My Life As An Army Wife

Welcome to the World !!!!!

2009-08-19T19:08:00.001-07:00

Well I am very excited to announce the birth of my son!!!!! He was born Aug 7th at 1316. He weighed 6lbs 2oz and was 18 inches long. He is just perfectto say the least. He has now been home with us for 9 days and I stayed with him and his birth mother for 4 days in the hospital. All our paper work is now done and the peteshion for adoption was filed with the courts today. So now all we do is wait for a court day. N's time to change her mind has now passed so its offical he is all ours. We couldnt be more excited. Well that all I have for tonight I will try to post his birth story and more pictures tomorrow, but these pictures will have to do for now. For I am one tired mommy to 2 children (yes I like to hear so I say all the time LOL).

Wordless Wednesday

2009-07-29T08:00:00.000-07:00

Just an Update

2009-07-18T18:18:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,
I know it been awhile, but I found out some unwanted guest were reading so I figured I would stop for awhile til they forgot I blogged. So here I am agian. Tonight will be a short blog and no cute pictures they are all on a another computer, but I hope to get them all switched soon.
Things are really comeing along here. Baby CRG should be here anytime. Hes not due til Aug but the goal now is to make it to 37 weeks, which is only 2 weeks away. We will see if he stays put that long. The birth mom said just today " I don't care if CGB comes now", so bedrest and meds to keep him safe and sound are something she is no longer willing to do. I will keep you updated on the story line, but I need to run tonight. Please keep our sweet baby boy in your prayers. Kiss Kiss April

Mosaic Maker

2009-04-03T18:52:00.001-07:00

I got this idea from Rebecca and I thought it was so neat! It is a picture 'Mosaic Maker' where you find 9 pictures to 9 questions about you. It's simple and I really enjoyed finding things that reflect me. Try it out you will like it.
All you have to do is:
1) Go to Flickr and using only the first search page place in the answers to one of the 9 questions into the search engine.
2) Then copy and paste the URL's for each image you choose into the 'Mosaic Maker' at: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php. Remember to change the columns to 3x3.
3) Voila! Save it to your computer and then you have your Mosaic that completely resonates you!
This is mine, hope you like it I do.

Here are the questions. Can you guess which answer goes to which photo :)

1) What is your name? April

2) What is your favourite drink? Sweet Tea.

3) What is your favourite food? Chinese.

4) What is your favourite Color? Yellow.

5) Where is your dream vacation? Disney World I love that place.

6) Favourite hobby? Blogging its all I have time for.

7) What do you want to be when you grow up? A Teacher

.8) What do you love most about your life? My family

9) One word to describe you? Mother

Wordless Wednesday...... Which do you like better??????

2009-04-01T17:06:00.000-07:00

Love at First Sight

2009-03-31T12:31:00.000-07:00

Its amazing to me how I can already love this little boy that we one day hope to call ours. Yes we realize that she could change her mind at any second and choose to keep the baby but we will love him anyways. We went to Memphis for the weekend and since we don't have a Babies R Us here we went while we were in town. We really had a good time just looking. We figure we wont buy much until after the adoption is final. Of coarse we will buy everything he will need but just not the extras. So we went so that we have everything already picked out and we will know where to go to get the best prices. We have already picked out our crib and changing table. I still have Dayton's crib but it's white. I figured it would be better to just go ahead and get Colton a new crib and changing table that could grow with him so that's the plan. Plus wait til you see this changing table its is just perfect for our sweet little boy. Not to mention the price is GREAT, I have always been good at finding great deals but I was even blown away by this one. Well that's all for today I really need to go get Day from school but here are the rest of the ultrasound pics and the furniture we have picked out of this little boy who has just stolen our hearts.

The first one is where the could tell he was a boy because the one little part didn't turn to colors which means its a boy and not the cord. The second he is sucking his thumb (I have one of Day doing the same). The last his him waving at us LOL. Just gotta love him.

We plan on getting this in a dark chocolate color. I am just in love with it.

Oh Boy Oh Boy!!!!!

2009-03-25T19:56:00.000-07:00

Ok so today was just a wonderful day. I got up this morning to pick up the birth mom ,"N" is what I will call her the next few months, to go to her OB appointment. I was really hoping that we would be able to see the baby and find out the sex today. Well we get to the office and come to find out they only do 1 ultrasound unless there is a medical reason for more. Well they do the one at 19 weeks not bad since we thought she is 18 weeks, just one more week we can wait that.

Well we go in and do her check up and the Dr says she can't be 18 week she has to be closer to 14, but her last menstrual says 18. Well guess what that means there might be a problem with the babies growth so they need to do an ultrasound. So the Dr says she will have 1 now and one again in 3 weeks YAY!!!! Nothing is wrong with the baby just a miscalculated due date.

We go in to see the ultrasound tech who is wonderful by the way. She measures the baby and N is 16 weeks 4 days. So we are thinking there is no way we can find out the sex this early and we were gonna have to wait 3 more weeks. I would have never made it that long. Then out of the blue the tech says "you wanna know the sex?" with a quick yes she says "Its a BOY". I already knew it was a boy when she asked they cant see a girl that early I don't think. Wow I was shocked I was sure it was a girl but so excited for the boy. At first the tech wasn't 100% she said we would need to make sure at the next ultrasound but then at the end she decide to check the sex again. Well low and behold the baby had moved and had everything for the world to see. Hes all boy no dought about it. YAY

So we are so excited to welcome Baby Colton Grove B. into our lives around Sept 5 2009.

Lots more ultrasound pics to come tomorrow.

