I would like to start by thanking the little people  . . .

HA - just kidding!  I am super thankful for my 1st award!  I'm just too exhausted to jump up and down right now but I will happily fulfill my COF duties -

5 Things that I Love -

1) My Husband, Jim.  He is an amazing, hard working man that continues to amaze me daily with his work ethic and ability to get things done.  He works hard so that I don't have to work outside of the home and after Nate's dx I could not appreciate that more. 

2) My 3 wonderful children. There are no words to describe the amount of joy that they bring me every single day.  Each one is so special to me and each one has made me a better person just by being in my life.

3) My mom.  She's my rock.  I cannot imagine a better or more supportive mom.  I am so blessed to have such a gracious and giving mom.

4) The D-Mom community.  At this point in my life I should probably list this as #1. My new friends are so amazing and supportive and are also the only ones that fully understand what I am going through each and every single stinkin' D day.  I honestly do not think I would have been able to get through some of these rough days w/o the support of these ladies.  There have been days when I really just wanted to curl up in a ball and cry but they have provided the strength that I needed to take care of my son and to take care of myself.

5) Ok - it has to be said - I love my iPhone.  I would be so lost without it!!  It wakes me up at 1:30 am & 3:00 am to check on Nate's bg.  It wakes me up at 6:15 am so that I can brush my teeth before getting all of the little chicks out of their beds for the day.  It plays all of my favorite songs, TV shows and movies. It keeps my children (all 3) entertained for hours on end.  Nate loves this silly App called 'Monsters in my Closet'.  It cracks him up!! I can count carbs on it and log Nate's bg levels.  I can play Tick Tack Toe, Farkle, Solitaire, Scrabble, Boggle and Sudoku on it as well as check the weather, make a dinner reservation and buy movie tickets.  Hellllo o o o o - Why did I list this as #5??? 

Now I get to give this award to 5 others.

Hallie - Window to my World

Joanne - Death of a Pancreas

Jen - I am your Pancreas

Alix - Finding our Balance

Tracy - the Ripley Mommy