Backwards 2015: A Year of Loving and Learning with the Littles

December: My favorite pastime hands down for the year = reading to my littles!!!

And this one delighted me for over an hour (nearly 2 hours) by bringing me one book after another, signing (with two hands!) 'please' and saying 'please' until I would pick her up on my lap. Then we would read the book a few times- then she would repeat! LOVED IT!!!

How can you say 'no' to this face?!!!

November: Luke and I encountered an unexpected but much needed blessing when his meds failed to come in the mail. 

Had so much fun playing this 'duet'!

rocking the bears

October: Hard times with Luke's health- but so many blessings too! 

Boo-tiful Littles!

And 1st birthday!

September: The littles started walking!!! But I did not get enough time with them!

August: Summer ended with a great time together!

July: No official vacation because of Luke's health- but lots of joy!!!

And lots of family!

And my Favorite Project:

And look who turned 1!

June: I finally read, 'The Hiding Place' and came away with an even greater sense of gratitude for my Savior!

May: Family pictures- and gratitude for mothers!

April: A very fabulous month!

One of our little girls graduated!!

And another of our little girls returned home from her mission!

March: Luke and I looked back on the joyous celebration of our marriage. And our littles were learning new things every day!

February: Our littles stole our hearts!

January: Had a great time finishing up a chair project:

And started a great year with our littles!!!

I am so blessed to have such wonderful family!

Grateful for My Husband Who is Also a Father & Grandpop!

I am  so very grateful for this man in my life!

I am so grateful for the wonderful father that he is for all of our children!

I am so grateful for this man's family! 

And I am so grateful that we are sealed together for eternity!!!

Grateful for the Grands!

I am so grateful to be a grandmother to two of the most beautiful girls!

 It is so fun to teach them and learn from them!

I think the pics say it all!!!

I am so blessed!

Lost in the Mail = An Unexpected Blessing!

Yes, you read that correctly...

Luke is now taking a very expensive brand name medicine (the generic, which the insurance will pay for, doesn't work...) And the pharmacy with the lowest price on a 30 day supply is downtown. So, we have them mail it.

Last month, Luke ordered said meds more than a week in advance of needing the refill. When it came time for the refill, no meds. On the phone, the pharmacy assured Luke it had been mailed a week previously, but they also said it could take up to ten days. So we decided to wait. As several days passed, still no meds- and Luke's health was getting worse.

Friday evening, still no meds. A phone call to the pharmacy brought worse news. The shipment had mistakenly been sent to a different state! But it was on its way back... :(

So Saturday morning brought a trip downtown for a 10 day supply.

As we came home, I started to do some mental math. The 10 day supply * 3 did NOT equal the same price as the 30 day supply. It was over $100 lower.

As the saga continued for another week without the original shipment arriving, I prepared for yet another trip downtown. However, Luke and I asked the pharmacy if they would be willing to run some cost comparisons for us...

What a blessing! It turns out that a 5 day supply is just over $5!!! And the pharmacy is willing to ship to us every 5 days! For no extra charge!

We will now be saving HUNDREDS of dollars EVERY MONTH just because Luke's pills were lost in the mail!!!

What a great blessing! The Lord does hear and answer prayers! (even in some most unusual ways.)