Goodbye 2009

Goodbye 2009! You weren't a bad year for us Wernlein's. We had a lot of fun, grew up, got smarter, but for the most part is was just a pleasant year of same-ness and that's was fine by us. This year I was ever so thankful to have my health after a very unhealthy 2008 and we are so very blessed that Frank has a steady job and everyone needs heat and air conditioning! Tonight we look forward to 2010 and wish you a fond farewell.

Happy New Year to all! May God bless your socks off this year!

Christmas pics

I'm a little late posting Christmas pics. The kids got a Wii for Christmas and Mitch and I have been in a daze playing Mario Bros. It is SO much fun and super addicting! His winter break his just flying by and I can hardly believe tomorrow is New Year's Eve! WOW!! These are just 3 of a couple dozen pics from Christmas.

Mitch and Megan on Christmas Eve...note where his left hand is!!

Mitch and Megan with cousins Jamie and Kari.
The day after Christmas ejoying a relaxing morning and all of our Christmas goodies together

Just in time for Christmas

Mitch has really had a rough go of it lately, colds, croup, allergies and just plain old hasn't felt like himself. After watching him suffer with allergies in the winter we decided to have him allergy tested. Today was the big day and we spent a good three hours for the whole process to be completed. Long story short, the diagnosis came back asthma and environmental allergies. The asthma was a complete surprise but not a total shock after all the breathing and couching fits he's had in the last month and the allergies are on the mild but not severe side. It was a relief to finally get some answers and I can actually tell he is breathing better today after a nebulizer treatment. Tonight we had to get used to administering his inhaler and meds which was new but if will just take some getting used to. I just pray for him and hope that God led us to the right doctor and the treatment we sought for him will be the one that will bring him some relief because little boys need to breath and play!

Happy 6th Birthday Mitch!

Dear Mitch,
I can hardly believe you are six. "MOM!!" I know, I know, I say that every year but you are just growing up so fast! This year you have done so much changing and really gone from a little boy to a BOY. This year you finished preschool and started Kindergarten at Lincoln Academy. You are so smart and amaze us each day with what you have learned. From the time I pick you up from school to when you go to bed you never stop talking. You love to learn! Spending time with Dad is one of your favorite things to do. You also love to go to Grandma and Grandpa's as well as have popcorn and movie nights on Fridays. This year we did lots of fun things over the summer before you started school, oh but wait, there was your broken arm! Your fifth year was a lot of fun and I am sure six is going to be just as much fun too! I can't wait to see what new adventures you have in store for us!

I hope you have a great birthday!
Love you,
Mom

My all time favorite pic of you this year!

Funner Chocolate

A friend passed this on to me...you must try it at least once!!

HOT OFF THE PRESSES: Call the Nestle Crunch Hot line at 1-800-295-0051. When you are asked if you want to continue in English or Spanish, just wait quietly for about 10 seconds and you will smile. Promise! Keep going and press 4, listen to the options, then press 7, hilarious!! Listen to all of the last choices....

Kindness

I was at our local coffee shop(that started with an S) today and the woman behind me was so sweet and kind when I was having a frustrating moment at the counter. Instead of getting frustrated she helped me out and wished Megan and I a Merry Christmas on the way out. I've been thinking about that moment of kindness all day and how much it meant to me. I think too often I(we) get so bogged down in the holiday season that we become scrooges and forget what the season is all about. I hope to keep that woman's kindness going and try to be a little sweeter to others, offer a few more smiles and be sure to say Merry Christmas.

Party till you drop

This weekend we partied and partied and partied some more! I partied so hard that I am all worn out and now I have a little cold! Poor me! It was a fun weekend but wow was it jammed packed. Friday night our MOPS group had a Dessert and Dancing night, Saturday I went to a baby shower for a very good friend, Saturday night we went out for my brother-in-law's 30th birthday and then on Sunday we all got together again for Phil's birthday with the whole family. Whew! We just party till we drop!

Frank and I enjoying a night out for Phil's 30th

Advent...Megan's version

We are in the second week of Advent and the kids are enjoying lighting our advent candle and hearing the Christmas story at dinner. Last night Megan was so into it that she wanted to read the nightly reading from our Advent book. It went a little something like this, "The Advent candle. We light the light. The wicked witch. I will get you my pretty. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. AMEN!"! It was so cute but Mitch was not impressed, of course, and insisted we read it the "correct" way. Only 16 days left and I know Christmas is going to be a blast this year.