Friday Fragments :) 3 in a row!

A bit late, but better late than never!!

Here goes a 3rd Friday Fragments! Please join in on the fun with Mrs 4444 and me and start fragmenting! You can either click her name, which goes to her homepage or this pretty button, which will take you to her fragments section :)



~ We saw more fireworks last Saturday at Cowpens National Battlefield! J did great and LOVED all the "boooom"s. I'm so glad he doesnt get scared!

~ We also got to SKYPE with Daddy!!! There's no better way to start, end, whatever with a day than to see my husband's face and hear his voice all at the same time! Pure bliss! I wish I could've taken a picture, but I actually skyped on my phone. I am so very grateful for technology! I was at my mother's-in-law house too, so she got to see her baby boy! It was a great Saturday!

~ So, while I was visiting family in SC, Sherman was at home in NC.... And he kicked the bucket. I thought he might. He was looking awfully sad when I left him. However, we got another fish and we have lovingly named him "BOOM". J can say that, so I figured it was a good fit. And he's kinda blue and red! Very patriotic! LOL

~ So, J has been using the potty lately, but only when prompted by me. And usually after he's already "went" LOL The night we got home from visiting SC, he actually went #2! And then took off running thru the house after he got up... Butt naked! So, I went running, not thinking about cleaning up just yet.... However, I should have! Just because Rigsby (the Yorkie) will walk a mile around his own poop, doesnt mean he'll walk a mile around J's..... He cleaned up for me! I could've KILLED that dog! GRRRRR (Sorry, I know that might be a little TMI!) At least there's no picture! haha

~ I will be attending my very first NASCAR race in October! I am so stoked! I was thinking of surprising the husband with tickets since we've never been to a race together and he has been in the sandbox a while. Then, the day I was talking to my brother about where to sit, Kyle emailed me and asked if we could go to the race! How ironic! haha. So, I suck at surprises and we eventually decided to get tickets, and I got them this week. I am excited!!!

~ J is growing up too fast. He climbed in his high chair all by himself this week! AH. He can also climb in our big garden tub that we usually give him a bath in... NOT good. haha. This was our "photo of the day" for Day 114 :)

~ Yesterday, i just happened to look out in our backyard and saw this! I am so glad I saw it first and not Rigsby. I went and asked a few neighbors if it was theirs, with no luck. But then this morning, he was gone. I'm glad! LOL I am allergic! And taking Rigsby out on a leash in his own yard is no fun! haha

~ And lastly.... WE HAVE A COUNTDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant post it, but the husband will for sure be home for J's 2nd birthday and that's all I wanted!!!! YAY!

Until next week, keep taking each day, one day at a time!!! And make some memories while you're at it!

Friday Fragments, two in a row!!

Happy Fragmenting y'all!



I am joining, for the 2ND WEEK IN A ROW, Mrs. 4444 for her fancy free fragmenting! I hope you will join in on the fun! And just a warning, my fragmenting gets to be kinda long because I'm a talker. And also a SAHM who rarely gets adult conversation, so this is my sort of outlet! LOL Ok, you have been forewarned.... Continue on....

~So, last Saturday night, my 20mo son PEED ON THE POTTY!!! We had been out to see fireworks at a friends house and didnt get in until late. I had planned on pretty much putting him straight to bed, but thought I'd strip him down and see if he'd "use" the potty before that last diaper change and pjs. And Oh. My. GOodness, he really did! I was shocked! And get this, he even "tried" so hard (like straight up straining) that he pooped too! hahahaha. I will spare everyone from the picture I took... But I had to document it because my husband is "in the sandbox" and I wanted him to feel like he was here! haha And my sweet Bug has pottied everyday since, at least once!! Go Josiah go!

