Dedicating this post to my Mom!

First thanks Mica for bringing me back to my blog!

ON Jan. 30th My MOM was taken to be with the Lord! I miss her greatly! It had taken me a long time to even get any desire to move on! I talked daily with my mom and she was always there for me.

I encourage everyone to let your Mom know how much you love them! Always treat them with respect. It is a terrible feeling to be show disrespect from a child especially an adult child. It carves down into the heart. I hope and pray I never did that to my Mom!

I am posting a few photos and then I am going to go back to posting regularing and sharing about my grandchildren and scrapping which I must start doing as I know Mom would want me to go on!

Thanks for listening and for all who prayed all those months that we tried so hard to get her off the vent. She may have never came off the vent but I will always cherish that time spent with her and be grateful that my husband was willing to be without me while I stayed with her 750 miles away for 4 months. Somedays going to the hospital every single day were hard but looking back I would not trade a single solitary day and I am grateful to my God for each of those days!

Win a very easy RAK!

BUT first I must explain I did not make it to the crop in last entry myself because friday morning a special family member was taken home! Not my mom but a special cousin of my husbands who lived with my husbands father. She and him were roommates since my mother in law died and auctually although my father in law was her uncle she was older. She use to babysit my mother in law. A kind and gentle woman! Ruth will be sadly missed and never forgotten. Expect some layouts!


Now for the Rak! SCRAP CITY IS ALMOST AT 400 MEMBERS!!! only 3 left till the magic number! THE 400th member is going to win a rak! SO all you have to do is head over to THE SCRAP CITY and register and you will win a rak! and as long as you are there check out the place it is the most friendly and fun scrap book forum!!! So click on the link and take a chance to win a RAK! YOU CAN'T WIN if YOU DON'T REGISTER!!!

FOLLOW ME TO A CROP

and make me crop too!! I need to get out of a major slump!! have not scrapped in longer then I have not blogged! OH IS THAT BAD!!!

Christmas at Our house!

Christmas at our house was held on Dec. 26th so we could have it with the boys! It was a little different then other years due to our limited budget! ONe of Noah's favorite gifts was his shaving kit!

Even Jason got in on the fun! And then Aunt Mindy had to get in on the fun and do her makeup. An update on my Mom, she is still in the hospital and not doing very well so of course your prayers are welcome!

I am thankful that the Lord sent his son to be born a baby in a lowly manger to teach us about life and to give us eternal life by dying upon the cross for our sins!
I am so thankful to be home for Christmas with my husband and family and I am ready to start the new year with my family also.

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

 
I am so thankful to finally be home! I am so thankful to finally be back with my loving husband and to be able to feel his loving support and stength and to have him hold me once again!

For those of you who have been praying for my mom, she came home last thursday and it was the worse 5 days of my life. Not so much for my mom's care but because of several reasons. First the hospital she was in INTERMEDICAL that is incompetent once again, sent her home with many things incomplete and not in place. I had to keep calling them, for instance she is on insulin and one of the insulins she is on the dosage depends on her blood sugar and you have to take her blood sugar reading and then follow a sliding scale to determine the dosage, they did not send the sliding scale with us! BUT THAT WAS ONLY ONE OF THEIR MANY MANY ERRORS.



I also wanted all to know that I have a wonderful Peace that passes all understanding from my wonderful Savior that has helped me to deal with all things above! I now can focus on my health and my wonderful family I have missed so much and those wonderful grandkids that have been giving me many many kisses!!! I love my mom and I am glad that GOD is in control and HE will do what He feels is right in HIS TIME but He helped me to know where I now need to be and that I did all I could and I thank HIM for all that time I had there with MOM and that special new connection and I can't wait to see MOM again, when and where. KWIM

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! SO TIME TO DECORATE! YEAH BABY! Right after a major dr's appt. today. eek! LOL!

Christmas cookies

Christmas is upon us and if I were home I would have started my Christmas cookies already and one that freezed great are Candy bar cookies and they are the favorite in my house and OHHHH so easy!!



THESE ARE TO DIE FOR AND THEY FREEZE WONDERFULLY TOO!

Candy Bar Cookies
1 cup Packed brown Sugar
2/3 cup butter or margarine
¼ cup light corn syrup
¼ cup peanut butter
1 tsp. Vanilla
3 ½ cups quick-cooking rolled oats
2 cups semisweet chocolate pieces
1 cup butterscotch pieces
2/3 cup peanut butter

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 13x9x2 baking pan with foil; extend foil over edges of pan. Set aside. In a medium saucepan, cook and stir brown sugar, butter, and syrup over medium-low heat until combined. Remove from heat; stir in the ¼ cup peanut butter and vanilla until smooth.

For crust, place oats in a very large bowl. Pour brown sugar mixture over oats; stir gently until combined . Press mixture evenly onto bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges are light brown.

Meanwhile, in the same medium saucepan, cook and stir chocolate and butterscotch pieces together over low heat until melted. Stir in the 2/3 cup peanut butter until mixture is smooth. Slowly pour mixture over hot crust, spreading evenly.

Cool in pan on rack for several hours or until chocolate layer is firm. (If necessary, chill until chocolate is set.) When firm, use foil to lift out of pan. Cut into bars.

Sometimes we just need to smile! Raks make me smile

On a sad day or a out of sorts day a smile or laugh sure helps to brighten my day, it makes me feel so much better! I have worked at being positive and trying to keep a smile on my mom'a face. I love it when she laughs. It so great to see her spirit brightened and I feel she will soon be doing so much better as she goes home tuesday although still on the vent.

Now the person who I adore that can always make me smile and laugh. The fact is he makes many people laugh and smile and I know so many people who love him, that is my uncle Yogi!

My challenge to you is to make a layout about someone who makes you laugh and/or smile! Now I have no problem with you combining it with a challenge on another site but I would like it to be new so this is on the honor system! i AM GIVING A RAK WHICH i WILL DO A RANDOM DRAWING FOR! IT IS AN AWESOME RAK WHICH I AUCTULLY JUST WON MYSELF AND LOVE BUT I WANTED TO DO A RAK AND CANNOT AFFORD ON SO I DECIDED TO GIVE AWAY THIS ONE! BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE IT IS BETTER TO GIVE THEN RECIEVE!

nOW hERE IS MY EXAMPLE WHICH I ALSO DID AS A SCRAPLIFT CHALLENGE ON SO THE DESIGN IS SCRAPLIFTED!



tHANKS DREA! HERE IS HER LAYOUT ON HER BLOG! THESE ARE THE DAYS

HERE IS THE RAK! (all the papers are cut down to 4x4)


YOU MUST POST A COMMENT WITH A LINK TO THE LAYOUT, AND AN EMAIL ADDRESS OR BLOG. NEED SOMEWAY TO NOTIFY YOU IF YOU WIN. COMMENT WITH LAYOUT LINK MUST BE POSTED BY SATURDAY DECEMBER 6TH MIDNIGHT EASTERN TIME. ALSO IF YOU PASS THE WORD AND SOMEONE POST TELLING ME THAT YOU SENT THEM, FOR EACH PERSON THAT POST YOU SENT THEM I WILL ADD AN EXTRA CHANCE IN THE DRAWING!