Well that all for today I am exhausted it has been a great day. Please remember to pray for baby Stellan from Mckmamas blog. This little miracle and his family needs all the prayers they can get.

Not Me Monday

2009-03-23T10:23:00.000-07:00

Wow what a day! Ever just sit back and watch everything around you fall apart? That's how I feel today. I wander how I can be so lucky not to be feeling all the pain that is going on all around me. Yet life must go on so on to Not Me Monday we go.

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href= blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Ok so lets start with the bad and move on to the good......

I didn't cry my eyes out today when I signed into facebook and saw my Aunts Dog would be put down today. Not me I don't even like animals so it would never effect me that way. I also wont be cring the whole time I know hes at the vet this afternoon while my heart breaks for Karen and Charlie. Nope not me.

I also have not stopped what I was doing to pray for baby Stellan 5 times today. My sister has SVT and she is 23 so I am not secretly hoping Stellan will follow in her footsteps and out grow it here soon.

I also didn't clean my whole house better that I have ever before because my mom was coming yesterday. Nope not me shes not the Queen its ok if the house doesn't look perfect.

ohhh and my personal favorite and I did not do this and if you say I did I will denie til the day I die. I did not put a 2 litter coke on the washing machine the other for it to come up missing. I didn't assume my family had opened and already drank said 2 litter and total write if off as gone, only to find it full and unopened in the washing machine in a load of newly washed whites.

Did you know a 2 litter could withstand a washing cycle? Yeah Me either ohh and I most certainly didn't take said 2 litter and open it and drink even though it had just come out of the washing machine. Who would do that??????

Well that's all for now I will try to upload some photos of Dayton's painted room and the zoo tomorrow for you. Until then.

Time Flies

2009-03-20T18:56:00.000-07:00

OMG where has the time gone. It's been over a month since I blogged last. Wow sure doesn't feel like it's been that long. So much has been going on here so here goes

* First off we want to send Congrats to Craig cousin Jessica and her husband Kevin. (the ones we are going to Disney World with) They just recently had a scare with their second pregnancy but now things look good and the baby is due at the end of Oct. Oh how the Lord is good!!!

* Let see next Dayton has been super sick. First she has strep throat and pink eye all at once

after 10 days of med she still didn't feel good so I took her back to the Dr. She still had strep

and inner and out ear infections in both ears. After a thyroid visit to the Dr and 3 types of

antibiotics she is finally starting to feel better.

* Let's see next we painted Dayton's room I will try to post pictures tomorrow for you all to see.

*Oh and last but not least I went to the Dr with the birth mom this week. The baby is due Aug

25th and we are hoping to find out the sex at the next apt. I really want to cloth diaper this

baby. What do you think?

* Kasey and Kristin are here with us all week and my mom may come up Sunday to see the house.

Well that all for now its been a long week and I am ready for bed I will post some pictures tomorrow.

Kiss Kiss April

The BIG Secret!!!!!

2009-02-18T13:32:00.001-08:00

Oh look I actually showed up to blog today, who ever would have guessed LOL. I missed Not Me Monday which I was very upset about because it would have been a good one, but I will just have to wait til next week. So on to the real news Huh.

We haven't really made the big public announcement yet but here goes. We are adopting a new born baby due this fall and we couldn't be more excited. We have some friends that we have know for many years now they are a part of our "Army Family" well their 20 year old daughter is pregnant with her 2nd and she doesn't want the baby. Her parents have the 1st baby with them in Germany and she nor the father have a job or home here in the states for the new baby. She called me about a month or so ago and asked if Craig and I would like to adopt the baby as soon it's born. Well as anyone of y'all that know me know I want another baby so badly. After 5 years of tiring and only 1 miscarriage I feel adoption is an excellent choice for us. So we said yes. Not to mention Craig is adopted and it seems very important to him to give to a child what was given to him. It will be very hard to hold a candle to Craig's adoptive parents (He got so lucky its not funny), but we hope to be half the parents they were to him to this new baby.

The birth mom has now moved back to TN so we can be closer to the baby while she is pregnant. Craig meet with a lawyer about 2 weeks ago and by the middle of next month the paper work should be started and everyone will sign. Of coarse she can still change her mind right up until the judge signs the papers after the baby gets here, but we pray she doesn't. The lawyer seemed great and he's fees really aren't that bad. Its the home study that gets you but we will deal its a lot cheaper then going through an agency. I was able to get together with her yesterday, I took her to get health care for her and the baby here. It was so neat to see her and her cute little tummy. We even ran by my house for a minute and I showed her around. She was able to walk into the nursery and tell the baby this is where you are gonna live. I thought that was a good sign for her to be able to do that means she is pretty serious about all of this.

I do realize that at any moment in time she can change her mind, I get that it happens everyday to some poor couple in this country so please pray that we don't go through that pain. Pray she makes the best decision she can for her and her baby whatever that might be. If this is God's will it will be and if it's not it won't. So right now I pray it will go through but if it doesn't I pray that God gives me the strength I need to over come the pain and loss.

So in conclusion plan to hear a lot about baby stuff and colors and ultrasounds when the time comes. I plan on documenting every second on this adoption journey on my blog. So join us on what might be the best or worse ride of our lives and pray that God's will plays out in this situation.

Tag and Answer

2009-02-12T18:32:00.001-08:00

20 Tagging Questions.

There seems to be a tagging trend sweeping across blogger at the moment. I think it is a great way to get to know other. I was tagged by Becca (go check out her blog!)

Step 1:
Respond and rework—answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.