~Speaking of the husband, he was able to get access to a PX (Post Exchange- kinda like the military version of a Walmart/department store) for the first time since he's been overseas! I'm sure it's NOT like the actual PX here in the US, but still, it's STUFF that he can buy that he hasnt had access to in 3.5 months. All he needed was laundry soap...... And go figure.... They didnt have any! LOL Poor guy. I told him he should've told me to send some, because I just sent his last box to him! But he said he only does laundry once every 3 weeks so it wasnt really on his mind. LOL

~Josiah and I went to Monkey Joe's for the first time this week. We both had a good time. I was excited that I didnt have to pay anything for myself, and for $5 for a few hours of air conditioned fun, it was worth it! LOL J is still a bit small for almost all the slides, but the little toddler bouncy thing was good for him... Heck, he just ran around like a crazy kid more so than playing on the bouncers! And he also "joined" another family a couple times at their picnic table. I guess I dont feed him enough? LOL

~ We drove "back home" to celebrate Independence day. I actually get kinda annoyed when people call it "July 4th" or "the 4th of July".... Everyone all over the world has a July 4th, but not everyone can call a day their Independence Day. And being Army, it just means a little more! :) Anyway. We have had a fun-filled few days with family and friends. We watched fireworks at my brother's house for their 11th annual cookout on Independence day, and what a fun time we had! A few highlights were:

J sweated like crazy. He had sweat rolling down his little boy face!

He tore up some watermelon!!! He loves the stuff! haha

J also LOVED the fireworks. He sat in his stroller and said boom the whole time!! I am so glad he wasnt scared of them. We live quite close to our base and we frequently hear (and feel!) artillery going off, so I'm thinking he is just used to "booms!" LOL (and yes, he is eating MORE watermelon! haha)

~ I decided, after seeing a friend post, to take some pictures of J out in the yard on Independence day and be our very patriotic selves. So, here's a few of those... (I did some editing in Picasa by Google. I like that software, especially since I am no photographer... Just a mamarazzi with a DSLR! LOL)

I told J that we were going to take some pictures and he sat down! LOL

A boy and his flags... :)

My husband actually commented on this picture on my FB page and I was shocked! It's the first one he's commented on since he's been deployed!

Got my hands in my pockets......

~ We were planning to go to the Atlanta Zoo today, but decided since it would be 100* outside, and it's a 3 hour drive, and the air quality was gonna be yucky, that maybe we'll wait and go in the early fall.... So, instead we went to Kids Sense, which is a children's museum about 20 minutes from "home". We had a fun time playing! And the air conditioning was nice too! LOL

He loved the big magnet!

~ And lastly, we are staying with my parents this week and this is the first time. I didnt bring a booster seat for J to sit in for meals.... However, my mom still has, at her house, her highchair from when she was a baby! On our first day here, Josiah got to eat Granny's spaghetti in the chair! (and a few other meals since our first day visiting!)

I hope everyone enjoys their weekend and takes every day one day at a time, and make some fun memories!!! :) Until next week (I'm gonna try for 3 in a row!!)

Friday Fragments, for real??

Friday Fragments? What?? I havent fragmented in probably 2 years, but it's about time I do! Please join me and the fun with Mrs. 4444 :)

** So, it's been awhile, but I wont catch everyone up here. However I do have a 20 month old now, and there's never a dull moment at this house! EVER! We had been playing outside, so that's why he is bright RED! One of our 2 days to play outside, because it's supposed to be 104* tomorrow, 106* Saturday! What in the world? LOL This is crazy hot for Eastern NC!

** We got a fish this week (Thursday)! I wish my sweet Bug was big enough to name him. I'm thinking about Sherman, but I'm wanting the husband's approval first, so I'll update next week!

** My husband has been "in the sandbox" for 100 days as of yesterday (Thursday). The past 100 days have flown by and I pray that the next 100 fly as well! And hopefully it wont be a full 100 before he is HOME!!! :)

Day 0

Day 100

(I tried to get the lettering on the pic and Powerpoint wasnt cooperating! GRRR)

** Speaking of 100 days, I have been posting a picture a day of Bug on my Facebook. It's nice to hear my fellow Army wives say that they too look forward to seeing his picture of the day and to see what shenanigans he's into! haha And I know my husband enjoys seeing the Bugger!!

