No more toys everrrrrrr

Today we cleaned and decluttered the playroom. I'm not going to sit here and make my life seem like butterflies and rainbows and make you believe my house is out of a Better Homes and Garden magazine. This is what the playroom looked like before we started

Ridiculous right? Hell yes. I can clean that thing everyday but it continues to breed it seems. So my solution was to go through it and get rid of stuff THEN take the stuff that we are keeping and cut it in half. So we bought a bunch of bins and put half of them away. This took us nearly 3 hrs. Doing this with 3 kids under foot was not an easy task. I had them taking stuff out of the throw away pile, we had melt downs of toys being tossed and we had a baby going behind us throwing stuff around.

But somehow we managed to get the entire thing cleaned, organized and sanitized. It feels so nice to have control over it. After all that time effort and energy we have this

weekend ramble

For the next 9 days I get my husband home. I'm pretty excited about that. We have a lot of things to do before the move. So it'll be a big help to have him here. This weekend we plan to pull out the fridge and stove. I have a mile long list of things to do. We have about 48 days until the big day. :freakout:

I am so ready for some Florida sunshine. So for that, I give you picture of the day


(disclaimer, this is not my picture. I found it on photobucket)

Fun in the snow

Today I played out in the snow with the kids. We had a blast! After sledding for an hour, mama realized how out of shape I am. I mean I knew I was fat but damn. Walking up and down that hill was killer. But the kids has a blast and that's all that matters. We made snow balls, mini snowmen and snow angels.



My little snow bunnies <3

Happy Humpday!

Tonight we are having a snow storm. Our first one of the year. I've been waiting for a good snow, for the kids. I'm sure school will be cancelled tomorrow. That will make 3 days straight Ella has been home from school. She hasn't had a full week since Christmas vacation. Yesterday and today were for high school exams. Kinda of ridiculous.

On another note, my husband gets his braces off next month. The dental clinic on base plays a little game when you get your last wires put on. His dentist and her assistance get to pick your colors. So, my husband being the good sport he is, agreed. His only term was NO PINK! So this is what he came home like...

It's not pink lol

So let's talk about Craigslist and scams. Let's be real. You can't trust anyone anymore. So I'm skeptical of everyone who sells their crap. Anyways, I cam across a Nikon D90 with nice lenses for only $400. That makes me automatically think, "this is too good to be true" After asking one of my closest friends who is super smart and knowledgeable, she says "if it works that's a awesome deal" I think I'll email the person and ask why they are selling the camera and for so cheap. It just makes you think, who all gets scammed daily on craigslist.

I guess that's the end of my Wednesday rambling lol

Naked Ken

So today I was cleaning up the playroom and found my daughters Ken barbie doll in a compromising position lol I guess my daughter doesn't like his "goods" being shown. Because this is how I found him

How we met

Josh and I both went to Highschool overseas. Both our parents were in the military over there. My dad was in the Army and his Step father was in the Dutch Army. We went to a DOD school. I remember Josh was the new kid our Sophomore year. I was pretty and popular and he was hot. I knew he liked me b/c he was mean to me in a flirty way. But I was not really into him.

A few days later we were all hanging out at the Teen Center on base. I had a friend that was trying to hook me up with Josh. He kept hounding me so finally I gave him the number to my friends house that I was staying at that night. I was sure he wouldn't call.
So I was surprised when he did. We ended up talking for hours that night. Turns out he wasn't such a punk. We decided to meet up the next day at the bases Fun for all Fest. I remember looking everywhere for him but we kept missing each other in the crowd. Finally we foudn eachother. We walked around, played games then decided to head over to the Bowling Alley. On the way over there I could tell he wanted to hold my hand but neither of us wanted to make the first move. Not a minute later, I tripped in a gofer hole and he was there to catch me. He grabbed my hand to stop me from falling
Later that night he wanted to go play basketball with his friend. Before he left he said "so, can we make this official" (yeah so romantic lol I hold it against him til this day, we laugh about it now) Of course I said yes.
The rest is history. We dated all through high school (on and off I might add)but somehow made it through. Right after high school he went to England to swear into the Navy. 6 wks later I flew to see him graduate and be his wife :) I know our story is kind of cheesy but I love a cheesy love story.

9 years ago today

I flew to the states to see Josh graduate from bootcamp. We knew we were going to get married on liberty weekend. But our families didn't know. We had been planning for this the whole time he was there. Every time he called me, he would give me more information on who to call and what we would need. On they day I flew out my parents took me to the airport. They made a comment about how heavy my suitcase was. I had packed my whole life in that suitcase. I knew I wasn't coming home. I felt terrible lying to my parents. But I knew if I told them our plans, they would of not let me board that plane.

I can't believe that it's been 9 yrs since that day. We were 2 young kids and now we are a family with 3 amazing children. We've had some rough times but always managed to make it through. I couldn't imagine my life without him in it. I am thankful for him. He's blessed me with 3 of the most precious gifts I could ever receive. I can't wait to grow old with him.