Step 2:
Tag four other un-tagged people. Be sure to let me know when you have done this, and link back to me. =]

1) What are you wearing at the moment? blue PJ top and bottoms

2) What is your favourite book? A Wife After God's Own Heart

3) What is your favourite restaurant? Hanokia

4) What can you listening to right now? Grey's Anatomy

5) What is your current obsession/addiction? Getting ready to reveal our big secret and getting everything ready for the secret LMAO

6) What is your favourite moment of the day? When I get to pick Dayton up from school and she smiles and waves as she walks to the car

7) What is your favourite programme to watch? House Hunters

8) What was the last item you bought? finger paints for Lexi and a Zune for Dayton

9) What is your most challenging goal? make sure my family is happy and complete

10) If you could pack your suitcase and go away tomorrow, where would you travel too? Disney World I wanna live there

11) Favourite vacation spot? please see question 10 LOL

12) What can you say about the person who tagged you? I love to read Becca Blog, it's so neat to see that life on the other side of the world isn't that different.

13) Name one thing you cannot resist even though you know it is bad for you? ummm I don't have a clue
14) What is your favourite item of clothing? Pajamas!

15) What are your favourite pair of shoes? My Jessica Simpson Ballet shoes I LOVE them

16) Name one thing you could not live without? Love.

17) What is your most cherished item? The doll my granny made me before she died

18) If you could have any other job, other than your current one, what would it be? A teacher

19) What is your favourite drink? Water o

20) What is your favourite make-up? lip gloss

21) Whats your favorite color? Yellow

I tag:

- Anyone who hasn't already been tagged so consider yourself tagged.

P.S- Thanks Becca that was fun!!!

Not Me Monday

2009-02-09T08:26:00.001-08:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href= blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Ok so it once again is Monday, where did last week go????? So now it's time for me to share all the awful things that I just didn't do this week.

First off I didn't let my friends 16 year old sister ride with me half way to Detroit to pick up my oldest friend Jennifer last week, with the understand I would take good care of the sister.

I most certainly didn't let said sister play out in the 2 feet worth of snow with no shoes on. That would be crazy and be really bad parenting skills on my part. Telling a 16 year old to do whatever would just be nuts and would not be taking good care of her.

My parneting skills shouldn't be questioned not at all. I most certinly didn't tell my husband that he had taken too long at Walgreens getting medicince for our daughter who had a cold and while he was gone I most certinly didn't let the "sick" child go out side to jump on the trampolin in no socks or shoes in Febuary. I would never do that that would make me an awful parnet and I'm super mom.

Talking about sisters I would not ever tell my sister that she is fat. Since I am like 5 times her size and she only weighs like 100 lbs soaking wet, I would be completely crazy to call her fat. Even if said sister had gone from a size double zero to like a 4 in no time flat. (Just so you know said sister would know I was just playing if I had made that awful comment to her.)

I also did not throw my back out this weekend and have to leave my hometown 2 days early to get to the Dr. I take way better care of my back then that so I would never have thrown it out again.

I also am not tiring to convince my husband that my daughter must go to private school next year at 7000 a year. We are most certainly not having some problems with the public school that I can not deal with. 7000 a year is way to much for a school and we would never even consider paying that for her to get a better education.

We are also not hoping that one of the three sets of grandparents will offer to help pay for said school, because we are grown adults and can afford to raise our child on our own. So we would never be secretly hoping for a little help with this.

Now back to me I did not have a major melt down over the Disney World trip this week. That would be crazy it's just a vacation and if everyone doesn't like the restaurants I pick its just not that big of a deal right????. So flipping out and telling my wonderful husband he had to help or we weren't going would have been way out of line, and I would never do anything like that.

Ok well that all the stuff I didn't do this week but wish I would have LOL. I hope you all have a great week. Go stop by Mckmamas' page and join in on the fun.

Go Red!!!!

2009-02-05T12:10:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow is National Wear Red Day!
Please join me in the fight against heart disease!

The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women campaign is designed to raise awareness on the impact of heart disease on women.

"Every minute, someone's mother, daughter, wife or sister dies from heart disease and stroke in the United States. Reducing these diseases in women must become a national priority. Ask your lawmaker to support the HEART for Women Act. Women's lives depend on it." http://www.heartforwomen.org/

"Whether it's a red dress, a red T-shirt, a red dress pin or red lipstick, show the world you support Go Red For Women, the American Heart Association's movement to help save women's lives."

Wordless Wednesday

2009-02-04T13:22:00.000-08:00

Watch Out World Here They Come...........

2009-01-29T12:00:00.000-08:00

Disney World that is. That's right the worlds two cutest kids (Ok so I'm a little bias) will be heading to Disney World in May. For our little princess 7th Birthday our family and Craig's cousins family will be spending 7 days in Disney World. We are so excited and can not wait. Well I say we I mean Craig and I Dayton has no idea shes going yet. LOL We are going to have a small birthday party here the weekend before we leave and tell her then. Let's just hope I can keep the secret until then.

