House of Pierce

I moved........

2009-06-21T20:45:00.004-05:00

Check out the new blog at.....

This is where I will be posting now!

Birthday and Bunnies

2009-01-26T20:45:00.009-06:00

Yesterday was Landon's 2nd Birthday! We didn't do much. We are going home in a few weeks and throwing Landon a party then! He had a great day though. And I found an easy and yummy egg free birthday cake!! He loved his cake and loved licking the spoon! Here are a few pictures from his big day.

Tonight was Tyler's first music program at school!! She did an awesome job and we were so proud of her! She was cheesing and really putting on a show!

Tyler posing before the program.

Tyler and Mrs. Yersak

Please say a prayer.....

2009-01-16T22:14:00.003-06:00

Please say a prayer for a couple in NWA whose daughter was born today at a whopping 9lbs 12oz. I do not know the family personally but I have been reading her blog before she even got pregnant. Click here to read their story. Their little girl, Harper, was having difficulties and has been airlifted to AR Children's Hospital.

So this is what Alaska must feel like

2009-01-14T20:32:00.003-06:00

I got this email from school today...............

The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory, in effect from 9 p.m. today through 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, for an area that includes the University of Central Missouri. An Arctic cold front will move across Missouri today, and bitterly cold temperatures are expected by this evening with strong northwest winds producing wind chills around zero this afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will drop between zero and 5 below tonight and wind chill is expected to fall between 15 and 20 below zero, and remain colder than 15 below through midday Thursday. Such wind chills will result in frost bite and lead to hypothermia, if precautions are not taken. If you must venture outdoors, dress warmly, and be sure to wear a hat and gloves.

Seriously, what is the incentive to crawl out of bed tomorrow. This southern girl cannot handle the extreme cold. I have gotten used to the 30's but this weather is too much!!

Ignorant!!!!

2009-01-13T20:17:00.003-06:00

I have the worst headache and not such a great day. Then I read this article and my blood pressure is probably sky high now!!

FINALLY!!!

2009-01-12T18:50:00.005-06:00

My awesome husband sent an email to Landon's pediatrician yesterday asking if she had heard about an appointment with Dermatology. Just before lunch we receive a phone call from the clinic asking if we can be at Children's at 1:30 tomorrow. Dermatology had a cancellation and they are giving the appointment to Landon!! HHHHMMMM, let me think about this one for a minute!! DUH!!! Unfortunately I cannot go. :-(I have a doctors appt on base and the exact same time and I start back to school tomorrow! Hopefully we will get some miracle drug to help control lil man's eczema. The clinic may have gotten very annoyed with me last week and probably love receiving emails from David but we got an appt didn't we!! Who cares about being the CRAZY mom anymore, NOT ME!!!

Oh, I keep getting emails about comments about what you read on my blog!! Leave me a comment on here!! :-) If you do not have a gmail account you can leave an anonymous comment, but don't forget to leave your name!!

I hope everyone is having a great week!!!!!!!

I am in love with this..............

2009-01-11T12:39:00.002-06:00

You must check out these camera straps. I would love to have one!! I do have a birthday coming up and I may need to treat myself to one. I found the link on www.thesecretisinthesauce.blogspot.com. If you haven't been to this website you should check it out ASAP. They feature new blogs every day. I really need to find a talent or craft to sell and make some extra money!!

Happy Birthday David

2009-01-09T09:50:00.005-06:00

Yesterday was David's 29th Birthday!! Happy Birthday to a wonderful husband and father!! Tyler and I made breakfest (well we ate it for dinner) and a cake for daddy. Landon didn't have a nap that afternoon so he had a late one while we ate breakfest and cake. Which worked out considering we were on eggs overload! David was supposed to have the day off but that never really works out as planned. Here are a few pictures from the big day!

Tyler added her scarf around the cake to make for a beautiful presentation. I have no idea where she thought of that but I think there may be a good future ahead of her!!

Disclaimer: We are in no way professional bakers so please ignore how unprofessional this cake may look!!

Tyler loves birthdays. She told all of her friends at school that it was her daddy's birthday and they were invited to his birthday party!! She was so happy to share the day with her daddy!

Well, it is that time again!!!

Sorry for the glare of the flash. OOPS!! I am actually ready to get back in the swing of things. I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and realize that next year is my last year!! WHEW!!! Well that is if I survive taking 19 hrs this semester!!!

I would also like to say thank you to Heather at www.spewdfree.com. She replied to my post on Landon's allergies. Her webiste has so much wonderful information and two different lines of food that I can find in Lee's Summit that are allergy free for Landon!! I never thought that he would get to eat macarroni and cheese!! I am learning through this process that the doctors on base are not going to help me. But that is a long story!! Mothers going through the same thing are going is where I will recieve support and education!!

Also, I need to give a shout out to Tyler!! She made all pluses on her report card!! A plus is basically the same as an A. It is the highest mark you can recieve!! We are so proud of her!!!

Allergies, Please Help

2009-01-07T09:06:00.004-06:00

Against my better judgement, I am posting pictures of Landon. Yesterday I got a call from daycare and said that he had broken out in hives. I rushed him to the clinic to hear the nurse tell me to hive him Benadryl. Yes, I know that!! Before you see the pictures, let me give lil man's history. Around 3 months old, Landon started suffering from eczema. We were stationed in Utah at the time. When Landon was 5 months old, we moved to Missouri. His eczema got much worse. At 7 months old, Landon broke out in hives for the first time. The next day we saw an allergist and he was tested for milk, soy, eggs, wheat, and peanut allergies. The tests came back that he was allergic to milk, eggs, and peanuts. When he turned one, he was tested for the same allergens again and it came back that he was just allergic to eggs and peanuts. We have been faithful to keeping him away from these two foods. We have accidentally given him eggs (foods that we had no clue had eggs in them) and he broke out. But he has never been exposted to any kinds of nuts. However, the doctors say that his eczmea should be clear. I fear that he has more allergies but they doctors only test him for the same allergens. And our peditrician has been trying to get him into dermatology at the children's hospital here with no luck. Our poor little guy is miserable and it seems like we are getting no where in getting help. Below are the pictures that I took just this morning, he broke out yesterday afternoon.

