Better Days

I love this song, it's lyrics, the band.....
Fitting right now in my life personally, for our country even our world....

Here are the lyrics...

"Better Days"

And you ask me what I want this year
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Cause I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And designer love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

So take these words
And sing out loud
Cause everyone is forgiven now
Cause tonight's the night the world begins again

I need someplace simple where we could live
And something only you can give
And thats faith and trust and peace while we're alive
And the one poor child who saved this world
And there's 10 million more who probably could
If we all just stopped and said a prayer for them

So take these words
And sing out loud
Cause everyone is forgiven now
Cause tonight's the night the world begins again

I wish everyone was loved tonight
And somehow stop this endless fight
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

So take these words
And sing out loud
Cause everyone is forgiven now
Cause tonight's the night the world begins again
Cause tonight's the night the world begins again 

2011 A review so far in pictures.....

So far in 2011 we have.......

• Celebrated the New Year
• Gone to the North Museum and the Reading Museum.  
• Gone to Bounce-U and bowling.  
• Celebrated Michael's 30th birthday.  
• Celebrated our Anniversary/Valentine's Day with a weekend in Gettysburg.  
• Watched our Steelers go to the Super Bowl and lose :( (but hey at least they didn't stink as bad as Fergie and Christina forgetting the words.....)
• Had lots of play dates and snow days.  
• Started the registration process for Kindergarten 
• Got  a treadmill.  
• Survived Maxwell being in the hospital for 4 days....
• Spent lots of quality time together

Let's hope the rest of the  year is just as fun filled if not more!  (Minus the illness and Steelers losing the Super Bowl!)  

I am thankful for....

I am thankful for my happy, healthy, intelligent, beautiful children.  Every breath they have, every thought, every moment is a blessing to my own soul.

I am thankful for having the world's greatest husband!  Word's can not describe how much I love him.  He loves me, he is handy around the house, an amazing father, musical, sensitive, etc., etc.  Literally, I could go on and on about how AMAZING my husband is, but if you have met him you already know.....

My BFF Marie!  Sometimes I think she doesn't realize just how amazing of a women she really is.  She is a rock, my solid foundation in sisterhood, motherhood and crazyhood.  :)  The things she can do/knows as a women, as a person, as a wife, as a friend.  She should teach a seminar!!!!

My parent's.  They have always worked hard and sacrificed for our family and never complained.  They are supportive yet not suffering at the same time.  They are amazing grandparent's and love my husband like a son, what more could I ask for....?

My grandparents!  Where do I begin!?!?!  They have some much knowledge and wisdom it is beautiful.  Their stories of how it used to be and how it should be never cease to amaze me!  They are supportive and loving, yet grandparents at the same time!  What a wonderful blend!

My Amy!  While she is far away in Hawaii, I know we still are so in tune to one another!  I am so lucky to have a friend that I can not see for a year and immediately pick up conversation like we spoke an hour ago!  Her soul is pure and beautiful!  Anyone that knows her is touched by her beauty and kindness!

My  mommy friends!  They make me feel normal!  If it weren't for them I would be so alone some days wandering in this crazy world that is motherhood.  They remind me that I am NOT PERFECT and that is OK! They remind me to sit on the floor and play and love my children.  They remind me to enjoy my glass of wine at the end of a long day. They have helped me discover a part of myself that I never new existed!  My Mommy side!

Tonight it struck me, just how lucky I am!  I wanted to write down my thoughts because they were too beautiful to lose!

Catching up with the Muse's-Go Steeler's!!

Can I just say I love having a blog.  I feel it helps me brag about my adorable children and not be annoying.  (If you don't want to hear it....don't read it, lol!)

Anyways........

Maxwell-
He is STILL my little dinosaur.  He growls when he eats, walks around on all fours, chases the cat and most importantly he ROARS!!!!!!!  We are waiting till after Valentine's Day and then we are going to start potty training him!  (They say 27 months is ideal for kids his age.)  He is so smart and progressing every day!  Yesterday I was working on adding and subtracting with Magnolia.  We counted six pretzels and took two away, Max goes "now there is four!"  Put one back and goes, "now there is 5!"  He is definitely going to be smarter then me!  Besides being a dinosaur and boy genius, he loves to run around the house and yell "Go Steelers!"  He also wears something steelers EVERY DAY!  I am doing lots of laundry to keep his Steelers outfits readily available!

Magnolia-
She is growing taller and thinner every day!  Just when I think she has stopped growing, she grows some more!  She loves to be Mommy's helper and has started helping to cook and unload and put away the groceries.  She is super stoked because Daddy and Mommy just bought her a Bride and Groom Barbie and Ken and we signed her up for Spring Soccer!  She is doing well in preschool.  She loves the social aspect of it and is getting better at focusing and learning too!  She loves to read.  We bought her the Tag Book last Christmas and she spends hours in her room reading books and singing.  She totally is a Mini-Mike with her joke telling and laughing before the joke is even finished!

Michael and Angela-
Michael celebrated his 30th birthday last Friday and was pleasantly surprised by his surprise party.  He enjoyed having all of his friends and family together!  He is super excited about the Steelers going to the Super Bowl!  I contemplated having a party for it and then realized we would quickly offend all of our guests with his yelling!  :)

I was fortunate enough last night to go out for dinner and laughs with my BFF Marie!  We checked out Iron Hill Brewery (food not that great, but beer was great!) and finished with a night cap at the Hill Top!

Michael and I are going to be celebrating our Anniversary this weekend in historic Gettysburg!  We have been married now for 5 years and together for 9.  We are planning on doing a Historic Battlefield Tour on a 1930's bus, a private Wine Tour and Tasting at Adams County Winery, going to lot's of nice restaurants (especially J's at the Village) and just relaxing with one another childless!  We are so grateful to my parent's that are watching the kids for us AND having us over for the Super Bowl!

I have made my own little steelers poem that is just slightly plagiarized. I got it from the HuffPost:


“OUR FATHER, Who Art in Pittsburgh­,
Football Be Thy Game.
The Kingdom Come, 6 Super Bowls Won,
On Earth as it is in Heinz Field.
Give us this Day a Super Bowl Victory,
And forgive us our penalties,
As we defeat those who play against us.
But lead us into a victory,
And deliver us a Super Bowl win in Dallas!
A-Ben

GO STEELERS”