Monday, December 31, 2012

Pinterest addict

I've become extremely addicted to Pinterest. I'm always finding such neat things. Josh gets out of the Navy in the fall, so I can't help but get excited for the things I can do in my own home. Military housing is the pits. The off white flat paint walls are awful and no matter what I do it just never feels like home. I have this long list of things I want my husband to do or build lol. He hates me. I'm just excited to have a place of our own and Pinterest is giving me tons of ideas. Super exciting!!

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Military and Friendships

Being a military spouse can be hard. We move where the military tells us, we set down temporary roots, make friends and then before we know it, it's time to move again. So that means we make friends, then leave those friends and hope to find new ones at the next duty station. Sometimes that happens and sometimes it doesn't. For me it's not the thought of making new friends that I fear, it's losing the ones I have when I move. I've always found friends at every duty station. Some better then past friend and some worse. But it's the past friendships that fizzle out that hurt the most. How can we be best friends or maybe not even best but really good friends and then when one moves the friendship just seems to die? I always seem to be the better friend in all of my friendships. I'm by no means tooting my own horn or trying to say I'm perfect b/c I'm far from that. But, I always seem to be the one that tries harder to keep this long distance friendship alive. I seem to be the needy one or the emotional one when my feelings get hurt b/c it's apparent they don't think of me like I still do of them. It just sucks.

You put all this time and energy into people, build memories with them and then just like that you are a distant memory. If it weren't for Facebook these "friends" wouldn't know a thing about your life. And that same for you. You wouldn't know a damn thing about their lives either. But you put on your big girl panties and move on. But as a mother with children this is where you can't just move on. The children build relationships with these people and their children too. So when these friendships don't last after a new duty station, it's the kids that ask questions and have hurt feelings too. Because our kids loose friends too. I think all the way around, this is one of my cons for being a military wife. I'm by no means a small town girl but I long for the day when my husband is out of the military and we settle down somewhere. Somewhere that we can actually lay down roots. Some place where we can have friends that don't move and can actually test the fate of a true friendship. Now don't get me wrong, I've made some great friends following my husband around the country. But the sad fact is, I have more failed friendships then true ones. As I get older I find myself staying to myself. I've become introverted and not really a people person anymore. I'm more resistant to make new friends. It's just the way I like it.

Okay, I'll end my vent or rant or thought for now. Friendships have been weighing heavy on my mind recently.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Welcome Home Sailor

On Thursday our hero came home. After almost 8 months away we had him back in our arms. We had anticipated this moment for months. This was the first deployment that my older kids were old enough to remember and the first one for the baby. I had talked to them about how they might feel and how daddy might feel. That this was an important thing and to no be afraid of him. I was extremely worried about Bray. Being 2.5 yr old and not really understanding. When Josh left he was little. Not really talking and still pretty much a baby. Now he's this almost 3 yr old that talks in full sentences and has conversations with you, sleeps in a big boy bed in his own room and no longer a crib and is almost potty trained. He had the biggest transformation. Surprisingly enough, he ran right to his daddy. Didn't hesitate and now only wants him and not me. I thought this would hurt my heart a little but it doesn't. I'm so happy that he wants his daddy. We've had him home a few days now. Things are falling right into place. Some days are still a little overwhelming for him but things just keep getting better. I think one of my favorite things is seeing the kids sit on his lap and talk his ear off. Telling him about all the things he missed. And of course no longer sleeping alone. Having our hero home has taught us to cherish every minute. To not take anything for granted and to let the little things go.  




Wednesday, October 17, 2012

nekkid

Why in the world do my children insist on not wearing clothes. No matter what, as soon as we hit the door from being somewhere or getting them from school, they strip down to their underwear. I don't get it. Neither my husband nor I are like this. We are both very pro clothing. My youngest is 2. He has to be in a diaper only all day long. It can be cold has hell in this house and he'll just get a blanket. He also can't sleep with clothes on either. My middle son seems to be the least into being nekkid. But my daughter who's the oldest I swear never has clothes on. The girl is 7 and always running around in her underwear. I've had talks with her about it too. And how she's too old to be running around without clothes on. But she says it's just what she's comfortable in. She also cannot sleep with clothes on. My kids are weird lol funny little things but weirdos.

