Mia has asked a few times to go to Mimi's grave. 

Since the marker is there now and the vase was empty, we picked up some flowers and went for a visit. 

She asked me to bring tissues in case she cried. 

She didn't cry. 

She loved it there. 

She could feel the love and peace all around.  

She thought the cemetery was beautiful. 

She was curious and had lots of wise and heartfelt questions for me. 

My Mia is one special girl. 

I love her so and am so glad she chose me to walk with her in this life. 

Grampa called me and told me that Mimi's grave marker was in.

I stopped by today to see it. 

I haven't been there for a while. 

I cried. 

I miss her so. 

Easy peasy!

Well my kidney stone is outta here!

The surgery was super easy and there was almost no recovery time. 

I feel like a million bucks! 

I didn't realize how bad I felt. 

I was so focused on the pain when it was there and then so worried about when it was going to return when it was gone, I didn't notice how sick my body was. 

I guess having a bum kidney can knock you down a bit. 

But alas, I am great now and back to livin the good life! 

It feels good to feel good! 

All good things must end.

My mama has to go home tomorrow.

She has spoiled us rotten. 

I can't begin to express how much her extended visit meant to me. 

She fit right in to our home and family and helped so much. 

My babies got to spend so much quality time with her. 

It's visits like this that will stay in their memories and bring warm fuzzies to them when they think about it. 

We wore her out though! 

But in a good way I think! 

We will miss you so much mama! 

We love you so and the door is open whenever you want to come spoil us some more!!!

Privacy Please!

When Mia was potty training I would pull up a seat in the bathroom and we would have some great conversations.

(I kinda miss those days!)

But Marshall? 

Not so much.

He needs his privacy. 

Easter in pictures

*Since my mom is still here she made us a yummy Easter Dinner! The pluses of having her here just keep comin!!!

Guess who's still here?!?!

That's right! 

Mama d!

I have been having trouble the last couple of weeks with a kidney stone, and it flared up the morning she was supposed to go home. 

Being the amazing mama she is, she dropped everything, put her life on hold and stayed to take care of me! 

Isn't she the best?!?

After many trips to my doctor, a CT scan, a trip to the ER and lots of pain, I finally saw the urologist today. 

They ordered another x-ray and that dang stone hasn't budged. So surgery is scheduled for Monday. I am so ready to get this thing over with. 

In the mean time we get more fun with mama d!