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this blog, who saw it on a bumper sticker

Who died and made the Catholic Church king? Oh wait...

Love it~I need to make that some sort of sidebar button!!

Keep em Coming

Just a reminder to PLEASE keep my brother in law, Max, in your prayers tomorrow. His open heart surgery will be at 1PM (mountain time, 12 pacific, 2 central, 3 eastern, don't know about hawaii~not that I have any readers in HI). If you don't know his story, you can read it here. 

We love you Max...you will always be our favorite fairy!! And, yes, even I am praying for you. 

Background

So I am super bummed that most of you apparently can't see my entire background ~ one of those differing browser = different image things. I have a mac and I usually can see everyone's backgrounds entirely which makes me forget that just because I can see my own background, you might not be able to. So, because I actually like this background, here is a picture to show you what you can't see (or only partially see).

 Now, the problem with that picture is you can't see it with my header so here is a picture with the header BUT, since it is a picture of my screen, it doesn't show the star twinkling like the above one does.
Thanks to those of you who were (are) praying for my bil. His procedure today went fine. He is still scheduled for open heart surgery on Monday so continued prayers would be much appreciated.

Merry Christmas

From us and ours

to you and yours!

Could it get any tackier than that header? I mean it though, Merry Christmas to you all!!

My sister made it safe and sound (as well as my sil and bil flying in from Chicago to Abq)~thanks all for your prayers. Please try and keep my other brother-in-law in your prayers...he will have a procedure done on Friday then open heart surgery on Monday 1/29. He and Tug are the same age (33); I can't imagine going through what he is or showing the strength Tug's sister is right now. Please keep him and his entire family (Tug's sister Michelle, and 4 kids ages 9-3) in your prayers and that His will is one that lets them all make it through this trying time.  Thanks!!!

UPDATE: So, I have already changed the header but, lest you forgot (or didn't check in in time to see it, tisk, tisk)

If you are so inclined

Could you say a quick prayer that my sister arrives safely tonight. The snow isn't supposed to start again until the middle of the night and she gets in at 9PM but I am worried about ice on the road. 

And, while you are in the praying mood, can you throw one in for my brother in law as well? He is due for a procedure the day after Christmas so I am asking now. His open heart surgery is on the 29th so if you could continue on through then that would be fantastically super duper!

Thanks, and, if I forget to check back in before then, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Letting Up

snow progression over a day starting with top left

The snow is finally letting up...well, at least it isn't snowing right now. I think more is supposed to start tomorrow night~just in time for my sister's 9PM flight into town. I hope she makes it ok, the news has been showing stories of stranded travelers at our airport. The news has also been making a hoopla of it all~all weather all the time. The funniest was when an on location gal, talking about the 'fact' that so many people were still out driving in such bad conditions, panned out to the highway (live broadcast) and only one car drove by in about 45 seconds. Dorks. Hope you are staying warm!! Renee, hope you make it tomorrow!!

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