The Good...The Bad...The Ugly

The Good....The Bad....The Ugly is how I have come to describe the first half of my 50's. There has been lots of things that have happened in the last five years, some really good, some really bad, and some that are just downright ugly! I have been thinking about some of these things and thought I would share them with you!

The Good:

• I married a WONDERFUL man that loves me just the way I am. I don't have to make him happy and I don't have to live my life to please him. He loves me unconditionally and spoils me rotten.
• I gained a new son-in-law David Sutton. He is the answer to my prayers as the perfect mate for Tara. He loves her so much and together they are amazing parents.
• My oldest grandson was born....Cooper Jack Hill. He is the spitting image of his dad. He is a cowboy from the top of his head to the bottom of his boots. He is a tough, rough, tender, loving, blond haired blue eyed cowboy that strives to be just like his dad in every way!!
• My youngest granddaughter was born.....Addison Brooke Sutton. She also has blonde hair and blue eyes, just like her mother!! She is a sassy, loving, sensitive little princess who has her dad wrapped around her little finger!!
• My youngest grandson was born just this past July! Luke Wyatt Sutton is PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS!!! He also has blue eyes and is such a good baby!!
• I also gained a new daughter and son when I married Ken. Linley and Trevyn are just the icing on the cake in my relationship with Ken. I love them dearly and feel privileged to be called their "mom".
• I began work at Christian Homes & Family Services. What an amazing place to work!!! I realized after only working here a month or so that all of my previous jobs have been training me for the role I play at Christian Homes. My official/unofficial title is: Office Manager/Development Assistant/Assistant to the President. I stay busy and I love it.

The Bad:

• About two years ago I began having some chest pains on Thanksgiving day. I didn't tell Ken until we got in the car to come home....I didn't want to miss anything with the family!! Ken - being the nurse that he is - was not real happy with me. I called my dr when I got home and he advised me to head to the ER. Long story short....I had lots of tests run over the next couple of days.....the dr's found nothing wrong with my heart but said that the pains were from stress and anxiety!! Imagine me anxious or stressed??? It was very scary for both Ken and I but the Lord blessed me and all is well....I now have a little pill I take when I am feeling anxious....Ken calls it my "chill pill"
• The department I worked in at ACU was downsized and I lost my job. Pretty scary at the age of 53 to have to go out and find another job. Ken and I both knew God had a plan and trusted Him fully in this. As always, God delivered and I am now at Christian Homes & Family Services!
• About 4 years ago, I was diagnosed with Arthritis in my hips...worse in my left than in my right! Yes I now carry around "Mr. Art" in my body. It can be pretty painful at times especially when the weather is cold or when I get down on the floor with my babies! Does it keep me from getting back down there with them to play dolls or to wrestle with Cooper.....NOT ON YOUR LIFE!! I now have to have help getting up and take Tylenol to help with the inflammation. I think this makes me officially old!! LOL

The Ugly:

• Ken and I had our house completely remodeled this last year. Talk about UGLY!! We lived in one room while the remodel was going on....I'm talking both bathrooms, kitchen, master bedroom and living area all went down to the foundation and stud walls. We lived in dirt and dust for what seemed like months! When the kitchen was being redone....we had our coffee pot in the bathroom and the microwave in our bedroom. We were literally camping out in our house. It was all worth it! We had to go through the ugly to get to the beauty!!
• I have come to realize that my body has a mind of it's own. Over the last five years my body has drooped and sagged in places I didn't know it could. I have divots in places that are not supposed to have divots and my face has lines in it that look like a road map!!! LOL My hair is a new color and I didn't have to pay for it!! UGH! All I can say is "It's not a pretty site"!!!

Well these are just a few of The Good.....The Bad....The Ugly that has happened in the first half of my '50's! I hope the next second half is just as good!!

From my corner of the world.....loving being 56 and can't wait to see what God has in store for me!!