Who Woulda Thought

Well, it has been a while since I last posted.  I tried a few days ago but it just did not happen. 

So...this happened today....

No...not making my bed!  I do that every day!  But last weekend, I convinced our brave leader to help me clean out our closet, which led us to this...

Not only did we take all the clothes and STUFF out of our closet...but also the carpet and some extra clothes rods!  We went from de-clutter to re-do in about 30 minutes!  All I can say is...this guy is pretty awesome! 

Unfortunately, it meant our bed looked like this...

AND....we were sleeping on the couch this week!

Jump ahead this weekend...and our brave leader willingly took our two youngest littles on a camping trip.  They joined up with our Little Miss' girls group (American Heritage Girls).  I had to stay back and take older boys to work.  I know I had the easier job (even though I was up until 1am) as he was sleeping in temperatures near freezing point! 

I got the boys up early...hopped in the car and joined up with the campers this morning!  We had the amazing joy of teaching the girls about GEOCACHING!!!!!  YAY!!!!  We had a great time and enjoyed lunch before heading back to get the boys back to work!  Our brave leader now took on the THREE youngest ones!!!! 

Once I got everyone to work, I was actually left in the house ALONE!!!!  WHAT?!!?!?!  I don't think I have had this happen in a LONG TIME!!!! 

What is a momma alone to do? 

Well...I thought about it and decided the best way to use my time...

I got the bed cleared off and bed made again...not for me...but for my brave leader!  I figured he would appreciate having a bed to sleep in again after seven days on a couch and two nights outside on a hard bed of blankets!  I hope he knows how much I love him!  Sometimes it is the little things that can show how much you care!

So...hopefully...this is my jump start back in the blogging mode.  Much to tell...I look forward to sharing our crazy mixed up beautiful life!  Who woulda thought it would take a cleaned off bd to get me going again!

Double Four!!!!

So today is my birthday...but oh so much more...some would say it is Groundhog's Day...but that is just silly...we all know that in the end we still have to wait for the cycle of life to unfold and wait for Spring to come in six more weeks!

BUT...there is still more about this day that I love so much...it is the Presentation of the Lord...also known as Candlemas.  We celebrate yet another revelation of the Lord...this time at the Temple when Mary has met the regulations of purification and is allowed in Temple to present her son to God.  Of course, we know that he is our Lord God who is revealed to Simeon and Anna as their people's Savior.  Because he is the shown as the light to all the world, we come together tonight at Mass to have candles blessed to show that he dispels the darkness.  A wonderful tradition of the blessing candles so that we too can remember that Christ is the light we must follow.

Going to this special Mass was a great way to end my birthday.  Or so I thought it was over...turns out the children made me a special dessert of Tiramisu!  SO YUMMY!!!

It was just one more way they showed me that they love me today.  They started out with breakfast in bed (at 4am!!!!) and then I had a special treasure hunt to find a geocaching picture hidden away in the cupboard.  After a morning of scrambling around...I picked up Henry and he took me to lunch at an Asian buffet.  Very good!  He was then informed to keep me busy geocaching at a local park so I would not go home before they finished dessert.  A fun way to spend the day!

We arrived home just in time to have dinner before going to Mass.  A delicious meal that I always enjoy.

In the end it was a great day...I always know that I am loved at the end of the day...so thankful for my family and friends!