My youngest weirdo just now.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

dog shaming

I stumbled upon this website called http://dog-shaming.com/ it's hilarious. If you are ever bored or just need a good laugh and are an obvious dog lover. I highly suggest this site.


Monday, October 8, 2012

The smell of fall

Today I decided to head to Walmart for a new warmer and some new fall scented wax. My last Scentsy warmer that I paid a fortune for my cat knocked down and it shattered all over the floor. This time I decided to use my brain and go the cheaper route. A warmer is a warmer right? It is to me. As long as it melts the wax and makes my house smell pretty, it's a go for me. And the easier it is on my wallet the better. Don't get me wrong I love Scentsy stuff it's just not in my budget right now. So anyways, I got a cute little warmer for $12 and some delicious smelling wax for $2. The wax I got is called "No place like home" it smells like fall to me. And apparently to the kids too b/c as soon as they walked in the door they both said "Ooooh it smells so good in here. Like fall" It just smells so homey and warm. I love it. So yay for it being fall and yay for using my brain and saving some cash.



Happy Fall Y'all!!!

Friday, October 5, 2012

Crunch Time!

This is the time I've been waiting 7 months for. CRUNCH TIME! My husband comes home SOON! It's so close yet so far in a way. Give me another 2 weeks and I'll be excited like a little school girl. This deployment has been so long. It's felt longer then ever and I'm not sure if that's b/c this time around we have 3 kids or what. At this point we are both excited and just want time to fly. The next few weeks need to fly by. I've officially started to deep clean the house in preparation of his arrival. Now if I could get the kids to not mess up what I do, things would go more smoothly. It's time to think about homecoming outfits not just for me but for all 3 kids too. We've decided to surprise the older 2 at school. This is something we've never experienced but thought it would be awesome to do. So it'll just be me and my little monster at the airport picking him up. We figured we'd come home and get him settled, then go pick them up early. I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to pull this off as my oldest is a smart little thing. She's going to question why I'm dressed up the morning of since I have to take them to school and then head straight to the airport. I figured I'd tell her I have a meeting or something. She'll totally by that lol. I've told them that he comes home the day after he really does, so that we can decorate the outside of the house. This whole thing is stressful but I'm going to pull it off even if it kills me lol. But YAY for Homecomings. Nothing makes your heart flutter like seeing your Sailor in his dress blues for the first time in almost 8 months <3 can="can" eeekkkkkkk="eeekkkkkkk" i="i" p="p" t="t" wait="wait">

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Getting back into a routine

It's been awhile since I blogged. The kids and I had a long vacation in New York at my parents house this summer. 6wks to be exact. It was nice and the kids had a blast. Between swimming in the pool everyday and playing in the backyard full of toys and being spoiled rotten by Nana and Pop Pop. I'm sure they made memories this summer that they'll remember for ever.

But not we're back home and school has started. So back into the swing of things it is. I think waking up early is harder on me then it is for them lol This year I have a Kindergartner and  a First grader! So far school is going great for them and I'm enjoying the time they are at school. Of course I still have Mr. Crazy pants at home with me but surprisingly he's actually really good when bubba and sissy aren't around.

And top both of those off, we are officially in the last part of the deployment. As of Sept. 1st I can actually say my husband will be home next month!! YAY!!!!! No worries OPSEC nazi's, no rules were broken there as no date was given :p

I'll close up this ramble with a few pics...
                                                                            Belle!



                                                                     Bubba


They love eachother!! sometimes...


Tuesday, July 10, 2012

To cut or not to cut?

