Where does the time go??  I mean the TIME???  Not just the fact that's it's almost Christmas...but the TIME??  My oldest is now 16 years old.  When I started writing this blog it was 2007.  Almost 9 years. She was 8.  Bam, it's gone.  I love the days with the girls now, but I find my self missing those early days.  Am I the only one that does that? I love, love , love being a mama.  I love everything about it.  I love home schooling, spending time with my girls, cooking, laundry....yes, I LOVE those things.  I am blessed to have food to cook and clothes to wear.  A home to spend time with my children.  We snuggle and read and craft.  And bees.  We have the bees.   50,000 and 3 girls is exactly what I have.  Gardens and each other.  And we have our Jessi Tree during this Advent season and our beautiful hand carved Journey to Jesus candle