Tuesday - 30 minutes left of the day and I believe all is finally quiet at home.
Mike is working late hours - both trying to catch up from leave time and getting things at the office/chapel prepared for his upcoming extended absence.
Josiah didn't have to work today. We all voted to eat left overs and have an extra movie night this week. We had three movies waiting from Netflix when we got home. We watched *The Rookie* - a great baseball tale set among other places...right here in W TX. Shoot - the try outs were even set in THIS town. {G}
Earlier in the day the girls (all of em! Yippee) and I went in search of matching shirts for our family photo - scheduled for Thursday. I was all for WHITE but Mike wanted light blue polos. We looked. We ended up with some light blue and some darker blue to break it up. Everyone is set except for Stacia. I may dress her in a light blue dress. When Arielle modeled her new blue shirt we all decided it was time to take her shopping for her first training bra. Poor thing. She was blushing and Bre said, "Well Mom USED to hold them up to us like this to see if they fit" and proceeded to demonstrate on Krista. I insisted that I remember no such thing!! We cracked up. Without thinking, about 30 seconds later I said, "Arielle, turn around and lets see if these are the right width for you". Of course back at home the fun continued as Bre and I wanted to see if the thing fit her. I told Bre that poor Arielle is going to have a room full of Mom and sisters the day after she gives birth wanting to know if all is well. LOL BTW I am very careful what I share about the kids so that I dont' invade their privacy and Arielle said I could share the story about shopping.
We had planned to spend today with Debby and her son Michael...somehow we missed each other.
Jamin and Jared put togehter another big bookshelf for me. ARGH. I may have to start ditching books. We moved the smaller one that was in the library into the younger boy's room. All the children books are now in their room. I still need to organize the rest of the books. More than straightening the shelves I really need to finally get them all entered into a data base....I think that may be my "deployment project"...we'll see....there are so many good ones lining up.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
I've been Tagged!!
By Jen at oki'mlosingit, here are my answers....
This is a FIRST - but I have time this afternoon....and it was fun. LOL So do I just list my five at the bottom and wait to see how long it takes them to notice? {smirk}
5 things in my freezer:
1. Bananas
2. Red Peppers
3. Homemade Ice cream
4. Strawberries
5. Homemade organic bread {G}
5 things in my closet:
1. Shoes/clothes
2. Zag full of meds
3. A projector
4. Adrienne's son's birthday gift
5. Two Cameras
5 things in my car:
1. Assorted water bottles
2. Car seat
3. Co-op Catalogs
4. Spare container of diaper wipes
5. TX Backroads - guide
*usually better things in there but Mike and the kids cleaned it out thoroughly when we got home.
5 things in my purse:
1. Wallet
2. Checkbook
3. Cell phone
4. PDA
5. Bowling Punch cards x 6
5 things in my wallet:
1. Visa Card
2. Drivers License
3. Sam's Card
4. Receipts
5. Military ID
5 people I tag: (do this only if you want to; I had a hard time thinking of 5 folks who wouldn't care if other visited their blogs or what not. LOL )
anothernaturewalk - Learning all the Time - Jodi
paxworld
Jen G
Lisa's Homeschool Circus
Life with Boys
By Jen at oki'mlosingit, here are my answers....
This is a FIRST - but I have time this afternoon....and it was fun. LOL So do I just list my five at the bottom and wait to see how long it takes them to notice? {smirk}
5 things in my freezer:
1. Bananas
2. Red Peppers
3. Homemade Ice cream
4. Strawberries
5. Homemade organic bread {G}
5 things in my closet:
1. Shoes/clothes
2. Zag full of meds
3. A projector
4. Adrienne's son's birthday gift
5. Two Cameras
5 things in my car:
1. Assorted water bottles
2. Car seat
3. Co-op Catalogs
4. Spare container of diaper wipes
5. TX Backroads - guide
*usually better things in there but Mike and the kids cleaned it out thoroughly when we got home.
