gramps

The 'Big W' is needing prayers.

My Grampa William Loewen had hip replacement

surgery on January 10th and all went well.

On the 16th he had a heart attack.

He was sent to Winnipeg for an angiogram yesterday afternoon

hoping that they could put in 'stents' to open everything up.

( I don't know a lot about this stuff so bare with me )

The blockage was too severe so they are going to do a

scan of his heart to take a look at the main artery.

They think he will need bypass surgery.

My Gramma is doing as well as can be expected and

is feeling all of the prayers that people are saying for them.

Please keep it up.

We know that God has a plan and is always in control.

It's time for us to lean on that now.

I don't know what else to say.

2011

It's definitely time for a new post.

I just have no creative spark right now.

Christmas was good. I still have to upload all of my pictures.

That's why they are not posted.

I am excited about this new year. I love January.

Everything feels new for me in January. A new year and beginning.

I love new beginnings...

it's the middles and ends that I have a problem with.

I would love to be able to stick with something this year.

I know I've said in the past that I am great at starting

things but have a hard time seeing them through.

I still don't know why that is. Maybe this year I'll figure it out.

But as for now, I'm going to enjoy the newness!

I guess as far as the 'new years resolution' is concerned,

I'm going to be working on the middles and ends.

( of many different projects and paradigms )

With that said, I think that is the end of this post.

I'm proud of myself already!

happy #4 aydan

My baby is 4 years old today.

It seems like only yesterday that she was born.

But it seems that way for me with all 3 of my kids!

About Aydan...

a little lady

great manners

loves to be the center of attention

enjoys wearing pretty dresses

likes to have her hair done

loves playing with stuffies and dolls

loves to be outside, when it's warm or cold

can put up a good fight against her big brothers

( verbal or physical )

has a giggle that will always make you smile

she is a treasure to have around

We love you so much Aydan and look forward to

watching you grow up even more.

nov 24th 2000

To answer all of your questions...

Yes, it was our anniversary.

Yes, it was 10 years ago that we 'tied the knot'.

Yes, I am so thankful to be married to my soul mate.

Yes, I am proud of us.

( insanely proud )

Cheers to many many more 10 yearses!

next month

Aydan will be 4!

Weirdness.

I want to make her birthday cake this year.

How in the world am I going to top last years cake???

( it's not about topping it, because

amanda's creative cakes

will not be topped! )

I'll have to just do my best.

aydan's earrings

Here she is in all her glory!

Aydan had been talking about getting her ears 'pierce' like mommy for the last 3 weeks or so. She first brought it up when she was 2 that she wanted to be like mama with pretty earrings. I thought she was too young and told her we would wait a while. I guess she thought that our wait had expired. Jeff said to go for it, once it's something that she has got in her head she's not going to stop until it's done.

(kinda like her mom huh)

It's going to happen eventually anyway we might as well do it.

Our friend Jodi is a hair stylist and said she would pierce

her ears whenever the time came. I'm glad we have a friend who could make Aydan comfortable and give her the truth. We told her it was going to hurt and we'd be doing them separately so she was going to have to sit very still.

She only cried a little bit but she was so brave.

When they were both done she looked in the mirror and said

very matter of factly...

"They are so pretty, thank you Jodi."

Now my little almost 4 year old has her early birthday present.

I can't believe she's so big!

it's november

I know I haven't posted in a while but I'm just so thankful that harvest is over and we can get back into a more 'regular' schedule. I've been enjoying it. Even though I'm not huge on routines, everyone needs to have some sort of normalcy. I'm thankful for harvest because It's who we are. It's in my blood. We're a farming family. And I love it. I love to see things grow and how God watches over it all. It might not always turn out exactly how we envision it, crops failing or even bringing in too much surplus,

He is faithful through every situation.

I also love when it's over.

( insert huge sigh of relief here )

Winter is not my favorite season. I do love that we have been so spoiled and have yet to see a snowflake. I am thankful that we live in Manitoba. Yes I said it. Because we don't have to deal with tsunamis or hurricanes. Volcanoes or sandstorms. It's just snow and cold. And it does go away for a while so I am thankful.

Maybe I should have titled this post I'm Thankful.

Just because I am!