Sweet 16 ~

My Dear House Cat,

 

You are such a blessing to us and all who know you.  We are so proud of you and you are the perfect big sister.  You love God most of all and are such a good example to your siblings and friends.  Thank you for all of your help around the house and with anything I ask of you.  God has given you special talents and I pray you will always use them to bring Him glory! 

 

Dad took the day off and we all went to Mass together. He had bought you a Purity Ring and gave it to you right after Mass in front of The Blessed Sacrament. He asked you to wear it and give it back to him on your wedding day. 

 It has the inscription  Love Waits ~

 

 

I gave you a couple of movies to add to the Jane Austen and Bronte collection. 

Note:  There are some scenes we fast forward through on Jane Eyre.

 

Snuggle Bug gave you Switchfoot live in San Diego and Buck and Honeybee followed that with the first two Brotherband books.

 

 

SB made the Blueberry Cobbler you requested,

 

 

which was served warm with vanilla ice cream.  Yum! 

 

I opted for Bananas and Cool Whip (gluten and dairy free since I've been having so much tummy trouble).

 

 

We all enjoyed our day together although we missed Nae Nae and hope she feels better really soon!

 

Sweet 13 ~

Snuggle Bug is officialy a teenager.

I kept thinking sweet 13 over and over.  Yes, I know the phrase is "Sweet 16" but, our girl is so precious I just couldn't help it!

She and I made her cake this morning.  It turned out so pretty!

  She also received a big surprise from her NaeNae!

We are so thankful for our sweet gift from above!

My Birthday Weekend ~

What a wonderful birthday weekend I had!  It began with First Friday Mass, Adoration and Benediction with our homeschool group.  Afterwards we had a big potluck lunch.  This was followed by the annual Christmas play.  We had such a fun time with that!

Saturday we were invited to share music at a local Christmas fair.  In the past we've gone to nursing homes and hospitals.  This is one of our birthday gifts to Jesus.  Afterwards, my mama took me shopping.  She is such  sweetheart and is sooo generous!  We had a great time!

On Sunday we went to Mass and mama came over for a yummy lunch prepared by my sweetie.  My sweet girls made cake and cupcakes.  They also renewed my Mater et Magistra subscription, which was just what I wanted!

 I also got to order some books and a DVD I've been wanting with a generous birthday gift from my honey's parents. 

• A Little Way of Homeschooling

 

• Saints and Angels

 

• Karol, A Man Who Became Pope

 

• Great Adventure Kids Bible Timeline Chart

 

• The Book of Saints and Heroes

 

• Lives and Legends of the Saints

 

I can't wait for all of these goodies to arrive.  I am truly thankful for all of my many, many blessings!

To My Love ~

So you're not quite as young as you used to be ~

and you tore the mensicus in your knee playing ball with all these boys ~

But, I Love You More than ever and so does God!

Do you remember giving me this mug after Daddy died?

God's got it ALL under control.

Don't worry

Trust in HIM!



Happy 8th Birthday Buck!

Our little man turned 8 today and we had a wonderful time celebrating!

He wanted a football field cake

and

lots of boys friends over to play a game in the back yard.

I just LOVE big Catholic families! 

Everyone had someone to talk to and play with.  From the moms and dads down to the little girls :)

This was my first double-decker sheet cake and I just love the way it turned out!

Buck and his dad helped line up the Skittles  players, complete with referees.

It was a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday Honeybee!

I can't believe our baby is 6 years old already!!!

You are so precious and so full of love.

We are so thankful for the gift of you!

We love you,

Mom, Dad, House Cat, Snuggle Bug, and Buck

Happy Birthday Snuggle Bug!

I'm a little behind on my posting....

Snuggle Bug turned 12 a week ago today.

She is still in love with horses.

She said the most precious thing...

"I'm going to be a barrel racer and then a nun."

Thank you Lord for sharing this beautiful gift with us all!

We love you, Snuggle Bug :)

Happy Birthday Dixie!

Our 1st baby is 17 years old today or 84 according to this site.

I Have Been Blessed!

Lord, thank you for all of my many, many blessings!  Most of all thank you for the gift of life on this day 38 years ago.  I pray I'm living my life in a manner that is pleasing to you and spreading Your Light and Love everywhere I go.

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

Today is my honey's birthday.  

 The kids started off the day painting a banner for him.

Then we wrapped his presents and made cards.

Next, it was time to make his cake  dessert,

Lemon Lush.

The crust was made first. (1 stick of margarine, 1 cup self rising flour, 1/2 cup chopped pecans.  Mix, press into 9x13 pan, and bake at 400 degrees for 15 min.  Once that has cooled, you're ready for step 2)

Mix 1 cup of powdered sugar,

1 cup of Cool Whip, and an 8 oz pkg of cream cheese (room temp).  Spread over layer one.

Next, mix together 2 pkgs of Jello Instant Lemon Pudding Mix with 2 cups milk and layer over cream cheese layer.

Smooth that out and add a top layer of Cool Whip.

Chill and enjoy.

We love you!  Thanks for working so hard to take care of us!

May God Bless you Richly throughout the upcoming year.

Happy 7th Birthday Buck!

We love you!

Happy Birthday Honeybee!

Can't believe you're FIVE today!  We love you sooooo much!

Happy Birthday Snuggle Bug!

We are so thankful for you!

Wordless Wednesday ~More B'day Fun

We are blessed to celebrate lots of birthdays this time of the year.

Monday was my awesome honey's turn.
Thank you God for him!

Visit WW for more fun.