The Rose Project

There is a woman here in my town how started the Rose Project, she collects toiletries and winter wear for homeless people her locally and in the city. 

I loved the idea and was telling the kids about it and they thought it would be a great idea to help and make a donation!

This is what we came up with.....

We had enough for 10 full bags (including mitts, soap, Kleenex, gum, tooth paste, toothbrush, dental floss, hand wipes shampoo and hand sanitizer and for snacks the kids wanted to fruit snacks, chocolate covered granola bars, and cookies)

I also had some extra stuff to donate that. Had in the cupboard that wasn't being used here. 

The kids helped me stuff the bags after school and then we went and dropped off our donation. 

I love being able to teach my kids how lucky we are to have what we have, and that we should be thankful for all of it!

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!!!!

It's been 3 years since I've been in the Christmas spirt, but this year I'm determined to make it a happy joy holiday in my home regarless of what life throws at me (feel like I'm dodging a lot lately)

Remberance day was a beautiful, warm sunny day so I took advantage of it and hung all my outside lights.  

Not the best picture but it's to cold to try for another. I've added more since then too!

I've also gone all out inside!

This is what we used last year as a tree....but let me explain that we are not home for Christmas.  We spend it at my parents house so it worked. We didn't need a big tree for gifts to go under cause there wouldn't be any

Every year since I was born my grandmother has given me a Christmas ornament for the tree, and year year that's what I use to decorate our tree (she has continued this with my kids as well). Some may like a themed tree, I like my memory tree, while some ornament have survived I still have 90% of them! And my kids will when they start their family's as well. 

I started my own tradition with the picture ornaments. I've given them out as gifts fr the last 9 years. 

It's so much fun to look back and see how much my kids have grown. 

Are you ready for the holidays yet????

Where has time gone???

WOW it's  been weeks since I've had a chance to blog. Life is so much better then last time!

I can eat! And the acid reflux is GONE (mostly)!!!!

On a sad note now that I am eating (still only about half of what I should be) I haven't lost any weigh in almost 2 wks 😧

I'm down a total of 91lbs in 7 months so I'm still very happy with that, have to get my butt in gear once I get over this cold I have....well honestly I think it's bronchitis. I'm going to doctor tomorrow, my hernia is also not in the best of shape from all this coughing. 

Kids are doing great 2/3 brough home report cards today.....proud momma I am!

Alex is adjusting so well to his new school, he's coming out of his shell and making friends👍

Dalton is doing awesome as well, he needs to go back into his shell just wee bit....he likes to chat this year

Nathan....well he's still Nathan! He's come leaps and bounds in the 2.5 months he's been in school. Now knows his entire alphabet, can spell and write his name with no help and count to 30 with little assistance. Although he doesn't like to sit and learn he is learning....ALOT

I was just hired for another job (yep I'm up to 4 now) which could have come at a better time consider the crap my ex is pulling now (another story). Hope to actually get started in the next couple weeks! 

Over all life is good! We made it threw Halloween, and yesterday was a bright  warm beautiful day (also Remberance Day) so I took advantage of my 3 hours between jobs and put up my Christmas decorations outside! 

I'm determined to get and stay in the holiday season this year (no matter what life throws at me). This is a rough time of year for me as this is where everything started going down hill without my knowledge just 3 short years ago. 

I'm almost done my Christmas shopping...just a couple small things to pick up,and I haven't gone into debt to do it. 

I go back to my surgeon in 2 wks just for another check up, hopefully by then I will be on the losing path again 😉