A Day In The life....

R.I.P. Dorothy!!

2009-04-27T05:32:00.000-07:00

The Golden Girls are droping like flies. Which totally sucks!!! I have always loved that show. Now matter how many times you have seen them they are still funny!! So her is to you Bea Arthur!! You will truly be missed!!

Easter '09

2009-04-16T06:45:00.000-07:00

I know its late but I have been a little busy the past couple of days. We had Easter at my house this weekend. Then my parents came up and spent a couple of days. Soooo finally I have a chance to update my blog. So here are some pic from Easter.....

Wordless Wednesday...

2009-03-25T17:13:00.000-07:00

BUSY....

2009-03-23T18:11:00.000-07:00

Its been a crazy but good weekend. My Mom and Grandparents came up this weekend for a visit. We had a good time. Mostly just stayed around the house and put Paw Paw to work. We ended up getting all new kitchen appliances this weekend. I LOVE THEM!!!

Then on Saturday we went to Petsmart and the had the dog of The Soldiers dreams, a Chocolate Lab for adoptions. So of course we had to get her. I would like to introduce Emma Phoenix.

"Just A Dream"

2009-03-14T09:06:00.001-07:00

WOW!!!

2009-03-12T07:50:00.001-07:00

This is the best story ever!!!!

Wordless Wednesday....

2009-03-11T05:43:00.000-07:00

Interview Me Take Three!

2009-03-09T07:35:00.000-07:00

Hayley asked if I would ever move back to Texas.

I would have to say No. If you would have asked me a couple of months ago I would have said FOR SURE!!!

First of all.... All the people I love has left. (Well one is about to leave). Sarah's hubby got transferred to Hawaii (LUCKY) about a month before we left. Hayley's hubby got out and they moved back to Minnesota. Once Traci's hubby gets back they are moving to Colorado. So there is no reason to go back. I have made some friends here, which are getting ready to leave. SO ask me later on this year.

Second... we are close to home. Instead of it taking half a day to get here or there it takes only a couple of hours. When The Soldier leaves I can run home. I know its not the best thing to do but it keeps me busy. When we lived in Texas we would only get to see our family like every 3 or 4 months. Now if we get a long weekend or they do we get to see each other.

Third.... The Soldier is happier here. He loves it here. His job is sooooo much better and its better for him to move up. Plus he doesn't have to put up with all the DRAMA from his old job!

SO if I could go back to Texas I would have to say NO. Its time to move forward. We still love our friends and talk to them regularly. Texas brought us together and now they are stuck with us!!! We LOVE YOU GUYS and MISS YALL!!!

BEDROOM QUESTIONS...Ooo LA LA!!

2009-03-04T06:47:00.000-08:00

I stole this from Hayley (of course).

Condoms: Nope.
Cell phone: Of course.
Couch/Futon: Nope`.
Computer/laptop: Yes, laptop.
Pictures: Yes Lots.
Mirror: No.
Bed: Seriously!
Pillows: 4 on the bed and 2 for decortation,
Clothes on the floor: Depends on if The Soldier is home or not.
Surfboard: Well NO
Smoke detector: Yep.
Piano/keyboard/Guitar/bass/drums: Not a one.
Locking door: Think so..
Bottle of water: Glass of water.
Blacklight: Well NO.
Lava Lamp: NOPE.
Medals/ribbons:Not in the bedroom.
CDs: No.not that I can think of.
Flag: No
Stop sign/any sign: No.
Paintball gun: No.
Real Gun: Wouldn't you like to know!
Cigarettes: No.
Pot: No.
Any drugs: Nope
Alcohol: No.
Books: I think the Soldier has one in there.
Ps2/Xbox/Gamecube: Not in the bedroom.
Stereo: A clock radio. Does that count?
How many windows do you have in your room: Two.
What is the color of your walls? Blue
Do you get ready for the day in your room or the bathroom? Both really.
What's on your walls? these Box things with pics in them.
Has the opposite sex been in your room before? Of course.
Has the opposite sex been on your bed? you know it.
Has the opposite sex slept in your bed? Yes.
Ever had sex in your bed? How do you think we got little man?
Who usually sleeps in your bed other than you? The Soldier. Molly use to be in ther but we got her out.
What is under your bed? Nothing unless Molly took something under there.
Do you like your bedroom: LOVE IT!

Wordless Wednesday....

2009-03-04T06:34:00.000-08:00

I understand that its supposed to be Wordless Wednesday but I have to explain....

Yesterday was Little Mans first day of "School". The Soldier and I decided that we needed to get him into school so he could play with other kids. And eventually I could go back to school or get a job. Little Man only goes twice a week for like 2 hours. I can always up it but we thought it would be better to start small and work our way up.
When I went to drop him off I was more upset then he was. We walked in and I got him signed in...I told him Mommy has to go and told him bye, Little Man looked me in the eyes and said "BYE MOMMA!" turned around and walked away. So call me crazy but I wanted to miss me a little bit. Not so much he would cry or anything. Just miss me a little bit. I know its good he didn't. He is a really easy going kid. BUT COME ON!! Its his first time to stay with any one but family!

When I went to pick him up I think he was ready to go. He looked at the ladies that were in the room and said "Bye! Gotta go". SO maybe he missed Momma a little bit.

The Mom Song....

2009-03-02T11:52:00.001-08:00

My friend Ashley showed me this and I just had to share it.

Third Question from Interview ME....

2009-03-02T07:17:00.001-08:00

Is from Jen. She asked..... "Are you going to have another baby and when? *ducks as Lissa hurls something at my head*"

If it was up to me I would start trying tomorrow. But The Soldier doesn't want anymore right now. But I am working on it. I want little man to grow up with someone to play with. SO as soon as I get him talked in to it. Or I get tired of waiting. which ever comes first.

The Price of Children

2009-03-01T05:30:00.000-08:00

My friend Traci sent me this in an email....

This is just too good not to pass on to all. Here is something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice.The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about price shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.But $160,140.00 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month,
* $171.08 a week.
* A mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.

Still, you might think the best financial advice is; don't have children if you want to be 'rich.' Actually, it is just the opposite.

What do you get for your $160,140.00?
* Naming rights . First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up. You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs,
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watch Saturday morning cartoons,
* go to Disney movies, and
* wish on stars.You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For a mere $24.24 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and
* coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets
treated to ice cream regardless.

You get a front row seat in history to witness the:
* First step,
* First word,
* First bra,
* First date,
* First time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren.

You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match..

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!

MY Second Question from "Inerview ME"...

2009-02-27T14:18:00.000-08:00

Hayley asked: "How did The Soldier purpose?"

