An Oscar Type Shout Out!

I saw this on Oprah today, and just loved it. I always have liked Kate Winslet, but her telling her dad to whistle so she knew where he was just made me like her even more. It made me tear up.

(Fast forward to 1:28 seconds for her speech) Just look at her face when she hears that whistle! And how quick that her dad responds to her request...so many analogies. I love it!

I love my parents. They are my cheering section. Constant love and support flow from them. It is always nice when you know that you have made them proud. They are definitely the ones I would want to pick out in a crowd to look for Love and Support in a very happy but intimadating moment. I just LOVED it...and I love you too Mom and Dad! Thanks for always being their behind the scenes. XOXO

I hope my kids will love John and I that much!

Valentine's Review

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day. I always remember LOVE-ing Valentine's as a kid, because giving out Valentines in Elementary was so much fun. My Kids seemed to enjoy it too. Especially writing names on the cards. As much as they liked doing it for there classes, they LOVEd doing it for their cousins. If you are a cousin and didn't recieve a valentine from us, blame the USPS! We LOVE all of our Cousins!

WE also LOVE our grandparents, who send us their LOVE and a couple of treats from so farr away. My kids LOVE getting mail. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Farr & Hyde!

We had a nice family candelight dinner together...something we LOVE to do every year. Then John and I got the kids in bed....something we LOVE to do every day! I Loved getting a LOVE letter from John, but mostly loved dancing with him to the new Plain White T's song...1,2,3,4. We wateched Nights in Rodanthe, and just plain got to LOVE being together. I really just LOVE being with him. Hope Your Valentine's Day was as special as these guys are! Nevermind that's not possible, but we still hope it was great!

Dancing IT Out!

Grey's Anatomy is one of my guilty pleasure habits(that I am trying to break). But one thing they do that I have adopted into our family is their "Dancing it out" ritual. If you are not "in the know" then let me explain. These surgeons, after a hard days work of saving lives or losing lives, will go home and "dance it out." Just dance the stress away.

In our house the time to "dance it out" happens at about 5pm. This can either be when John is just leaving to work if it is a night shift or if he is on a day shift it can be about an hour before he will get home. I put on the music, and just dance with the kids. Each one gets a turn with me, and they dance with each other. After two or three songs, I may be a little more physically tired, but my spirits have lifted immensely. It is enough to carry me the two or three hours until my Beautiful kids are in bed.

Just a few stresses I have been needing to dance off lately

• Purchasing a house-- yeah or nay--How much can we spend and still be able to thrive
• A husband working 80+ hours--not sleeping well because my spooning partner isn't there
• Kids having the flu 3 different times--including Noah puking in the grocery store

So next time you have had a hard day, whether it is caring for sick patients or your own sick kids, or just whatever, try the "dance it out" method. IT WORKED FOR ME.

This endorsement was brought to you by a Grey's Anatomy fan and not by a real doctor. There is no medical proof(that i know of) to prove my theory about the "dance it out" method correct. Dance like a fool at your own risk!

Sister/Jealousy

I am sure this post will not be what you would expect from the title. I am sure that post will come in a few years. I have been thinking about writing this post for a long time. It may not interest some of you, but it is something I have been trying to understand about myself for a long time. You can read on, but it is more something I want my girls...and I guess boys to know, and also my friends so you can understand my wackiness sometimes.

I can not tell you how happy I am that my girls will have each other. For as long as I can remember I have always wanted a sister. I remember whining often to my parents that I wanted one. I think I even made them consider adoption. A funny note to this is that I remember my parents asking me why I wanted a sister? I told them, "So I can have someone to tease." I did have four brothers. There was plenty of teasing. I just was on the receiving end. Anywhooo...

I can't remember having any super close friends growing up, but I definitely don't remember hanging out with any boys. I always wanted to hang out with girls...I had plenty of boys in my family. In fifth grade when I thought I had found some amazing friends, I came into one of thee hardest experiences of my life. The people who I thought were my friends ostracized me. Girls can be amazing, but they can also be vicious(We were in fifth grade, I forgive you). I remember them telling me, we don't have to be friends with everyone. I got that...I guess, but why couldn't WE be friends. It was simply one of thee hardest years of my life, as these girls made me feel super, super small.

Time would pass, I would make new friends and gain some of the old back. I was all about forgiveness if it could win me a friend...a true friend. Now I know some of you may be wondering where this is going, but hang in there.

As I have gotten older I have found myself quite possessive of people I consider to be my true friends. It is something I don't really like about myself, and have been wondering where this jealousy comes from. Am I really that insecure? Me, a 28 year old mother of 4, wife to an amazing man, daughter to loving parents!?! Am I really that insecure that I think maybe my friends out of the blue one day will say to me, "We don't have to be friends with everyone." I guess old wounds run deep. I know some friendships don't last or remain strong. Life is always changing and with it relationships, but isn't a sister always there?

Friendship is my sisterhood. It is my missing link in my family chain. A sister would never say to you, "I don't have to be friends with you." I realize some of you may disagree with that statement, but sisterhood to me is such an amazing thing to be a part of. In my mind, my sister would never choose to be friends with somebody else INSTEAD of me. It's the instead part that gets me sometimes. Just because my friends have other friends, doesn't mean they don't like me anymore.

I love you my dearest and truest friends! Please pardon me this one fault(plus all of my others)! Know that it is something in me, and nothing wrong with you. If I count you as one of my friends, you are like family, you are my sister. I have been blessed with pretty amazing sister-in-laws, a wonderful mom(I even get a little jealous of her relationship with her sister), and a great mother-in-love. I really am so blessed...maybe if they lived a little closer. Soon, very soon(at least for some).

And to Micah & Josie, Deeken and Noah, cherish each other. You will never understand just how lucky you are to have each other. Siblings are one of thee greatest gifts God gives.

Thanks for allowing this indulgence, I promise no more deep or sappy stuff for a while.

Valentine's Day Photo Shoot

What a great way to start! Gotta love that boys grin!

Hope you have a wonderful LOVER's month!

Hugs....

and KISSES from us to you!