Christmas Time!

After a long silence, here I am...
Well, this year for some reason it has been hard to keep the spirit of Christmas.
I'm so picky about Christmas and all that comes with it. I hate the shopping and the all materialism around it, I have to say I dislike the endless parties... I love to just kick back and enjoy the holidays.
I have found myself wanted to be more on the "alone" side, this year. Don't really know why, just the fam is fine for me...
I find myself missing the family in Brazil, more them usual. I find myself longing for AZ.
But the season is here, and there are some wonderful things happening.
So after all it is not so bad. We had a great savings for the presents and had to spend at some other problem, so this year we have to hold on to the Spirit of the Season, because the presents will have to wait till tax return. Every one learned the value of 1 present, because 1 is better them nothing , right??
No, I'm not complaining, just a update on me and the fam.
but over all we have much to be thankful for... much more them we find ourselves capable of demonstrating. The Lord have been so mindful of our family and our determination to serve.

We'll post a Christmas family update soon..
Hugs to all
Carmen

Abandon

This blog is suffering from abandonment... So sorry!
Life is just so fast over here...
But we are all alive and well.... we just need a new camera to post some pictures..
How about y'all?
hugs to all

Miss Reality!

Sometimes miss reality just hits you right in your face. You almost loose you breath, shed a few tears and have to stand up to her and say, Yes I know you are there...

Today is one of those days... I have being reminded of how hard it is to face life with a child with a disorder. Brigham has faced his first rejection for being different. oh, how much I wish I could take it away from him, the only think that makes me not think like that is the fact that I know with all my heart that God gave me him just the way he is.... A GIFT!

My only hope is that I have learned well from a time long , long a go, when I had the privilege of having one such special spirit in my primary and I loved him like he was mine... Hope someone will have the same feelings for my little guy... Because he is sure worthy of it all..

Love you Mr. B man

you are the world to us... You are I child of God

Hugs from mom....

Privacy!

Well since we have Facebook to keep up with friends I have decided to go Private with our blog.
So if you want to check on us every now and then , live a message with your e-mail...

Hugs

No Pictures , no Fun!

Well, Jim was cleaning the family room the other day and did not see the camera and it went right in the sink, full of water. So no pictures for while...
Life is good here...
Everyone is in School and enjoying... Alyssa started Seminary this morning and it was a bliss...
Jim drove her, but tomorrow it is my turn...
Hope everyone is well...

Hugs to all...

School is Cool.... and it's Back.....

'So it is finally here... the first Day of School...
Alyssa is the first one to go, with 5:45 am seminary and then to band... Amanda is next and them the little peeps...









Freshman Girl!

Brigham is not sure, but Annelise is confident about the new outfit...

Amanda is bursting with Joy... can you tell?

Ah, I enjoy the fight free days, clean house, silence and much more.... But the kids do grow up fast and my only hope is that they will always have the desire to come home...

Love you kiddos..

Hugs to all...

I won, I won!!!!

Well, I read this blog almost everyday, http://pleaseholdtheonions.blogspot.com, ( the true site, because the one before was wrong, so sorry) from my friend Candice and her sister, and the other day they were given their favorite cook book, I sent my comment and what do you know? I won the book. It came today... Thanks Candice and Maren...
Visit their blog... you'll love it...