Well the FIRST TIME (Yes we did it more than once!), he was in AIT school and my mom and my Grandmother, and I went down to see him so he wouldn't be alone on Thanksgiving. We were in the hotel room and Mom and Maw Maw had gone to get us something to eat. We started talking and he popped the question.
At the end of AIT we found out that he was going to Korea and we didn't have time to plan a wedding so we decided to wait. Well he was gone a year and a half (coming home once for the month of December). When it got down to it I got scared and called off the wedding. You have to understand where I was coming from. He was gone all that time and the only contact we had was the phone or seeing each other over the Internet. What if he was different than when he left? What if he didn't feel the same way about me?? Just the normal things. The closer it got the more he reassured me everything was going to work out and he said the only way he would marry me is if I would purpose to him at the airport. SO I did and as they say the rest is HISTORY!

I'M BACK!!!

2009-02-27T13:39:00.000-08:00

We finally feel like humans again!!! Little Man and I have been sick all week with a cold. Yesterday we could stay in the house one more day and it was SOOOO NICE out side so I took Little Man to the park for a little while. He was having a good time till he decided to go up and HIT another kid. I don't know what came over him. HE has NEVER been like that. IT really took me back. My Little Boy was the "playground bully"!! And Yes.... I did get on to him and made him go sit down and watch all the other little kids play. I don't know if it did any good but I didn't know what else to do! I WAS IN SHOCK!!!! I know he is going through the whole "Terrible Twos" but its no excuse. Where did my little sweet baby boy go???

Bunch of Sickos....

2009-02-21T14:34:00.000-08:00

Nothing new going we have just been a bunch of sickos... Hayden has been sick for the past two days with a running noes, and coughing his head off. I took him to the doctor yesterday and they gave him some meds. So maybe he will be better soon. Now I'm trying to fight it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

2009-02-19T06:25:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!

Also today is one of my besties birthday!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH!!!

I MISS YOU!!!

WHO ME?

2009-02-19T05:53:00.000-08:00

50 Things!
Got this from Hayley (of course)

1.Favorite object in your room? My bed! FOR SURE!!

2) Have you ever smoked? Nope. I'm allergic!

3) Do you own guns? Yea. I just learned how to use it.

4) What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? I don't "add" anything. I either order a Coke or a grape slushy. I do agree with Hayley they have the BEST ICE EVER!!

5) Do you get nervous at the doctors? NO. I just HATE GOING!

6) What do you think of when you hear hot dogs? Pregnant! When I was pregnant with Little Man that is all I wanted to eat. I didn't want one that you made at home I wanted one from the ball park.

7) Favorite song? I have alot...but for now its "Fearless" By Taylor Swift

8) What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Dr. Pepper. Its my GO JUICE!

9) Can you do push ups? WELL NO!

10) Can you do a chin up? AND NO!

11) What's your favorite piece of jewelry? I had a pair of earrings that The Soldier gave me on our first anniversary and Little Man got a hold of them and LOST THEM..

12) Your pet peeves are? When you pick under your nails and the make that clicking sound!

13) Ever been in a car wreck? One bad one.

14) Do you like to work on your birthday? I NEVER WORK ON MY BIRTHDAY~

15) What's one trait that you hate about yourself? My Chunky BUTT!

16) What's your middle name? Anne.

17) Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: What comes on tonight? I hope we get our new Tv tomorrow. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!

18) Name 3 things you bought yesterday? Hayden an Easter basket (I know its early but he loved it and carried it around the whole store so i got it), Toilet Paper, and Paper Towels.

19) Name 3 drinks you drink regularly? Dr. Pepper, Water, and Juice

20) What's your job? Mama and wife.

21) Current hate right now? Not having a bigger Tv.

22) Do your friends love you? Here's hoping.

23) How did you bring in the New Year? I stayed up till 12 exactly and then went to BED!

24) Where would you like to be right now? The Beach!

25) Name three people who will complete this: Mom, Jen, and Traci

26) Are you one of those people that thinks and talks about their life being unfair? I don't think I am .

27) What shirt are you wearing? Pj Pants and tank top

28) Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Not any more. The Soldier bought me some when he was in Korea for my bed in college, but they don't fit my bed now.

29) Can you whistle? Yeah but not as loud as my mom!

30) What will you be doing in a year from now? Hopefully having another little one.

31) Would you be a pirate? SUN, SAND, A DRINK IN MY HAND AND WILL TURNER!! SHOOT YEAH!!

32) What songs do you sing in the shower? I don't really sing in the shower.

33) Favorite girl's name? Madison

34) Favorite boy's name? Hayden of course!

35) What's in your pocket? Nothing...I don't have any pockets.

36) Last person that made you laugh? The Soldier and Little Man playing.

37) Best toy as a child? Has to be my GO cart!! I LOVED That THING!!

38) Worst injury you've ever had? Injury? I sprained my ankle when I played softball.

39) Do you love where you live? Where ever uncle sam tells me to.

40) Do you give good advice? I try.

41) Who is your loudest friend? ???

42) How many cats do you have? Nope... Not a fan!

43) Does someone have a crush on you? Yeah, you do, and you know it.

44) Favorite part about your weekends? The Family hanging out together.

45) What are you gonna do for your next birthday? I dont know but it better be good SOLDIER BOY!

46) Favorite sports team? ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!

48) Where is the next place you want to travel to? Home or back to Texas to see everyone.

49) What were you doing 12 AM this morning? Sleeping.

50) What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? ALREADY???

Wordless Wednesday...

2009-02-18T12:58:00.000-08:00

My First Question....

2009-02-17T08:05:00.000-08:00

Hayley asked...."How did the Soldier and I met?"

Its a funny story actually. The Soldier and I went to different schools. He was friends with one of my friends. It was a Friday night and in a small town there is nothing to do but to go to parties. So off Becky (My Best Friend EVER LOVE YOU BECKY!!) and I went. We went by a gas station in town to get some drinks before we went to the party. Jamie and The Soldier pulled up. We went over to say hi and see what they were doing that night. According to the Soldier he couldn't take his eyes of mine. BUT I think he couldn't take his eyes off my chest, cause I was wearing a really LOW shirt. The boys decided to go to the party with us..... and as they say the rest is history.

*This pic is when he came home from Korea. Its a long story!!!*

Interview ME...

2009-02-16T14:23:00.000-08:00

Call me a copy cat if you want to. But Hayley was doing this and I thought it was a good idea.

It is called Interview Me. The point is to "get to know" fellow bloggers better, and I suppose to blog more often. So this is how it goes.....You ask me a question or ten, it does not matter how many. But for each question asked I have to post a seperate blog entry answering the questions. So.....if you want to do this, ask me a question! And/Or do it on your own blog! Should be fun! Ask away. Anything goes, I am not shy.

Thanks HAYLEY!!

I GOT PRESENT!!

2009-02-16T10:01:00.001-08:00

Hayley over at The Momicle Chronicles gave me the friend award. Here is how it works....

