Friday's Feeling Good Post

So there is so much to post about, and I really have not posted for quite a while. This unfortunately will be more of a rambling then of an ubdate, bu it makes me feel better to talk so I will. read or not that is up to you. December- the boys and I travelled to Idaho for Christmas. It was such a treat to see our wonderful family and friends that we have not seen in such a long long time. I went snow-boarding for the first time, although John, my brother would tell you it was more like snow falling, lol!! Christmas was a great time spent with our family, but I so missed my Clint. Everything we did made me think of him and thoush i continued to try to be happy I so wished he wa by my side- laughing and playing with our family.
So we returned to New York on the 30January. It was so cold here in New York when we returned. As we drove back from he airport I swore we were driving into a Icy wasteland. The weather was so yucky. The next day I was New Year's Eve. It was so cold but at least the roads were clear. The boys and I decided we would have a little New Year's Party with our friends, The Beniots. As a mom I wanted my kids to have a few more snacks and goodies then we had i the house already so I loaded the boys in the car for a shpette run. I was trying to do something good, although only bad came of it. On the way home as we were crossing a very busy intersection we were struck on the passenger rear side of the car. We were hit so hard that we spun around and hit a hydrant and ended up stopping about 45 years from original impact. The car was totalled. There was glass all over my boys. The bumper lay on the street and we were at a rest on top of a hydrant, which thankfully did ot spurt water. That would have been a funny sight. I hit the steering wheel that night and had whiplash and a bruies going from te top of my hip to below my knee. An abulance came that day and we went to the emergency room the next day. The MP which was not a nice man came to my house latr where he issued me a ticket because he said that because I was in the intersection on a red that I must have ran the light. I fought that one. It was dismissed. yet, I am still fighting the insurance to pay my deductibel. The other fellow that hit us had three suspensions on his licence. He was driving a rented car that he did not rent and he was delivering food. This case will likely end up in arbitration. It ticks me off. The one good thing about it is at least the boys and I were not seriously injured.
Februaray was a good month for us. The boys had mid-winter break. This was a much needed vacation and although we did not do much we enjoyed being a family, sleeping in, and doing the things we take for granted on a daily bases when the boys are in school. For Valentine's Day this year the boys were given cute bears picked out and bought by Dad who is deployed. Wht a nice surprise for them.
March has awned bright and cheery. I ave started to count down garbage days until I will see Clint again. We currently have four. Clint will be home at the end of the first week of April for R and R. When I count garbage days instead of regular days the goal seems in sight. I cannot wait to see Cint again. My thoughts always are with him and I can't help but drift to those happy times when our famly is complete and whole together. I know that this life is just a glimpse of our eternity but I am so grateful to have this glimpse of happiness.
The boys are doing so well here. I am so proud of all they have been able to accomplish and do. Steven is so smart. He has been on the Honor Roll since he started school, and fifth grade which they say is a big transitionaly period is no exception. He has straight As and prides himself with his school work. This year he has worked so hard with his musical and artistic ability. It is amazing watching him grow and change into the man he is supposed to becaome. I am glad to be his mom. Timothy is my sweet child. He is such a boy. He loves his video games and can be find in corners of the house playing his DS or reading about codes to finish a video game. He is also a smart cookie. He continues to develop and stays on the credit roll here which is at least all As and a B. I am proud of him. Even when school is so hard and things seem in surmountable he puts one foot inside of the other and you can just see his determination. Heis an amazing force and will be whatever he wants and a force to be reconned with in this life. I am so proud of his accomplishments and his gentle sweetness that I hope never goes away.
I am grateful for all the things I have and all the trials I have gone through to get where I am. I love my family and the friends I have made and kept in this life. I wake up each morning and say a prayer to encounter things with the right spirit and react in a manner that is right. I will be better about posting now, but if I do not, know there will be a rambling or two when I finally do decide to post.
Have a blessed Friday and remember to smile, because even when you are sad on the inside if you smile your outside makes others happy and soon you will be too.