My 2.5yr old sons hair that is. I have been battling this for quite some time now. I personally love his long blonde hair. Unfortunately my parents hate it and I have to constantly battle it out with them. We live in FL and it fits his little personality. My other son couldn't pull off the long hair so we keep his short. But my youngest is just the perfect candidate for this long blonde hair surfer look. Recently though I've been confronted by strangers at the store telling me how cute my little girl it?! Err....ummm...he's in all blue obvious boy clothing with a blue paci in his mouth(yeah yeah I know) he looks nothing like a little girl. So other people and their stupid obnoxious mouths have been making me think twice about cutting it. So finally I just said "F-it" it's just hair it'll grow back. Let's cut it and see how it goes. If I don't like it we'll just grow it back out. As much as I love him with short hair and how grown up it makes him look. I miss my long haired surfer baby. Either way though, he's a little cutie. Here are before and after pics of my youngest!!!
This is him before. It was getting to that awkward length but I still loved it.
And here my little stud is now!! He looks so much older. The hawk only lasted that day he doesn't like it so he just wears it short with no style. How adorable!!!

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Road Trip

Traveling with 3 kids up the street to our local Walmart can sometimes be difficult. My children just don't travel well. So when my mother wanted us to travel home to NY from the summer I gringe. Living in Florida, we're looking at a 17 hr trip. But thankfully for me, my mom decided to fly down so that she could drive with us and help me with the kids. I went online and searched travel tips for kids. I found a lot of helpful information to make our trip a little more enjoyable for the kids. I bought so much stuff to keep them occupied. We have built in DVD players in my van so I bought them wireless headphones (we bought our van used so they weren't included at purchase) so that I could listen to music and not spongbob for 17 hrs. They had snack, toys, paper, crayons, new movies, pillows and blankets, everything you can think of I had. But of course it wasn't enough. It was the longest trip of my life. Thankfully we are staying up here for 6 wks so the dreaded trip was happen again for awhile. And my mom is driving back down with us to fly back out from FL. I really hope I'm not the only parent who has children that aren't good travelers. This trip just reminded me why we don't go anywhere lol

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Protect your pets!

Today while on Facebook a friend of mine posted this link HartzVictims on her Facebook page. I immediately read it b/c I had heard in the past that Hartz wasn't good stuff. Now I wont lie, I've used Hartz products on my animals. Because Advantage and Frontline aren't in everyone's budget. Yes I know when you get pets you should be able to financially support them. But lets face it, with all the different kinds of flea and tick prevention out there some of us with go for something cheaper that doesn't hurt the checkbook as bad. Some will say you get what you pay for. But that isn't always true. As a pet owner I would never think something so harmful to my pets would be on the shelves. If this product is killing pets or making hair fall out, why on earth is it still being sold? If a chilren's medicine was found to have caused harm to children it would most certainly be pulled from the shelves. This is why we have recalls. I understand that things happen, that cause things to not work as intended. But for a product to remain on the shelf that has killed is uncalled for.

A few days ago my best friend lost her dog. He was a minpin named Rocky. Not even 2 yrs old and full of life. She gave him a bath 3 days before his death and put Hartz flea prevention on him. On day 3 she came home to find her beloved dog unresponsive in his kennel. After checking for a pulse she realized her puppy was gone. It's only natural to feel as if we did something wrong. To automatically blame it on ourselves. But I just knew it wasn't her fault. After talking with her I felt as if he had a seizure. His eyes were open and he had vomited. This didn't seem like something that would just happen naturally. There were no other injuries.  After having to break the news to her deployed husband they decided to have their beloved pet cremated.

As soon as I read this link I knew it. Obviously b/c her pet was cremated there is no way to prove that Hartz flea prevention killed her healthy, hyper, up to date on shots dog. But it certainly seems so. Lets not find out by using it on another animal.We need to come together as pet owners to have this trash removed from shelves. This product is poison. Don't put anything on your animals that you wouldn't put on yourselves. There are more natural or safer choices. Next time your at the store to get your pet flea preventative think twice. Spend the little extra on the safer brand. Don't let your pet be their next victim.

This blog post is dedicated to Rocky. RIP sweet boy. I hope you are running pain free on the other side of the rainbow bridge.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Giveaway!!!!

So a very dear friend of mine over at The Snooty Hen is doing a contest right now!! Her stuff is super cute and all you have to do is follow this link and enter. There are 11 ways to enter how cool is that? If you win you will get your choice between a Custom Towel, T-shirt or hairbow. Go on over and take a look at some of her cute things. Go on and enter if you love free stuff!!!!!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

What happened to customer service?

