ALL A's!!!!!!

WOO HOO!!! Andrew got all A's! He has always been on the A B honor roll but he was working on his writing so he could get all A's!! He worked so hard and trust me he got rewarded from a trip to the toy store, to many calls of congrats!!! WAY TO GO ANDREW!! Words can not express the joy and pride I feel!!

Spring Break

What a week!!! We have been so busy. We went to the zoo, parks, the trails, and a field day today!!! The boys have had so much fun! We went to the college trails and walked about 1 1/2 miles and Logan walked most of it too!!! I have a great group of friends and we came up with all kinds of fun for this week. Today we had a field day with potato roll, sack races, balloon toss, playground time, bubbles, Frisbee's and tons of food!!! The weather has been perfect this week!! We also figured out that Mikey and Logan hate carousels!! Go figure!! Now its time to get back into the school schedule!! Wish me luck!

The Navy Wife

I wear no uniforms, no blues or whites, But I am in the Navy cause I am his wife. I'm in the ranks that are rarely seen, I have no rank upon my shoulders. Salutes I do not give. But the military world is the place where I live. I'm not in the chain of command, Orders I do not get. But my husband is the one who does, this I can not forget. I'm not the one who fires the weapon, who puts my life on the line. But my job is just as tough. I'm the one who's left behind. My husband is a patriot, a brave and prideful man. And the call to serve his country not all can understand. Behind the lines I see the things needed to keep this country free. My husband makes the sacrifice, but so do our kids and me. I love the man I married. Soldiering is his life. But I stand among the silent ranks known as the Navy Wife.



The good Lord was creating a model for Navy wives and was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared, She said, "Lord, you seem to be having a lot of trouble with this one. What's wrong with the standard model"? The lord replied, "Have you seen the specs on this order? She has to be completely independent, possess the qualities of both father and mother, be a perfect hostess to four or fourty with an hour's notice, run on black coffee, handle every emergency imaginable without a manual, be able to carry on cheerfully, even if she is pregnant or disabled and has the flu and then she must be willing to move to a new location ten times in seventeen years. And oh yes, she must have six pairs of hands". The angel shoke her head. "Six pairs of hands? No way". The Lord continued, "Don't worry, we will make the other Navy wives to help her. And we will give her an unusually strong heart so it can swell with pride of her husband's achievements, sustain the pain of separations, beat soundly when it is overworked and tired, and be large enough to say, "I understand, when she doesn't, and say "I love you', regardless. "Lord", said the angel, touching his are gently, "go to bed and get some rest. You finish this tomorrow". I can't stop now said the Lord, "I am so close to creating something unique. Already the model heals herself when she is six, can put up six unexpected guests for the weekend, wave goodbye to her husband from the runway and understand why it's important that he leave". The angel circled the model of the Navy wife, looked at it closely and sighed, "it looks fine, but it's too soft". "She might be soft", the Lord replied, " but she has the strength of a lion. You would not believe what she can endure". Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Lord's creation. "There's a leak", she announced. " Something is wrong with the contruction. I am not surprised that it has cracked. You are trying to put too much into this model". The Lord appeared offended at the angel's lack of confidence. "What you see is not a leak", he said, "it's a tear". "A tear? What is it there for"?, asked the angel. The Lord replied, "Its for joy, sadness, apin, disappointment, loneliness, pride and dedication to all the values that she and her husband held dear". "Yes you are a genious!", exclaimed the angel. The Lord looked puzzled and replied, "I didn't put it there".

Miderman

Logan has now named his blanket Miderman. Everynight at bedtime we call for blankie until we find it. Tonight when we were looking for blankie Logan started saying "Miderman (spiderman), Miderman where are you." It was so cute. I went in to tuck him in and he said, "Night Night Mommy and Miderman "

Meltdown in the Kohl's Womens Dept.

What a day! Me and a few friends decided to take our kids for a picnic lunch and let them play at the park. It must have been drop your children off and leave them unattended day! There were a few children with no parents in sight. Our children could not play without a little boy coming up trying to kick things around them. 2 of the children were throwing a football and almost hit Logan. OK THAT WAS IT. We all asked to boys to please stop throwing the ball. Of course they did not choose to listen so we packed up and left. We ran to Kohl's and Mikey decided to have a major meltdown! He has been very emotional since Mike went to Maine. He was crying in the store and nothing was helping. He wanted to hold his friends hand but they were miss behaving so I told him to walk with me. You would have thought I told him that his favorite tv character was no more. He was hysterical. I tried to talk to him, hug him, tell him he was going to time out. Nothing worked. I know that the store workers were happy to see us leave!!! When we got in the car I asked him why he was not listening and what was the reason for the fit...... "I don't know Mommy you just were not my favorite mommy" What does that mean??? Kids are so confusing!! I tried to explain to him that we do not act like that anywhere and that we respect mommy and listen to her. Maybe if I say it enough he will get it. He has been having a tough time this past week but unfortunately we are a military family and he has to get use to it. I just keep asking God for patience. Rhonda use to always say Lord give me strength and I now say it 10 times a day!!!

Rhonda aka Gammy

This is a picture she once took and I had it blown up and it is hanging under a cross I recieved at her funeral. To me this picture brings me great peace. I just wanted to share it with those I love and maybe if you are in need of peace you can feel it in this picture.

Logan's 2nd Birthday

We did not have a party or make a big to do. With everything going on that week we decided to just have something small. Mike made birthday cupcakes! We got Logan a few toys and did not even wrap them! We had recieved a package in the mail from Gammy that she sent a 2 days before she passed. In it was a birthday present for Logan! She always sent the boys a movie, popcorn, and kool aid. In the boxes would be a note that said have a movie on Gammy and Gampa. So for Logan's birthday Gampa sent him two movies, popcorn and some cars!! Thanks Gampa! When it came time for the cupcakes Logan smiled as we sang Happy Birthday to him and he tried to blow the candles out. Then he wanted all the cupcakes! He did not want to share them he wanted all of them. He pulled the plate towards him and made sure to touch any many as he could!!!! I think he ended up eating 4 cupcakes!!!