** This is the last week to send a box to my DH!! To those of you who dont really know what that means, it usually means that they will start packing up to come home within the next two months, once they cut mail off!!! YAY!

** I went to the dentist Monday to have a regular cleaning. While there, they were looking at my xrays from the last time I was there and they said I should go ahead and get my wisdom teeth out. :( I am SO not looking forward to this! July 16th is the day. I only have two to get taken out, both on the left side, so I guess that's a good thing? My bestie (http://pearsonpress.blogspot.com/) is going to come take care of me. I love her! She is so sweet to drive 3.5 hours and bring 2 (maybe all 3) of her kids along! LOL It'll be a full house!

** I dont have a lot to fragment about. Sad, but true. I am looking forward to next week though and hopefully I'll have more fragments! I will be visiting family and celebrating Independence Day with them! My brother always puts on a crazy good fireworks show! And we might even try and go to the Atlanta zoo next week and I may have visitors next weekend! Surely I'll have more fragments then! haha

** Thanks for stopping by. Hopefully I didnt bore anyone to tears!

Until next week, always remember to take one day at a time!

^{34 "}Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34 NIV

First Friday Fragments in FOREVER!!

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** I never blog anymore. But I've decided to do a Friday Fragments today. I'm starting on this on Tuesday just because I wont take the time to do it all on Friday morning, I'm sure. Alot has been going on since my last Friday Fragments... So here's a little view in our lives lately...


** I'M GONNA HAVE A BABY!!! =D


** The above is the biggest announcement for all (5) of my blogger buddies, some of which who already know! I'm due October 17th. And its a BOY! The hubby and I are super duper excited!


** I realized that I never posted a picture of my shotglass holder on here. I blogged about it way back in October! Its an old glass bottle coke crate, hung on the wall. Perfect sized slots for shotglasses. So here it is:

The states represented are: NC, FL, NY, TX, GA, VT, MA, ME, NH. We also have one from Ireland, Canada and Cozumel. We've visited all the states and Ireland, but not Canada and Cozumel. The latter two were given to us.


**My fragments are struggling as I sit here on FRIDAY MORNING to finish them off and submit! LOL


**My friend Jamie tagged me in her fragments though! YAY. And she too is one of the bestest friends a girl could have! I miss you! even though we live 1 mile from each other! Jamie and I went to Paplys last Saturday and met Terry Lee! Very fun place and an even more fun person to meet! :) I came home with bookends for a friend of mine's nursery. It looks like these bookends were made specifically for her new baby boy!! So excited for her, especially since we're due the same week! ;)


**One day this week, I was sitting at the table eating supper. Hubby was already finished and sitting in the living room. He looks over, smiles real big and says, "You're so pregnant." :) He was grinning from ear to ear. I looked down at my growing belly and said to him, "Yep, I sure am!" It was so sweet and cute.


**We got the Bug's nursery bedding in the mail yesterday! I am so friggin' excited about it! Now if we could just get the crib stripped of paint, sanded and repainted, we'd be doing good!! lol


**I have decided to not put any of my pregnancy complaints on my FB anymore... All I get is unwanted advice like, "oh, get as much sleep now, b/c you'll never sleep again!" and "my babies screamed all the time" and "it only gets worse". Thanks... Granted, some of this advice comes from people I havent seen or talked to since high school (9yrs ago). I do however have a few friends who give encouragement and I'm thankful for them! 


**The hubby and I plan to go register for baby stuff this weekend! We have a baby shower to be at in about 32 days in SC, so we're having to do this a little early! Very excited but hopefully I dont get completely overwhelmed. I also hope the hubby  helps in making the decisions on what to get and doesnt just say, "i dont know!" ;) Wish us luck!