Today I went to Rue 21 with a friend. I can't wear their clothes b/c they run super small. But I went with her to get an outfit and give her advice. No mind you she has 1 child and I had to bring my boys. I put my youngest and her youngest in the double stroller and my about to be 5 yr old walked. Their stores aren't meant for strollers whatsoever either. Way to much crammed into a small store. But anyway my youngest wasn't happy to be shopping. But he's 2.5 and was tired. The lady behind the counter gave me a dirty look b/c he was fussing. My 5 yr old got a candy thing from their display of candy and crap. He was playing with it kind of roughly but whatever. If he had broke it I would of paid for it. It wasn't a big deal, it was keeping him occupied. The same lady who threw me the dirty looks, take the candy/toy thing for my child. I was pissed. Pissed b/c that was not her place. I had full intentions of paying for it had be broke it. Before she had taken that thing from my older son, my son gave his little brother one to help keep him occupied why we finished shopping. I was paying for my stuff and was going to put the thing back he had after I paid and before I walked out. As I pay she said very rudely "you buying that too" and I told her "no I'm going to put it back". At this point I said nothing and just walked out of the store with all the boys and let my friend pay while I put the boys in the van. Before even talking to my friend my friend came out and said "what is wrong with these people and why are they so rude" so it was obvious that the customer service was lacking. This is the 2nd time I've had issues with Rue 21's customer service regarding children. If you do not enjoy working with people do not choose retail or any job for that matter that has you directly coming into contact with people. So to the chick working at the Rue 21 store on May 17th around 2pm, you're lucky you weren't wearing a name tag. Or I would directly report your awful services to your manager.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

What is wrong with me?

I have no idea what is going on with me but for the past 2 days I've been suffering from what I think is some type of OCD. Before you (general) freak out I understand that OCD can be a serious condition. All that I'm saying is I've been having some issues that I can't control. It started yesterday when I decided to declutter and clean my kitchen. This was all to make room for my new toaster oven I got. This became a more detailed adventure then I had planned. And it carried on to today. Then today I tackled a closet and the floors of the house. And a few other random things. I have adult ADD. Somedays it's worse then others but I would say most days it's pretty bad. I live in lala land for the most part. So me cleaning means I jump from place to place and usually end up with more of a mess then when I started. But not today. I was on a mission. I literally couldn't stop. And things had to be perfect. I tried a few times to walk away but I just couldn't and had to go back and make things right. Because of all this chaos I forgot to eat dinner 2 nights in a row. My back is killing me but I just couldn't bring myself to sit. When I would sit I couldn't resit the urge to get back up and do more. So whatever has come over me sucks. I hate the feeling of things not being perfect or the way I like and I hate not being able to sit and relax. But on a good note, my floors look amazing and you could lick just about anywhere in my kitchen and be germ free. Oh and my new toaster over rocks! It's finally time for me to go to bed and I can't wait. I'm just hoping tomorrow is a little less stressful and more relaxing.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

I raise my white flag

I surrender. Surrender to this day. It has been complete shit. I've been feeling pretty crappy for a few days now. I just chalked it up to allergies. Never in my life have I had them until we moved here to Florida. Plus I read an article about how bad pollen is suppose to be this year. So I just decided to deal with it in hopes they would go away. This morning I woke up with the beginning signs of a sinus infection :( My head feels like it's going to explode and my eyes are killing me. To top it all off I can't taste a thing. My youngest however slept in so I thought that was a good sign, considering he never sleeps well. Turns out even with a lot of sleep he's still a monster. My 5 yr old was no help either. Only fueling the fire and making my youngest even more of a handful. No matter what I did they could just knock it off and get along. I've spent the majority of my day yelling for them to knock it off! Ugh. Then my youngest who's 2.5 decided to come in the kitchen and be nosey. While on his tippy toes trying to get a plate off the counter he says "what's this" and proceeds to pull a small glass plate off the counter. It falls on my foot (new tattoo foot) then crashes to the floor shattering. He gasps then runs off holding his butt while I stand in the kitchen holding my poor little foot. Talk about done at that moment. All I want to do is curl up in a ball and lay down. But I know if I do that these little monsters will wreck the house. Now the princess is home and of course the minute she hits the door, it's nothing but arguing with her brother. DONE!! I am completely 100% done with this day. They don't know it yet but bedtime will come early tonight. We all need a moment to be quiet and reflect. I plan to dope up on some good allergy meds and fall into a deep sleep and hope tomorrow is a far better day.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Friday Rambles

