Fifty Two Weeks of Joy

This week was the week of Christmas, my favorite time of the year! However, this year it seemed much busier than usual. Oscar and I have been so very blessed and trailed this year. Eli, our son, has spent much of this year in and out of doctor's offices and hospitals. Through it all though our friends, families, and especially our parents have been so supportive, we can't thank them enough.   Oscar's parents have been life savers this year. Norma takes care of Eli during the day so I can continue to work, this is/was a necessity because of the in creditably good insurance I have through my job. Norma's willingness to care for Eli was a HUGE blessing, because for most of the year Eli was in isolation. Honestly, I don't know what we would've done without Norma. Thankfully, Oscar and I were blessed recently and because of that blessing we were able to thank Oscar Sr. and Norma for the help they've been to us this year. We were able to...

This week was all about my niece Eva. Earlier this month I co-hosted a baby shower for my sister-in-law Ivone, she is expecting her second child a baby girl. My mother-in-law and I were thrilled to be able to host an "all things pink" shower, and trust me, everything that could be pink, was!   It was such a blessing to be able to shower Ivone and baby Eva. Ivone seemed to really love everything about the shower, so it was a success. It took several weeks of planning and some work to get all the decorations and food taken care of, but Norma (my mother-in-law) and I make a good team; and really enjoyed spoiling mommy and baby.   None of you know how truly blessed I am to have married into such a wonderful family. I've never felt like an outsider, their home is my home. Oscar's parents love me as if I am their own daughter, and Ivone has always treated me like I really am her little sister. One of my favorite memories with Ivone happened during my...

After this post I shouldn't fall behind anymore for a while, at least that's the plan.   I did the same blessing two weeks in a row. Just so you know it's not as serious as week 9. I hope you enjoy!   Our area was hit hard with some bad weather recently. The roads were sheets of ice. Thankfully though I have friends who know how to drive on ice and a husband who can drive on ice, because of them I didn't have to miss any work. Since I didn't have a car and couldn't get home for lunch, so I figured I could order lunch for myself and a few others.     So, my blessing was providing food for my co-workers. None of us could get out of the office on Friday so we ordered some pizza, my treat. Then earlier this week weather was still freezing and roads were still icy, so I brought broccoli cheese soup. It was such a hit someone even asked for the recipe!   I'm blessed to work with the group of people I work with; t...

I know I'm late in updating this but I promise it's worth the wait.   For those of you who didn't know, my son was hospitalized Thanksgiving Day. Eli is 22 months old and is the greatest blessing in our lives. Last December Eli got RSV and a strange rash all over his body, after taking him to the doctor we were rushed to the emergency room and eventually admitted. While in the hospital we discovered Eli's body wasn't producing neutrophils, these are cells in the white blood cells that help your body fight infections. For most of Eli's first year of life we have been in and out of hospitals, and doctor's offices. Eli's had more blood work done in his 22 months of life than Oscar and I have had done in our 25 years of life.   The day before Thanksgiving Eli woke up with a raspy voice and a cough; because of Eli's medical history we tend to call our doctor anytime he is sick. We had plans to fly out to visit my family so we wanted to...