01.09.10 The Pups

Our puppies, Mia and Dallas, have had a rare treat this winter. We have let them indoor every night for the past two weeks and most of the day, due to the cold. Juan bought them an outdoor heater, but even that did not seem like enough so he bought a gate with a door so they could stay in the tiled mud area at the back door. They have really enjoyed it and I'm sure our neighbors have enjoyed the peace and quiet for a change.

01.08.10 Fireplace

This has been the coldest winter since I moved to Texas. It has been to freezing temperatures for what seems like weeks. Our heater has not stopped since before Christmas. Mom bought us a ton of fireplace logs for Christmas and we have been using them daily. It has been nice and cozy on the couch with the fire burning this past week while I was recovering. Our electric bill this month was over $450! That's crazy. Come back sun.

01.07.10 Flowers from Juan's Family

These are the beautiful roses that Juan's Mother, Father, Thelma, and the kids brought to me at the hospital when I had my surgery. The surgery was only an hour but the time I spent in recovery was almost three hours more, so I didn't even get to get see the family; but it was comforting knowing they were there and that Juan was not alone. The flowers have brightened up my recovery for the past two weeks.

01.06.10 Flowers from P+W

Today I received flowers from Juan's wonderful friends at work. They are beautiful and made my otherwise dreary day bright. I am still struggling with the after effects from surgery and getting extremely bored with the afternoon TV dribble. I'll be happy when my body decides to let me participate in this thing called life.

01.05.10 Feel Better Plant

This is the plant Miriam brought me to make me feel better. She is so sweet. She came today and took me to Dr. Kumar's office because Juan was out of town in Kansas. I am still unable to drive due to the pain meds, but I was just glad to have a friend there for support.

01.04.10 Stickles

These are my new stickles, a scrapbook phenomenon that adds a little sparkle to any page. I have a ton, but I recently found out they had come out with new colors so of course I wanted them. I waited until after Christmas, but once my surgery was over, it was the perfect excuse to buy myself a little reward. They came today, 23 new fabulous colors. I am only missing one from completing my collection, "rock candy". I wasn't feeling well enough to create anything with them today, but they sure made me happy to just look at them.

12.12.09 Jakob's 1st Birthday

This is card I made for Jakob's first birthday. Vanessa had a wonderful little shark party for him. We got him a little vibrating cow and a college savings bond.

01.03.10 Toast

This has been my favorite site all week, my husband bringing me a plate of toast. Toast seems to be one of the only things that I can eat, and he has made me plenty. He has also brought me water, medicine, fruit cups, 7-up, changed my DVDs, and a million more little things I could go on to list. For the first three days or so I couldn't even get out of bed by myself and he came to lift me out every time I called him. He took better care of me than I could have ever imagined. He was so gentle and loving. I am blessed to have him. Juan's parents came to visit later in the day and brought me a ton of fresh fruit. They were really sweet to check up on me.

01.02.10 Visitors

Today was a day of visitors. It was the first day I felt well enough to venture onto the couch in the living room. Gracie and Marco came to visit and bring us Christmas gifts and Juan's birthday gift. We also gave Marco his unwrapped birthday gift. It was nice to visit with them and feel almost human again. Later in the day Miriam came to visit and brought me a beautiful little get well plant. She hung out with us for a while and we watched "Up".

01.01.10 New Years Day

This year I have new goals, new ambitions, and a new quest for a healthy life. 2009 was a wonderful year, as I married the love of my life and honeymooned in Spain; but it was also a difficult year. I was plagued by stomach issues and non-stop tests, the economy has been listed as the worst in the history of the U.S., I had a miscarriage, and financially it was one of the worst I've experienced since moving to Texas. I started the New Year's off in bed, recovering from gall bladder surgery. It was painful, but something that needed to be done. It also reminded me how utterly wonderful my husband is to me. He has taken such amazingly good care of me all week. Our first photo of the year was in our bed as we watched the ball drop in New York. This is our year!