So I am to pick 8 people....here is the directions (copied from Xanadu!):
Save the award to your computer. Then go to add a gadget. Then that box of gadgets will pop up and we scroll down to where it says : html/java.~~~~~~~~~~~ Another separate box will appear, and we just 'browse' in our My Pictures in our computer and then click "open" and Blogspot will put it right in our side bar for our stuff.
These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. Our hope is that when the ribbon of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight more and include this cleverly written text in the body of your awards. I'd like to pass on this friends award to:

I don't know that many people on here so here goes......

1 Hayley (She is one of my Besties from Texas and use to be an Army wife, and a mother of a beautiful baby boy)

2. Jen. She is my cousin and one of my closes friends. LOVE YOU JEN!!

SO yea thats about it. I told you I didnt know that many people on here.

THANKS HALYEY!!!

Valentine's Day 2009

2009-02-15T07:05:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was Valentin's Day and we had a good one. Most of the morning was spent with Ashley. Then we decided we need to go home and spend it with our hubby's. Once we got home The Soldier and I watched some movies while Little Man took a nap. Once he got up we got dressed and went to Yametos for dinner. Its MY FAVORITE!!!! Apparently its everyone's favorite also cause we had to wait like and hour and a half for a hibachi grill. BUT WELL WORTH IT!!! We finally got home and let Little Man play for a little while and the off to bed with him. Hope everyone had a great one!

Someday Saturday....

2009-02-15T06:56:00.000-08:00

My friend Hayley started a thing. So in support of her here goes......

Someday I am going to finish college. When The soldier and I got married I was in college and was almost done. But we moved to Texas and he deployed not long after so I moved back home and had Little Man. Then I moved back to Texas and in 6 months moved again. So I have never been stable enough to go back. Now that I can I don't really know what I want to do. I don't want to waste our money and just go to school for nothing. Someday I will make it back!

P,P,P,P,P,P,P,P,........ You get the Idea!

2009-02-13T13:05:00.000-08:00

My cousin Jen is playing a game with some other people. I decided I wanted to play. Here is the Rules.....

"If you would like to play, here's how: tell me by leaving a comment on this post {SAYING THAT YOU WANT TO PLAY} and I will assign you a letter. Then post ten things you love that begin with your assigned letter on your blog. Explain the rules with your ten things and when others comment requesting a letter, assign one to them; thus, the chain continues."

So when I told her I wanted to play she gave me the letter "P". So here goes...

1. Partner.....

I LOVE MY HUBBY!!! I know I complain cause he gets on my nerves but who's doesn't.

2. Parents....

I love my parents. I know I don't save it half as much as I need to. They mean the world to me.

2. PEEPS.....

I Love my Peeps (friends). I would be lost with out them. They are my extended family. Since we are in the military we are away from home. So they become my family. I LOVE YOU Guys!!!

3. Purses....

I am addicted to purses. You can never have enough. Although since I had Little Man all I carry is a diaper bag. But hey I have bunch of those too. Cause when you get a great purse you have to get GREAT SHOES TOO!!!!

4. Phone....

For Christmas my hubby bought me the new iPhone. Its awesome! Granted I have no clue how to use the thing. But its fun playing.

5. Purple....

I love the color purple.

6. Pizza

A nice big slice of pizza with lots of Cheese... There is nothing like it when you are having a bad day.

7. Panties....

I am a pantyholic. I love to buy panties. It doesn't matter where they are from as long as they are cute. Not putting a pic up for those.

8. Pretzels.....

A BIG SOFT PRETZEL..... YMMMMMM!!!

9. Pedicures.......

Feet are not my favorite thing in the world. But I love to go and get a pedicure. It just makes me feel special.

10. Peanut.....

Not last but least my peanut!!!!! LITTLE MAN!!!! I Love him!!! That's all I have to say about that.

Wordless Wednesday.

2009-02-11T08:01:00.000-08:00

She didn't tag me but I'm doing it anyways!!

2009-02-05T06:18:00.000-08:00

What is your favorite quotable line from a movie?
My all time favorite line has to be ...... "Nobody puts Baby in the coroner!"

Who is the most famous person you've talked to? I have never seen nor talked to anyone famous.

How many bags/boxes of potato chips are consumed at your house per month?
Probably 3 or 4....One bag for Sandwiches, One bag for Chili, and another bag for Nachos

What foreign food dish do you prepare from scratch and serve?
I can make a pretty mean stir-fry, and Stuffed Shells. My Hubby LOVES it when I make those.

What is your favorite section of the supermarket?
I am with Jen.... I LOVE THE BAKERY SECTION!!!! I could bottle that smell and take it everywhere!!

What was your high school team's mascot and what were the school colors?
We where the REDSKINS!!! GO SKINS!!! And our colors are Crimson and Navy Blue.

Its SNOWING!!

2009-01-28T07:37:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we woke up to an Ice Storm and this morning this is what we woke up to....

Since it was Little Man's first Snow....of course we went out and played in it.

Even Molly got in on all the fun.....

BURRRR!!!

2009-01-27T06:12:00.000-08:00

My Cousin Jen gets to show pics of her beautiful kids at the beach when I am up here freezing my booty off up here. SO I thought I would show some pics of the ICE STORM that we got last night.....
The swing set next door.....

POOR TRUCK!!

My Grass in the Front yard....

Our power lines....

And Little Man putting on a brave face since he has to stay in all day......

I hope everyone is staying warm!!! Have a Great Day!!

Crazy....

2009-01-26T17:27:00.001-08:00

My cousin over at Dustbunny Hostage had a pic of my little cousin and its crazy how much Little man and her son look a like::: SEE:

Little Man D.

Its kind of crazy!!!

The Greatest Show On Earth...

2009-01-26T08:42:00.000-08:00

My grandparents came up for a visit this weekend. It seemed really short. But a good time. We took Little Man to the Circus on Sunday and he had a good time. I thought I would share some pics...

Its Been Toooo Long....

2009-01-20T10:58:00.000-08:00

I've been a little busy here lately and I haven't had time to update my blog in a while. I know I know BAD BLOGGER!! But I do what I can. Whats New....
My Hubby finally got promoted. WOOOO HOOO!!! And he also got a new Truck.

We are trying to potty Train Little Man... OHHH MY WORD!!! I don't know if we are doing this right. Its like we take a step forward and 3 back. We stared out using the pull up but that wasn't working cause he would pee in them and just keep going. So we changed to regular undies, and I am sooooo tried of cleaning up pee off the floor. And now at lest he is telling us but its after the fact. So maybe one day we will get it.

I think that is about it. I hope everyone is doing great.

THE LOOK.....

2008-12-09T07:57:00.000-08:00

Justin and I thought this was pretty funny. Maybe you will to.

Busy Busy Busy!

2008-12-08T13:41:00.000-08:00

It started out as a pretty crazy weekend.