So anyone who has been to Disney World knows its not your typical vacation. You just don't show up to Disney World and have a good time. It has to be a well planned out week right down to what food you eat. I have been reading all the 2009 book , 3 total right now, so I'm hoping its a great vacation. The food is the biggest issue I am having now tiring to pick restaurants for 6 people is just not easy. There are only 3 restaurants that take reservation before 90 days out Thank God. This way I have til Feb 19th to get everything set up so I can be on the phone getting decent times to eat at 12:01am on the 20th. If you don't call as soon as they open up you will get times like 9pm at night and who whats that???? I have some ideas for the other 6 nights of meals but nothing set in stone yet. I know that Dayton wants to do a character meal with the Princess, Craig wants to eat at a steak house, I would like to do a character dinner for Eli (all little worried that the character will scary him since he will just be a month shy of being 2)and I would like to do a Lula but it takes up 2 of our meal credits. On top of those 4 idea I want to make sure Jessica and Kevin also get to eat where they want too. So its a ton of people to try to make happy. Let's pray I can pull it off. I guess if push come to shove we don't have to eat together, everyone will have to do what if best for them to make the vacation they want. I did make reservations at Chef Mickeys for Dayton's Birthday dinner. Its one of the 3 restaurants that book 180 days out.

I'am so excited to eat there for her birthday. We are eating at 7:10pm which I'm not thrilled with but that's all they had left. I called today to see if anything else had opened up, but they said no. I plan on calling everyday until the day we leave if I have to get a better time. Chef Mickeys is one of Disney best restaurants for kids though. We will be dinning with Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy. YAY. I have also requested the table be decorated, a birthday cake and goody bags for both kids. Disney is just wonderful about celebrations. We are just extremely lucky to be going back again this year.

I just hope that all the planning and all the time I have put in make this a vacation to remember for the rest of our lives. Well that's all I have for now I will be back soon to write more of whats going on.

Not Me Monday

2009-01-19T18:20:00.001-08:00

Ok so once again it's Monday and we all know what that means. I get to share all the wonderful things I didn't do this week. Ok so where should I start confessing to all the things I did not do this week.

I most certainly didn't call Disney World to book our trip before I ever even told Craig about the wonderful deal. I wouldn't do that not me never. Craig should always have the final say so in this house so I would never do that LOL.

Oh I have one that includes Craig ....... We are most certainly not keeping something all to ourselves even though we are dieing to tell everyone. (No I'm not prego) When the time is right and everything is set up and ready to go we will share our big news with everyone.

I also didn't submit a paper I wrote for my last English class to my new teacher today because I forgot the paper was due today. I would never do that I would always stay on top of due dates and never never reuse a paper.

I would most certainly not have reused that said paper for the last 3 English classes I took. My writing skills have gotten so much better so I would never turn a 1010 paper in to a 1030 class. That would just be NUTS.

Let see what else didn't I do this week ... Ok I also haven't spent over an hour cring because my oldest and best friend is hurting right now and there is nothing I can do to make it better for her. I wouldn't cry over that I'm and adult and know that I can't fix everything and I certainly couldn't change things that are happening on the other side of the country.

I also didn't threaten to fly to CA to kick that said friends butt because I didn't agree with the way she was handling everything. I know she knows whats best for her and I would never upset her more when I knew she was already upset. I'am a way better friends than that.

Ok so that all I have for now. There is a lot going on here and lots of wonderful thing are yet to come so stay tuned to see what My Life As An Army Wife is about to become LOL.

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href= blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Getting Paid to Blog!!!

2009-01-17T09:54:00.001-08:00

Ok so I started my new job today. YAY me!!!! Dave Matthews tickets went on sale at 10am and the company was expecting a high call volume so everyone was able to get on the shift. I got up so that I could get logged on and ready to go at 9am when my shift started. I was so excited I couldn't wait to start working. Well just my luck the system wouldn't let me sign in so I sat on the phone for an hour and a half with my supervisor tiring to get logged in. She finally told me she couldn't help and she would sent the problem up to to tech support. So here I was schedule for 4 hours this morning and I couldn't do a single one.

Well finally around 11am they called me and told me they had my system back up and running so I was able to sign in to my shift YAY now I'm getting paid. So my first hour has gone by and I have only gotten 1 phone call the whole hour. The gentleman had no clue what he wanted and didn't even end up buying tickets from me but it did take 20 minutes of my hour which was nice. It was a super easy call and I knew exactly what I was doing YAY me again !!!!! So now I am just sitting around playing on my laptop blogging while my desktop is signed into work waiting on a call. You can't get any better than that. I'm sitting in my own house in lounge clothes blogging on my computer getting 8 an hour. I would have to say I'm pretty happy with my job LOL.

Ok moving on to more exciting news!!!!!!!!! We are going back to Disney World in May for Daytons birthday. Yesterday I got an email from the FRG saying Disney had a new promotion out for military so I called for all the info. Well get this its a great deal Craig gets a 5 day hopper and water park pass for free and he can buy up to 5 more sets of 5 days hopper pass for 125 each. You cant beat that it cost more than that to walk in the door just one day. So I call Craig and he immediately say call Disney and see about a room and food. (Don't let him lie to you he wants to go back just as bad as Dayton does he had a wonderful time last time.) Well I call and get this military also gets 40% off hotel and food packages. So basically it boils down to yet again its another great deal we just can't pass on. One of my very best friends and her husband may even go with us. How exciting is that???

Well I guess I better get back to work LOL. I have some pictures I need to upload of Dayton at ballet and piano lessons last week. So I will try to get that done for you tomorrow.

Whirl Wind of Events with a Job on Top.

2009-01-10T20:26:00.001-08:00

Ok so I know I haven't been blogging. I'm sorry I will try to do better. Life has been nuts here, but with Craig back home this weekend with his mom I thought I would catch up on some much needed blogging. This may end up being a long one so beware LOL.

