Saturday, May 14, 2011
Another Year has flown by.
I can not imagine that it has been a year since we have updated this blog. I find it nearly comical. As most know, we are back at home in GA and are so grateful to be. It is funny how you take family and friends and even your religion for granted until that is all you have to rely on! Last year was a whirlwind of a year for us. It concluded our two years cross country in our Army adventure. We grew so much as family and learned so much about ourselves! We are currently super busy fixing our house back to where it needs to be and oddly enough, I am enjoying it. We finally made the home school plunge and we LOVE IT. So do the kids! Now to just get settled back into Chris' schedule of working nights. I miss him during the day :(
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Time Flies When You are Having Fun :D
I can't believe its been so long since I have posted! I apologize for not doing so :(
We are all doing fairly well, the boys are finishing up their school year and dreaming of summer vacation. We are planning on visiting hopefully the last weekend of May. That will go as according to Chris' surgery schedule. His physical therapy did not improve his knee and it seems to only be getting worse. So, the doctor is going in with a scope to really see what the problem is. At the moment, its not clear the issue other than it hurts and is increasingly more painful with physical therapy and usage. So the doctor says when she goes in if its fixable then, she will make repairs... If its a major surgery, she will have to reschedule for a later date. We are praying for an easy repair so that his knee will be on the mends...
On a different front, I have enrolled full time in college and will be starting on July 5th (the girl's birthday of all days) to finish my BA of Psychology that I started in 2000! Sadly enough, ten years later and I am picking up where I left off. Well actually, I took some more college classes for my dental assisting. So if those courses are accepted, they will replace most of my core and all of my electives, making me 16 credit hours short of a Junior! I am estatically happy at the moment. Chris is also in the planning process of college. By the end of this year, I am sure that all six of our family members will be full time students! Should make for interesting evenings!
We have been spending our free times Geo Caching on the weekends around here or hiking the mountains. We really are enjoying our little adventure in Arizona!
Can't wait to see everyone! We love you all!
We are all doing fairly well, the boys are finishing up their school year and dreaming of summer vacation. We are planning on visiting hopefully the last weekend of May. That will go as according to Chris' surgery schedule. His physical therapy did not improve his knee and it seems to only be getting worse. So, the doctor is going in with a scope to really see what the problem is. At the moment, its not clear the issue other than it hurts and is increasingly more painful with physical therapy and usage. So the doctor says when she goes in if its fixable then, she will make repairs... If its a major surgery, she will have to reschedule for a later date. We are praying for an easy repair so that his knee will be on the mends...
On a different front, I have enrolled full time in college and will be starting on July 5th (the girl's birthday of all days) to finish my BA of Psychology that I started in 2000! Sadly enough, ten years later and I am picking up where I left off. Well actually, I took some more college classes for my dental assisting. So if those courses are accepted, they will replace most of my core and all of my electives, making me 16 credit hours short of a Junior! I am estatically happy at the moment. Chris is also in the planning process of college. By the end of this year, I am sure that all six of our family members will be full time students! Should make for interesting evenings!
We have been spending our free times Geo Caching on the weekends around here or hiking the mountains. We really are enjoying our little adventure in Arizona!
Can't wait to see everyone! We love you all!
Friday, March 12, 2010
No Deployment Yet
His Unit is gearing up to leave shortly, and Chris has reported to Rear D to focus on getting his knee better before he is allowed to deploy....
It is such a welcome change of pace compared to the 12 hour days he's been working since Christmas. Me and the Girls are enjoying having him home with us throughout the day.
He will be starting Physical therapy shortly in hopes of some relief for his knee. If the physical therapy works well, then he will be on his way to join up with his unit in a couple of months. If not, he will probably have surgery on his knee.
In a way the delay in deployment may just be a blessing for me and the kids and will keep us entertained during the summer and school will be a welcome start to fill their days.