First I would like to send out a special prayer request. My friend Ashley has has some medical problems this weekend. It started on Hayden's birthday. She had to go to the hospital for Blood flow restriction to the brain. They thought she might have MS or Parkinson. The Doc's seen to think that is was cause because of to much stress. So she has to take it easy for now and her speech is kind of messed up so keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Second we had the company Christmas party this weekend and as always...we got up early so we were rushing around trying to cook and get everyone ready but eventually we got it all together and made it to the party. It was good and Hayden got to see Santa.

(As a side note we are still working on the whole Santa thing. He like Santa from a far or if he is like a doll or some kind of figure. But as far as sitting in his lap THAT IS A NO GO!!)

Third my poor Crimson Tide got beat. I know its sad but try not to cry. They played a Great game and I'm soooo very proud of them. What a GREAT SEASON!!

Finally we got up Sunday and Justin's Car wouldn't start. So that is $350 gone right before Christmas! That SUCKS!

Happy Birthday Little Man!!

2008-12-04T07:48:00.000-08:00

I know this is a little late. Not to much though Hayden's birthday was yesterday and we took him out to Chuck E Cheeses with some friends we have made out here. We had a good time but it made me miss my Texas friends even more. Here are some pics from last night.

As just a little reminder here is his 1st Birthday:

And his 2nd Birthday!!! Crazy how time flies!!

~Wordless Wedneday~

2008-11-19T07:08:00.000-08:00

Merry ???

2008-11-18T20:04:00.000-08:00

I was sitting at Mom and Dad's tonight and was watching TV. And we stumbled upon the Jeff Dunham Christmas special. If you have never seen it then I encourage you to go rent it or look it up on line. Here is a sneak peek.

Thank you...Thank you...Thank you...

2008-11-14T12:37:00.000-08:00

I got an award from my friend Hayley!!! Thanks GIRL!!!!

Here are the rules....

Post this badge on your site and link back to Maternal Spark. Then award your blog friends who have sparked creativity, conversation, controversy and friendships with you.

1. Jen

2. Mom

3. Julie

TOOO CUTE!

2008-11-14T06:47:00.000-08:00

I love this video. Little Man is growing up sooooo fast. Hope it brings you a giggle.

Wordless Wendesday: Oh MY!!!!

2008-11-12T14:25:00.000-08:00

Let it Snow.....

2008-11-07T10:13:00.000-08:00

So I was reading my friend Hayley's blog and she started talking about snow. And it got me thinking....Yall are going to think I am nuts but I am worried about the whole snow thing. I have lived in Bama for my whole life. Then I got married and moved to Texas for like 2 years, now we have moved to Kentucky. I know Kentucky doesn't get as much snow as farther north. But the last REAL snow we had in Bama was in '93. So when it starts to snow up here I dont know what I am going to do. If you got any tips let me know.

Wordless Wednesday....

2008-11-05T06:18:00.000-08:00

GO VOTE!!

2008-11-04T05:22:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone get out and votes today. I thought this was cool. I am probably the only one that didn't know this but I thought it was neat. VOTING. (Click the link)

O' to my Hubby!!

2008-11-02T06:04:00.000-08:00

1. He's sitting in front of the TV; what is on the screen? Sci-Fi, CNN, or Football .
2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Thousand Island .
3. What's one food he doesn't like? Any thing with sour cream or mustard.
4. You go to a bar. What does he order? A beer.
5. Where did he go to high school? Locust Fork.
6. What size shoe does he wear? 10.5.
7. If he was to collect anything what would it be? Army memorabilia or any thing Aubrun Football.
8. What is his favorite kind of sandwich? Rosted Chicken from Subway.
9. What would this person eat every day if he could? Anything grilled.
10. What is his favorite cereal? He is more and oatmeal man.

11. What would he never wear? Anything pink .
12. What is his favorite sports team? Auburn Tigers

13. Who will he vote for? He missed voting..
14. Who is his best friend? Me and his Bro!
15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do?He wishes I would eat better.
16. How many states has he lived in? 3 States and 3 Countries.
17. What is his heritage? German.
18. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake? Cheese cake
19. Did he play sports in high school? He didn't play sports in highschool. He was to busy doing other things.
20. What could he spend hours doing? Hanging out with his son, playing video games, working out.

I would like to thank.....

2008-11-01T17:41:00.000-07:00

My friend Hayley gave me this award..... THANKS GIRL!!!

The Rules:
1. Name 5 things that you love.
2. Pass along the award to the blogs you love.
3. Please link back to my blog.

5 Things I love:

1. The Soldier
2. Little Man
3. Dr. Pepper
4. Ice Cream
5. Family Time

I would like to pass the award to:

1. Jen
2. Mom
3. Emily and Magen
4. Hannah

Happy Halloween!!!

2008-10-29T06:38:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite song this time of year! I don't know why,......but I have always loved it!! Hope you enjoy!!!

This is one of my favorie movies this time of year.

What a weekend!!!

2008-10-06T11:11:00.000-07:00

Well my house is a total mess, but here I am. This weekend was a crazy one. We had a house full. The soldier's parents and brother and sister in-law came up, along with my Mom. I know that might not sound like much but our house isn't that big...so it was a lot. We had a good time. Friday Mom got here first and we went and ate dinner at a Japanese place. OHHHH ITS SOOO GOOD!!! Has to be my absolute favorite. Then The Soldier's side got up and we just hung out at the house. Saturday The Soldier, Mom, His Dad and Brother went to Nashville to the Auburn Vs Vandy game.

While the KIDS were at the game the rest of us went shopping!!! I finally found Little Man a costume for Halloween. The Soldier wanted him to be a Star Wars person...but I couldn't find a costume small enough for him So this is what I came up with.....

So what do you think???? I thought it was cute. Here is to hoping everyone has a good week!!

I KNOW I KNOW....

2008-10-01T12:26:00.000-07:00

This is a little late but for those who haven't seen it.... I tought you might it IS WELL WORTH POSTING!!!

Me so proud....

2008-09-22T10:35:00.000-07:00

This weekend wasn't to productive. Mostly all we did was go and get the boys hair cuts, and watch football. Which is a good weekend for me so I could get caught up on all my house work. Which was really over due. Not much going on today. I took Little Man to the park today, and while I was there I meet a new friend, well I think she is going to be a friend. We hit it off pretty well. I mean we talked and played and then we went and ate lunch together. Her name is Megan and she is from Indiana. I know another Yankee!!! Which after all my friends in Texas (which are all Yankees) I can't go wrong. I know this might now sound like much to most of you, but if you really know me you know its hard for me to open my self up and make new friends. I like my old ones!!! When it comes down to it The Soldier is the more out going one. As for the coming up weekend The Soldier and his Dad and Brother are going to a football game. So I am going to need special prayers. I will have a house full of MEN!!! I will be completly out numbered.Here's a little laugh to get you through Monday....

Happy 8 Day!!!

2008-09-19T05:26:00.001-07:00

My cousin in Mississippi told me about this guy. His name is Brian Regan, I thought he was AWESOME!!! I hope Yall enjoy.....

