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I was incredibly conflicted in my emotions last night and again this morning.  I love my daughter, she is my baby girl, and sometimes she is really good at reminding me she is no longer a baby.  She is getting so big and is discovering her independence.  That is the heartwarming part, it warms my heart and makes me so happy to see her full of such self confidence and assurance!  Those are two attributes I felt I lacked in my childhood years, to no fault of my own parents, but simply because I felt I lacked them.  Anyway, back to what she did... I go, as I've done since she was a baby, to go and tuck my kiddos into bed.  I start up the stairs and say "I'm coming to tuck kiddos in who are in bed and ready!" and usually I hear giggles or feet  rushing to beds.  This particular night, instead I hear "NOOOOOO!!!!  Wait!!!  I don't want anyone to go in my room" Now at this point, as you fellow parents reading this may have already guessed,...

Want to know what I believe to be one of the greatest blessings God gives us?!  FRIENDS!  It was my birthday last week, and it was a good birthday, I turned 28 and I still don't feel old :-)  I also got to go out for my birthday!  Me and five of my amazing friends went out dancing downtown!  It was fantastic!  My sis in law knew the club owner so he had champange already on ice waiting when we walked in!  The whole night was amazing, surrounded by great friends, doing one of my favorite things ever.... DANCING!  How many of you like to dance?  And I mean really dance... like with steps and rhythm?  I love to go out dancing!  Country dancing is my favorite, like two stepping, cowboy cha-cha, tripple step and swing, which is my favorite!  I took east coast swing dance lessons in high school with a group of friends, which is when I found my love for it.  And you pair a good dance with a good lookin man who ca...

Just in case you may not have noticed or known, it snowed last night here in Colorado.  Now, I'm not a grumpy guss who goes on and on about "blah, it's snowing, ew and ick!!"  I like the snow!  There are some extras that come with it I'm not so crazy about... like the icy roads, the cold air, the mud hole my backyard becomes... but for the most part I look at snow and see the quiet and amazing beauty God provides us, even on the dreariest of days!  But even with all the beauty there is still one thing that makes it very difficult for me the see the plus side of snow... the snow shovel.  Oh yeah, sure, I have a snow blower (thanks dad for that!!) but I also have neighbors, and as nice as they are, they're not too keen on the hum of a snow blower at 6am!  So, I shoveled three times yesterday, because I learned when you just keep driving over it you get ice from the pack down of your tires... and ice and I... we have some history, and it's not so great :...

Does the time go slower the closer it gets to Friday?!  I'm nearly certain it does, but I haven't been able to prove it yet.  Oh well.  So I have decided I am going to branch out and start trying new things, like new syles, new foods, new hobbies!  This year is going to be a good one for me!  I'd love to hear any suggestions any one has, you know, tangible ones that I would actually do haha!  Skydiving is on the list, though I'm guessing it'll keep getting pushed back to the bottom :-) Last night, I bought a hat.  I'll have to get a picture out here, because it's not just a baseball hat or something, but one of those cute knit style ones that you see other women wearing and think "that is such a cute hat but i couldn't pull it off."  Well guess what, I can pull it off, and dag nabbit I did!  HEHE!  I bought the hat AND  I wore it to work today.  Not all day, just on the way in and on the way out, but I made myself leave it on...

So, bear with me, I've never blogged before!  It's been on my mind to start one for awhile now, and I've had a few people tell me I should start one, with all the things I tell them about life, so now I am!  Whether you desire to read what I have to write or not is your choice, it won't hurt my feelings :-).  I don't know yet what this blog will be about.  It's just me.  Plain and simple, life as I see it and live it.  Sometimes my life is quiet and boring, which is okay, because sometimes it's beautifully chaotic and upside down.  Either way, it's life, and I love it. Here is a little about me for those of you who don't know.  I am a single mom of two beautiful children.  I'd say they're the most amazing children on the face of this earth, but I feel I'm a little biased in that opinion seeing as how I am their mommy!  Either way, I love them like crazy and they are the world to me.  I have two amazing parents whom I love dearly a...