A Momma's Love

Funny how life brings us in full circles when we least expect it?  Yesterday I made my first batch of homemade granola.  It smelled delicious in the oven.  And looked wonderful cooling on the table.  I am looking forward to having some on my yogurt!  However, laying in bed last night I was reminded of how many times my mother had made granola and how I hated it.  I dreaded having it for breakfast.  I remember not liking how it smelled at that time.. I wonder how my children will feel about my granola?  Will they eat it or will they turn their noses up at it like I did as a child?  I hope that someday my children will look back on the things I have done and come full circle as well.  Maybe they will find out I was not as crazy as I appear and that their tastes will change as well.  Maybe I should look thru mom's recipes to find more that I want to try now- maybe I will even come across her granola recipe!

  Today is the day!  Jeff is celebrating his birthday today.  The old man will be 42 this year.  Here he is sporting his winter beard.  I asked how long this would be around since he has not grown one before and his reply was that he wanted a family picture with it at Christmas and then we would see.  Well the picture has been taken with most of us!  Missing Greg in the picture- be assured I will be working on that one as soon as Greg gets back from school on the 22nd!!!  I thought the beard would be soft but it is not.  Very deceiving.  To celebrate this monumental day we are having dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings tonite with the kids.  Then a quick trip to Target.  I tried to go last night to Target but the car was not cooperating so I turned around and came home.  Happy Birthday my love!!!

Who would have thunk that on the weekend with the first blizzard warning of the season we would be soo busy?  On Friday night we ventured out to Cedar Falls to see the How Many Kings Tour Concert with our friends Phil and Louanne.  There we were treated to the music by Ali Rogers, Downhere and Mark Schultz.  On Saturday we found ourselves enjoying dinner at Gringos in downtown Cedar Rapids and then settled in at TCR for their performance of White Christmas.  It was the first time we had seen that production and they did a great job!  TCR never fails to impress me!  I love attending the theater there!!! On Sunday after we braved the cold and watched the childrens christmas program at church then we slid out to Jeff's Dads house for Christmas.  This was the first year that Greg did not join us as he had to work, however we were blessed to have Jenna's boyfriend Jonah join in the festivities!  Tom and Mary made us all feel very welcomed and a great time was had by all! I no