Home Sweet Home....

2008-09-19T05:26:00.000-07:00

I know I have been gone for a while but lets face it....the only people that read this are the people I talk to on the phone and they know what is going on already. But for those I don't get to talk to that often...(Hayley) here is the "skinny".
I am home from Bama. The Soldier had to go on a trip so I went home. I know I need to "MAN UP" and learn to stay by myself. But I don't have a reason to stay here. Little Man is no were close to starting school so why there is nothing keeping me here. When I do go home I try to see every one. Sometimes I don't make it. Like this time I missed Erin (again), and I was going to go see Tara but gas got tooo freaking high. I just couldn't pay for it. Everyone always thinks that the Military get all this money, but my question is where in the crap is it. I know we sure aren't getting any of it. Anyways I am getting off track.
My parents and I took Little Man to the fair.... He liked it as long as we didn't put him on any of the rides. He just like the lights. We put him on a ride when we first got there and he was fine until it came around and he would either see my Dad, my Mom, or me. So we learned our lesson. I got on one of those big slides, you know what you ride in one of those potato sacks, WOW I didn't realize how fast those things are. It was kind of scary.
Little Man was glade to get home, so was Mommy. I was ready to see The Soldier again. Little Man wouldn't let The Soldier out of his sights. And this morning The Soldier had to go to work and now he is running around the house calling Daddy!! Its cute and sad at the same time.
I just have to say one more thing..... How bout that TIDE!!! Alabama is ranked 9th this week in the polls. WOOOT WOOT!!!! We are slowly moving up!! This week Bama plays Arkansas. ROLL on TIDE, ROLL ON!!!

Question Of The Day....

2008-09-04T06:35:00.000-07:00

Why do men always wait till the last min to get things together??? The Soldier had me running around all day yesterday looking for luggage tags. They couldn't be the normal everyday luggage tags, no they had to RED WITH HIS NAME ON IT. Now every wife around here must have been looking for the same thing, because every where I went they were out of red ones. I finally found some at the PX. Then came the task of finding some one to put his name on it on the same day. Now if he didn't need it till Monday everything would have been fine. BUT NOOOO!!! That's to EASY!!! Anyways I finally found some one who could get it done all in the same day. Which was a close one. But anyways!!! Not much going on today. Its supposed to rain all day here. Who Knows???? It never rains when its supposed to. Here are some of the pics from the zoo. Have a great Day!!!

Long Time No Hear!!

2008-09-03T09:31:00.000-07:00

We finally got the internet working!!! WOOOO HOOO!!! It hasn't worked all weekend. But my computer is still in the craper!! But I have no clue how to fix it. Did everyone have a good Labor Day weekend?? Ours was good. Brad and Danielle came up and spent the weekend with us. On Saturday Danielle and I took little man to be zoo. I have to say he was a trooper. We were gone nearly all day and he just laughed and had a great time. We have to work with him on his animals. Everything was CAT!! I have lots of pics but The Soldiers computer is weird and isn't reading my disc. I will have to play with it.Once we got home the boys had my hot wings for the Alabama game which if you don't know by now WE WON!!! WOOT WOOT!!! BIG ROLL TIDE!!! Then on Sunday we cooked out for Labor Day since they were leaving on Monday. But all in all we had a great weekend. Now the SOldier is back to work and some how has talked me in to doing PT with him. I am hurting in places I didn't know I could hurt!! But I know its good for me in the end. Well its Little Mans nap time so I will talk to ya tomorrow!!

WOOT WOOT!!!

2008-08-25T05:59:00.000-07:00

The Soldier had his wisdom teeth out on Wednesday, so I have been playing nurse maid all weekend. I didn't have time to get on to blog....plus I had to make fun of him. If you know my husband he is really muscular and skinny....his cheeks got sooo big!!! I kept calling him the Godfather!!! They were huge!!! Now I know what he will look like when he gets fat. I know he can't stay itty bitty forever. How come if a man gets sick then the world stops, but if a Mom gets sick everything has to keep going like nothing is happening?? I was just wondering. When I finally got him feeling better Little Man got sick. Listen to this..... He woke up Sunday and was just laying around....VERY unusual for him. He was laying on The Solider and finally went to sleep. He went to lay Little Man down and as soon as The Soldier laid him down Little man threw up all over his bed. So we had to get everything cleaned up. Little Man took his afternoon nap and when he woke up....you would have never know anything was wrong with him. He was laughing and playing. I was amazed!!! Today Little Man is just fine.Not much going on this week. Uncle Brad and De De are coming up on Friday to spend the weekend with us. I think the boys are going to be playing 360 all weekend so De De and I are going to talk Little Man to the zoo. I think he will like it. Then on SATURDAY!!!! FOOT BALL STARTS!!!!! WOOT WOOT!!! I can't wait. My sister in-law doesn't really care about it so I don't know what she is going to do but come Saturday night I am going to be sitting on my couch cheering for the TIDE!!! I hope everyone has a great week!!!<"glitternsparkle.com">

Finally Normal People!!!!

2008-08-20T05:44:00.000-07:00

Last night was my first FRG meeting (Family Readiness Group). Mostly it is the wives of the soldiers get together and discuss up coming events in the unit. Well when we lived in Texas I went to one of the group meeting and I absolutely hated it. They were sooo snobby I didn't want to have anything to do with them. When me moved her The Soldier kept telling me that it was going to be different. I told him I would try the first meeting and see how it went. Well I really enjoyed myself. As much as I hate to admit it, The Soldier was right! I met alot of nice women. They were very welcoming. So I guess change is good. I actually have a play date with some of the women I met last night. Maybe this is the start me something good. Who knows??? I still miss all my "family" in Texas, but they know I love them. I will let ya know how the play date goes.... I have to go get ready!!! Here's hoping!!!

Boooo!

2008-08-18T06:06:00.000-07:00

Well I think I did the worst thing that I could do.... I killed my computer. Don't ask me how but I did. I think I am going to take it to some one who knows what they are doing so maybe they can fix it. I really hope they can cause it has all my pictures on it. I saved most of them to the Soldiers external hard drive. But I didn't get the last couple of months. So here is hoping. That is why I haven't been around in a while....plus I have been sick. I don't know what it is about here, but I get sick all the time. They put me on allergy meds but I don't know if they are working. Hope everyone has a great week.

Here is you a little blast from the past....

Finally!!!!

2008-08-12T06:14:00.000-07:00

This weekend was crazy!!!! Saturday The Soldier's parents came up... So did his brother and sister in law, My parents and grandparents and a friend from Texas... SO our house was full. They all came for The Soldier's GRADUATION!!!! WOOOOO HOOOO!!!! He finally got done with all of his training and GRADUATED!!!! It was great....

But first we all went out and celebrated his birthday. His real birthday isn't for another couple of days but we went a head and celebrated since every one was up here.

