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

How I get thru this D

How I get thru this deployment: A list...

~ PRAYER and a lot of it. I try and pray before every meal (Well, sometimes Josiah is already digging in before I sit down, but you get my drift). I praise God thru the good days when I get emails or actually hear Kyle's voice, and the "no news is good news" days. Prayer is at the top of this list!

~Faith! I have to have it or I'd go crazy! I wouldnt be able to make it thru each day if I didnt have the Faith in knowing that God is taking care of Kyle and carrying us thru this experience. I know Kyle has seen a lot over there, and having faith is something he couldnt do without in this line of work! I pretty much have to get to a point where I just hand Kyle over to God and go about my days... It's not easy, but we just do it.

~Family-  I am SO grateful that we are closer to family this go-round. Especially with J. He needs to see family so that he gets loved by more than just me. I'm sure he gets tired of seeing me all day, EVERYDAY. And usually only me! haha

~Friends- Old and new! I dont know where I'd be without the friends who have shaped me into who I am and what I do. I have had to learn who my real friends are and I love them! And for my new friends, I love them too! Being in the Army, I have made friends everywhere we've lived and I miss them all!! From NC, to MA, to GA, to SC, to TX and back to NC!! It's been fun so far and I cant wait to meet more new people along our Army journey!

~Josiah- He makes me tick everyday. During other deployments, I could just curl up in a ball and cry and cry and be all depressed. But with Josiah, I am not allowed to do that, which is good. I have to be up and at'em for him. I have to care for him. I feel needed. It's pretty great!

~My love for Kyle- I cant even explain how much I love that man. Period.

~Coffee- Yep, every morning, I have to have it! Some say I'm addicted, but it could be worse! LOL

~Our home- Some asked if I'd move back home while Kyle is deployed. NO. We have our house here. We love it! And it gives me something to do, something to work to keep up. It's nice to be able to come "home" wherever that may be!

~Rigs- He is our first baby. Our furbaby. Most days I want to ring his neck, or toss him across the room, but for the most part, I love him! hahaha

~My FIT- It gets me to SC and back every time, with no problems... Except for that nail in my tire... But at 40mpg, I couldnt ask for a better little car! :)

Ok, that is all for now. I may think of more later.....

Day 5: From a High Angle

So here we are on Day 5.... I struggled trying to think of something to take a picture of from a high angle. I took probably 50 pictures of my feet.... And came down to liking this one best....

Continuing my journey on the 30Day Photography Challenge! :)

Blog'>http://whitepeachphoto.com/category/blog/page/5/">Blog : White Peach Photography:

Days 2, 3, & 4 of my 30 Day Photography Challenge

I am so terrible at remembering to blog! LOL
I started my 30 day photography challenge 4 days ago. And I have only posted day 1 on here!

So here's day 2.....

What you wore today

 We have my fossil watch, some Premiere jewelry, Old Navy tank, Gap capri jeans, and Old Navy flip flops :) Just a few of my favorite things to wear!


Day 3: Clouds

The quality of this picture doesnt do it justice! (click the pic to make it BIG! Then you can see what I saw!) There are actually parachutists falling from the sky in this photo! 12 to be exact!!! It was a nice day out, with no clouds, until around 3pm.... Then we saw the people falling from the sky! Great timing!!! :D


And today's photo.....
Day 4: Something Green

This is the little peace lily plant that stays in my son's bedroom.... I repotted a plant that we have had for 10 years. It was from when my husband's dad passed away. And I also repotted a plant that we have only had a few months. It was from when my Granny Rena passed..... This little pot got a little of both plants! It's a very special peace lily!!! :)

I hope you've enjoyed my days. Hopefully I will continue to keep it up and get it posted here!

Also, you can go see where I got the idea from on White Peach Photography's Website/Blog!!

Until tomorrow!!



Day 1: Self Portrait

Hello to my 5 followers! LOL
It's been OVER one year since I last blogged! Wow. It's amazing what a move across the country and a baby will do to ya! Here I am though, and I've started a 30 day photography challenge today... Here's the first one! I got this idea from White Peach Photography, based out of Minnesota. Here's their blog. Blog : White Peach Photography: (I thought that would be a button, but I dont remember how to do it! Oh well)

Day 1 is a self portrait. I havent had a shower today (Josiah hasnt taken a nap...) I thought about wearing my hair down and straightening it and all that jazz, but really, this is me.... I stay at home with the bug everyday and I'm comfortable! It's sunny out, so I threw on the sunglasses. I love our backyard, so what better place to sit and take a picture! I set up my camera on my TEENY TINY tripod and set the timer :) (All the while Josiah was in the kitchen, doing whatever he wanted!) Hehe!!

