Well as some of you may know Josh is officially gone. It has been almost a full week of not hearing from him now :( We have all settled into our routine fairly quickly since he has technically been gone since April. Not being able to talk to him 20 million times a day has taken some getting used to, but I know soon he will be settled and we will establish our communication and life will move on. Communication I found is so very important now that the kids are older. He missed Savannah loosing her first tooth and still doesn't know. He doesn't know that JT and Nan will be testing next month for Jui Jitsu belts. Doesn't know that Jake has decided to actually learn his letters. All little things that shows that life really does move on without him and all in a weeks time...it makes me sad to realize how much he will really miss in a full year.
September 07, 2009
A Major Update
Anyway enough down....we have decided to sell our house!!!! Yep we decided that it was best if we try to sell. If it sells before May AWESOME..I am moving the kids home to be with my family in Montana. If it doesn't, well renting is an option and we WILL be moved to Ft Riley when Josh comes back. Living apart is not an option at this point. So we could really use some prayers that our house will sell quickly so that I can move my babies to be with their Grammy and then to their Dad (not to mention I miss living w/ my best friend LOL). So now we are busy getting the house decluttered and everything ship shape to sell. That is a lot of work for just me LOL. Oh yes and I am supposed to try and sell the drag car also LOL. That would be a HUGE help to get things rolling on the house!! Hopefully that will happen soon :)
Please keep Josh and all those guys in your prayers as they head out to do their jobs. I will be posting pictures probably next weekend as it is late and I will be busy busy this week!
August 21, 2009
Trash Fridays
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| From Trash Can |
As the next year progresses, you will see this picture on the side of my blog. Every week we will be marking an x to show one more trash day gone!!! It is much easier to count 54 trash days than 380 some days!!! Hopefully before we know it we will have a page of mostly red X's :)
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August 20, 2009
Montana Home
Here is where we were for 3 weeks enjoying our beautiful surroundings and "relaxing" while planning for my sister's wedding :)
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| From Montana Take 1 |
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| From Montana Take 1 |
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| From Montana Take 1 |
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August 19, 2009
As We Face Our New Adventure
I found this poem/prayer. How perfect it fits...I know as that day of actual feet leaving US soil actually arrives we will have another day of sadness. But as the time approaches we have no choice but to know that God has a plan...a plan that we can handle with his help and love. Whatever road lies ahead I look forward to the challenges and chances to lean on him, even though I will be missing my best friend and love of my life.
Military Wives Prayer
At night when I crawl into bed,
My lonely pillow 'neath my head,
I close my eyes and say a prayer.
"God keep him safe way over there,
And make me strong so I won't cry.
It's kinda hard to be alone and
teach the kids when they're half grown,
without the strength of a father's hand
to guide them in this troubled land.
So I'll need a little help from you,
to let me know what I should do.
And God please will you let him know,
How much we love and miss him so.
And then I feel across the bed,
To where he used to lay his head,
and I close my eyes so very tight,
so I won't cry again tonight,
and whisper to the evening air,
"Good night my darling way over there."
My lonely pillow 'neath my head,
I close my eyes and say a prayer.
"God keep him safe way over there,
And make me strong so I won't cry.
It's kinda hard to be alone and
teach the kids when they're half grown,
without the strength of a father's hand
to guide them in this troubled land.
So I'll need a little help from you,
to let me know what I should do.
And God please will you let him know,
How much we love and miss him so.
And then I feel across the bed,
To where he used to lay his head,
and I close my eyes so very tight,
so I won't cry again tonight,
and whisper to the evening air,
"Good night my darling way over there."
JT can...
SKI!!!!!!
Yep he learned to waterski while we were in Montana!!!
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| From Lake Days 2009 Montana |
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| From Lake Days 2009 Montana |
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| From Lake Days 2009 Montana |
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| From Lake Days 2009 Montana |
August 18, 2009
It Has Been A LOOONG Time!!!
Well we have had great adventures lately! We took a trip to Montana for my sisters wedding that I will post on later. The kids had a blast w/ Grammy and skiing and all sorts of fun adventures. We came home to get ready to see Josh one last time before he heads to Iraq. He came home this last weekend and we had a wonderful time spending time as a family. Our Skittle Jars are full again and Trash Day countdown is on!!!! 54 Trash Days until this deployment is finished!!!! Here are some pictures from this last weeked!
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| From Josh's 4 day |
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| From Josh's 4 day |
Finally a normal picture LOL
July 19, 2009
Our Skittle Count Just Increased!!!
Our Skittle Jars have gone back to 30 until we see Josh again. This time we will be visiting him in his new place. We will be heading to Ft Riley to say our goodbyes until RR. This was a WONDERFUL two weeks. We had so much fun hanging out and being a family. It is amazing how quickly we can adapt though. Today lie returned to normal like he had not even been here. He left at 5 AM and we were all up and moving about 9. We all returned to our previously established schedule and found that it was an easy adjustment-THANK GOODNESS!!! We will not be filling our Skittle Jars to see him b/c ...
WE LEAVE IN 2 DAYS FOR MONTANA!!!! WOOHOOOO!!!!
I will be updating from Montana as much as possible but it is going to be an INSANELY busy time with a wedding and visiting :) Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our time with Josh!!!!
Josh Playing Football w/ The Boys
Josh Showing Jake How To Go Under
From July 2009
When Josh Is Home The Rules All Go Out The Window...AKA A Lake Was Formed Under The Trampoline!!!
From July 2009 
From July 2009
A Tadpole to Frog
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| From FlatRock July |
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July 17, 2009
Off to the Beach We Go!!!!
We decided that we would take a small day trip to Panama City Beach. What a wonderful time we had. The sun, the water, the laughs and the smiles all made for a beautiful combination that was a much needed distraction from the coming moments. The kids had not been to the beach since they were TINY...Jake was about 5 months old and it was winter on Pismo so no swimming in the water...it was more like this
Yes this is JT and Savannah LOL They were so little :)
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This time is was hot and sunny and time for some swimming!
Jake immediately was sat down for throwing sand after being told not to LOL.
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Josh sitting with Jake while hes in trouble :)
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