Precious Gifts

Last years Christmas kinda set there like flat Coke. I know there are always things to be grateful for so I guess I wasn't looking hard enough. I have finally figured out WHY God lets us go through tough times... so we will appreciate the GOOD TIMES all the more. 2004 wasn't a great year but if you graded this year "2005" by wines IT WAS A GREAT YEAR! People will be asking for the year 2005 to drink with their dinner for years to come! We bought a house and now it is literally worth double what we paid. Roger got paid much better at work. Lucie asked me to be her child's Godmother, I got more photo jobs, a new van, Jose' is coming home, my mom and I are getting along better than ever, the new friends we have made. I am telling you people, it just can't get much better! Or so I thought... Christmas has been unbelievable. Having the puppies AND selling them, the cruise Roger and I got to go on, my camera broke but Minolta has to fix it for FREE! I feel like I have been at a slot machine and all the coins are coming down and the machine stops and I WON! So I am jumping around acting like a fool because I won a million dollars and thinking IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS when the floor manager comes walking up and says, "CONGRATULATIONS!" You are the hundredth person to win on that machine! You have just won a BILLION dollars! Well Roger and I won MUCH more than that today. Roger's daughter Nicole has come back into our lives in a huge way. We have no more brick walls and iron bars standing in our way! We love her with all our hearts and now our family will be complete. Gold, frankincense and Nicole ... WHAT PRECIOUS GIFTS!