Come back again and see the rest of my thirty days please!! :)

Friday Fragments 18 June 2010

TGIF y'all! I'm fragmenting two in a row!! Woohoo! If you'd like to join Mrs 4444 for Friday Fragments, click her name or click the pretty button :)

** Its already Friday morning... And here I am, tying to fragment my week.... Lets see how this goes... ;)


** The hubby and I went to register on Saturday and Sunday last weekend. We started out at a Walmart about an hour away from here. We figured they'd be less picked-over than the Walmarts around here... Well, we got there only to find out that this particular Walmart doesnt have the scanners/machines to let people register INSIDE the store. The nearest one, well, hubby had given up as soon as they said we don't do it here... So, we didn't register at Wallyworld. The clerk told us that we could do it online. Well, duh. But I want to see, touch, feel stuff that I'm registering for. UGh
Our second stop on Saturday was Target. Had a good experience there. But didn't register for a whole lot. Most important was a little Space-saver High chair... =)
Third and final stop was BabiesRUs on Sunday. We scanned everything under the sun there! LOL We really had a good time and played and felt how soft stuff was and all that jazz.


** After registering, we went to supper to celebrate hubby's birthday. We stopped at a Japanese hibachi steakhouse. Never been there before. We sat with strangers. One single guy sat beside me, then there was a family of 5 which consisted of mom, dad, son, grandma and grandpa. We ate, we laughed at the cook, which was one of the best we've ever had, and then it was time to pay and leave. Somehow, us being in the Army came in conversation (which it always does somehow, whether by uniform or hubby's haircut or stance gives it away). I went to the restroom and so did the mom of the family. When I came back, hubby says, "the guy on the end paid for ours." (the dad of the family) =O WOW. Seriously? Really? Who does that these days? But, how awesome! I'm still somewhat shocked. When we left, they told us congratulations and thanks for serving. (they also knew we are expecting) Coolest birthday gift ever, right? =)


** The pup, Rigsby, got a haircut. Poor dog cant get a symmetrical cut EVER. So then we are left with a jacked-up cut that we try to trim to make it look better... Its always interesting. I wish I had a picture of hubby trying to trim the dog's hair! LOL


** My dad calls me last night. I hardly talk to mom and dad. Not because I dont want to, but I just forget to call from being busy and they forget too. Anyway. He calls to ask me where I bought his wallet that I gave him. I say, "when was the last time I bought you a wallet? I cant even remember!" He says, "oh, about 3 or 4 YEARS ago." REALLY? Seriously? Dad, I have no clue where I got your wallet! LOL He's a funny guy... But he was dead serious!


** The bug finally kicked for hubby (daddy) on Tuesday. I was so glad he finally got to feel the baby kick! It was a sweet moment. We sat and waited for a minute or so, and then he kicked and hubby says "was that it?!" and I looked up, smiled and just about screamed with excitement, "YES!" Then we sat for another couple minutes and he never moved again. Its too funny, I think he knows when its daddy's hand on mommy's tummy... He sits still! ;)


** My car has developed an oil leak... I just dont get how a 2004, Mazda 3 can have an oil leak. I expect it from an old clunker, but seriously? Oh well, it IS on its 3rd transmission, has been in two accidents and hesitates when idling and feels like it will just cut off! I'd say its a LEMON... And of course, we OWN it so we dont have payments, and its not under warranty. I'm just ready to get a new one! LOL but NOT a Mazda3!


** Hubby is participating in his first Duathalon tomorrow morning. Two of the three parts of a Triathalon. Its a 5K run and then a 15 mile cycling route. I'm excited for him! He's had his bike for about a month and a half and absolutely LOVES cycling!! I'll try to update on this next week to let you know how he finished!


** Ok. I think that's all for now. Its about time to get ready for work. I hope everybody enjoys their weekend!

First Friday Fragments in FOREVER!!

TGIF y'all! If you'd like to join Mrs 4444 for Friday Fragments, click her name or click the pretty button :)

** 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