Well it's time to take down our Christmas decorations.

When I was growing up we didn't take our decorations down until the 3 Kings came- well today is that day!  I was so happy to finally have our families over to see our tree. 

We also celebrated 3 Kings by Blessing our house.  I still remember going to my grandmother's house and seeing the chalk letters and numbers above her front door.  Back then the priest would actually come and bless your house, now we can do it our self and our church was kind enough to give us a kit.
We did every room!

I will miss our Christmas decorations- but they won't be coming down for at least 1 or 2 more days.  Rob and I are off to the city for my follow-up at treatment with my oncologist.  They called me last week to let me know they were going to do my blood test again and also do some blood studies for my low iron.
I sort of dread going- but I'm trying really hard to psych my self up for it.  I'd like to go there dressed really nice and happy, it was so nice when I first went there to see and meet so many positive women and I certainly don't want to be the one to scare any new women.

It's hard going back for Rob too, but I told him we really have to start looking at the positives of things.  I guess I have all this positive input for him due to the fact we received a letter from Dr. Meredith Whitney and it was very encouraging.

Well good bye to Christmas 2010

Paper Fun

 One of my favorite gifts ever from Rob

 So sad this is the 2nd Christmas Eve we didn't put cookies out- Next year I'm putting them out!

 Some of my favorite Christmas fun things...music, snow, dancing Santa, silly snowman -

They are always fun to play to with.

The two love birds

 I had to get a little table out for some Christmas photos

My grandparents and my 1st Christmas card from my grandmother...Mimi

1 of our manger scenes

I love getting Christmas cards

He's 14 and he still managed a little decor himself

Even did some bathroom decorating after Christmas

Thanks to some cute little gifts from Nolie and Nat

I enjoyed decorating my room this year.

 I hadn't put a tree in our bedroom before, but this year I did!

 This is what you call a newlywed tree.

At my wedding I was given a gift from Aunt Monica and my cousins and it was a box of glass ornaments for a Newlywed couple's tree.  This year I put a little tree in our room with those special ornaments.  

Each ornament had meaning for marriage 

I put the little bird on top 

 Here's a few vintage items from my mom I also put in my room

I will miss getting up or going to sleep in my room and not smelling these live wreaths.

I think the wreaths are one of my favorite decorations this year 

 I hung this pretty ornament on my mirror

Mom and Dad by our tree

Times are changing- Lucas cut the tree this year. 

Yeah - probably the last year for this

Christmas Cards

What to do with all your Christmas cards- I never know what to do with mine so I keep some and some I don't.  Well now I found something special to do with my cards:

I'm going to send them to  

St. Jude's Ranch

St. Jude's Ranch for Children has a 40 year history of healing and caring for abused, abandoned and neglected children. Founded in 1967 by Father Jack Adam, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children opened it’s doors to a single child in need of love and care.

The Recycled Card Program

You can mail your donations to:

St. Jude's Ranch for Children

Recycled Card Program

100 St. Jude's Street

Boulder City, NV 89005

877-977-SJRC (7572)

It's a program at the ranch that the children participate in to raise money.  They take the cards apart and make new ones they sell.  You can also purchase cards on their website.

I suggest you keep all the cards with pictures of children on them- who can get rid of those?

Christmas was Great


I am/was so tired!  I'm really needing to take better care of myself as far as eating and exercise.  I struggled right before Christmas with mixed emotions- at times I would be out and so happy I would cry and other times I would just cry.  It's such an emotional time of year and I'm still adjusting to my new life.

Sometimes I freak a little because getting cancer at 40 seems young and well what the heck am I going to be like at 60......or will I see 60.  I've learned at Doorways to Healing that there is good and bad - positive and negative in EVERYTHING!  I've used what I learned to reflect on my situation and YES- 40 is young for cancer- BUT it is also young to experience healing and Jesus.  I did always admire people I would see at church who I knew had either seen or felt something from God.  In the beginning of my being sick - I thought to myself will I ever be that enlightened?  Well it finally did happen for me - many blessings came to me during my treatment and I am so lucky to have gotten them. 
One of my favorite Christmas gifts this year is a book:
Never Give Up
by Joyce Meyer

I admire Joyce and this book speaks of Relentless Determination to Overcome Life's Challenges - which I need!  I love this book because it is motivational AND it includes God through the book.  God is definitely HUGE in my life and to have a book like this is a God sent.  I happened upon this book while shopping with Rob- I have been praying to the Blessed Mother and Jesus to please help me to carry on and do what I'm suppose to do and this book is just what I need to help me.       

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas-
and if you are looking for a Miracle in your life you may want to read Joyce's book