Valentine's

What great fun I had today, getting Valentine's for the girlfriends. I really like getting girl stuff. I am not good with the mushy stuff, so I make them stuff or buy them stuff. I have really enjoyed it. I just remembered how much I loved "THINGS" at their age, even if it stupid at least someone is thinkin of ya!!!! I also got my boys chocolate, and baked Barry a heart cake.

Time has flown by me and I feel like I have so much I need to accomplish, finish basketball, with my head up and chest out!!! Then it is Baseball, and then guess what, Garrett's graduation, and I better get busy helping him plan a future, I mean it is time. Barry and I talked tonight and laughed at how much the last4 or 5 years have changed us so much. We have been through so much that now we realize the only prayers or aspirations for our lives and our children's lives is absolute happiness. Enjoying the rest is not easy but it is what I so desperately want for us. You spend so much time worrying about their fate, will they be successful, will they be good husbands and fathers, have I been a good parent, they need to love others, no they need to not be around certain people, are they doing things they shouldn't, what do I not know about, ect. ect. and now I am exhausted and finally realize that I know that I know that I know, whatever comes....... we will make it through....... we are close, we are strong and we are overcomers. We aren't perfect but we definately know God is in control even when things are bad. Staying married is a choice we make everyday, loving our family is also a choice we make every day, not easy at times but ways we learn to grow. We all love to be naughty, ornery, happy, but never cross the line, {my fingers are crossed} I would like to think we are good role models but honestly we are just doin our best. We have experiences that are gold.



Loving Valentine's day, and looking forward to a spring break ski trip, should we take the girlfriends? That is the discussion this week, I'll let ya know. My whole family is going, 16 of us. I am going to try to ski again, so I have a month to get in a little shape, We'll see how that goes!

Later, Rhonda