First off most of my new furniture finally came in. So now we have a nice couch, love seat and one end table down stairs. I'm still waiting on the other table and cocktail table to come in. Craig and Patti were able to get the old couch, well its not old we bought it last year, and matching loves eat up to the bonus room. So now we have a family room and a nice living room. We LOVE our family room that's has ended up being where we spend most of our time. We realized not long after we moved in that we seemed to always end up there even when there was no furniture so we broke down and got new stuff for down stairs. Craig even got a new 50 in Plasma TV for up there, which he LOVES. I would have to say my favorite part though is that you can't see the room unless you go up there so it's ok if we don't keep it spotless. Please don't get me wrong it has to be clean but its ok if it looks like we actually live here. Ok so here come the pictures of the Living Room down stairs please remember I still have tables that aren't here and I haven't decorated the room yet. I'm at a lost on how to decorate it. Any suggestions???? I have spent so long in military housing with white walls and white floors I don't know what to do in this house.

Ok now you want to see the family room upstairs don't you?? Well even if you answered no to that you are getting them anyways LOL.

The computer desk in on the other side and there is still plenty of room up there. Its definitely the best room in this house.

Moving on we also replaced the Kitchen faucet. I never really liked they one the builder put in but there wasn't time to upgrade when we moved in. They were still putting stuff in this house while we were at the title company closing. So we just kinda dealt with what we go for faucets. Lucky for me the one in the kitchen started to leak before we had even been here a week so we got a new one and my wonderful husband went down to get the one from Lowe's I had been wanting.

Then once we got the faucet fixed the electric bill came in. Ok now lets take it living on post you don't get electric bills so I was so excited to get our first one. It made me feel like an adult (yes I know its stupid but this is our first home)until I opened the letter. The bill was almost $500.I flipped out Craig called the electric company and they immediately told him that was super high and there must be an issue in the house. So my wonderful builder, who I might add I would recommend to anyone, sent someone out on New Years Eve to check to see what was going on. Come to find out the Air conditioning people had programed the unit for gas and not electric so the unit was running nonstop. So now the problem is fixed and the company that put the unit in is paying part of the electric bill since it was their fault. YAY!!!!

So what should I tell you next???? Oh yeah I know we have decide to try IUI to have another baby. I have my Dr appt on Wednesday to see if its an option for us or not. I'm sure it is we know we can get prego so we are hoping to try in Feb. So let's all pray this works out or God send us a baby in some other way. We would be just as happy with adopting as we would having one of our own so that will be our next step.

Ok so I better finish up with my best event of the week. Ok are you ready for this ...... I got a job that's right a J O B. Who ever would have guessed huh??? If you know me you know I haven't worked since 2 weeks before Dayton was born. I have volunteered all over post but never had a paid job. So I am super excited about this job. So I got the perfect job for me too I'm working from home. I was at a birthday party with Dayton and one of my friends was telling me about her job where she works from home. I was super interested who doesn't want to work at home. So she told me how she got her job and I came home to immediately apply and low and behold I got the job. So now I'm using my home computer and phone line to take order for a company called Live Nation. They sell concert tickets. I can work as little or as many hour as I want each week as long as I would 4 hours a month and at least 30 min two Saturdays a month. Plus not to mention I'm making 8 an hour, which isn't a ton but I am super excited. I wasn't even looking for a job nor did I ever think in the economy I would get one and I did. I also told my sister and several friends about it and Loren got the job too. Well not the same one I got she working for a flower company taking orders. Well that's all I have for now, except for the cutest picture of Dayton asleep with her Kit doll. Hope you enjoy.

Christmas Pictures

2008-12-30T15:28:00.000-08:00

Ok Ok I know its been awhile, but hey its the hoildays and life has been nuts. We spent 5 days back home with our families and had a wonderufl Christmas. Dayton got every thing under sun and if you dont beleave me there are pictures to come LOL. Craig got RockBand and other things for his xbox where I got make up and a new garmin GPS. I also got new furniture for the new house and Craig got a TV for upstairs. We had to order the couches and tables but I will post pictures once they come in. I figured I would uplod these pictures while I drink my wine and wait for dinner to finsh cooking. So here ya go.
My Beatiful Family.

Dayton's Santa

Craig's Present... Santa forgot to wrap it.

Ok well thats all for now the wine is gone and the oven is beeping so back to the real world I go.

PS Please pray for Baby Stellan. He is super sick and in the NICU so lets pray this little miracle start feeling better soon.

Not Me Monday

2008-12-22T10:28:00.001-08:00

Ok so once agian its Monday YAY. That means I get to do another Mckmama Not me Monday and we all know how I love Not Me Mondays. This has been a boreing week so there isn't much to tell ya but I will try.

I didn't get mad this morning when I though my cousin was getting everything Santa got Dayton plus way more. That didn't upset me and send me of a wild goose chase to find Biscuit Toy that Dayton wanted. That would be nuts and I didn't worry that Dayton would think Santa didn't like her as much.

I mostly certinly didn't gang up with my mom agnist Craig saying that Dayton had to get the same amount as her cousin and my mother most certinly didn't say that Craig could stop me from buying more for Day but he couldn't stop her.

I also didn't feel much better once I had Kasey and Kristin in my car from their Grandmother. That would be nuts they are her Grandkids and they were fine with her so why should I have worried.

Well That all I can come up with for now. I'm off to walmart so maybe I will have something to update with later LOL. Kiss Kiss April

Pictures Pictures and More Pictures

2008-12-19T18:40:00.000-08:00

So, I know I owe everyone some pictures so here are some that I know you have been waiting on LOL. We will start with the long awaited bathroom. It turned out super cute and worth every single penny. I still need a stripped tissue box, but I haven't been able to find one yet.Just to add I made the trash can.

