Merry Christmas 2012!

Merry Christmas EVERYONE! 

My Christmas blog is up on my photo blog! http://memorycatcherbykmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/merry-christmas-2012.html

Friends, Family, Food, and Fellowship

Okay, so almost a month ago I promised everyone I would post pictures from Thanksgiving Day. This is me finally getting around to it. :-) 

First off we have a set of pictures of what all we were doing. :-) 

 Natalie, and Shelby did a FANTASTIC job decorating the door! We wrap our door every year! I try and stay far away from this project as I tend to "ruin" things like this. 

                       

 A big round of applause goes to Seth, and Tim for putting up the outside lights! Thank you guys!

 It was so nice outside that the kiddos enjoyed sitting on a blanket and watching the guys work!

 Grandma enjoying those Grandbabies of hers. 

 Lindsay giving the guys a helping hand.

 Toria preparing food.

 Joanna helping with food prep.

Grandpa entertaining Maggie for us while keeping his foot elevated. 

 Tim, Joanna, and Leah enjoying playing cards later in the day.

I enjoyed watching others play this game. We used to play Castle Risk growing up with the Brown Boys... But it's been a long time since I even played that. I think I had only played Risk once before... So it was fun to just watch and get a feel for the game. 

Alrighty, time for FOOD! 

 Fruit Salad

 Red potatoes mashed with garlic, pepper, and some other seasonings. These were just for me. (We made real mashed potatoes with butter, heavy cream, and salt for everyone else)

 Carrot, raisin salad

 Wild/black rice

 Apple Pear salad

 Our nice table! 

My plate. I enjoyed the meal a lot. 

 Okay, this was one of the many things on the table I did NOT eat, but we smoked our cornish hens this year and they looked so pretty I had to share them with you! 

Then at the end of the day we all stood outside and admired the guys handywork. :-) 

Thanksgiving was so much fun and a huge blessing to see each other, spend time together, and relax. I was really low key that day as I felt pretty bad, but even that was a blessing, because then I didn't feel bad about everyone eating things I couldn't. Because I didn't really feel like eating anyways. See, blessings in disguise. 

That's the update on Thanksgiving. Now for how I am doing right now. 

Well, currently I am awake and blogging because I'm in a lot of pain and can't sleep. So I thought I would blog and ask for prayers. I haven't changed my diet, or done anything new that I can tell... The only two changes I can think of are I haven't been sleeping well, and the weather has been much colder. Neither of those things can I control. So for now, I am praying and taking each moment as it comes knowing God has a plan and He IS in control. Thank you so much for taking the time to check in with me and read the blog! 

Philippians 1:12-13

¹² But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, ¹³ so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ;