Lucky Enough

A few weeks ago I blogged about how I am not very lucky when it comes to winning things
(not including the time I put a nickel in a slot machine in Reno when I was 19 and then all of a sudden lights and whistles start going off JACK POT, won $250 in nickles - now that's a lot of change. Or the time I put some money on 3 on the roulette table again, under age and WON - so maybe when it comes to things I shouldn't be doing I am lucky??? hmmm won't be sharing that with my daughter any time soon!)
ANYWAY, back to my story I am not very lucky when it comes to entering contests.
(click HERE for post).
Since blogging about it I have entered many a give-a-way on blogs around the blog-o-sphere and have yet to win anything. However, my sister (LOVE HER! and not because she gets me pretty things...) But, saw the post and decided to let me pick out a little necklace just for me and just because.
And it came in the mail TODAY!!! I LOVE it.
Hooray for Good Mail!
I chose the Layers of sentiment... which is one that I had not noticed, but my sister pointed it out. I loved the little feet which made me think of little bare feet on the sand, and then the sample also had Hawaiian names on it, and well that just sealed the deal! Had to have the girls Hawaiian names put on it.

Blessed, Humbled, Thankful

I have much to be thankful for, but I think that sometimes I forget about all of the big and small things I should be thankful for. Especially when things in your life are bleak. It is easy to forget
how blessed one is.

Today - as well as most days I am thankful for wonderful kind friends )family included) who bless me.

Recently-ish (I know not a word) little gifts have been left for me, (on my refrigerator - or in envelopes) cards have been sent, phone calls made, e-mails and packages. And some of them anonymously. Like today for example a package came with beautiful Easter dresses in it for my girls. I was moved to tears. I don't know who you are, but thank you, thank you!
I have made several phone calls in hopes of tracking down this wonderful person - but NO ONE
will pick up their phones!

I am humbled at the out pour of love I receive. Humbled that I forget how special I really am, how lucky I am, how blessed I am.

So thank you dear anonymous friends.
Thank you!

I Heart Valentine's

Actually, I think I heart holidays. I really like to decorate for them all.
This year Miss M is REALLY into Valentine's. She goes into my or rather, OUR craft room and makes some everyday.

* She does spell Mommy with an EY, it's her new thing, it's more fancy that way. And after discovering that her name comes from Bob Marley, she has started to sign things,
Love, Bob*


Today, I got this in the mail!
(and Miss M got a CUTE dress from Gymboree - I'll have to get pics of her in it)

thanks mom!!
When Miss A woke up from her nap and saw it. She was all squeals of delight!
"oh gook MommAH, gook it, gook it"
(I am MommAH, and Miss M is ma-ma)

I wish I would have gotten her reaction on video. The other thing I wish I would have recorded today - Miss A discovered my maxi pads. Unwrapped a bunch and stuck them all over herself.
It really was picture worthy!

And today as I was catching up on my goggle reader
(because it is too stinkin' cold to go and do anything!)
I saw some cute Valentine's stuff...

If I had another baby I would want it to be born in February.
and I would make things like this


found HERE on this blog.

Or maybe for my craft day with my friend Heather, we will make this


found HERE

or this

found Here

And then we will make Heart Sugar Cookies!!! YUM!

See I HEART Valentine's DAY/Month

Spilled Milk Makes Me Cry! Part TWO/Good Mail

Remember my spilled milk post a couple of days ago?
(click here for a recap)

Well, seriously I have had an outpouring of love. I just
have such wonderful friends!
Phone calls, e-mails, offers for meals. It's as if I have
just had a baby...
I know a lot of you are concerned for the lack of sleep I have been
having - thanks for all the advice tips on that!
I am now trying a vitamin supplement, we will see how that works.
I mean, because I have even given up Cherry Pepsi in hopes that
knocking the caffeine out of my diet, and adding my hula work out to
my daily routine (not just the night of my class) would help.

Anyway, today was a fun day.
We made it to play group! (HOORAY!)
I got to visit with my friends and play
with some cute kids.

Mr. K was home and came with us
(and he even put together a yummy lunch for us to
enjoy while we were there.)

When we got back home, I put the kids down for a nap and took one myself.
(we had recieved tickets to a sneak preview of Disney's BOLT and wanted
to be well rested for the 7pm show more on that later)

Mr. K, took my car in for an oil change and then returned some things
at TJ Max.
When he came home he surprised me with

Remember I had lost lots of things in my purse.
My Wallet was one of them.
Thanks K, I LOVE it!

Then for dinner he made me this
Chicken Salad wrapsYUM!
(he told me not to take a picture of this, I think
he was embarrassed and knew this would become
a post somehow)

As we are eating, Miss M goes out to get the mail
and (this is where I start crying...)
my Sister (she is not really my sister, but we should have been)
sent me a PACKAGE!!!
The card was so cute,
it read "...It's not a Coach bag but hopefully it will make you smile."
WELL sister of mine, it did more than make me SMILE, I cried
pure tears of joy. love. happiness.
Thank you so much!
The clothes for the girls are darling
Miss M did a little fashion show.

(this is her friend Q who was hanging out with us today)posing away the little model!

one more...but this, this right here is what made me cry!


Miss M wanted to try it on too.

Thanks so much - to all of my dear friends!