Next on to her bedroom. We just finished it up tonight and when we were all done she said "I love this room I want to live here forever". That just made it all worth while and believe placing all those dots took awhile.

Ok well that's all I have for you tonight maybe I will get some of the Christmas tree and Gingerbread house up tomorrow. Until next time.

Liar Liar Pants on Fire

2008-12-15T20:38:00.000-08:00

Ok Ok Ok so I know I said I would write the day after my last post and well I didn't. but hey thats life right?? Well things are going great here. We should be all unpacked and settled in this weekend. We just have a few little things left. I will post pictures as soon as I think everything looks good enough.

One of my very best friends Kristin has been here all week. She lives in Idaho so I don't get to see her ofter so I have truely enjoyed her being here. We went to Nashville on Saturday and saw the Gaylord Hotels "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" in ICE. It was super cool. I have never been so cold in my life but sooo worth it. I will post pictures when I post the rest from her trip. Tomorrow we are off to see the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville too. We are both super excited for this one Carrie Underwood and several others will be there so it should be a great show. I will be super sad when she leaves on Wensday but I know she has to get back to her own life.

Dayton is doing great and can not wait for Christmas. This week at school they have Christmas activites all week so she should have fun and with Craig working ever other day we are getting in tons of family time. I got all the present wrapped today and Craig put them under the tree, yet another picture I will have to post for you. Kasey and Kristin will be here next week and then we will leave for Memphis for Christmas. I hate to leave our fabouls new house on Christmas, but Craig's mom will need us this year. With it being the first without his dad bck home is where we should be sooo. I completly finshed shopping today I even got the heffer who stole my candy at Thanksgiving something (I LOVE YOU) LOL>

Well that's all for tonight who knows when I will be back hopefully soon. I know it wont be tomorrow but I'm sure I will be ready to share all the wonderful pictures with you on Wensday.

I'm Back!!!!!!!!

2008-12-03T19:17:00.000-08:00

Ok so I know its been forever, I bet you thought I wasn't coming back didn't you????? Yet here I am back. I wasn't gone by my own choice we haven't had Internet until last night. You have to love AT&T with their promise the DSL would be ready one day and the modem not arriving til 3 days later.

So we are moved in YAY and we are loving the new house. Yes we are still living in a sea of boxes but we will get all that done this weekend. I have a really good friend coming next week to stay for a week so hopefully I will get it all done by then. Plus finals for school start on Monday so I need to be settled in and ready to pass with A's LOL.

Ok so one last update tonight and then I will post more tomorrow with lots of pictures. I had completely forgot to update everyone on Craig's med board until Rebecca at The future belongs to those who believe. reminded me. (You must check out her blog I love to read it) Well heres the news..... we still know nothing LOL. That's the Army for you hurry up and wait. Craig has done both Dr appts and now we are waiting on the Dr reports. Once they come in they will be sent off to Fort Sam Houston and reviewed by the board, this should take about 7 to 10 days. Once that comes back we will know what going to happen. I'm willing to bet they find him fit for duty and send him back to his unit, but only time will tell.

Well that's all your getting out of me tonight LOL. Stay tuned though tomorrow I will put pictures of come on can you guess???? I bet you can.........Drum Roll..... Dayton's Bathroom. LOL I will also put some up of the completed house. So until tomorrow.

Wordless Wensday

2008-11-19T17:17:00.000-08:00

Counters, Floors and Cabinets Oh My

2008-11-18T17:29:00.001-08:00

Ok so after weeks of tiring to find out where to pick out the faucets, my realtor finally called to day with the answer. Not a answer I much cared for might I add. She told me to go to the house to day and plumber would have the ones for me to choose from. So of as always they pick my busiest day of my week to need me at the house. So I had to go at 4pm when I got done with everything else I had to do, low and behold no one is there. When I say no one I mean no one. Well my wonderful husband decides hes gonna try to get one of the doors open, but he couldn't Thank God. While we were in the backyard I could see that my kitchen was done, therefore I want in more than anything now. Yet Craig had no luck at getting us in.
So how do I have this picture you might ask. Well luckily as we were leaving the plumber, who I might add I was meeting and he wasn't there, shows up and lets us in.He walk in with him to pick the faucets but there are none to pick from just the ones he's putting in, so why was I there, why did I need to drop everything and come??? Who knows, gotta love my builder. So while we are in the house I can see the kitchen. We walked all around the house and everything is just about done. Carpet and the deck out back are about all I could see that was missing. I am so excited and hoping we can do our walk through this week. So keep your fingers crossed and keep checking for more and more pictures that are to come. So I also had my first walk through with housing for the old house. It went really well I was amazed at how easy it was. Yes I realize this is our 4th house to clear but every time you leave something changes. The only things we need to do is seed the yard, pull the weeds and change all the filters in the house. So before you know it we will be out of here and in a home we own. Wow I still can't believe it even this far into the game. So now I have to finshing packing, get the electric, water and cable turned on. Oh and did I tell you it looks like cable isn't available in our area yet so no TV or Internet for us. I'm gonna go tomorrow and see if maybe that's wrong and we can get cable. Only time will tell, now I'm off to pack. Until later

Not Me Moday

2008-11-17T09:44:00.000-08:00

Ok so its Monday once again, which means we are even closer to the the big day. I have been super stressed over the move so maybe this Not Me Monday post will help me relax some. Thanks MckMama for the much need stress reliever.

It is not 9 days before we close on our new house and we certainly do not have only about 1/3 of the old house packed. That would be nuts and I never never wait til the last minute to do things. That just isn't me.

