Christmas Wishes....
Andy is running errands, and I have the Blog allll to myself.............so let me ramble for a bit.............Apache is taking on the roll of Christmas Elf in our house this year. Like any good elf, she's full of energy and mischief. Yesterday's adventures led to Jordy's doghouse crammed full of a tree limb, (bigger than both dogs and the house), and then there was the garden hose that ummm........errrrr.........let's say... got broken? I'm thinking she was trying to water the yard, and the dang thing snapped, that's right, snapped right in half. Don't ya hate when that happens?? Back to her elfly duties, she's granted us three wishes this year. At first thought, I might consider wishing for: Walmart to be empty this morning, the Credit Union money machine to be working, or the 60+ year old man in front of me at the grocery store not to try self checkout for the first time with his cart FULL of groceries. But that would be pretty selfish of me, and probably serve no one but myself. So my Christmas wishes will go a little deeper than me this year....Wish 1... Plant a seed and make everyday the day to make somebody's day... you might not think it's much, but depending on what that person is going through, your act might mean more than you think. How many times have you thought about doing something, then thought not, because no one would probably notice. Case in point......a lot of you know that I make blankets for the children in the PICU, nothing major, actually quite simple. I thought it would be a nice way to add some warmth to such a cold environment. I've made in excess of 150 blankets in the last 6 months, and I was getting kind of tired of making blankets about 2 months ago, and thought I'd stop for a while, like anybody would really notice. It was at that time, less than a week after I had taken a blanket reprieve, that more than one family sought me out to thank me for their blanket, telling me how much it meant to them. Not only that, but two children came back to the hospital with blankets I had made them, a couple of my very first. But most touching, as Baby Sarah fought for her life, spending weeks on a heart lung machine, her mama tells me her blanket is at home, her daddy sleeps with it, so he can be close to her. Sarah was the first baby I ever made a blanket for. Needless to say, I quickly got my butt back in gear, making Sarah a rerun blanket, one for hospital, so Daddy could keep the other! Sarah is celebrating Christmas at home with her family this year, with lots of Nurse Kim blankets! So I made a difference, I made somebody's day, but more importantly, I planted a seed. Another nurse organized a group of women who made over 50 blankets with stuffed animals for our patients, and my step-mom Sandra, she makes blankets for the PICU now too. Not a child in the PICU will go uncovered, we ALWAYS have blankets now!! So my wish for you all....Plant a seed, and make somebody's day.
Wish 2..........Peace and Happiness Within..........I know, cheesy sounding, but do you have any idea how hard that is for some people. Be grateful you woke up, and you have one more day to make things right. There are lots of folks out there who never got today, don't be so grumpy and grouchy that you did! Quit looking at life as an obstacle, but face it as a challenge. And for Heaven's sake, fight your way to the top, but PUH-LEASE make sure you don't leave your footprints on someone else's back on your way up! Making yourself look good doesn't mean you have to make other folks look bad. Lord knows most of us don't need any help in that department. Don't depend on other folks to make you happy, consider them a supplement, not an essential part of your diet! That way the wall doesn't fall when one brick cracks, catch my drift here?
Wish 3..........A Cure.............Childhood Leukemia, Complex Congenital Heart Disease...........we've come a long way baby, but we haven't gone far enough. We offer hope, but we have no promises for a cure in most of these kids. The only way we'll every get anywhere is MONEY, and LOTS of it. Money founds research, research finds cures. My good friend Richelle, Queen Maddy's Mama, always points out, how many times do you see commercials, slogans, and ads promoting breast cancer, prostate cancer, AIDS research. Tell me, when's the last time you saw an ad promoting the research of childhood leukemias and complex congenital heart disease??? We cure a handful, but even more are dying or fighting for a chance to live. I know it's too late for Christmas, but do me a favor.....
New Year's resolution, or next year's Christmas Gift.........Make a monetary gift to fund children's research...............Duke, St Judes, wherever your heart takes you, give till it hurts. Trust me, it will never hurt like the pain of seeing a child die. If you're not sure where to give, e-mail me, I have several choices for you. Matter of fact, I'll be hitting all of you up soon as we participate in the Rainbow of Heroe's walk in honor of Queen Maddy, this coming May!
So without a doubt, I know my wishes will come true, because they are about good things, happening to good people..............not about me, not about you.............it's all about us, doing the right thing for the right reasons!!
Merry Christmas to all have cared enough to visit and follow us on this journey, your love and friendship mean more than words can say!!
To keep you in suspense no longer, here's what's going on with the Kreem Farm this Christmas.....
Front porch is on, steps built, we just need some backfilling and stone work to start looking like a real house!
Lots of work done on the back side. Full chimney now, roof to the future sunroom (present grilling area) is on, and you can see the roofing is complete. Just waiting for those trapezoid windows to have the back all framed in!
Another view of the covered area of the deck.
Exciting!! Mr Hill is working with another house and was able to take Andy so we could take a look at the stone we will be using. Our fireplace will be same stone as you see here. We like!!
It's not quite a white Christmas at the Kreem farm, but the pond is iced over with a very thin sheet of ice. You get a good idea of what things will be looking like from back there. We look forward to all the excitement and blessings the New Year will bring!!
posted by Kim & Andy @ 1:37 PM
3 Comments:
Everything is moving along now,It looks like a house!! Cant wait until all is finished and we have our first Christmas there with our new baby! I know I dont tell you often enough, but I'm so proud of you and the beautiful person you are inside and out. I love you so much and I wish much love and happiness to you and Andy. May all your wishes come true and may God richly bless you both Love you, Mama
Your house is going to be beautiful! I can't wait to spend ALOT of time there and watch our baby grow up running around the Kreem Farm. Ok, now Jon is totally freaking out on you make 150+ blankets, he can't believe it! ;-) As you know Katelyn and Ryan I know are loving their blankies in heaven right now!
Love ya
Jon and Cindy
thanks for the updates, it's nice to see things progressing,makes me wish it was my house! more importantly, thanks for the good thoughts and helping to keep us grounded. life on the other side of our profession....not great, keep those people in mind... Clay
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