I have been suffering from a severe writers block recently. I'm not really sure what my problem is b/c I have things to say. I sit here and just stare at a blank page trying to figure out what to write. My poor little brain is a mess. My ADD as I get older seems to get worse. I live day to day in this weird fog. It's as if I just kind of cruise through the day on auto pilot. But enough about me and my crazy little brain. On Tuesday I got a new tattoo. I've been wanting another tattoo for quite some time now. It's been almost 6 yrs since I had one. I've gone in circles about what I wanted to get. I knew that I wanted an Anchor to represent my life as a Navy wife. For even after he's retires it will have been a huge part of my life. Feeling like a gypsy moving from place to place. I've followed the Navy wherever it's taken us. This life that we've chosen has opened my eyes to different places and have allowed me to meet some amazing people. So in light of that, I got an anchor. I had two places in mind. It was either going on the top of my right food (couldn't do left as I already have something on my left) or on my shoulder blade. I ended up going with my foot. I showed the artist what I had in mind and let him go with it. He created something all his own that I love. The anchor style is very Sailor Jerry which I love and the colors represent me. This is the bright colored anchor that will hold me down. Will keep me eyes open and will follow me on our new adventures. My foot is still swollen like crazy but you get the general idea. Once the swelling is down all the way and it's healed completely I'll take a better picture.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Death of a family pet

really effin blows. Last Thursday my beloved cat got outside. This isn't unlike him, since he was rescued from the street he just loved being outside. He was my "wild child" so to speak. Always catching critters and bringing them to me. Just an all around sweet sweet boy. Anyway, we got out on Thursday evening. That night before bed I opened the door but he wasn't there. I figured he must of come back in when the kids where in and out that evening. No worries, I just went to bed. In the morning I asked my daughter who's 7 if she'd seen Casper. She told me he was in her bed last night. Hmm I thought and started searching. I opened every closet, looked under every bed. Nothing. He wasn't in this house. I shook food, called his name, did our kitty call, nothing. So outside I went. Still nothing. Since we live in Military housing all the houses look the same, so I figured maybe he went to the wrong house. I had my kids look around, still nothing. This was weird. The first thought that ran through my head was that someone stole him. He was a beautiful all white cat. Just beautiful. After contacting the rescue I work with to foster cats (she also gave me him)I decided to call it quits b/c I had to get the kids to school and run a few errands. He couldn't be far, right? Maybe he was just out being the little stud he was and looking for a girlfriend (no worries he's fixed, I'm a responsible pet owner). Later that night I had a FRG board meeting. My that time he had been gone 24 hrs. Where is this little turd at. Why hadn't he come home. In my meeting I get a call from the lady I foster for. She had gone to my house to drop off some paperwork. B/c I was at a meeting I had to ignore the call. But soon after she texted me that she thinks she found Casper. I was so happy I can't even explain. After asking where, I got no response. My friend was at the house watching my kids. I pulled into the driveway after the meeting to see her outside on the phone. She quickly hung up and I said "She found Casper, is he ok" the look on her face cut me like a knife. To see the tears in her eyes and her hand over her mouth, I knew something bad had happened. As I start to break down asking what, why? She tells me, he was hit by a car and died. I have never felt this pain before. I've never lost a pet, ever. I know some will think, sheesh it's just a cat. But we are cat people. Even my husband. This is actually his cat. Now I'm thinking how in the world am I going to tell my children that their cat isn't coming home. They are only 7,5 and 2. I needed to focus on the older 2 b/c the baby will not remember or understand. So through my tears I had to tell them that our beloved cat was in heaven with all the other kitties and puppies. They took it better then I imagined. They only asked a few questions and seemed to understand. My next thought was, oh great. I now need to email my husband who is deployed and tell him his cat was killed. I probably typed that email 4 or 5 times before I was able to see enough through my tears and write it the nicest way possible. The entire situation was just awful. In the end we were blessed with the most awesome cat ever. He was the prettiest and had the best personality in the world. I love that he would lay on the floor and I would have to vacuum around him. He was fearless and loved life. He will be greatly missed and is buried in a nice place with other cats. For now we are just left with memories. RIP my sweet boy Casper

