This says it all...

"Let God's promises shine on your problems."

~Corrie Ten Boom

Getting out of a rut...

This weekend Brent had to go in to work on his day off and I thought for sure we were going to be stuck in the house again this weekend because of the yucky weather...but I was wrong! Brent went in Saturday morning to walk the store with E and then he was home at 11:00 and said, 'So what do you want to do?" Of course I did not have to think about it. I wanted to go see Modge and Podge and help them on the last day of Country Faire. It was great - we packed up quickly and got on the road. We took a detour in Bastrop and ate at this wonderful Southwestern Grill for lunch. It was great to be away from home and just us four for a moment. Then we got back on the road and surprised the fam by showing up at the store. My parents were very surprised and shocked that we came. It was great to see them finish up there last 11 year accomplishment with a bang. The store was wiped out and there were still people buying stuff - it amazes me! Then we got to see K and S. E was at a friend's ranch, but it was still relaxing to kick back with my sis. Later E got home and we all got to eat dinner together - all were wiped out and we didn't stay up to late. Sunday morning we got treated to P's supper breakfast and I got to chit chat with my mom for a while. It is always nice being home - very comforting - plus I needed mom and dad hugs this week! My in laws came down and met us for lunch at one of B's favorite restaurants- we got to celebrate Grandma's birthday a day early and we all revelled in how her birthday celebration was much better than Grandpa's - the first day we were in the hospital with A Bear in SA! After collecting all my goodies from the store that they had been stock piling for me, we headed home. I love my man for always driving and letting me spend time with my family. He knows how important it is to me and I hope that one day our girls will come home to us like this! It was also great to see B out of work mode - his phone did not ring and he was thinking about being with us - not all that had to be done at the store. We realized while talking on the drive home that yesterday was the FIRST day since Dec. 20th that B had not been in the store. Crazy, crazy, crazy!

Retail Hell

Just have to get it off my chest...I am tired of being a single mom. I am thankful that I do not have to work and proud of my husband for being such a hard worker. But at what costs? I have not seen my husband for more than 2 hours at a time for the last 2 weeks - the way it is going it will continue that way until mid Feb. He leaves for work before we wake up, comes home for dinner and a rest and returns to work after that. He is working overnights (last night 10 until 7:30 this morning) after working 4 am to 6pm yesterday. When he gets home I am so tired and worn from our family events and not feeling well, that I crash. How fun is that for him? I hate retail and I am praying that a great opportunity will come our way so that we can build our family up and get into a routine of being together and parenting together. I am sad for him. He eats (if that), sleeps, and works. No church, no football, no fun with the guys, no dates with his wife, no time or energy to do anything around the house....it just plain sucks!!! We rarely have a moment to talk or connect about anything anymore - I have a roommate. I want my hubby and a daddy for my girls. The retail world will never realize what their role is in this matter - I know Brent and I need to take responsibility and work on this - retail is not totally to blame - but we have to have a moment together for us to have a chance to work on it. I miss my hubby and friend. I want time to relax with him without him making a running list of what he needs to do at work or answering his phone (the one they do NOT pay for) but that he is on constantly. I havea real problem with a business that does not give their employees time to refresh themselves so they can do a good job at work. At this moment B is losing 2 weeks of vacation that he was not granted and at this moment we do not even know if he will get paid for these....it bites and I am hoping to be able to look at this with joy and thankfulness in my heart soon.

Neck Saga Continues...

The tests were inconclusive about the lump in my neck...so now it is a game of wait and see. Will it grow? Will it hurt or become more painful? Will it disappear? Or will I just live with it? I have faith and hope that we can deal with whatever comes our way. God has carried us this far and will continue to do the same. Thanks for the prayers.

Closet humor

This morning I was trying to go to the bathroom as I was waking up and getting my day started. All of a sudden, I have a three year old staring at me asking, "Mommy, what happened in here? I think you need to ORGANIZE your stuff so your closet is clean like daddy's!" What three year old understands and discusses the idea of organizing - gee whiz! I hope she grows up to be organized...it will make her life a whole lot easier! This is a picture of what she saw - all my piles needing to be put away :)

Addie's understanding of Jesus

Yesterday I went to the doctor for my neck and they had to take needle biopsies of the growth. While the nurse was getting everything ready, Addie crossed her hand over heart and said, "Do not let them cut you here because that is where Jesus is and you don't want them to cut Jesus...right mommy?" I just love that she knows Jesus is always in our hearts!

The last few months

Well it has been a whirlwind at the Pfeiffer house since November. You can get caught up on the "Round trip of Texas Hospitals" here: http://www.carepages.com/ServeCarePage?cpn=ouraddiebear&login=true&seed=397584&ClusterNodeID=jb05&tlcx1=tch