I also didn't steal my sister Christmas gift idea and use it for people on my list. That would have been awful to do, I do not have to give her credit though it wasn't a great idea to buy gifts from a charity where you can buy a gift and donate all at the same time, but that's her idea and I would never steal it.

The house is coming along great and should be done any day now, but I don't know this because I went by there twice on Sunday. That would be crazy to go by at 11 and see the workers then want to go back over there about 1230 to see what they had done. No normal person would do that so I most certainly didn't do it.

And most importantly I didn't take time out of my super packed day to blog about all the things I didn't do this week. That would be poor time management skills, so it wasn't me who wrote this blog.

2 Weeks And Counting

2008-11-14T12:13:00.000-08:00

So life here has just been NUTS. It's midterm time at school and I don't think I have ever written so many papers in my life. I just got done with the first of three History paper. I can not wait to have the rest done. On top of everything with school the move is getting closer and closer.
We are down to 2 weeks til we close on our new house. Wow its so exciting, to bad someone else can't come pack for me. Anyone wanna take on that job???? Ok so it was worth a try. The tile went in earlier this week and I would hope that they finished the trim and doors today. We tried to go by there yesterday and see everything but we had no luck. They were pouring concrete and we couldn't get up to the house.
Well I have taken a 30 min pause in writing so I better get back to it. I will try to get some pictures of the house up for everyone to see this weekend. Until later.

Blue O Blue Plus A Little Bathroom On The Side

2008-11-06T18:06:00.001-08:00

Ok so it took me like 15 minutes to come up with that title and it still came out really cheesy. OK as I promised I have pictures of the new house and of the stuff I got for Dayton's bathroom.

First off the house. So we thought we picked out a Grey with a tint of blue siding for the house and boy were we wrong. Its completely BLUE. I haven't really decide if I like or not, but hey its too late to change it now huh? So please feel free to tell me what you think. I would love to hear the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Now for the bathroom, the pictures, trashcan and night light haven't arrived yet so all you get tonight is shower curtain, towels and bath mat. I think they are super cute. Its really a nice pattern that not to babyish yet the towels reflect the fact she is only 6. So once again let me know what you think. I do realize you cant get much of an option since it all still in the package but I will post pictures of the finished bathroom as soon as we get moved it.

Well for tonight that is it. It's been a long day and I still have some history homework that needs to be done. Unitl next time.

Comeing Right Along

2008-11-05T19:06:00.000-08:00

Ok so I know I should have posted yesterday with the update on the medical board but ....... well give me a mintue and I will come up with an excuse..... ok never mind I don't have one I just forgot LOL. Onto the news, well to be honest there is nothing to tell. All he did was see yet another Dr, who I might add was a jerk, the doctor will get a report together and send it to the actual board. Once they review it they will call Craig in and a dession will be made. We are tring not to stress over it all to badly. There are like 5 diffrent option for the board to choose from and the last resort is getting out. So if all goes well they will just pick one of the othere options.

So yesterday I also went and picked out all the lights and appliances for the new house. YAY. It was a lot of fun. I made a few little upgrades, but nothing huge. I did upgrade my fridge, I wanted a side by side so we paid to get one. We had actuly already asked for an upgrades fridge in the contract which they agreed too, so we only had to upgrade another 100 for a GREAT fridge. I also upgraded my dishwasher, still not sure why though. It was actuly Craig who wanted to upgrade the dishwasher, he didn't like the turn knob on the one they builder puts in. Other than that I just upgraded the kitchen lights and of coarse the bathroom lights LOL. I really want that bathroom to look great and it will. Other than that I just went with what the builder puts in. He already had upgraded floor and carpet so they house should be really nice. They put the sideing up today, I will try to get pictures of that up tomorrow. It was too dark by the time I got out of class and we picked Day up from church for pictures.

Well thats all for now, I will post tons of pictures tomorrow, since the bathroom stuff came in tonight and the house. So until then Kiss Kiss April

Update on the House

2008-11-03T17:34:00.001-08:00

So we went by the house this weekend, who ever would have guessed we would do that LOL, so I figured I would post the new pictures of the progress. We are getting super excited about the whole house. I even bought the stuff to do Dayton's bathroom. It came from Pottery Barn and is super cute. I tried to get pictures to post but couldn't get them. Once the actuly arrive I will take pictures of my own and post for everyone to see.

My First Not Me Monday

2008-11-03T17:24:00.000-08:00

Ok so I have decide to follow in MckMama footsteps and try out a Not Me Monday so here goes.

I did not wait til the day my English paper was due to even start on it. Not Me.

I also didn't check MckMama's page 5 times today to see if she had done a Not Me Monday. That would be on the verge of stalking. Not Me.

I didn't sweep the floors then never get the dust pan out to pick up the trash because I was to busy watching General Hospital. Not Me I would never do that.

I didn't think about the new house at least a million times today. Not me I never harp on things.

And to finish it all off I most definitely didn't spend $200 doing Dayton's bathroom. That would be crazy to spend that much on a bathroom. Not Me.

Just a Blog About Nothing.

2008-10-31T09:00:00.000-07:00

So its finally Friday YAY. I just love Fridays, but only because it means Saturday morning is next and I get to sleep in LOL. Don't get me wrong I love getting up and getting Dayton to school but its nice to have that one day a week where I can sleep in if I want. Ever since we redid the bedroom sleeping in only last til about 845am, but its better that 7. Just a side not never put white sheer panels on your bedroom windows if you like to sleep later that the sun LOL. Today has been super busy here. I was 3 chapters behind in History and I still have 2 papers to write for English and APSU. How ironic that I really should be writing paper for school yet I'm blogging about nothing online.