Monday, April 9, 2012

Pinterest is addicting

So for anyone that doesn't know what Pinterest is, it's this addicting site where people can pin all the cool stuff they find on the internet. I'm addicted to all the cool crafts and home stuff I find. I say this pin about "Crap Baskets" for the stairs and thought I could defiantly use some of those for the kids. So I went to the dollar store got each of them a cheap bucket thing and put a label on it. I will eventually make better ones but this will do for now. Now the concept behind these baskets is they are to be taken upstairs and emptied then brought back down. My kids are 6 and 4. So we'll see if they really grasp this concept and do it. But all in all I thought it was a pretty neat idea. I have a list of about 100 more ideas I want to do. So if you haven't already, go check out Pinterest. I promise you'll thank me later.

Friday, April 6, 2012

What happened to quality?

So this past weekend I finally broke down and bought my 2 yr old another water table. I had to buy him a new one b/c the little hoodlums in my neighborhood came in my yard when we were gone and were climbing all over it and broke the legs off. This mom was not a happy camper. So anyways after doing some online research and reading reviews I decided to buy him this one. I didn't want to spend a fortune since the last one he had cost me $8 at a yard sale. So this one was on sale for 29.99 at Toysrus. Let me first say that while it's cute, it's a pain in the ass to put the middle piece on. The plastic material is so cheap and flimsy. My 2 yr old climbed on it twice and with his weight at a whopping 26lbs the thing collapse and the legs fall off. Then the little ferris wheel thing keeps falling off. It's hard to turn and when you put some elbow grease into it it pops off. At first I assumed like most things being sold, that is was made in China. Until I look on their page where it clearly states at the top left corner MADE IN AMERICA. So my question is, what the hell happened to quality products? What happened to Little Tikes products being made to be passed down to kids generation after generation? I see vintage Little Tikes toys that are older then me still with lots of life left in them, but the new toys being made are crap. The materials are crap yet instead of selling things cheaper we are being forced to pay prices not comparable to material quality. This water table will not make it through my son. I wont be able to pass this down to anyone. I wont be able to sell it, it will end up in the trash. I am not pleased nor impressed with this product. Shame on you Little Tikes for letting your products go to shit while your prices stay high.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Only during deployment

Is it that all hell breaks loose. My husband has been gone 2 weeks. In those 2 weeks I've had the sickest kids we've ever had. All 3 were so sick they were vomiting. Then they passed it to me. Now my son is sick again, that warranted a trip to the ER yesterday. Then after my trip to the ER and getting him comfortable at home, my youngest broke out in bumps that looked like chicken pox at first. I literally was thinking, why in the hell is Karma kicking my ass right now. What on earth have I done. Thankfully after some benadryl most of the bumps went away. I know we are only given what we can handle but man these last 2 wks have really sucked. I am so ready to get over this hump and move on. Sick kids are never fun, but dealing with it alone is not something I enjoy.

On a different note, my husbands ship is due to port soon. That means we'll be getting a phone call and will be able to skype with him. We are all super excited to get to talk to him. It seems like he's been gone far longer then 2 wks. We're so ready for this deployment to speed up. We got his first care package sent out and I will be starting on 2 more here soon. I'll be making another one for him and one for his shop. I know those guys would love some goodies. And I enjoy sending them stuff.


Saturday, March 17, 2012

1 week down

Well I've survived a week. WATCH OUT! lol one long week. During deployment I try and figure out what the best count down will be. Do I count day, weeks, months, paydays what? I personally like days. They always sound better then months. My friend has choose paydays. We are almost under 200 days WOOT! Anyways today I started my first care package of the deployment. With the help of the kids we got to work. First we painted the flaps so our artwork would stand out better. Then we decorated said flaps then added the goodies. I still have 2 things to add then off to the Post Office on Monday. My son who is about to be 5 picked out Pirate stickers. Before throwing them in the cart he said "know why I picked pirate stickers?" I said "No, why" he said "b/c daddies out their chootin pirates" lol how cute is that. I don't think daddy will be "chootin" many pirates this time since he's on a much bigger mission but I just nodded my head as he tossed them in the cart. Sometimes kids really do say the funniest things.



