Oh dear.

Life just kind of smacked us in the face as of late and it's been hard to remember to care about blogging. The last year has been really hard on our family and sometimes I get into these ruts where I just want to gripe and complain and feel really sorry for myself because I think that it will make me feel better. It doesn't. Not only do I realize that but my loving husband is really good at telling me that. I actually made a list of the bad things that have happened to our family in the last year which included things like:

-Car break-in
-House break-in
-Cancer
-Forced extra school semester
-Failed flight physical
-Crummy bosses/jobs

As soon as I showed Vic my list he immediately scolded me and told me that we are extremely blessed. I just need to look for the blessings instead of concentrating on the tragedies. Well, that's really hard to do since the bad screams a lot louder than the good does. So he made me make another list. This time I included the good things that have happened to our family in the last year:

-My dear sweet Logan boy (okay it's been more than a year but he's so darn cute!)
-We've been safe through our break-ins
-Despite our bit of bad health, we have been healthy before and since
-We GET to stay in Lubbock for another semester (which I actually kind of love)
-Vic got a pilot slot to begin with and is looking to get his eyes retested
-Because we had to quit one job, we were able to get another that fit us a lot better
-We get to spend a lot of time with family on a consistent basis
-My babies are smart, healthy, and love their mom SO MUCH it makes me want to cry everyday (the good kind of crying) :)
-We have good friends who care about us
-Despite being so poooor we always seem to have enough money

Life will almost always hand us the bad....and if we're looking, it will always be there. I need to practice looking for the good. Sometimes it's a bit harder but the more I strive for it, the more I'll come to realize that it is also always there. Our family is actually quite blessed. How thankful I am.