Yep, it's been awhile. It seems I am only good at keeping up with one social networking site at a time, and because I've been spending more time on Facebook, I haven't had the time to blog. Not that I haven't been busy lately; with two vacations, a bi-state move, and a death in the family, I haven't even gotten around to hanging all my wall photos yet.
I am now living in Leesville, Louisiana. It's the town where Ft. Polk is located, but other than the base and a Walmart, we are isolated. No museums, zoo, really ANYTHING to do around here, I am sane only because our neighborhood just opened an awesome new pool just steps from our front door. It's perfect for Roman because it has this shallow platform area in the water for him to play in without having to wear floaties. He has NO fear of the water, so I've been trying to give him a small dose of what the water can do by letting him go under. The first couple of times, he was surprised, but after a few days, he loves going underwater! I was the same way, always loved the water. My grandma put me in swimming lessons at our local Red Cross when I was little; at the same neighborhood pool where she and the Baxters still live. :) Mrs. Stanley was my teacher, all Liberty kids and parents know that huge family...in fact, a couple of her kids were in my same swim class.
Anyway, this post was totally random, but I'll get back into the swing of things soon! I have a lot of random thoughts to share, and Roman's birthday party is this weekend, so I'll be posting about that also! Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!
Love, T.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Blogging on my Mom's Day Out!
Hello, my wonderful readers! I would like to tell both of you Happy Thursday!
It's fairly obvious that I'm a Democrat; in fact, I'm pretty sure I've pretty much told anyone who's ever asked. But there's a Republican woman at whom I would LOVE to throw staplers, or anything else made of metal; Ann Coulter. This woman is the most inflammatory, offensive person I think I have ever seen...and I've been to OU/Texas! I obviously disagree with her on a policy level, but oh man, if she is supposed to be the spokesperson for the Christian right? That is TERRIFYING. Many videos of her exist online, but this is the most recent that I've seen, mostly because I avoid Fox News. She goes on The View to promote her latest liberal hate crime, and the best part is at the end when Whoopi gets her!
Okay, on to things that hopefully won't offend... My husband and I are looking for a new bed. I have major back problems (three surgeries in three years), and my bed just isn't working for me anymore. We've gone to the Sleep Number Bed store and tried it, and I think it will work, but $2500 for a bed is so expensive! Does anyone know of a bed you've tried that you think would work for someone with back issues? I like a semi-firm mattress, but it has to be soft at the same time, to keep the pressure points at a minimum.
So, we are getting down to the wire with Mike's job, which is scheduled to be completed on Febuary 21st. We still have NO idea where we will be going next; we've heard Georgia, South Carolina, and possibly Florida. But the one that scares us the most is Louisiana! We both have NO interest in living there, but unfortunately, we may not have a choice. We tried to find a job here in Little Rock, so we could stay, but so far, no luck. It's getting scarier by the day, but we are trusting in God to put us in the place He wants us.
That's it for now...I have to go work on Roman's Valentines for his class party, and get ready to pick him up from school at 2. Hope everyone is having a great day! It's almost the weekend!
Love, T.
It's fairly obvious that I'm a Democrat; in fact, I'm pretty sure I've pretty much told anyone who's ever asked. But there's a Republican woman at whom I would LOVE to throw staplers, or anything else made of metal; Ann Coulter. This woman is the most inflammatory, offensive person I think I have ever seen...and I've been to OU/Texas! I obviously disagree with her on a policy level, but oh man, if she is supposed to be the spokesperson for the Christian right? That is TERRIFYING. Many videos of her exist online, but this is the most recent that I've seen, mostly because I avoid Fox News. She goes on The View to promote her latest liberal hate crime, and the best part is at the end when Whoopi gets her!
Okay, on to things that hopefully won't offend... My husband and I are looking for a new bed. I have major back problems (three surgeries in three years), and my bed just isn't working for me anymore. We've gone to the Sleep Number Bed store and tried it, and I think it will work, but $2500 for a bed is so expensive! Does anyone know of a bed you've tried that you think would work for someone with back issues? I like a semi-firm mattress, but it has to be soft at the same time, to keep the pressure points at a minimum.
So, we are getting down to the wire with Mike's job, which is scheduled to be completed on Febuary 21st. We still have NO idea where we will be going next; we've heard Georgia, South Carolina, and possibly Florida. But the one that scares us the most is Louisiana! We both have NO interest in living there, but unfortunately, we may not have a choice. We tried to find a job here in Little Rock, so we could stay, but so far, no luck. It's getting scarier by the day, but we are trusting in God to put us in the place He wants us.
That's it for now...I have to go work on Roman's Valentines for his class party, and get ready to pick him up from school at 2. Hope everyone is having a great day! It's almost the weekend!
Love, T.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Things I like and don't like today.
Today I found this letter, and started bawling my eyes out. It reminds me of what a wonderful father my husband is, but also makes me so grateful that I had such a great relationship with my father growing up. I was always a daddy's girl, and that will never change!
I love the Margaret and Helen blog; they are hilarious Democrat bloggers, but this entry just moved me!
