My Birthday Boy!

You make 32 look so good!

We sure love you!

You ever feel like this?

Because I do sometimes.

Don't get me wrong, I am very grateful for all of my blessings

which are seeming extremely abundant right about now.

However, sometimes life throws some lemons at you.

Here are the lemons we've been dodging over the past 3 weeks. . .

1. After only a year and a half, the hard drive on my computer crashed.

(Yes, I lost some pictures!)

2. I got my first kidney stone.

(This caused an emergency visit to Labor and Delivery!)

3. Sawyer has been sick the entire time with a cold and terrible cough.

(The "cough" most likely was bronchitis because it turns out I have it now!)

With all of this venting, I must end by saying that

although life has thrown us some lemons lately,

I happen to love lemon in my water--especially when I have a sore throat!

Giving Thanks

I am so thankful for so many reasons!

One example. . .

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Wood Home Rocks!

Literally.

With his new guitar from Aunt Kristie and Uncle Brent,

Sawyer's become one cool rocker!

Goodbye Barbie

Something that you should know about me--

I am not technologically savvy by any means.

Because of this I have never had what one would call a "fancy" phone. I would get the free phone for my plan and when I'd had that phone for about 3 or 4 years (right about the time that my current phone was ready to die) I always could get another basic phone for free and that's what I would do. I always get somewhat attached to my simple phones after all that time, but this last time was a little different. I got a PINK phone. I love her! Meet "Barbie."

For the past 4 years or so, she's gone with me everywhere!

And she's held up remarkably well. Well she still works--most of the time.

Apparently Lance hasn't been quite as impressed with Barbie

because he went out and got us a new plan and bought me a new phone.

He got me a "fancy" phone. In fact, he got me the fanciest phone there is.

And he even got me a PINK case. What a sweet and thoughtful husband!!!

Hello iPhone 4s!

So goodbye Barbie. I will never forget you!

(Thanks to this post!)