posting just to post

Today I decided I need to post just to post! Why am I not a natural born blogger? I have to force myself to blog! I want to blog. I like other people's blogs. I haven't even been on blogger forever and looked at others blogs lately, but today I had a major eye problem - woke up at 4 am and never made it back to sleep! So, facebook - check! Blogger - check! And now for a post!! So, I guess I could fill you in on what is going on here! It's November -- it is cold and dark and I would rather be sleeping! I will definately take a nap today! I sit wondering why I don't blog more because I actually love to write and I love getting my pictures off my camera and on the web so that if I ever have a house fire at least I have some of my family pictures and some journaling! I started journaling at 8 years old and have filled probably 10 journals. I have them all and its fun to read them again but what would I do if something happen to them? So, it all makes logical sense to also blog so that I keep a virtual journal!! WHY can't I get in the habit? I will try harder this year!!

Ok - update on me.... I had corrective eye surgery Oct. 25th. It is called PRK and is a little different than lasik. I love it! I have had minimal pain and my vision has returned quickly and I have really been enjoying it. Probably my only complaint is the dry eyes and need for drops throughout the day. Also, something strange happened in my sleep. I must have rubbed my eye or something happen -- but I woke up to a burning sensation and my eye flooding. It just felt like there was something in my left eye and the more I blinked it felt like it was scratching --- oh the burning!! I did drops - no relief. I cried - no relief. So, I thought I will just try to distract the eye and look at the computer! So far so good. It still hurts a bit - but it isn't watering anymore!! Ooh what did I do?!

Other than that -- life is just moving on full speed ahead! I have had some valleys but it is nice to be climbing back up the mountain! I can feel happiness and peace just over the next little climb and then hopefully I can sit for a minute and enjoy the view, the creation and the happiness of successfully overcoming trials before the next one comes!! Isn't life interesting how we stumble and fall and get back up again.... over and over again until the day we arrive at the feet of our Savior and realize it was all worth it to keep getting back up again! I just love life! I love my family!! I love people! I am a whiner and complainer, I don't like struggles, pains, trials --- but I just know it is all worth it to keep trying and moving on!! What I need most I have found is greater faith! Faith seems to be the answer to everything -- have faith that the Lord is shaping me and teaching me. Have faith that things always work out in the end. If they haven't worked out, it's not the end! Faith to keep going knowing there is an amazing future ahead! Even if we have to wait a long long time! Anyway --- just some thoughts!

My children are happy and loving school! Collin loves preschool and Tori is just growing up so fast! Nathan is staying so busy and has been thinking of new business ideas and goals. We are just a young family livin the dream!! I love my cute little family and I need to remember to sit back and look at this once in a while! It is sometimes hard to see the forest through the trees! Sometimes I am just in the mother mode, cooking, cleaning, teaching, helping, etc. and forget to look up at the eyes and hearts of my family and realize how good I got it!! See blogging is good! I wouldn't have put this into words today if I hadn't taken this time to journal a little!! Ahhh so fun!

I will try to get my Halloween pictures up before Thanksgiving!

for now... this is it!