YES, its been nearly 5 months since I last posted!! EEK! I know, I know. But honestly, my whole TWO loyal readers haven't complained! So - I've slacked off! And if you've been holding your breath for new pictures, you can go to Dropshots and view our latest! I'll be updating that much more regularly!
More to come............
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
April 9 Pictures
Pictures at the beach on April 9 - a great day for kite flying. But it was cold!!!!
Bring on the rain....
ok, now make it stop.
Its been raining here for about 2 days. We're done. NO more! We need sunshine.
To add to our dismal-ness (yes, that's not really a word!!), our friends - L and T, just left headed to IL for the summer and then on to SC where they'll be stationed for the next 3 years. It was hard to say goodbye - they've really become such great friends and we're going to miss them terribly. The kids loved to play with T so much and Tanner especially will miss their playtimes.
Such is life...we know that nothing stays the same, but the adjustment is never fun.
On the upside - summer is ALMOST here and we're looking forward to getting out and meeting new people.
MINI UPDATE: Hunter and Lizzie have approximately 5 weeks of school left. Lizzie's last day is the 6th of June - and I believe she gets a "graduation ceremony" How fun! Hunter's official last day is June 18th - but we'll be leaving on the 12th, headed to KC for M & S's 50th Anniversary Celebration. We have a busy summer ahead of us! Tanner's still LOVING his playgroup and he hates to miss it.
More news to come later - and pictures too!!!
Its been raining here for about 2 days. We're done. NO more! We need sunshine.
To add to our dismal-ness (yes, that's not really a word!!), our friends - L and T, just left headed to IL for the summer and then on to SC where they'll be stationed for the next 3 years. It was hard to say goodbye - they've really become such great friends and we're going to miss them terribly. The kids loved to play with T so much and Tanner especially will miss their playtimes.
Such is life...we know that nothing stays the same, but the adjustment is never fun.
On the upside - summer is ALMOST here and we're looking forward to getting out and meeting new people.
MINI UPDATE: Hunter and Lizzie have approximately 5 weeks of school left. Lizzie's last day is the 6th of June - and I believe she gets a "graduation ceremony" How fun! Hunter's official last day is June 18th - but we'll be leaving on the 12th, headed to KC for M & S's 50th Anniversary Celebration. We have a busy summer ahead of us! Tanner's still LOVING his playgroup and he hates to miss it.
More news to come later - and pictures too!!!
Monday, March 31, 2008
When you WANT to do the right thing...
Why is it so hard to help the less fortunate...ok, so that phrase isn't really fitting this situation, but kinda.
So, there are a couple of boys at our apt. complex (and that attend H's school) that are starved for attention (IMHO). During the summer, they would be at the playground, unsupervised and oft times be wondering around the complex. There's no way that their mom could see them from their apt. They have been asking to come over FOREVER. I always put them off, b/c I'd not met their mom and I'm not comfortable with kids being over without me knowing a parent. (Don't even get me started about letting my own kids go somewhere that I don't know a parent - that is a HUGE no-no!!). Anyway - a couple of weeks ago, they figured out exactly which apartment we live in (I'm sure H was happy to inform them! LOL). They showed up and I decided to let them come up and play a while.
I want my kids to be kind and loving to others - to EVERYONE - regardless of race, gender, etc. I want them to befriend the shy kids and be nice to the mean ones. I want them to stand up for the ones that get made fun of. These are things that I want to teach them to do.
But at what cost? How far do I let this go? These kids are just kids. They *seem* to come from a family that just overlooks them (to a degree - I'm not saying they are being completely neglected). I want to let them come into our home and feel important. But again, at what cost? They are influencing our kids in ways that I'm not liking at all. They are constantly asking for things (asking to have certain toys). I was told by another mom here at the complex that you have to check the older ones pockets upon their leaving. I've worked REALLY hard at not judginh them based on her comment. I don't watch them like a hawk (like I wanted to when they first came over). The older asked H for a toy when they were here once. It's something that was with a set and as nice as we could, we informed the kids that they couldn't give anything away *today* - trying to make it a point that maybe one time we would allow something like that. Then we overheard him whisper to H to just pretend that he lost it. AGHAGHAGH!
OK - done venting. I want to help these boys, but I don't want my kids picking up their bad habits.
If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!!!
So, there are a couple of boys at our apt. complex (and that attend H's school) that are starved for attention (IMHO). During the summer, they would be at the playground, unsupervised and oft times be wondering around the complex. There's no way that their mom could see them from their apt. They have been asking to come over FOREVER. I always put them off, b/c I'd not met their mom and I'm not comfortable with kids being over without me knowing a parent. (Don't even get me started about letting my own kids go somewhere that I don't know a parent - that is a HUGE no-no!!). Anyway - a couple of weeks ago, they figured out exactly which apartment we live in (I'm sure H was happy to inform them! LOL). They showed up and I decided to let them come up and play a while.