5 things in my purse:
1. Wallet
2. Checkbook
3. Cell phone
4. PDA
5. Bowling Punch cards x 6
5 things in my wallet:
1. Visa Card
2. Drivers License
3. Sam's Card
4. Receipts
5. Military ID
5 people I tag: (do this only if you want to; I had a hard time thinking of 5 folks who wouldn't care if other visited their blogs or what not. LOL )
anothernaturewalk - Learning all the Time - Jodi
paxworld
Jen G
Lisa's Homeschool Circus
Life with Boys
Monday, August 21, 2006
Mondays! I suppose there HAS to be a first day of the work week. I suppose there must be a first day back to WORK after every vacation. I’ll be content. Today was our MONDAY with a capital M.
TO DO – TO DO….. my TO DO list has about 300 items on it. It hasn’t been this bad since AK. It helps me to renew my commitment to keeping some MARGIN in life. NO, I’ve not read the book but it sure sounds like a great idea.
I got the Kirby picked up. It’s “good as new” – again. I took Krista’s bike tire in to get it fixed. We went to the Family Christian Bookstore and picked up a Bible cover Mike had ordered…..I also picked up a Bible that assures me it can be read in 3 months. We’ll see. I’m valiantly studying through the Word this year but not making the progress I had hoped. I seem to be a hopeless “crawler”, though I’m trying to “power-walk”. I’ve missed reading the whole Bible. I’d also remembered a project I wanted to have done by Christmas of each of my children's senior year and well – it hit me…..I have a senior and Christmas is 4 months away! I have no clue how feasible it is to read the Bible in 3 months….it will certainly be a “race” and should balance out my current “crawl” pace so maybe I can count it as having met my original “power-walk” goal. LOL I got a split email finished for co-op. I fielded several calls. I called my Mom and Dad. Dad is home from rehab – still in a wheel chair – but HOME. Thanks for your continued prayers on their behalf.
We watched “The Great Escape” from Netflix yesterday. I got that returned and we are crossing our fingers that we get one of the “newer” movies we’ve been waiting for by Friday night. I mailed a PBS book off today too. Unfortunately, I still didn’t mail the package to my DAD….I’m going to have to play with the online features of mailing packages.
In the midst of all my work Krista told me she’d like to take the little ones swimming. I was thinking, “Oh yeah – I FORGOT to put PLAY on the list again”. I put play on the list, told her that would be fine and began to make plans. It became apparent that SHE wanted to take them – not US taking them. I’d gotten so used to taking little ones with me everywhere that I’d not even thought of THAT interpretation. Before she left home last fall I was on bed-rest for eclampsia and she was taking the kids out every afternoon to play. She misses that. We made plans for HER to take them to the pool while Jared, Bre and I went shopping for shirts for our family photo and went to the commissary. I also needed to pick up my strawberries that I somehow sent to Adrienne’s house. Well…..the plan went well until I realized the commissary was closed on Mondays. LOL Bre, Jared, Stacia and I went and had a nice visit with Adrienne and her children. At least Porshe has now met ONE of my daughters.
A funny at the base’s front gate today. This cool dude security guy came out. I handed him all of our IDs. He stopped and looked around and then said, “I don’t get your license plate”. I explained that I have nine children and people were always saying “Don’t you think you have too many children” and I would always say “Ah no, there’s not 2 many” so we put it on the plate. You could have blown me over when this prompted an oral history of he and his wife’s entire reproductive history. I pulled away; looked at the kids; broke the tension by saying “Do I LOOK like I care about your entire reproductive history?” with that now attitude thing…..and we all had a great laugh. This was a first. Usually they ask questions or comment on MY repro history. I suppose it’s a welcome trend?
Highlight of the day: Jamin fixed dinner…spaghetti, penne, Kelly’s homemade FRENCH BREAD, great salad, fruit…..I can’t wait for some gal to start singing my praises when she catches this one!
