so... they announced at Finley that the kids could wear their mums on Friday! I've been making Lexi one for the past few years and wasn't about to miss this year! For all of my Idaho friends, a Homecoming Mum looks like this...

Isn't it lovely? Now being a Northern girl, I had to learn the importance of a big mum. These are 3 1/2 ft long, with plenty of band trinkets. It might be thrown to the wayside if they receive a mum from an actual boy, but I wanted the chance to make them one! Fun fun fun!!

I'm declaring war... I've sat and watched my family go thru so much this past year. From a (close as a) brother becoming a single dad, to my dad's torn retina, to his carpal tunnel, to my mom's hole in her heart, to my brother and his wife losing their first pregnancy, and now my brother's epilepsy trying to make itself prevalent in his life... My heart is aching for my family, life isn't fair and I know that there will be struggles, but enough is enough!!! You can't have us, we are God's. There is a light inside of us that will never go away, but gets brighter everyday as we go towards eternity. It isn't going to work, we will still be praising God at every corner. You can give up now, because we aren't going to.

I love you guys.... hang in there!!!! I've got your back :0)