Anyone else watching the Bachelor this season? I'm usually not a fan of The Bachelor, just the Bachelorette, but since Jason is a leftover from the previous Bachelorette, I'm all in! :-) My favorites actually so far have meshed with J's; I really like Jillian, Molly, and Naomi, but can't STAND Shannon. That chick is soooo crazy...major stalker material!
On to the scrapbooking...So, here are some of the Christmas layouts I've been working on. By far, these are some of my favorite layouts I've ever done. Love the paper, love the embellishments, love what I've been able to do since I got my Cricut machine.
This one is for Roman's book. It's about his favorite Christmas gifts.
This page is about how we made our Christmas ornaments because we couldn't make it to our storage unit in Oklahoma to get our stash. The second picture shows one of the picture frames that we made. We hung individual pictures of all our family and our best friends. This was probably Roman's favorite part of the Christmas tree...he loved pointing at a frame and making us say the person's name! I also made snowflakes, stars, and trees on my Cricut, punched holes in them and hung them as ornaments.
Here is the general Christmas layout with a overview of photos from all our family visits. This one is Mike's favorite.
If anyone wants to know what paper, accents, etc that I used, just ask! Thanks for reading my rambling post!
Love, T.
I love the Margaret and Helen blog; they are hilarious Democrat bloggers, but this entry just moved me!
Anyone else watching the Bachelor this season? I'm usually not a fan of The Bachelor, just the Bachelorette, but since Jason is a leftover from the previous Bachelorette, I'm all in! :-) My favorites actually so far have meshed with J's; I really like Jillian, Molly, and Naomi, but can't STAND Shannon. That chick is soooo crazy...major stalker material!
On to the scrapbooking...So, here are some of the Christmas layouts I've been working on. By far, these are some of my favorite layouts I've ever done. Love the paper, love the embellishments, love what I've been able to do since I got my Cricut machine.
This one is for Roman's book. It's about his favorite Christmas gifts.
This page is about how we made our Christmas ornaments because we couldn't make it to our storage unit in Oklahoma to get our stash. The second picture shows one of the picture frames that we made. We hung individual pictures of all our family and our best friends. This was probably Roman's favorite part of the Christmas tree...he loved pointing at a frame and making us say the person's name! I also made snowflakes, stars, and trees on my Cricut, punched holes in them and hung them as ornaments.
Here is the general Christmas layout with a overview of photos from all our family visits. This one is Mike's favorite.
If anyone wants to know what paper, accents, etc that I used, just ask! Thanks for reading my rambling post!
Love, T.
Presidential Inauguration, The Obamas, and other randomness
I know it's been awhile since I've blogged, but things have been busy around here. Roman came down with a virus that gave him a 104 degree fever, then once he was better, I came down with the same thing. I've also been trying to scrap all our Christmas photos, so I can start on Roman's Valentines. I'll post pictures of those later.
Like a lot of people, I've been watching all the Inaugural activities; the speeches, the parade, the interviews. But by far, my favorite interview was the one Barbara Walters did about a month ago with President Obama and Michelle. Both of the Obamas were so laid back, joking around with Barbara, and teasing each other. But the best part for me, was where they talked about parenting their children. They will still expect their girls to make their beds, do their chores, scoop their dog's poop, etc, even after moving into the White House, where typically they are waited on hand and foot. I loved how they talked about how they don't buy their children Christmas gifts, because they are so spoiled by the rest of the family, that they concentrate more on the actual meaning of Christmas, not on the secular aspect of "getting stuff". They discussed the fact that many of Obama's new staff had small children, so they were committed to making the White House a more "kid-friendly" place to be. It is obviously a work place, but for the Obamas and those who work 20 hour days, it is also home, and it is wonderful to see someone trying to make the best situation possible for their employees and their families.
I love that there will be small children in the White House again. I have to admit, it was always a fantasy of mine to be one of those kids who grew up there, even for a few years. Even if I had to make my own bed. :-)
Love, T.
Like a lot of people, I've been watching all the Inaugural activities; the speeches, the parade, the interviews. But by far, my favorite interview was the one Barbara Walters did about a month ago with President Obama and Michelle. Both of the Obamas were so laid back, joking around with Barbara, and teasing each other. But the best part for me, was where they talked about parenting their children. They will still expect their girls to make their beds, do their chores, scoop their dog's poop, etc, even after moving into the White House, where typically they are waited on hand and foot. I loved how they talked about how they don't buy their children Christmas gifts, because they are so spoiled by the rest of the family, that they concentrate more on the actual meaning of Christmas, not on the secular aspect of "getting stuff". They discussed the fact that many of Obama's new staff had small children, so they were committed to making the White House a more "kid-friendly" place to be. It is obviously a work place, but for the Obamas and those who work 20 hour days, it is also home, and it is wonderful to see someone trying to make the best situation possible for their employees and their families.
I love that there will be small children in the White House again. I have to admit, it was always a fantasy of mine to be one of those kids who grew up there, even for a few years. Even if I had to make my own bed. :-)
Love, T.
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