Having decided not to start school until life settles down around here , I now find myself READY to start school. I came home and Jamin had begun reading “All's Quiet on the Western Front”. I’m planning on working through the Financial Peace University dvd’s, workbook and book with the boys and giving them a “personal finance” math credit. Jamin would like to do a science credit in physiology…any ideas? Weights are his life, and diet and such.
Poor Mike got into our faithful workhorse of a Honda this a.m. and it wouldn’t start! It’s been a MMMMMMonday.
TO DO – TO DO….. my TO DO list has about 300 items on it. It hasn’t been this bad since AK. It helps me to renew my commitment to keeping some MARGIN in life. NO, I’ve not read the book but it sure sounds like a great idea.
I got the Kirby picked up. It’s “good as new” – again. I took Krista’s bike tire in to get it fixed. We went to the Family Christian Bookstore and picked up a Bible cover Mike had ordered…..I also picked up a Bible that assures me it can be read in 3 months. We’ll see. I’m valiantly studying through the Word this year but not making the progress I had hoped. I seem to be a hopeless “crawler”, though I’m trying to “power-walk”. I’ve missed reading the whole Bible. I’d also remembered a project I wanted to have done by Christmas of each of my children's senior year and well – it hit me…..I have a senior and Christmas is 4 months away! I have no clue how feasible it is to read the Bible in 3 months….it will certainly be a “race” and should balance out my current “crawl” pace so maybe I can count it as having met my original “power-walk” goal. LOL I got a split email finished for co-op. I fielded several calls. I called my Mom and Dad. Dad is home from rehab – still in a wheel chair – but HOME. Thanks for your continued prayers on their behalf.
We watched “The Great Escape” from Netflix yesterday. I got that returned and we are crossing our fingers that we get one of the “newer” movies we’ve been waiting for by Friday night. I mailed a PBS book off today too. Unfortunately, I still didn’t mail the package to my DAD….I’m going to have to play with the online features of mailing packages.
In the midst of all my work Krista told me she’d like to take the little ones swimming. I was thinking, “Oh yeah – I FORGOT to put PLAY on the list again”. I put play on the list, told her that would be fine and began to make plans. It became apparent that SHE wanted to take them – not US taking them. I’d gotten so used to taking little ones with me everywhere that I’d not even thought of THAT interpretation. Before she left home last fall I was on bed-rest for eclampsia and she was taking the kids out every afternoon to play. She misses that. We made plans for HER to take them to the pool while Jared, Bre and I went shopping for shirts for our family photo and went to the commissary. I also needed to pick up my strawberries that I somehow sent to Adrienne’s house. Well…..the plan went well until I realized the commissary was closed on Mondays. LOL Bre, Jared, Stacia and I went and had a nice visit with Adrienne and her children. At least Porshe has now met ONE of my daughters.
A funny at the base’s front gate today. This cool dude security guy came out. I handed him all of our IDs. He stopped and looked around and then said, “I don’t get your license plate”. I explained that I have nine children and people were always saying “Don’t you think you have too many children” and I would always say “Ah no, there’s not 2 many” so we put it on the plate. You could have blown me over when this prompted an oral history of he and his wife’s entire reproductive history. I pulled away; looked at the kids; broke the tension by saying “Do I LOOK like I care about your entire reproductive history?” with that now attitude thing…..and we all had a great laugh. This was a first. Usually they ask questions or comment on MY repro history. I suppose it’s a welcome trend?
Highlight of the day: Jamin fixed dinner…spaghetti, penne, Kelly’s homemade FRENCH BREAD, great salad, fruit…..I can’t wait for some gal to start singing my praises when she catches this one!
Having decided not to start school until life settles down around here , I now find myself READY to start school. I came home and Jamin had begun reading “All's Quiet on the Western Front”. I’m planning on working through the Financial Peace University dvd’s, workbook and book with the boys and giving them a “personal finance” math credit. Jamin would like to do a science credit in physiology…any ideas? Weights are his life, and diet and such.
