Eleven Years...

.....ago today Kaitlyn was born and passed ~ making it the single worst day of our lives and the beginning of a very dark period.

One year and two weeks to the day later came Max. He is my little life saver in more ways than I can count.

I just wanna take a second and say I (we, cause Mr. Jones counts too) have some of the worlds most amazing friends in this life who were there for us then and continue to be now. Along the way I have also collected new friends that are just as beautiful. All of them somehow manage to get that this day is an emotional roller coaster and they offer words of love, encouragement, and honestly, I don't know how I got so lucky. Each and every one of you is a blessing.

Only one person has managed to be hurtful today - out of indifference not outright meanness - but still, the sting lingers. Part of me wants to give that person a little grace, but the other part of me says screw 'em - save the grace for someone in need. Today? I'm listening to the other part of me. If the concept of compassion is lost on them, my itty bit of grace isn't gonna make a spitball of difference.

Lesson today: Do not let the stupidity of one person stifle the flow of love from so many others.

I got a bundt in the oven!

No, not a BUN - a BUNDT. Remember my new OCD obsession? (Besides, hubby has been snip-snipped, ahem, so no more bebe's from this mama.)

My new pans arrived Tuesday. Tuesday night I did this:

Strawberry-Banana cake with fruit piled in the middle. Next time? Chocolate. Oh yeah.

I've started on the Atkins Diet - err, Nurtitional Approach - so I can't tell you if it tasted any good firsthand - but the non-dessert-loving Mr. Jones said (monotonely) it was "good". That means its probably FANTASTIC OUT OF THIS WORLD!