Today is also St. Patties day. Lucky for everyone this chick is not Irish :) instead I'm a crazy loud Italian who's butt is sitting at home with the kids. I've never celebrated this day. But b/c I love my kids and they talked about St. Patties day in school this past week, for dinner I made them green eggs and green pancakes. They loved it but my 2 yr old was pretty unsure of his green pancakes and instead of eating them, decided dunking them in his Gatorade was a better idea.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Operation declutter

has started today! One of my big goals for this deployment was to get this house decluttered and organized. We have so much crap. I am a throw awayer and my husband is a pack rat. And some how we've created little hoarders. My oldest refuses to throw anything away (like her father) it get ridiculous. We're talking trash, paper scraps, random trinkets, news papers just random crap. I save her pictures she draws but the rest has got to go. The sad part is she doesn't even notice when I go in her room and declutter. So thankfully I'm not scaring her for life by throwing away her stuff. Today I'm tackling the playroom. The kids have more toys then they know what to do with and never play with any of them. I've already made a huge dent. I am determined to have this house organized before my husband comes home.

Off I go to throw more stuff away and add to my donate pile!

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Blog Hopping!

I joined a blog hop, hoping to get some new followers. If interested in blog hopping with me, check this out!


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The dreaded D word

That nasty word that no military wife likes...Deployment. Ours has officially started. Blah, I don't even really know what to think about it. I'm still pretty numb at this point. I'm no new girl at this military thing. I'm an old salty Navy wife. I've been there done that a time or two. But deployments still suck. This deployment however is different. This time we have 2 more kids then we did last time. So I can't just lay in bed and cry my eyes out. I have 3 kids to stay strong for and a house that will crumble on top of me if I show weakness. I'm hoping that with the kids and all their activities I'm so busy time just flies. That's my hope anyway. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have days where it's just going to be a struggle to keep my chin up. I found this quote on Pintrest that I thought fit perfectly and could envision my mother saying to me.



Something about this quote just makes me smile. So I'll remember it when I'm having one of those days. I'm excited to start sending care packages. Those are always a lot of fun to put together. This time I'll have the kids to help so that will be fun and less work for me lol.




Wednesday, March 7, 2012

"Kisses from Daddy" Jars

Awhile ago while surfing Pintrest for crafty ideas, I cam across these things called "kisses from daddy" jars. With my husband due to deploy in a few days, I've been looking for a type of countdown for the kids. I thought this one sounded cute. So off I went to Walmart to find little jars. They had cheap plastic ones for $1.97 but of course only had 1 and well, I needed 3. So I walked a little further down the isle to the glass ones. I ended up getting these cute little ones for $2.97. I had already been brainstorming on how I was going to decorate them. I thought stickers would be cute but then my friend Apryl suggested puffy paint. I thought that was a good idea, so I went in search of some. Walmart has cute little ones for .97 cents so I got a few different colors. Now I just needed to find some Hersey kisses. I was kicking myself for not stocking up on them when Valentines day was over and I could of gotten them for super cheap. Oh well, Easter candy is out and the cute pastel colors will work. I bought 4 days. I need ALOT of Hersey kisses b/c my husband will be gone a long time. Just a FYI when I got home and counted the kisses per bag (b/c they are bagged based on weight not numbers) they were only 69 kisses per bag, priced at $2.88. Crazy.

After getting home, I began my craft. Let me remind you that I am not a crafty person. I wish I was b/c I have lot of ideas. So I tried my best and I must say they turned out great. Our plan is to fill up the jars every month. At the end of the month we will celebrate 1 more month being down until Daddy gets home. Every night before bed, they'll get a kiss from daddy and we'll tell him we love him. This deployment is the first for my 2 youngest and the 2nd for my oldest. But she was a baby last time he left so this will be new for all of us. I just hope time flies!!