**I think that is all for now. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Now to go comment on some other Fragmenters, if I remember how! LOL

Friday Fragments

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** I am such a slacker! I havent blogged nor really got on blogger more than a handful of times since the hubby got home from BNCOC last month! Sorry to those of you who actually read this and miss me LOL

** What part of "Yield to ramp" do people in Central Texas not understand. I hate it when people dont yield to cars coming onto the access roads! It also bugs me when people straight up STOP on the access road to "yield" to the others. YIELD people, not stop. Just slow down, merge, keep going! GRR!

** The weather around here has been nutso. Last week, it rained all week (which we NEED) and was an average high of probably 60ish. This week, its been an average of probably 80ish. No wonder everybody is sick and sniffly!

** The pup has a rawhide chewy that he LOVES. Well, when he chews it, his beard gets all nasty and crunchy. We take it away from him and clean his beard. Well, he's figured out EXACTLY where we put it. (which is on the bar) He will jump on the back of the couch and sniff and search it out when he wants it back. Such a smart little booger!

** I went antiquing with Jamie yesterday! We went to Georgetown TX. A very charming little town! We stopped at McAlisters and had lunch and then stopped in 5 litte antique stores. The first one was our fave. I bought an old Coke crate that used to carry individual glass bottles. I'm gonna use it as a shotglass display. We have bought a shot glass for every state we've ever visited and actually spent time in. Not just drive thru.  I'll post pics soon!

** My mom called to tell me that my granny has something to give me. She said to call her back the next day and she'll go get it and let me know what it is. The next day, she calls, says she didnt get to granny's house, but talked to granny. She still doesnt know what it is that granny wants to give me..... Drives me nuts! LOL

** Enjoy y'alls weekend!! :)

TGIF Y'all!!

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** Jamie invited me to see a movie this weekend! We (Jamie, TT, Princess and TT's friend) went to see "Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs". Too cute! I've read the book (yes, there's a book!) and it was cute, but my memory sucks and I couldnt really tell you what happened. But, the movie was super cool! I think I enjoyed it as much as TT and friend. Princess wasnt too thrilled. There are also some cool movies coming out too! LOL I'm such a kid!

** Went shopping this weekend (after the movie actually!). Kinda "ran up" on some fabulous clearance at Old Navy while out and about with Jamie. Got 5 cute tops and a pair of shorts for $40. Not too shabby!
Also went shopping Thursday night! 7 for $25 at Victoria's secret! And GAP was having fab clearance! I really should not hang out with Jamie! LOL We spend way too much money when we get together!!


** OMGoodness! Sunday night, I took Rigs out to potty around 10:30pm. He usually poops twice a day, so he should have to GO again before bedtime. I turned on the patio light and went out the door. He took off into the yard and started searching for "a spot". Well, I sat down in the chair to wait on him. and. a. snake. wriggled on up onto the patio!!!! AH! Its an over-grown earth worm, but ITS A SNAKE! So, my first thought is bug spray. I run inside. No, probably will just piss it off and I'll lose it in the yard! I go back out, its still where I saw it last. Then I see it.... the pooper scooper! Hanging on the brick column. I grab the scooper, and BAM! Got it on the first swing! LOL. Yes. I killed it. I DO NOT like snakes. No matter the size. No matter the color. Sorry for any of you who think I'm awful. I didnt know what kind it was until after the fact, so I'm thinking about Rigs first and foremost. I did check it out with a flashlight and poked it with a stick. I'm pretty sure its a grass snake, gray in color, white belly. I measured it too. (I'm such a dork!) It is was about 6.5-7 inches long. Little ole bitty thang, but still A SNAKE!


