Wise words......

So, it's the holiday season and that means eating! This is such bad timing to be told you are insulin resistant and be put on a strict diet--- (more on that later)! But... I have found a very inspiring pep talk! Please check it out if you are having trouble sticking to a diet.....it is sure to put a smile on your face!!! Here's to wishing us all luck!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving....hope you all had a wonderful time with your family and friends!! We had a great day! We hung out as a family this morning and Hanna helped me make the turkey and the ham, she is such a chef, helping Mommy cook is one of her favorite things to do!

Making Tom!

We carried out all the traditions-( I am a little crazy when it to comes to traditions) We watched the parade, had dinner with Joe's family in Terre Haute, went to visit my mom and all went to see Mr. Magorioum's Wonder Emporium. Hanna absolutely loved this movie and we did too! It was just a great day, with great food and fun family time.


Joe loosing Uno!

Mom and the Girls!

Even though I am having a tough time right now, today was a day to really let go of those feelings and celebrate the millions of things I have to be thankful for. Regardless of the details, any way you look at it- I am one blessed lady!

A *very* Happy Halloween! (added a video!)

We had a wonderful Halloween in our new neighborhood! This was our best Halloween yet...so much fun. Our neighbors all sat out on their porches and dressed up to give the kids their candy, we just loved the festiveness. Hanna was Barbie Island Princess this year and she loved that costume- Aunt Amy even gave her some blue and pink eye shadow with glitter to match her dress. That was one of her favorite parts. She practically ran from house to house this year because she was so excited! We went to almost all the houses and then Hanna enjoyed giving out our candy to the trick or treaters. We even brought Daisy Mae out to join in the fun. She was "dressed up" like a pumpkin:) Here are some pictures and a sweet video too of my family fun.....I just love Halloween!!

Peyton, an Island Princess and Devil:0)

Cheese!!

Daisy Mae

~Family Reunion~

Our fall family reunion to Crooked Lake was absolutely wonderful!! We traveled to a beautiful lake house in Angola,IN over the weekend for a get together with my mother's side of the family. All the aunts and uncles and nearly all the cousins made the trip and of course all of our children. Hanna is so blessed to have so many (2nd) cousins. We shopped, ate, played games and even threw a Halloween party with costumes, treats and crafts for the kiddos!! And with no shortage of Goldie ;), I even took a polar dip in the nearly frozen water with my cousins James and Heidi--now that is something I will never forget! There is no better way to pass a weekend then to spend it with my wonderful family. I am so thankful for times like these! I have posted a few highlights of our weekend...but there were just so many to choose from...enjoy!

Pumpkin Works...

Had a wonderful weekend in Terre Haute! We went to Pumpkin Works, hung out with the in-laws for a while and had a night at Rafter's for some good o'l karaoke. We like to multi-task when we know we are going to be in town!! Now after all the fun of the weekend, Hanna is sick with a cold:( Hope with some rest, she will be able to go on her field trip tomorrow.....
This week we are packing for family reunion, carving our pumpkins and I am stating to plan Joe's 30th birthday party....that will be a blast!
Also....my Thursday is shaping up to be amazing.....**Only 3 more days until Liz gets here!!! Watch out America, she's back (for a week)!**

Here are some pictures from Pumpkin Works....

It's all politics:)

I had made a post earlier about a poll I had taken about presidential candidates...the results shocked me and gave me a tie score between Rudy and Barack!! I chose importance of issues and came up with some similar, although possibly vague answers, that these two gentleman had in common. I got some flak...I just wanted to say I understand these men are different and I don't take my decisions lightly. I have taken down this post because it is not completely reflective of my overall decision. But, the quiz was all in fun. I wanted to post it to get people interested, I have some friends and a stubborn sister who at this time do not even vote at all!
Some of the most important issues I see in the upcoming voting year are:
The War in Iraq
Energy Efficiency
Immigration
Universal Health Care
and
Stem Cell Research

I think Rudy and Barack each have their own forward thinking ideas, however, it is the follow through that is the most important!

Tomorrow will suck!

Pardon my choice of words but, tomorrow I have a 3 hour blood glucose test! Which the lab technician said will actually take more like 4 hours!! I have to fast from 7pm tonight until the test is over around 11:00am. I will get my blood drawn 4 times in about 3 hours, they will test a number of things, including insulin, liver functions and cholesterol. The only reason I am really dreading this is that I can not leave the lab the entire time....so I am going ready with my "I have been meaning to read this forever book" and my mp3 player! Send me some positive vibes tomorrow, something tells me I will be grumpy;)

In other news...over the weekend I found out one of my longest and closest friends in the whole world is pregnant and I am over the moon!!!! It was literally the most surprising news I think I have ever heard! She will simply be the most amazing mother ever!