I just have to say that I am a good wife. Even though The Soldier was to busy to get me anything for my birthday....Grrrrrr!!! I went out and got him a 360. Something else to take my attention away. (What was I thinking??) But he was excited.

Monday finally came!!!! The day we have been waiting for.....GRADUATION DAY!!! The Soldier has been beat up, kicked around, and worked to the bone to get to this point. I'm so proud of him. Once he sets his mind to something he never fails. Poor Little Man Slept through the whole thing. But its ok...we got it on video.

So here is to The Soldier....My Hero, My Husband, My Best Friend.

Roll Tide Roll!!

2008-08-07T06:16:00.000-07:00

I have never been your typical girl. When I was little my mom use to have to spank me just so I would put on a dress. To understand this I have to start back a little farther..... in my family I (when I was born) I was the first girl in 14 years. So i grew up with all boys. We would go out and play in the mud, ride go carts in the pasture, all the typical boy stuff. I was a cheerleader once..... but the team was so bad I asked my sponsor if she would let me go play I was sure we would get a touch down. I played softball for like 14 years. I still love it to this day. When we lived in Texas I played on a co-ed team and they were surprised about how I didn't play like a girl. To this day I think I look funny in a dress. When The Soldier and I got married he was shocked I was in a dress. Now don't get me wrong...I'm soooo not BUTCH!!! I am just more of and outdoors girl. And that my friends brings me to this point!!!!

Football Starts in 23 days!!!!!

I can't wait. I love football season and baseball season. But the Braves are sucking it up right now so I am ready for it to be over, and move on to football!!! And not pro football...they complain to much for me....I would like to try and live of 5 million dollars!!! BUT COLLEGE FOOTBALL!!! And with that I would like to say......

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

Now The Soldier is a Auburn fan...which I don't know what happen to him. I think his mom or dad might have dropped him on his head when he was little. Cause NO ONE in his family are Auburn fans. But he has always been a rebel! Enough about him......

This love runs sooo deep that when I moved to Texas all of my friends from up North thought I was weird because on Saturdays if Alabama was playing then I would leave the house till the game was over. Cause it was so rare that we would get a SEC game out there. But we all know that the SEC is the best!!! SO I leave you with this thought "This is Alabama Football!"

Bad Girl!!

2008-08-05T06:16:00.000-07:00

I am sooo bad about putting things off. Its ridicules. The Soldier finally graduates in a couple of days...so his family (and mine) are coming up this weekend to see him graduate. I need to be cleaning and getting the house ready but here is sit, playing on the computer. I know my house isn't nasty, but I need to do all the nit picky stuff, like moping, dusting and cleaning windows. As far as the cleaning windows goes, like I have mentioned before I have a little dog that likes to look out windows, and leave her mark on the world (nose mark that is, she is completely house broken). But I think that if I clean it all now then I will just have to do it again before they get here. SO I guess I will just have to wait. Also I have learned that there are more important things than have a spotless house. When The Soldier and I first moved out to Texas I didn't work so my house was always clean. But then I started working and got pregnant and I didn't really have the time or I didn't feel like it. Not to say I let it get to NASTY status...but I slaked off a lot. Then Little Man came and I really didn't have time to do all the little stuff. Plus when I do all the little stuff I have to make sure The Soldier is home so he can watch Little Man, because Little Man likes to try and help which is great I just don't want him messing with the chemicals. I might just be paranoid but that just some thing I want him getting use to using just yet. I hope everyone has a good rest of the week. I am going to take Little Man to the park. I know anything but clean!!!

My first award!!!

2008-08-04T05:59:00.000-07:00

Well My cousin Jen gave me my first award today!!! THANKS JEN!!!

Fine print of the award:Instructions on how to pass this along.1. on your blog, copy and paste the award, these rules, a link back to the person who selected you, and a link to this post: "Pink is my favorite color...". There's a story of Pink Rose Award and other graphic to choose from.2. Select as many award recipients as you would like, link to their blogs(if they have one), and explain why you have chose them.3. Let them know that you have selected them for an award by commenting on one of their posts.4. If you are selected, pass it on by giving the Pink Rose Award to others.5. If you find that someone you want to nominate has already been selected by someone else, you can still honor them by posting a comment on their award post stating your reasons for wishing to grant them the award.6. You do not have to wait until someone nominates you to nominate someone else.

I would like to pass the award on to Hayley. She is part of my family and will always be.
Traci.....(I know you are reading) cause you are my family also.
Sarah (if you are reading) cause I LOVE YA GIRL!!!
You 3 ladies are my greatest memories from Texas. Yall know you are more like family to me than just friends!!!

So now Jen was playing a game so I thought I would play with her.

A. attached or single? attached

B. best friend? Hubby, and the 3 amigos (Traci, Hayley, and Sarah)

C. cake or pie? Cake.....Jens cakes...but since I can't get those anymore...DQ Blizard cakes!! YMMMM OOOOO!!

D. day of choice? Any day but Monday.

E. essential item? Flat Iron!!

F. favorite color? Purple and Red

G. gummy bears or worms? Those sour Gummy worms!!! LOVE THOSE!!

H. hometown? Oneonta, Al

I. favorite indulgence? Shoping for any thing!!

J. january or july? July!!! I love summer!! How could you not. Flip flots, beach, and the sun!!

K. kids? 1 Little man!! 2o months

L. life isn't complete without? Family!

M. marriage date? January 5, 2005

N. number of brothers & sisters? one brother, Older

O. oranges or apples? apples

P. phobias? Spiders

Q. quotes? Too many!

R. reasons to smile? My Hubby is almost done trainning!!

S. season of choice? Summer. And Football season!!! ROLL TIDE!!!

T. tag five peeps! I don't know 5 people on here. SO who ever wants to Halyey!!

U. unknown fact about me? I don't like feet!! They are nasty!!

V. vegetable? NO thanks!!

W. worst habits? Keepin in touch!

X. x-ray or ultrasound? Ultrasound...you don't have to sit as still!!

Y. your favorite food? Mrs Penny's pot roast, Jen's cakes, Leigh Anns mac and cheese, Mom corn bread

Z. zodiac sign? Gemini

Whats for dinner???

2008-07-30T12:50:00.000-07:00

Well today was a busy day. I had to go get some meds at Walgreens then I took Little Man to he park. In side the park they have a water park. HE ABSOULTY LOVES IT. I didn't think we were ever going to leave. (I know he loves it but its hot as crap out there if your not in the water.) 2 hours later we FINALLY went home. I finally got him to take a nap like 3 hours later than he usually does. Soooo maybe he will go to bed on time tonight. Just doing the normal house cleaning while Little Man is napping. But my question to you is.... Have you ever gotten in a dinner rut. What I mean by that is does it seem that you eat the same things for dinner every week. That is what it seems to be the deal here. Now if my brother lived here....we wouldn't eat the same thing for like months. He can cook anything..and most of the time he just makes up things. His dinners are real fancy...were mine is more simple and southern. And my poor husband has to live with it. So if you have any good ideas let me know.