** My hubby comes home from BNCOC tomorrow! I've missed him so much! He graduates at 10am and will hopefully be on the road by noon. LONG drive ahead of him and I think its supposed to rain. Praying he gets here safe and in a hurry! LOL


** Serious note: I have a friend back home in SC that recently was diagnosed with breast cancer. The drs then did further tests and found that it is in her lymphnodes, spine, bones and liver. She is my sister's co-worker/best friend. She is divorced, around 45 yrs old and has two sons, ages 13 & 7. The ex has told her he'd come from TN and care for the boys while she's doing treatments. She went in the hospital last week with an infection and low blood counts. I'm unsure of how she's doing. I tried calling my sister today, but couldnt get in touch. If those of you who are reading this wouldnt mind to say a prayer for her, that'd be awesome. Her name is Amy C. :)


** I got a hair cut! Not that many of you knew what it looked like before my cut, but still. I actually cut off 8 inches! Jamie told me about Pantene having a thing on their website for donating hair. I've done Locks of Love before, but it had to be 10 inches back then. SO, I donated in honor of Amy. I also got it colored! It is purple in some light and burgundy-ish in others. I guess you could call it dark brownish with red tint... IDK. I love it though! ;) I do still need to put my ponytail in the mail though..... LOL

** Gave Rigsby a bath Thursday night... Gotta make sure he looks and smells good for hubby when he gets back...
Does anyone else's dog rub their face and body on EVERY cloth surface around after they've had a bath??? He's a nutcase! But he smells good! and looks purty! ;)

HAVE A FANTABULOUS WEEKEND!!!!

Friday Fragments.... again!

TGIF y'all! If you'd like to join Mrs 4444 for Friday Fragments, click her name or click the pretty button :) As I said last Friday, I'm new at the FF. This week's fragments started last Saturday. I would never be able to think of everything if I didnt start early! LOL

** So, I got my LES (Leave and Earnings Statement, for those who dont know the acronym) aka check-stub online on Saturday. I noticed I got paid more than I was expecting... I GOT A RAISE! Woohoo!


** RAIN... It rained all weekend last week and low and behold, I got a roof leak. I love the rain though! I called in my issue to the management company (I rent) and they said "you're in the stack for the roofer, we'll call you back and let you know when he can come out there". Well, as of Thursday night, still no phone call. AND, I've had to cut the grass.... again. I cut the front yard Thursday and I'm headed out to cut the back yard as soon as I post this. Rigsby is starting to disappear in the back yard! I need to cut it so he doesnt get lost, poor little guy! LOL


** Update on Rigsby: He's back to his normal crazy self, except for one yacking episode Friday, the 11th. He's been eating more these days and weighs 7 lbs! I took him for a follow up appt on Wednesday. I swear, being a walk-in at Banfield is like an emergency room. You sit and wait..... and wait.... and wait some more. I mean, I'm used to the Army's motto, "Hurry up and wait", but goodness! Either way, he's fine and back to normal. Crazy little dog.



** My hubby has been in GA for school for 25 days now. I have one more week until he's home! We've been thru multiple deployments, but him just being 13 hrs away is worse I think! He's been having a good time at BeerNCOC BNCOC, shooting weapons he hasnt shot in a good while, reminiscing about Basic Training & Airborne school, going to the New Airborne Museum. He also was chosen to go to the Leadership Board for his class. The winner gets an award and is considered the leader of the whole class. (20ish people in 8 classrooms, so, overall) Well.... he WON. :) I'm so very proud of him and cant wait to see him next week so I can give him a big ole hug!!

Friday Fragments....

My first! I have been blogging more, mainly because my friend Jamie tells me I must.... So, I shall give Friday Fragments a whirl! I have been saving up my fragments throughout this week. If you'd like to join in with Mrs 4444, just click on the beautimous button! Enjoy!

