Happy Spring!

These Flowers are growing along the south side of Great Grandma Wilson's house. They don't get back before they are done blooming so I took some pictures of them this year to share with them.

We are all doing well. We are ready for spring to really be here with warm weather

all the time.

Yesterday we had several inches of snow on the ground but it is gone today with 60 degree temps. I wish the weather would make up it's mind. We have made a couple of new raised garden beds this spring and have planted some potatoes and lettuce but we are ready to get some other things planted! The kids are excited about gardening this year and hopefully they won't burn out about the time it is time to pick the corn and beans! I will try to update this again soon. My husband got onto me yesterday because it has been so long since I had updated.

But for now........

It is nap time, shhhhh.

Stress

I know it has been a while... Things around here have been a little ~ or a lot crazy. My grandparents have both fallen and broken bones in the last two weeks and I have been staying with them during the day-they are on the mend now and able to stay by themselves more. I am home today with a sick boy and trying to catch up on some things that need done around here. My Great Grandma Nina Hunt passed away last week, which was sort of a blessing because her frail little body was shutting down and she was suffering. It was very hard on her family to see her in such a state and she was ready to go home to be with Jesus. Jason's jobS are still keeping him busy for the time being but he has been told to prepare for a lay off from his St. Joe job in the very near future. He has been switched to a different shift right now and is working afternoons at St. Joe which makes for a hectic day on those days he has to teach. He leaves school and heads straight to his other job and isn't home much before midnight. He is home on weekends now which is a nice change. We know God has a plan, but during this tough time it is easy to loose sight of that and feel a little STRESSED!! I am taking a class on brain based learning right now and have really enjoyed the text book reading (never knew that was possible) and found it interesting the other day when I read this...stress is what occurs in your body as a result of your perceptions. Change your perceptions and change your stress level. Then today I came across the following on a blog I was reading.



Stress isn't a situation, only a state of mind. And my mind can choose the peace of God that passes all understanding....



Lord, cause me to abandon and abide. Even when things look just a tad bit tense around here... especially then!

(my three little blessings)

One Reason Why I am Glad I Have Sons

Christmas Picture overload!

Here are Christmas pictures and alot of them! Hope you enjoy them! We have had a great break but it was back to school this week for everyone~

J3 with new tool belt and hard hat helping papa work

Wilson Christmas

Christmas Morning at Home

Ray Christmas

Going to Cut Wood

The Christmas program that almost wasn't

Due to the bad weather we have had this week our Christmas program was postponed and we barely squeezed it in Thursday morning before school let out early for the bad weather again. It was a huge success and very sweet! Enjoy!

Preschool getting ready to sing

Princess5 getting excited! Trying to wait patiently...

The Princess singing in her first school program - all smiles!

J7 (Center-plaid shirt) signing with the second grade

J3-here for the show-CHEESE! (and gum) Princess5 after she was done performing

Happy Anniversary Honey!

In less than two hours my husband and I will have been married for 10 years. Ten years has brought a lot of changes, a lot of experiences, a lot of happiness, a lot of trials, and a lot of children (or so it seems some days :) None of which would I trade one second of. Thank you sweetie for the last ten years! Can't wait to see what the next ten bring!
I LOVE YOU!!

Christmas at the Wilson's

Hi!

Not all of you will be able to come and visit us this Christmas

So for those of you who we won't ...

Here is a glimpse of our house at Christmas time

And an extra special welcome if you are here from BooMama's

bloggy-Christmas-Tour-of-Homes!

Come on in!



Here is what sits just outside the door

My Grandpa's sled from when he was a boy

See that snow on the wreath...that's not just for looks...it's real





Now that your in, turn to your right,
down the hall is my little caroler girl serenading us with Christmas carols from the window

Under the window is my Great Grandma Harding's old singer treadle sewing machine

all ready for Christmas

At the end of the hall is the boys room

This is their tree (decorated by J7)
and the nutcracker (their favorite decoration)

This little tree used to sit on Great Grandma's sewing machine in my kitchen with kitchen ornaments on it-very cute-but that spot is now filled with Jason's schoolwork/homework desk (you will get a shot of that in all it's glory later) but the tree is bringing much pleasure in it's new location of the boys room.


Back in the living room now-
Here is a cute little frame with a picture of 3 cute kiddo's

(it says Santa's Sweetest Gift)

Here is my snowman collection and the stockings my Grandma made

my new hubby and I for our wedding TEN YEAR AGO!!!!
In the background you can see the glimpse of the fore mentioned homework/schoolwork desk.

Please don't stare.

My kitchen window...see all that white stuff outside? BRRRRR!




Here is the top of my entertainment center which is the display for my nativity. I love these pieces and there was a third piece that I never got and now it is no longer made.

Here is a close up for ya.

You put a tea light inside each piece and they are absolutely beautiful all lit up!

Here is my other nativity scene

(the one I bought when I was first married...ten years ago)

On the shelf my Grandpa made for me

See the words on the wall?

It says "Christmas it's the most wonderful time of the year"

It is stickers...not paint like my husband thought when he first came home after I had put them up. He thought I had painted the words on the wall so that I might hurry the living room painting process along...good idea...I should have thought of that!

My kids stockings (made by my Grandma)

Hanging on pegs on the shelf made by Grandpa....that lived in the house that jack built...oops got carried away there, sorry.

A full shot of our tree

(Also, please notice the twiggy, sparkly, thingies around the top of the tree, under the angel, because the angel deserved a little more bling I thought)

Princess5's new ornament from Gram
an Angel Princess

Some new additions to my tree this year-little birds on twigs with berries and pine cones

I think they are sweet---my mom, not so much

My oldest baby when he was in preschool

My newest ornament - fat Santa-cute but in a not too cute sorta way -I love him!

One of my favorites...precious moments "The Light of The World"

And Christmas is not complete

if your tree isn't adorned with a Hannah Montana ornament, right????

Remember earlier this summer when I showed you this picture of our wood pile?




well, here it is today...G-O-N-E

Hope you enjoyed your tour of our home.

Come back anytime!

But not tomorrow cause we are cutting wood. ugh.