One Giant Thank You Note

Asking for help is very difficult thing for some people - my husband and I definitely fall into this category.  We are much more comfortable jumping in to help other people - family, friends, strangers, it doesn't really matter.  However, asking for help is a whole other story... we wait too long before accepting offers of help from those closest to us.  I am not sure why... maybe its just hard to be vulnerable in front of other people.

Anyway, none of that really matters anymore because over the last six months we have had to get a lot more comfortable with asking and receiving help.  I am so very behind on Thank You notes too...  so this is one big Thank You note to all of you!

Thank you to Grandps - I am not sure who you have spoiled more - Henry or me with all that you have done for us in the last three months!  P.S.  If you haven't tried Grandps' Swiss Steak... its fabulous:)

Thank you to our parents and family for their prayers and phone calls.  Thanks for watching Henry and helping with whatever we need.

Thank you to Erik and Cristi for helping us so much with Henry and for calling as often as you do just to see how things are going.  It means more than you will ever know.

Thank you to Eileen for taking the time to drive two hours and spend the day at the hospital with Mason and I during our most recent casting trip.

Thanks to Curt for taking so much time to get our house in such wonderful shape.  Thanks to Angie for loaning him out so much lately too! 

Thank you to all of our Willow Crystal Lake friends - your friendship, prayers, smiles and kindness have made this entire journey so much easier.

To my girl friends in Crystal Lake that have filled my freezer with meals - thank you!  You have no idea how much that meant to me and how little time I have had to cook the last few months.  Thanks again!

To my new friend Axi - thank you for the beautiful pictures of our family.  Thank you for hugging me, for really seeing me... when most days I really feel invisible.  You are an old soul... and I cherish this quality so much in other people.

Thank you to all of our extended family and friends from high school, college, work, Plover, MillerCoors,  Accenture, United Way, etc - that have reached out to us with emails, phone calls, texts and facebook messages.  Each time someone reaches out to offer their concern means so much!