FAMILY!!

Just wanted to share this picture with you...
This is our immediate family..NO I'm not kidding...lol...this is the clan! Daddy had 7 children who gave him 29 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. This picture was taken last Christmas when we all got together for a "real family" Christmas! Pretty cool, huh???

{{{HUGS}}}

I really don't have much to say today...I was just sitting here at my computer and figured I'd log in to my blog and post a little something.
Although there's really nothing interesting going on around here...not much to tell, I DID want to make sure that I sent {{{BIG HUGS}}} and much love & appreciation to all my dear friends and "angels" out there for all your beautiful responses to my last few entries. I'm sorry that I didn't post a reply earlier but I was a bit overwhelmed by your love & kindness. I logged in several times to read your comments, as well as showed them to a few family members and each time I was filled with such emotion that it brought tears to my eyes...I honestly didn't know what to say or how to express my feelings. You are all so wonderful and kind...I love you all!!!... {{Muah}} Thank you for being there for me.
I especially wanted to send TONS OF LOVE to my dearest friend and LepMate Kate...I love you Dearie!!! It was so wonderful to hear your voice the other day...it was just what I needed although I would have given almost anything to see your face at my door last week. (I know you would have been here if you could :D )I miss you Love and can't tell you how much your friendship means to me..don't know what I'd do without you!! Just knowing you're always there for me makes my life that much sweeter...you're a "true" friend in every sense of the word.
So...life goes on...slowly & painfully- but it does go on. It all still feels so surreal to me although I know in my heart that it is infact a heart-breaking reality. Each time I look into my hubby's eyes I want to cry...how I wish I could take away all the pain and heartache he's feeling right now.
On a personal note: "I LOVE YOU RICK!!! Sometimes I just don't know what to say...or how to say it...but I am with you. Whether you're here with me, in my arms or we're apart...we're together in spirit. Every minute of the day I think of you and I share your grief with every beat of my heart. I wish I could take away your sadness...fill the loneliness in your heart and ease your pain. No words can wash away the emotions that torment your soul but I'm here for you and I always will be...endlessly!"

Thank you again, to all of you...from the bottom of my heart...for your constant prayers and compassion for our family. God Bless you always!
{{HUGS}}
LISA