** My poor little Rigsby. Last Friday, he had to go get a dental cleaning at the vet. Had him there between drop-off times, 7-8am. I'm pretty sure we've never had his teeth cleaned. SO, I NEVER get a phone call, ALL day to tell me he's ready for pick-up. I didnt call, because I thought they may just have a bunch of patients. Well, I go by there at 6:20pm. I say, "I never got a phone call". The girl says "oh, yeah it looks like no one called". DUH. I ask about what time he was probably done, and she says probably around 4 or 4:30pm. OK. That's ok at this point b/c I probably couldnt have picked him up anyway, however, a phone call wouldve been nice. They bring him out and both of his legs are shaved where they had to do an IV. An IV?? Well, I was under the impression that they might give him a diphenhydramine (benadryl) shot, but not an IV!! I pay the $16 (wouldve been MUCH more if we didnt have doggy insurance) and we go home. He's so sad. I start to flip through the paperwork and read what they did to him... I see, "Internal Organ Func Screen" "Blood Sample Collect" "IV Fluid/Catheter Insertion" "Anesthesia" "Tracheal Intubation" "Ampicillin Trihydrate"...... I have no clue why my dog needed all this to get his teeth cleaned! They havent said anything about any diseases or anything to be concerned about besides tartar. I'm very upset with Banfield... To top it off, I found a flea on him too!!!!! Ugh...


** So, we have a house for rent in SC. Well, it's not rented out yet, and its been sitting empty since March. My brother was in the neighborhood and decided to drive by to check on things. He sends me a text... "No wonder your house hasnt rented. There's not a sign in sight anywhere!".... Well, this isnt the first time the sign has been MIA. I told him to check in the window because thats where the management company said they put it, because the one in the yard kept going missing. He drove back by to be sure he wasnt crazy, and NO SIGN. Not in the yard, not in the window.... I didnt get this info until 7:30 EST, 6:30 CT. On Friday.... the first day of a LONG weekend. These people dont work on weekends, so, I have to wait til Tuesday to call and bless them out! I swear, if they dont do something soon, I'm gonna scream!!!! ;)

UPDATE on the house... On Tuesday I called the management company to complain about the sign not being anywhere in sight, and they proceeded to say "Oh, it rented today"... It rented? When were you gonna call and tell us?? SO, it did, it rented and we wont have to pay two house payments come the beginning of October! WOOHOO!!!!!!! :D


** On Monday, Labor Day, I did some hard labor. I cut the grass. I dont do this often b/c my sweet hubby usually does. We had a self-propelled mower while he was on his last tour of Ancient Babylon so that it would be easier for me. I loved that mower! ;) Well, we didnt want to bring it to TX, so we bought a push-mower when we got here. Well, HE decided we'd get an actual PUSH mower... not a self-propelled. Well, the hubby is in GA at school. I called him in the midst of my mowing and told him that I was not impressed with the decision to buy this friggin' PUSH mower! It was kicking my butt! I did get it done though, and am proud that I did it! He did say he felt bad that I was having to do it, but really thought he'd be the only one mowing. I told him "And you should be the only one!!!!" LOL

** Also on Labor Day, it was Free Chicken sandwich day at Chick Fil A if you wore a sports team logo. I went with Jamie and her 3 all dressed up! I actually wore my softball jersey from my senior year of high school! I am a Clemson University fan, and would have worn my CU shirt if it hadnt been long sleeves. Sleeves and 92 degrees dont mix well! We did see some Clemson fans seated just a couple tables over from us though, which was too cool. Its a small world and an even smaller Army. It's so neat to meet people who are from your state, let alone 30 mins from your hometown!! That's one of many things I love about the military!


** So, my poor Rigsby has been sick since going to get his teeth cleaned last Friday. He has been yacking (i dont like the word vomit, yuck) every other day since Saturday. So, I took him back to the vet on Wednesday (my fabulous day off!). They did a couple tests on him, and found nothing wrong. However they gave him an antibiotic that covers from "stomach to rear-end" to catch and fix anything bug he may have. Lets hope it helps!

** RAIN! Thank the good Lord for rain!! It rained off and on yesterday all day. Since last night, it has rained and rained and rained. Its a great day to be a duck!! ;) I'm hoping the grass will not need another cut!!