best of all

is to preserve everthing in a pure , still heart,

and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving,

and for every breath a song.

~konrad von gesner

Happy Thanksgiving!

balance

hello....let me introduce myself! :-)

i feel like i have kind of just disappeared from cyberspace altogether....

i feel badly not meeting up with my friends and acquaintances that take the time to check in and say hello....but....

my life is just hectic

and it seems when trying to balance it,

it is my blogging especially that suffers.

so...if you don't see me here as much, it isn't that anything other than just BUSY is going on, hence the Christmas background even before Thanksgiving!

we have been busy with:

having company, three days for the 3-Day celebrations, watching grandbabies, and trying to get organized for Thanksgiving......and "gearing" up for a new member of the family......bryan's Harley! :-)

i'll try to be better about staying in touch!!!...and get around to visiting you all.

Rock the Walk!

our mom ~ Juanita

it is that time again.

time for the

2009 Breast Cancer 60 mile 3-Day.

this friday, saturday and sunday.

i'm not walking this year

but my dear brother is walking again...so

Juanita's Kids

continues the fight for the 5th year in a row.

cory and jessamyn began this journey for our family in 2005.

kenneth (my brother) and i continued it in 2006

2007

2008
(along with his daughter Rachel)

and he will walk again this year...go Juanita's Kids!

there will also be
Babes for Burque Boobs
walking this year!
friends of Cassie's (and ours) from albuquerque, new mexico


and my cousin, her daughter and two other family members
will walk as
Team Paladin
they also walked last year.

i've had some emotional moments getting ready to be a supporter this year rather than walking, but i am excited for this also. the ladies from albuquerque will be coming in thursday....i'll pick them up at the airport in my pink attire...and get them to the opening ceremonies friday morning. i'll be at all the cheering stations, cheering the 2000 walkers on and saying

"Thank You for Walking"!

please keep them in your thoughts and prayers, along with all those they are walking for.

a precious day!

today we celebrate our daughters coming into this world

and bringing into our lives immeasurable blessings!

happy happy birthday

cory

and brittni


we love you so!!!!!!!!!!!

we hope this is an amazing year for you both!


and a year ago today
jamie and matt got the call
that they were "matched" with a birthmother.

this was the beginning of their journey
to this amazing little soul.
you had our love and us from this day forward little boy!

what a precious, amazing day for celebration!!!!!!!!

trick or treat!

welcome!

the cutest stinkin little skunk ever!

batman to the rescue!

our very own pterodactyl

this little piggy's ready for bed?

we love m i c......k e y.....m o u s e!!!!!

this is it

bryan and i went this morning to this showing.

amazing.

genius.

emotional.

validation.

his whole being just responded with amazing creativity.

sharing love

please stop by annette's blog and share some words of comfort.

her brother passed away last night.

i just met her in person on this road trip after blogging with her for several years.....she's so giving with her love and caring....now she could use some from others.