that I'm going to put up some pics. of our vacations..etc......but I never get around to it!!!

   Right now we are currently re-doing our basement, so that means I'm seriously B-U-S-Y!!!! Our girlie is here right now helping daddy put the floor in!!! SOOOOO CUTE!!! ( I may snap a quick photo to share with you...which I'm sure they will both dislike!!) Anyhow.....life has been very busy!!! I'm hoping to have a little down time sometime later on tonight that will allow me to catch up on some things!!! I hope that some of you will continue to pop in on me..even though I haven't been very good at getting on here lately!!!! I plan to catch up on all of your happenings tonight, so please keep in touch...I'm still around!!!