Well Craig goes to the medical board next Tuesday, I'm so nerves. Its like our life depends on it. I know that God will provide for us if he is med boarded out of the Army but still. This is our lives it what we have been doing for the last 7 year, I'm not sure I remember how to do anything but this. Sure its not me that has to work but it still a life style you have to all be a part of. Hopefully it will all work out and he will be able to stay in, but who knows you can never tell what the Army is thinking. So keep us in your prayers that God will provide for us and give us the strengh we will need to get threw all of this.

Well for now that is it Craig just walked in and I'm hoping to go back by the house, so lets see if I can talk him into it. Kiss Kiss for now April

Hump Day!

2008-10-29T07:09:00.002-07:00

OK so for those of you who don't know our family doesn't celebrate Halloween. Just a personal choice of ours to skip this day each year. Well this year we have kinda leaned from my better judgment and participated in a couple of traditional Halloween activities. First we carved pumpkins, Dayton had been asking to carve on so we let her. This was hers and Craig's first pumpkins how sad is that? Well Craig knowing that I don't agree with Halloween search Christian pumpkin patterns online and found several. So my wonderful husband made a Noah's Ark pumpkin, and a christian fish with a cross. It worked out perfectly for us Dayton got to carve a pumpkin, not that she cared at all once we started, and I didn't have to go with a Halloween theme. Our next Halloween activity is the school, Dayton's teacher is doing a party on Friday. I don't much care for the idea, and really didn't like that she sent a note home telling me to send food, but Craig said to let her do it that it wouldn't be that bad so we are. There is at least one other child in her class that doesn't do Halloween, I would love to know what her mother thinks of this whole Halloween party at school thing. Just to be clean no we won't be doing trick or treating on Friday we will spend a nice family night at home. And no Patti you can not take her fall treating either!

OK on to something diffrent now. The New house is coming right along, we were there yesterday and its like a tototally different place. I was so excited to see the roof and everything going up and not to mention the Sold sign in the front yard. We were able to pick our siding colors and shutters yesterday and hope to get everything else chosen this week. I just hope that all the choices don't stress me out like the siding did. It was hard to choose what I liked and what I thought would look good. Then to have to pick shutters to match was SUPER hard for me.Plus Craig was no help what so ever, so finally I called my Daddy and as usual he saved the day and picked the colors out. Thanks Daddy. We have chosen to go with a blueish (is that word?) grey with navy shutters. I hope it turns out well. The builder has a month left to get the house done let see if he can do it.

One one last note lets all pray for McKmama http://www.mycharmingkids.net/ and her family today. Today is the day her precious baby boy Stellen is to be born. So keep them in your prayers and ask God to make his heart be healthy and strong. Well that's all for now. Kiss Kiss April

The New House

2008-10-22T19:40:00.000-07:00

So we decide to bite the bullet and put in an offer on a new house. We have been living on post in a SMALL 2 bedroom apartment and we have just plan out grown it. So about 6 months ago we decide we would start looking to buy a house, well after 1 failed purchase we have finally found another house we both like. I have to say I am very excited about the house yet very scared at the same time. This will be our 1st home ever of our own so we will see how it turns out.

I would love to say that is a picture of our new home, but its not LOL. We are getting one that is the exact same floor plan but ours hasn't been built yet. You know I say exact same but its really not, I didn't much care for the bathroom in the house so we are asking them to make some changes in ours. Other than that the house is exactly what we wanted. It has 3 bedrooms and a huge bonus room upstairs.The kitchen is to die for and and just a really nice size I think. I'm very excited to hear back from the builder and see if he accepts our offer or not. I will keep you all posted. Wish us luck. Kiss Kiss April

What to write? What to write?

2008-10-21T06:38:00.000-07:00

OK, so this is my very first blog so your gonna have to hang in here with me while I get use to everything. So the point of this blog is to keep up with some of the many friends we have made over the last 6year and 3 country with the Army, plus to kind give other in insite into a real Army family. And what it really takes to keep one a float. It may not always be easy and in the words of Kate from Jon and Kate plus 8 "it may not always bring out the best in us, but we're a family". This blog will be about our journey we call life. Army life isn't always easy, not that any other life is either, but this is our life and this is where you can follow mine and Craig's path in the Army.

So just a little back ground for those of you who don't know about us.My GI JOE. Craig and I have been married for 7 year, we have one little girl who is 6. Just to answer your question now no we never wanted just 1 baby it was just Gods plan for us. I have yet to be able to carry another baby to term. Craig has been active duty in the Army for 6 years now and spent 6 years before that in the reserves. We are currently stationed in Fort Campbell, KY. Which is where we call home, due to the fact this is our second tour here. Before Campbell we lived at Camp Stanley, South Korea and then Dexheim, Germany. Plus it goes without saying that Craig has also spent time in the sandbox too, but that's over for now and we are just glad to have him home with us. Dayton is our little princess's name and she is just truly the light of our lives. She is a mess and a half and I'm sure there will be a blog someday soon on just the funny things she says in a day. You can ask anyone who knows Day she is the funnest person you will ever meet. She just started 1st grade back in August and she loves it. I'm not sure I like her going but she does and that all that matters right? She also love gymnastics and goes once a week for right now. I'm a full time student at Austin Peay State University so for right now that all we have time for.

Well for now that will be, I have class today and have to get ready, but I will be back to write about the true life of an Army wife. To your surprise it wont be much different then the TV show LOL. Kiss Kiss April