We are doing well, have had some drama in stomach bugs, thrown away comforters and melted crayons in our dryer.... Yet it did usher in a new comforter for the girls, and a new dryer for me :D
I scrubbed for several hours yesterday on the crayon melted dryer and it seemed to be working (with WD 40 as per crayola's website) until we would turn it back on and it would heat up, more red melted wax would ooze from the fins on the side of the drum... obviously having wax underneath somehow.. and the smell of wd 40 was just horrid and stronger and stronger per each minute of running, even after I washed it well with warm soapy water...... After ruining about 100 bucks worth of spring clothing, 60 dollars worth of Army gear... we decided we could not risk ruining any more clothing or uniforms (shirts are 50 bucks a pop) So yay for new dryers!
It is such a welcome change of pace compared to the 12 hour days he's been working since Christmas. Me and the Girls are enjoying having him home with us throughout the day.
He will be starting Physical therapy shortly in hopes of some relief for his knee. If the physical therapy works well, then he will be on his way to join up with his unit in a couple of months. If not, he will probably have surgery on his knee.
In a way the delay in deployment may just be a blessing for me and the kids and will keep us entertained during the summer and school will be a welcome start to fill their days.
We are doing well, have had some drama in stomach bugs, thrown away comforters and melted crayons in our dryer.... Yet it did usher in a new comforter for the girls, and a new dryer for me :D
I scrubbed for several hours yesterday on the crayon melted dryer and it seemed to be working (with WD 40 as per crayola's website) until we would turn it back on and it would heat up, more red melted wax would ooze from the fins on the side of the drum... obviously having wax underneath somehow.. and the smell of wd 40 was just horrid and stronger and stronger per each minute of running, even after I washed it well with warm soapy water...... After ruining about 100 bucks worth of spring clothing, 60 dollars worth of Army gear... we decided we could not risk ruining any more clothing or uniforms (shirts are 50 bucks a pop) So yay for new dryers!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
February is almost up WOW
Well we are sitting here in February... Can not believe how fast time flies...
Last weekend we were able to visit family and some friends in GA... So thankful to be able to enjoy some GREAT food and some good laughs with everyone.... AND SNOW! That was a total treat!!!!
This visit also included the kids FIRST flight... They did really well. On the way out, I was prepared with our flight "survival kit" of candy, chocolate, coloring books, crayons and a new toy each... On the way back, well I just failed in that department... They only had a toy and some gum.... And then running late through the air port, dragging them down to the end of the terminal, then being patted down by a 7 ft giant..... yeah.. I was a happy camper and they were whiney on the flight.... but we survived...
THEN we get to Phoenix and take the wrong shuttle to the parking lot and then had to walk a mile to the van with whiney kids...
But the good thing after our visits and chaotic day was that we got to visit with friends, putt putt and go out to eat in Tucson that evening..... So it was a huge success by the evening of it all...
Chris is still prepping for deployment. But more than likely his deployment will be delayed for knee surgery to remove bone spurs... He is still waiting for specific dates and appts, but at the moment thats what it looks like....
So we are just enjoying today as much as possible.... I am still trying to recoop the house from the weekend extravaganza... Laundry every where... and no motivation yet....
Last weekend we were able to visit family and some friends in GA... So thankful to be able to enjoy some GREAT food and some good laughs with everyone.... AND SNOW! That was a total treat!!!!
This visit also included the kids FIRST flight... They did really well. On the way out, I was prepared with our flight "survival kit" of candy, chocolate, coloring books, crayons and a new toy each... On the way back, well I just failed in that department... They only had a toy and some gum.... And then running late through the air port, dragging them down to the end of the terminal, then being patted down by a 7 ft giant..... yeah.. I was a happy camper and they were whiney on the flight.... but we survived...
THEN we get to Phoenix and take the wrong shuttle to the parking lot and then had to walk a mile to the van with whiney kids...
But the good thing after our visits and chaotic day was that we got to visit with friends, putt putt and go out to eat in Tucson that evening..... So it was a huge success by the evening of it all...
Chris is still prepping for deployment. But more than likely his deployment will be delayed for knee surgery to remove bone spurs... He is still waiting for specific dates and appts, but at the moment thats what it looks like....
So we are just enjoying today as much as possible.... I am still trying to recoop the house from the weekend extravaganza... Laundry every where... and no motivation yet....
