I am such a crybaby!!!!

Oh my goodness, just when I thought I was done crying for the day I opened my friends blog to read it!!!! Well, then I realized I was mentioned in her blog. She doesn't know that I have sooooo been thinking the same things.
Lynsey, my friend, my closest thing to a sister, my example. She will never know how much her presence in my childhood and life has meant to me. We have been far apart by miles for about 10 years now, unfortunately. But, she has always been very close to me in my mind and heart!
We had very close families and our parents were best friends, but these things were not the reasons for us being close. The reason was because of who she is. Who couldn't help but love her.
Thank you for thinking of me, thank you for not letting the distance matter. You are a true friend and as far as I am concerned, my family. I am so proud of who you are and who you have become. I never ever thought that you were a "Pain in my ass." (As quoted by you) I hope you know that. I also hope you know that those were the good days for me as well. I will remember them and smile forever. I wish we could be back in that porch swing right now!!! Thank you for being you!
Love, Kelli

I Love Snow!!!!

I am one of the people that never wants winter to end!!!! I love the way snow makes everything look so clean!! I love the way you can look out the window and see huge flakes falling slowly to the ground. It just doesn't get any better than that for me!!!! Now, my husband has a different opinion. He looks out at the snow and in his mind it means WORK. He needs to shovel before he can leave in the morning for work. This just takes all of the beauty out of it for him. He has to shovel when he comes home from a 12 hour hectic day at the office. My daughter and I on the other hand, love to "shovel". ( See her in picture above.) Maybe it has alot to do with us not having much else to do. I dont know?? But we have fun while we slowly make a clear path down the driveway and up the sidewalk. It is such a bummer winter is over. I cant wait till next year already!!!!

NEIKO

Oh my gosh, Isn't my puppy cute. He is almost a year old and is sooooo fun. I thought I didnt like dogs until he came into our life. Isn't it funny how things like that happen!!!! He is so silly, I swear if dogs could have obsessive compulsive disorder, he does. He does not eat at all when we are gone. So, hopefully we are never gone for long. When we get home he just chows down!!! It is so funny. He is only about 7 pounds and that is about all he will be, especially if we are gone much!!!!lol. Anyway, I really just wanted to find an excuse to post this picture. Enjoy!!!

Don't wait till tomorrow!!!

I recently found out one of my close relatives has cancer. Acute M. Leukemia, actually. He lives in California so he is in treatment down there. My dad and I flew down there to see him and keep him company while he was getting chemo in the hospital. He was sopposed to get out 4 weeks later. It turns out it was worse than the doctors once thought, and he didnt get to go home. He is now in critical condition in the ICU and is dealing with the major effects of late stage bone marrow cancer. Congenitive heart failure, seizures, pain, sores, almost death. At first they thought they found it at the beginning stages. Now they know they didnt. I guess it is just a waiting game now. We just wait to see what will happen next. Will his heart stop again? Will he live another week? Will he live another day?? Those questions just wont get answered until they happen. My dad flew back down there for the third time in a month. My dad puts his life on hold so that he can be with his brother for as long as he can until the worst happens. He would put his life on hold forever if it could change the fate of his brother.
What are you supposed to do when you know someone is dying. I guess all you can do is just be with them. What will help them not be so scared?? What will help them when you know the only thing that will really help is if everything could just be ok. But its not.
I just wanted to put my thoughts down and let people know that each day could be the end. Every day could really be our last. I guess it really doesnt become real to us until someone we know and love is dying or has died. Tell your loved ones you love them. Take a day off work and visit your family. Travel across the town, or county, or state or whatever is in between you and your loved one and be with them. Let them know you love them. Let them know they matter. Let them know they are important to you and they are worth your time. I just know that in one day it can be all over. Then we will all wish we had stayed for one last cup of coffee or one last story or one more night. God if I could turn back time. We would still be around the camp fire laughing, talking, planning, loving and everything else we did best as a family. Next year there is a chance he wont be there, and it just wont be the same. I hope that he knows how much I love him and how much he matters. He is the kindest man I know. I love him and pray for him.........
Kel

Wow!!!! I'm Blogging

No better time than March Maddness to start my new blog!!!
Although, my time to spend blogging will be very limited for the next couple of weeks as I will be watching the hoops!!! Hopefully my team will be awesome and make it further than last year!!! That is a must!!!! GO ZAGS!!!!!