Happy Thanksgiving 2009

With President George Washington,1782 - Thanksgiving instituted by congress: "Do hereby recommend to the inhabitants of these States in general, to observe, and request the several States to interpose their authority in appointing and commanding the observation of THURSDAY the twenty-eight day of NOVEMBER next, as a day of solemn THANKSGIVING to GOD for all his mercies: and they do further recommend to all ranks, to testify to their gratitude to GOD for his goodness, by a cheerful obedience of his laws, and by promoting, each in his station, and by his influence, the practice of true and undefiled religion, which is the great foundation of public prosperity and national happiness."

On crutches, my family had to all pitch in like they never have before. I sat and told them each ingredient to bring to me, each utensil, each bowl or dish, where it is located...etc.

It was the best meal ever - (don't they say food tastes better when someone else makes it? Now I understand what my family has been enjoying all these years!) I have never enjoyed it more!

Julianne blessed us with a special poem she wrote for the day

We prayed for Jordan, who was in Ohio
Julianne - gotta love her

Just look at that turkey - in the pan, of course

Two New Friends

They say that friends can be good or bad. There can be an intense love/hate relationship with certain friends.

I have two new friends - really close friends. The bible says a friend sticks closer than a brother - these two friends do that for sure. I honestly could not get by without them - especially in the coming months.

My upcoming journey will require my two new friends to carry me through the tough times to come. Not carry as in lift me, but carry as in enable me to literally walk. Have you ever had friends like that?

Some may say that my new friends are lifeless, with no personality. I beg to differ! Their personality shines! They are two peas in a pod, lost without the other. When they are alone, they are not complete. The three of us make an awesome triple braided chord, able to stand.

A friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else. These two new friends surely fit this bill - there are many places they may rather be, yet they choose to stay by my side.

"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up." This is so true of my two new friends.

Nothing says it like this quote:
"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Walk beside me and be my friend."

You KNOW they are true friends, when they allowed me to do a makeover on them, completely obliterating who they are - well, they are still recognizable, but very very different. They didn't even scream when they realized what happened to them!

OK OK I have been accused of using my friends as crutches....so be it.

Pictures of my two new friends:







I am having my second foot surgery tomorrow, and just wanted to lighten my fears a bit - now I am stuck with these hideous decoupaged and bejeweled crutches for 3 months. LOL

My Mom's 80th Birthday at Suncadia

My mom is now 80. All of her precious and darling children (and their spouses) got together for the first time in a long while. We stayed in a penthouse at Suncadia Lodge.



We took a zillion pictures to try to get just ONE good one - failThe outlaws did a much better job at cooperating than the siblings did
My moms sister, brother and his wife also joined the fun.
80 candles = well earned. We love you so much!