good goll-e.

After the initial OMGwearestillhavingababy! moment, my next thought was...oh my goodness I told everyone I miscarried...how embarrassing. I started to worry about all the people that were so generous towards me and my family being mad at me.  True story, ask Vanessa!  I was worried people would think I was the biggest idiot in the world for not putting 2 and 2 together...and then came the...how am I ever going to repay everyone.

I have been reminded that my real friends won't worry about it, and I guess this is a good way to find out who those real friends are. I am also starting operation snail mail again sooooon, and I am hoping people will be getting some surprises in the mail from Sell...Party of 5! :)

I wanted to write a little thank you ditty for everyone that did something sweet, and not only will you see how generous people are, but this will be a great reference for people who want ideas for what to do for those people in your lives that are going through something hard.

First of all...I am a lover of snail mail.  I received good ol' fashioned cards in the mail, and lots of them.  It gave me something to look forward to every day, and made me so happy. So everyone that sent a card, mucho appreciated.

Some friends sent an Edible Arrangement.  I was given lots of treats, and trust me, I love treats...but the day we received this, I needed something healthy.  Our friends actually got one with some of the fruit dipped in chocolate, which turned out perfect because Paul never gets sick of sweet! :) Loved this idea.

One day the lovely ladies from The R House Couture sent me a beautiful piece of jewelry from their shop. I wore the necklace the next day, and I swear it gave me special powers. Lovely reminder that "I can do hard things".

One of my blog readers {and friend} from Australia sent my children presents for Christmas!!!  It was crazy how perfect the gifts were she picked for each of my children.  Van had been asking for a ruler for school, and I had not followed through...and what do you know Heather mailed one!

A friend mailed me what I consider the perfect care package. She included Advil, chocolate, chapstick, stickers for the kids, treats for the kids, a notepad, "I can do hard things" saying framed, a gift card for Mickey D's, a gift card for iTunes, and I am sure there was more. It was off the chains.

Another friend came to spend the day with me, and brought with her all the groceries to make lunch.  She made me new pajama bottoms {which I live in}. We spent hours laughing, talking, and cooking.  I loved this day.

{this picture is some of the samples I got in October when I initially fell in love}

A friend and owner of Spotted Owl Soap sent me an unexpected package of all of her products.  Which I am absolutely in LOVE with.  I take a bath every night before bed, and this was like THE perfect gift to give me.


Someone dropped off lunch unexpectedly...because I always say no, but she didn't listen. It was really nice.

Of course, I received lots of phone calls, texts, and emails...all were lovely, and some I have yet to reply to.  It was so nice of people to just take a second to drop a little I am thinking of you.

I also wrote about other things my friends did.

I am blessed, and truly thankful for everyone that I have been lucky enough to have in my life. What I have learned through this is I want to be a better person, a more thoughtful one...and that is what I am hoping to accomplish in 2012.

Bring on our new year.