Poor Mike got into our faithful workhorse of a Honda this a.m. and it wouldn’t start! It’s been a MMMMMMonday.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Sunday – 20 August
Wow – this month is zooming by.
I finally have decided – well about 90% decided - not to begin school with the little ones until the end of September. I for sure won’t begin before Mike deploys (first week in September). The girls will be leaving two weeks after that – and waiting those final two weeks is the part I’m 90% sure about.
Mike visited all services today. I went to two. Arielle and Stacia went to two. Arielle has a friend who is moving this week that she wanted to say goodbye to in the traditional service. All of us went to “our” service – the contemporary service. What a hoot this group is. Mike mentioned he’d be leaving in 3 weeks for the desert and the keyboardist piped applause through the chapel. :::snort::: I managed to sit through the entire service with Zander and Stacia….nice to hear a sermon…I love to hear Mike preach. It was also fun to have the girls there. For some reason having the girls there made everyone think we were a huge family….I guess before we were slightly above average. LOL
Yesterday I made homemade ice cream….vanilla and almond chocolate. Cy was getting out the go-withs. Zander LOVES Neman O’s (organic Oreos) and only gets them once a week. Cy told him, “Only two cookies Zander” and he said, “Cy, my life is WRECKED!” Remember when your life could be wrecked by such a thing as not enough Oreos? {G}
Wow – this month is zooming by.
I finally have decided – well about 90% decided - not to begin school with the little ones until the end of September. I for sure won’t begin before Mike deploys (first week in September). The girls will be leaving two weeks after that – and waiting those final two weeks is the part I’m 90% sure about.
Mike visited all services today. I went to two. Arielle and Stacia went to two. Arielle has a friend who is moving this week that she wanted to say goodbye to in the traditional service. All of us went to “our” service – the contemporary service. What a hoot this group is. Mike mentioned he’d be leaving in 3 weeks for the desert and the keyboardist piped applause through the chapel. :::snort::: I managed to sit through the entire service with Zander and Stacia….nice to hear a sermon…I love to hear Mike preach. It was also fun to have the girls there. For some reason having the girls there made everyone think we were a huge family….I guess before we were slightly above average. LOL
Yesterday I made homemade ice cream….vanilla and almond chocolate. Cy was getting out the go-withs. Zander LOVES Neman O’s (organic Oreos) and only gets them once a week. Cy told him, “Only two cookies Zander” and he said, “Cy, my life is WRECKED!” Remember when your life could be wrecked by such a thing as not enough Oreos? {G}
ODE TO THE GASOLINE PUMP
If I weren't so tired I would write a poem worthy of these final pictures. I want to get all the photos uploaded as I'm hearing horrors of bloggers upgrades. I have no clue what they are upgrading but want these photos UP before they do whatever they are about to do. {g}
As I shared at the start of the trip, I decided to try to take photos at each gas pump we filled up at. I suspected it would be the most "important" highlight of our trip. I didn't get them all - but here's quite a few....and we found gas to be cheapest right here in West TX.
New Deal, TX - first gas stop of the road trip
Raton, NM
CO Springs, CO (where I THOUGHT I lost a child)
Billings, MT
Spokane, WA
Livingston, MT
Mike even cooperated
Getting good at catching models on the fly...Jamin
10 people in the car and not ONE of them will pose any longer....the last day before we arrived home...Santa Fe, NM
ROAD TRIP PHOTOS - 15 AUGUST - BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT
This park was way cool! It followed the "people of the beans" - literal meaning of the Spanish words I can't remember...and YES...we did talk like characters from Lord of the Beans most of the day! LOL
Cliff Dwellings
Arielle climbs into a cliff dwelling
Krista makes BIG inroads in her mission to win over Staica....she slings her when I was gulping for air on this high elevation climb.
The Gang
Cy helps Zander into a cliff dwelling
Isn't this strange? Does it prove aliens existed centuries ago?
petrogliphs
See the green blob with the bad roots on the left? That's me suffering from elevation sickness - migraine - while the rest cheese for the camera. {bg}
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