Dang it....

2008-07-28T06:05:00.000-07:00

So I finally broke down and bought those things to child proof the door knobs. But I hate those things....not only are they child proof...but they are Mommy proof too. But its funny to hhwatch Little Man open them. He will sit there for hours just twisting it around and around. Now he has learned to open the front door. We always keep the dead bolt locked .... but now we have to keep the one up high locked too. He is a smart little booger.
This weekend was great... it went by really fast. Friday The Soldier got home at a decent hour but he was soooo tired from the night before we just stayed at home. Then Saturday I got up and cleaned a little. That night we went out to a Japanese restaurant. It was sooooo goood. Have you ever been to one of those... We love them. I was sooo sad when we left Texas because there was one that we went to at least once a week. So when we moved up here it was a little sad...its a long drive back to Texas. But we found one here so I am soooo HAPPY!!! Sunday I woke up with the worst headache so I just laid around all day. Now the house is totally trashed. But I will get it back together soon. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Here is a little shout out to OLD SCHOOL!

Zzzzzz....

2008-07-25T06:06:00.000-07:00

The Soldier has been at work since 2 yesterday and he still isn't home. While he was deployed I got use to not sleeping with him but it took me awhile. Last night I think I got like 2 hours sleep. Every little sound I heard I was popping up. Of course I had Molly in the bed with me. I know if she would have heard anything she would let me know.

But still "Me SOOO TIRED!!!" Then this morning i was laying in bed waiting for little mad to get up and I heard the trash man outside. Usually The Soldier is the one that takes the garbage out to the road. SO I jumped out of bed and ran to take it out, barefooted and all. The Garbage man was sitting at the corner just laughing. But I didn't feel to bad because my neighbor was running out at the same time. I am just ready for the soldier to come home....

Since he has been working soooo hard, I thought I would help him out and cut our grass. WOW!! I didn't realize that we had sooooo much grass. Not only is our yard bigger but we have to push it... It took me 2 hours to push it, and I only took like 5 min break. I don't think I will ever do that again!!! My poor son wanted to go outside soooo bad when I got done but I just couldn't stand the heat anymore. It was horrible. Maybe Santa will bring us a riding lawnmower for Christmas.

Well Well Well!!

2008-07-23T06:09:00.000-07:00

Jen pointed out the other day that Little Man is looking more like a little boy instead of a baby. Which is soooo true. I know he has to grow up but I still want my baby.
Little man has figured out how to open doors. He never had a problem with the ones with handles....but now he can open the round one. Ususally we can put him in his bed and shut the door and he would go to sleep and we wouldn't hear a word out of him. So last night we put him to bed as ususal and the next thing we knew he was standing in the living room....so we put him back in to bed.....and he came out again. So I guess we are going to get those door knob things so he can't open them. But I really hate those things. But you gotta do what you gotta do.
The Soldier is working weird hours agian. GO FIGURE!!!! But he is close to graduating and hopefully everything will be back to noraml. We are looking in to getting new car. Any suggestion??? We want something big enough for the 3 of us to drive around town. The Tahoe gets horrible gas millage in town. Justin wants to get a little truck but it doesn't seem very praticale. We need something big enough for all of us....and Little Mans stuff. So I was thinking of something with 4 doors. But who knows. We will see what happens.

Back to Civilization!!!!

2008-07-21T06:01:00.000-07:00

We are back from our little camping trip. Well we were in a cabin because I don't do the whole tent and sleeping out doors thing. But we had a good time. Little Man and I left on Sunday and drove down to my parents house, and by the time we got down there The Soldier was telling I could come home now. He isn't use to being the one left at home. But anyways we got up on Monday and My dad and I drove down to the cabin. We didn't really do anything that day because we spent most of the day getting food and stuff that we forgot. On Tuesday we went swimming at my grandmother cousins house. Little Man got to where he would just jump off the stairs and swim by himself to me. That was pretty cool. He had a good time . And my grandmothr gave Little Man his first blcak eye!!! She didn't mean to, he fell and hit her knee. She felt sooo bad...On Wed we went to Philadelphia to the casino. My Brother has the best luck in the world...he wins all the time. Me not sooo much. But we had a great time down there. Thursday my cousin Brad was off work so we went to the lake and rode in the boat. Little man didn't like it much. But once we got in the water he had a great time as long as he couldn't touch the bottom. He didn't like the sand touching his feet.Well we where supposed to be back at the cabin at 4 so we get back in the boat to leave and we forget to pull up the anchor and the boat stalled so we are stuck on the boat for like 30 min till Brad fixed it. So we finally got to the supper we were supposed to be setting up.

Friday we went back out to the lake with Brad and his wife.

Then after dinner Brad, Christin and I went and saw Batman it was AWESOME!!!!! GREAT MOVIE.

Saturday was the big dinner and Little man was SOOOOO CRABBY by his point he was ready to come home. So after the dinner we loaded up and drove to my parents house. On Sunday we got up and finished the trip back to KY. He was soooo glad to see his daddy. We drove up and he go a big grin on his face and was screaming DADDY!!! So now I have a bunch of laundry to do sooo have a great day!!

Busy Busy Busy....

2008-07-13T06:15:00.000-07:00

Well today we are off. Little man and I are off to the lake... WOOOO HOOO!!! So I will be gone for a while. I am such a last minute person.....I still have to pack, wash another load of clothes and cook The Soldiers dinner so all he has to do is heat it up. I'm such a good wife!!!! Well I guess I better get going. Have a good week!!!

SO LONG...

2008-07-12T06:45:00.000-07:00

Last nigt The Soldier didn't get home till 9 again....its really starting to irritate me. I know its not really that late but when you leave for work at 4 its a long day. And Little man didn't even get to see his daddy yesterday. Which normally I would say anything but we (Me and Little Man) are leaving for a week tomorrow. The Soldier has to stay and work. Poor Baby!!!!
SO last night I tried my hand at grilling. I usually never ever touch the grill. That is ususally The Soldiers job. Like I said eairler he didn't get home till late so I had to do it. It was either grill the chicken or bake it and I would rather have it grilled. So I called my dad to see if I was doing everything right...... then I put the chicken on. Well while all of this was going on I left Little Man inside so he wouldn't mess with the grill. When he was inside he decided to throw my cell phone in Molly's water bowl. Now it would have been that big of a deal if he hadn't done this one time before. SO now the first phone has dried out and now I have to get a battery for it. Here is hoping I find one.

First Thing First...