I want my kids to be kind and loving to others - to EVERYONE - regardless of race, gender, etc. I want them to befriend the shy kids and be nice to the mean ones. I want them to stand up for the ones that get made fun of. These are things that I want to teach them to do.
But at what cost? How far do I let this go? These kids are just kids. They *seem* to come from a family that just overlooks them (to a degree - I'm not saying they are being completely neglected). I want to let them come into our home and feel important. But again, at what cost? They are influencing our kids in ways that I'm not liking at all. They are constantly asking for things (asking to have certain toys). I was told by another mom here at the complex that you have to check the older ones pockets upon their leaving. I've worked REALLY hard at not judginh them based on her comment. I don't watch them like a hawk (like I wanted to when they first came over). The older asked H for a toy when they were here once. It's something that was with a set and as nice as we could, we informed the kids that they couldn't give anything away *today* - trying to make it a point that maybe one time we would allow something like that. Then we overheard him whisper to H to just pretend that he lost it. AGHAGHAGH!
OK - done venting. I want to help these boys, but I don't want my kids picking up their bad habits.
If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!!!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Family Weekends
It's always nice to have Daddy home on the weekends, but of course, they go way too fast! It's Sunday, and we're already hating that he has to leave again tomorrow. I'm definitely ready for this specific install to be done!!
So today, we're just hanging out! Playing Legos and Webkins, watching some tv and doing some cleaning.
Hopefully this week will be better than last. It's no fun with sick kids! And although they're not 100%, I'm hopeful for a much better week!
Hopefully, my next post will have some birthday pictures from Tanner's party!
So today, we're just hanging out! Playing Legos and Webkins, watching some tv and doing some cleaning.
Hopefully this week will be better than last. It's no fun with sick kids! And although they're not 100%, I'm hopeful for a much better week!
Hopefully, my next post will have some birthday pictures from Tanner's party!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
I'm pretty bummed...
When we moved here we quickly met a little boy named T and his mom L. L is married to a navy guy. We quickly became friends and have done things together quite a bit over the last 7 months. We knew that they were Navy and we would eventually say goodbye - but thought we had all summer to go. I found out today that they will be leaving the 3rd week of April. That's ONE month.
Anyway - we'll miss them alot. The kids love to play with T. And L is literally my one friend here.
I know that things change and life goes on - but today, I'm having a hard time with this. Please pray for us.
Anyway - we'll miss them alot. The kids love to play with T. And L is literally my one friend here.
I know that things change and life goes on - but today, I'm having a hard time with this. Please pray for us.
Monday, March 17, 2008
What's My News??
Because I know you are all on pins and needles trying figure out what our new is - I'm posting to put you out of your misery....in a minute...
Are we buying a house??? Are you kidding? LOL - NO. (Houses up here are outrageously expensive - we may rent forever).
Hmmm...are we going on a great vacation? Well - we do get to get away in June - Jeremy's parents will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary! Congrats Mom and Dad!! We're really looking forward to celebrating with them and seeing family. But that's not our news.
And we didn't win the lottery.
Ok - here ya go:
We've decided to homeschool the kids. Yep - thats all there is to it. No big deal to most, but I am super excited about it. We chose to hs for a few reasons. I had never wanted my kids in a public school by the time they were in middle school/jr. high. It had always been the plan to put them through elementary and them take them out after 5th grade. However, the more we thought about it - it just made sense to take them out now. I didn't want them developing close friendships and then us ripping them away from their friends. Also - with Jeremy's travels, this will make it much easier to join him when the opportunities arise to do so. Hunter's issues with the *bully* probably did push me to choose hs'ing now, because unfortunately, it just gets harder, not easier. Kids get more mean (not all kids, of course). So - we're taking the plunge and giving it our best shot. We'll start next school year. Please keep us in your prayers, we'll definitely need them!
Thanks for sharing in my news!
Are we buying a house??? Are you kidding? LOL - NO. (Houses up here are outrageously expensive - we may rent forever).
Hmmm...are we going on a great vacation? Well - we do get to get away in June - Jeremy's parents will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary! Congrats Mom and Dad!! We're really looking forward to celebrating with them and seeing family. But that's not our news.
And we didn't win the lottery.
Ok - here ya go:
We've decided to homeschool the kids. Yep - thats all there is to it. No big deal to most, but I am super excited about it. We chose to hs for a few reasons. I had never wanted my kids in a public school by the time they were in middle school/jr. high. It had always been the plan to put them through elementary and them take them out after 5th grade. However, the more we thought about it - it just made sense to take them out now. I didn't want them developing close friendships and then us ripping them away from their friends. Also - with Jeremy's travels, this will make it much easier to join him when the opportunities arise to do so. Hunter's issues with the *bully* probably did push me to choose hs'ing now, because unfortunately, it just gets harder, not easier. Kids get more mean (not all kids, of course). So - we're taking the plunge and giving it our best shot. We'll start next school year. Please keep us in your prayers, we'll definitely need them!
Thanks for sharing in my news!
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