Sunday, January 24, 2010
January is coming to a close
Can't believe another month has came and is on its way out. Its been a busy month and seems like we are still getting back on our routine from Christmas. The kids had their 100th day of school and had to do projects for it as well. Andy made a gum ball machine poster with 100 m&m's glued to it and Jacob made a tree with 100 pieces of red french burnt peanuts glued to look like apples. It was a fun project...
Lets see, what else have we been up to? Oh, our trampoline flew away.... lol all the stakes were ripped out of the ground, ran over our tree in the back yard and flew over our neighbors house and landed three houses down across the street, feet from a brand new car...I was enjoying a bubble bath when Chris informed me to hurry and get out...So needless to say, it was crazy, the first shoes I came to were high heels... so yes, I was running down the street in jammies and high heels again (I have a common theme going there if you remember the false fire scare in Augusta). We ended up disassembling the trampoline at 11:30 at night in the middle of high winds... We probably won't be putting it back together after learning our insurance doesn't cover any damage it can cause....
Chris has been doing training since Tuesday, working twelve hour night shifts from 8-8am. He is exhausted but still comes home to shower and eat first thing in the morning and in the evening before he works, but he is required to sleep in the shop... I also got a ROUGH stomach bug so the poor guy was working while worried about me, the kids have destroyed the house and I am slowly working on that today...Oh, the car battery died because he left the headlights on, so that night he had to push the Taurus out of the way and in front of the neighbors house to get the van out of the garage.. We haven't had time to jump off the car or check to see if the battery is bad. Thank goodness we have great neighbors that understand he is stuck working till tuesday...
We are still planning on coming to GA on Presidents Day weekend... February will be a busy month and a sad one. Its our last whole month together :(
On the bright side. I have joined PWOC, which stands for Protestant Women of the Chapel. Its a weekly group of women that get together for prayer, worship and bible study. I absolutely love it. Have met some great ladies and am really excited about the bible study I have started called The Truth Project by Focus on The Family. Its very interesting to say the least.
We love you all!
Lets see, what else have we been up to? Oh, our trampoline flew away.... lol all the stakes were ripped out of the ground, ran over our tree in the back yard and flew over our neighbors house and landed three houses down across the street, feet from a brand new car...I was enjoying a bubble bath when Chris informed me to hurry and get out...So needless to say, it was crazy, the first shoes I came to were high heels... so yes, I was running down the street in jammies and high heels again (I have a common theme going there if you remember the false fire scare in Augusta). We ended up disassembling the trampoline at 11:30 at night in the middle of high winds... We probably won't be putting it back together after learning our insurance doesn't cover any damage it can cause....
Chris has been doing training since Tuesday, working twelve hour night shifts from 8-8am. He is exhausted but still comes home to shower and eat first thing in the morning and in the evening before he works, but he is required to sleep in the shop... I also got a ROUGH stomach bug so the poor guy was working while worried about me, the kids have destroyed the house and I am slowly working on that today...Oh, the car battery died because he left the headlights on, so that night he had to push the Taurus out of the way and in front of the neighbors house to get the van out of the garage.. We haven't had time to jump off the car or check to see if the battery is bad. Thank goodness we have great neighbors that understand he is stuck working till tuesday...
We are still planning on coming to GA on Presidents Day weekend... February will be a busy month and a sad one. Its our last whole month together :(
On the bright side. I have joined PWOC, which stands for Protestant Women of the Chapel. Its a weekly group of women that get together for prayer, worship and bible study. I absolutely love it. Have met some great ladies and am really excited about the bible study I have started called The Truth Project by Focus on The Family. Its very interesting to say the least.
We love you all!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Web Cam and Gift Exchange :D
The kids playing with their toys from exchanging via webcam with Pop Pop Me Me, Aunt Brooke and JW...
Andy playing with his Transformer
Jacob jamming with his very first cd player. He thinks he's big stuff :D
Callie playing with her horsey
Chris and Celsie playing with their toys, lol... That transformer is almost over Chris' head :D
Picture of the kids opening their presents from Nana and PawPaw:
Andy playing with his Transformer
Jacob jamming with his very first cd player. He thinks he's big stuff :D
Callie playing with her horsey
Chris and Celsie playing with their toys, lol... That transformer is almost over Chris' head :D
Picture of the kids opening their presents from Nana and PawPaw:
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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