2008-07-11T06:27:00.000-07:00

We had our first meeting last night. For yall that don't know it was a meeting to introduce ourselves to the new unit. They seem really nice and more family oriented than Cav. Or maybe it was just The Soldier's group that was snobby. They also talked about all the resources available to us. which is really cool. They gave us this huge book that has EVERY NUMBER you could possibly need. Which Cav it was all up to you to find out what you needed. No one would really help you. But I think this one is going to be better. I meet my FRG Leader yesterday. She seemed really nice. I felt dumb because she had to talk down to me. See The Soldier was gone to Korea for a year and a half then he was in Iraq for 15 months so I have forgotten everything that I thought I knew about the Army. SO I am having to learn everything again. So I think I am going to try this FRG out and maybe I will make some friends here.

Where did it go???

2008-07-10T05:47:00.000-07:00

So my son is always asking this question, "Where did it go?" Which I know he has to be confused with us moving so much in the past couple of months. I know I am. When we first moved out to Texas I was really lonely. I have lived in the same house for 20 years and now I had to move to a completely different state and a whole new life. With no family close by. Little did I know I would make a new family. These people where and still are my family. I know most wouldn't understand but when you are in the military you have make shift families. They know what you are going through and can hold your hand when you need it.

Well first came the Krafts...Bane, Traci, Landon, and Alaina (she is still in Traci's tummy in this pic..) from Ohio.

We met them through one of our neighbors. We have been friends since we first moved there. She had just had Landon. It was funny.... She didn't like The Soldier and I didn't like Bane. But we all got over that. When I was pregnant she would answer any question that I had. And she is still doing it today. Now we are all family. Through Traci and Bane we met....

The Kolbs....Jason, Hayley, and Callan, from Minnosota.

The Soldier was gone to help with Katrina....Traci and Bane asked if i wanted to go to the rodeo with them. I did and that is when I met Jason and Hayley. I thought it was funny because they where sooo excited about a rodeo. Where I come from we have rodeos every other week. It just cracked me up. They are there for everything for Little Mans first Birthday, and welcoming The Soldier Home. And we would just get together just to hang out and grill. Or just going to the lake so the boys could fish.

Then Reynolds moved in next door.... Paul and Sarah from Iowa.
Once they moved in they were in our lives forever. They where there for Little Mans first Birthday. For me to fuss at about the whole deployment, to welcome The soldier home.... anything I needed she was there. There where many night that we would just sit at the house and play cards all night. It was hard telling them bye. I know we may not talk as much as we use to but she know I love her.

So I know my family worried about me being out in Texas with out any family.....but we made our own family!!

I just hope that with the new post I can make friends half as good as Texas.

Hard Days Work....

2008-07-09T05:37:00.000-07:00

Well the Soldier didn't get home till 8 last night. I know that doesn't seem late to some but when he leaves the house at 5:30 that morning. Its late!! And its just starting I have 5 more weeks of this. I feel bad because he didn't get to see Little Man. When The Soldier left Little Man was asleep and when he got home Little Man was going to bed. I am sooo tired of washing muddy ACU!!! I think my washing machine is going to disown me. But I guess that is my job.....being a house wife and everything. In case you didn't know see his pants that is what his jacket is supposed to look like. Sometime they make The Soldier do stupid jobs...(because he is new)....Like the other day he had to cut the grass on the post. He was sooo mad!!! That was the excitement for the day.

The story this far....

2008-07-08T13:13:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had one of those days where you realize how fast time goes by. I was looking at pic of when my little cousins and I realized they are about to be teenagers. I can remember when they were born.... but I know people are thinking the same about me. I mean who would have thought I would be married and have a kid??

When I was in high school I was the one that never really dated anyone, I would just hang out with a group. All the guys where friends. When I did go out on dates it was just cause there wasn't anything else to do. I know that sounds bad but I wasn't in to the whole boyfriend thing.

Once I graduated I meet The soldier. I knew he was different. I we started out as friends first with the whole flirting thing going on. Then we decided to try the dating thing. My parents kid me that they found out I was dating The Soldier from my uncle (he works with the soldiers dad). We dated for a while then he went off to basic training, then AIT, and finally off to Korea. While he was in Korea we got married and I went off to collage. Finally The soldier came home and we where off to Texas. We lived there for about a year and he was off to Iraq. That was the hardest day EVER!!!! All of my family was worried about me because I was 6 months pregnant, and ever time he would leave I would get really depressed and would not eat or get out of bed for like days.... So The Soldiers dad came out to stay with me and help me move ( I was moving home to my parents so they could help with the baby). I am thankful every day for my family if it wasn't for them i would have never made it through the deployment. Well my son came early and The Soldier missed the birth....but my mom was there and she stayed with me all week. (I had to have an emergency c-section so I had to stay a week). I am sooo gratefull that she was there, I don't know what I would have done with out her. q Well once I finally got home The Soldier came and surprised me....THE BEST SURPRISE EVER!!! But with a deployment when there is a hello a good bye follows close behind.

Well that dread full day came and we had to say good bye once again..... and I thought the first one was bad. This one was worse of all.. Not long after he left we found out that he was getting extended and would be 15 months instead of 12. Sooooo like 10 months later my friend Sarah came out and helped me move back to Texas.... WOOOT WOOT..... that meant my Soldier was coming home soon!!! Finally that day came and it was the BEST EVER!!!!

I say all of this to prove my point.... Time goes by so fast enjoy the time you have together.

Home Again....

2008-07-07T07:52:00.000-07:00

Well we are back home!! We went home for the 4th. Always a hecktic time. Friday we got up and drove back to Bama. This was my son's first 4th of July where he kind of knew what was going on. Last year he was just 7 months old and he was just kind of there. Well this 4th he was sooooo tired. He didnt take a nap all day so by the time it was dark he was just kind of like duhhhhh....... But all in all I think he enjoyed it.

Saturday we went to my parents house and had another "4th". We went swimming all day while the boys played golf. I didn't know it took soooooo long to play golf. OHHHH MY!!! But they had a good time. I guess that is what matters. When the boys finally got done we all went back to my parents house and bbq. It sooooo good!!!

On the way back to Kentucky Little Man was soooo tired from the busy weekend that he fell asleep in the car not 10 min into the 3 hour drive. But we are home now and life it back to normal. I hope everyone had a great 4th weekend.

And I am soooooo sorry Jen that I missed yall this weekend. I really wanted to say bye. But all know I love yall and will see yall soon!!

Well Well Well.....

2008-07-03T05:42:00.000-07:00

So my Cousin over at Dustbunny Hostage started blogging so I thought I would see what it was about. So this is my first.

A little about myself..... My name is Melissa. I have been married for 3 years to a soldier. I love the military life (now that we are closer to home). It has been good to us. My Husband just got back fro his 15 month deployment. Hopefully we want have to do that again for a really really long time. We have a 19 month old son.. Hayden. Oohhhhh and I can't forget Molly. She is my other baby....she is a 3 year old Miniature Schnauzer. She was really my first child. Well what else.... I guess if you want to know anything just ask. Not very exciting huh??