Saturday, March 3, 2012

My princess is sick

Poor girl is just pitiful. I haven't seen her this sick ever. She's got a killer immune system like her mama :)Yesterday evening she was complaining of stomach cramps. She was crying and I felt so bad. Not long after that she was throwing up everything. This poor little thing isn't able to hold anything down. As a mother I hate to see my child hurting. I want to make her feel all better. Thankfully for me I have a have a great friend going through med school right now that I can call to ask all my questions too. I always call her before considering going to the ER. The last place on earth I want to be. Spreading my child's sickness and leaving there with who knows what else. My poor little princess said to me this morning "Mama, I just want to be normal again. If I could find a wishing flower, I'd blow and wish to be myself again" :( breaks my heart she's sick.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Crazy cat lady



That is who I am. But in a good way. Not in the hoarding, smells like cat pee lady. I just love cats. I have 2 of my own who are both rescues. Cody I've had for 11 yrs. He's my baby. Casper was a foster that my husband, yes you read that right. Husband fell in love with. So we kept him. He's new not even a year yet. I started working with a non profit organization here in North Florida call Mayport Cats (you can search them on facebook). I've been able to help foster kittens for her and free up space for new babies. I really enjoy doing it and thankfully my husband doesn't mind.

On Sunday I picked up some babies. We were actually able to rescue them from Miami. They were due to be put to sleep on Monday. It feels so rewarding to be able to save. I know you can't save them all but the ones that I can makes me smile. If your ever able to help you should. It makes me feel good to know I'm doing a good deed. Plus whats better then little kittens? I get my "baby fix".

These little faces make it worth it.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Strip clubs

or Gentleman's Clubs. They aren't the same, a little different. Anyways. Saturday night I went to my first Gentlemen's club. Really first strip club in general. I was really nervous b/c I had this image in my head before we even got there. To my surprise, it wasn't all that bad. I actually had a good time. I had envisioned the place to be dark and smell like vagina lol. It to be dirty with a bunch of horny men wooting and hollering at these woman. But it wasn't like that at all. Very clean, still dark but what do you expect. There were actually more woman then men in there at one point. I'd def go again. I will never judge something like that before experiencing it. And doing so with my husband was actually kinda neat.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Valentines Day

This year for Ella's class we decided to do suckers with lips for the girls and mustaches for the boys. I found a great blog that had printable templates of the lips and mustaches for me to use http://blonde-designs.squarespace.com/blonde-designs-blog/2010/2/3/lip-and-moustache-lollipops.html her daughters turned out super cute. So this is what we did. I printed out her templates and traced them on a piece of cardboard. Then used those to trace on to construction paper. That part was super easy. Then I took a hole puncher and punched a hole to insert the sucker stick through. Viola! That was it. It was super easy.

We started out with our supplies

and our end result was these pretty little things. I just have to wait for the Princess to come home to write everyone's name on them.

I'm sure they'll be a class hit!!

Friday, February 10, 2012

My journey

I've decided to blog about my weight loss journey. And it will be a journey. I will have ups and downs. Good days and bad days. On top of my weight loss journey there will be a deployment. I'm trying to use this time to bust my hump and be a new woman for my husband when he comes back home in the fall. I want him to step off the ship and see a whole new woman waiting for him. I'm going to try my hardest to not let negativity get the best of me and bring me down. We are all different in our own ways. There are going to be things about me that others don't like. But it's me. This is who I am. Love me or hate me, it's up to you. I'm not loosing weight for anyone but myself and my husband. So welcome to my journey. Today I weighed in at
gross right? yeah tell me about it. But a few weeks ago I was 231.6. My goal weight is 170lbs. My mini goal is 199. I just want to be under 200lbs. So 28lbs to go! I can do this. Weightloss and deployment will not break me. I will defeat both.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

underways suck

Being a military wife is not easy. I feel like I haven't seen my husband is forever. This particular underway has been going by so slow. And on top of that deployment is staring me right in the face. It doesn't matter how long you've been a military wife, this lifestyle never gets easier. I look forward to the day my husband gets out and is home everyday with us. Not until then will out family be complete.