Doesn't he look miserable?!

This morning, my mom called and was telling me about a segment that Joan Early did on children with severe allergies and eczema. However, they haven't posted the story on their website yet. I am wanting to send Joan Early an email but their emails are not posted on the website and you can only seen a 1000 character email on the website! If anyone has any info how to get in touch with her I would appreciate it. We just want to get our boy itch and allergry free. If you know anyone who suffers from allergies and eczema like this please pass my blog along to them and have them contact me!! THANK YOU!!!

My Future Grandchildren's Names.

2009-01-06T17:17:00.002-06:00

Tyler: "Mommy when I grow up and have kids you are going to be really old."

Me: "Yes, thanks for the reminder. How many kids are you going to have?"

Tyler: "3"

Me: "What are you going to name your children?"

Tyler: "Charlotte"

Me: "What a beautiful name, I love it! How about the other two?"

Tyler: "Bon and Carsa. Bon is a boy's name."

Me: "Uhm, ok."

I guess one good name out of three is hopeful!

Happy New Years

2009-01-01T10:09:00.002-06:00

I still cannot believe that it is 2009 already!! Happy New Years!! I unfortunately did ring in the new year but not because I wanted too! I swear I have insomnia. And when I was finally getting to sleep around 2:00, Landon woke up at 2:50. WHAT THE HECK!! Maybe we will take a good ole New Years Nap in a few hours.

We don't have any big plans for the day. David had to work! Last night we were talking to Tyler about the approaching new year and explaining all about New Years Resolutions. She decided that she is going to make her body healthy. Those were her words! We made one for Landon - to be potty trained! I made one for David that I will not post on here but we will see how long it lasts. He didn't agree willingly! I am really not sure what my resolution will be. I know that I want to take more pictures of my children in their everyday activities and try to survive my last full year of school!! Maybe I will also try and keep the blog updated more! We will see, school seems to get in the way!

We hope 2009 brings you health, joy, and everything you wish for! Happy New Year!

Some pictures from Christmas

2008-12-31T14:51:00.001-06:00

Santa brought Landon a wooden bowling set!! He loves it!

Tyler got a Fancy Nancy doll and Fancy Nancy books!

One day I would love to get a family picture where we are all

happy and eager to get our picture made!!

AAAWWWW Shucks.....

2008-12-31T09:05:00.005-06:00

I received two emails this week from old friends asking what is up with the blog! (Thanks Jo and Kerri!!) Honestly, I am not really sure! I was busy with school and sick kids for the past two months! Croup is no fun with a one year old. Thank goodness the second time around wasn't as bad! Wow, we have been busy bees around the Pierce household. We went home for Christmas for the first time in 8 years. We had a blast!! And the kids came home with quite a loot! This week the kids and I are hanging out before Tyler starts back to school next week. Then I start back the following week. And we have to big birthdays coming up!! David turns 29 next week and our lil man turns 2 at the end of the month! We were going to have a big party for Landon but David has a weird shift going on this month! But we do have plans to make the big day special for our lil man! Speaking of our lil man, I think he is showing signs of getting ready to be potty trained! We are headed to Walmart to start preparing. I am ready but not ready! I still vividly remember the nightmare of potty training Tyler. My mom swears that the first one (ahem, me) is hard, and the second one is so much easier! We will see about that! Hopefully she is right!

On a more serious note, I am thinking about making my blog private. There are just too many crazy people roaming the web! I have had nasty comments and so have many of my friends who have blogs. Honestly, I just delete them the first few negative words! But I really do not want to have to second guess a post due to the fear of a negative comment from someone that I don't even know. It isn't worth it. I started this blog for our family and friends to catch up on what is going on with us. I haven't checked out the settings for it yet but I think you will have to enter your email address. I will have all approved email addresses included. So leave me a comment letting me know you want to keep up with the blog. I will not post the comment so you will not have to worry about it being published. Or you can send me an email.

Ok, enough of the whole serious talk! Here are some pictures from our Christmas! I hope you enjoy them!

Ok, blogger is wanting to post my pictures for some crazy reason. I will try again later!

99 Balloons

2008-10-29T13:49:00.002-05:00

I watched this video on another blog today. The video is about a couple in NWA whose son was born with Trisomy 18. Make sure you have a box of tissues nearby.

A History Lesson from a 5 Year Old

2008-10-19T21:00:00.003-05:00

Background: David and I were watching Sarah Palin/Tina Fey on SNL.

Tyler: "Mommy, is she our President."
Mommy: "No, she is running for Vice President."
Tyler: "Well who is our President."
Mommy: "George Bush"
Tyler" "No mommy, his name is George Washington and he was our first President."

Week in Pictures

2008-10-18T14:24:00.005-05:00

I am going to start attempting to taking more pictures during the week and posting a Week in Pictures post on the weekend. David actually took the pictures below. Tyler pulled her first tooth this week. It was loose forever but never loose enough to pull. We also went and bought pumpkins this week. Tyler had school pictures but of course it was on a day that David had to work so I was doing good making her "beautiful" (Tyler's words not mine!) and getting her and Landon out the door on time!! But this is my attempt at holding myself more accountable to take pics!!

Can I get an ALLELUIA!!!!!

2008-10-11T19:39:00.003-05:00

I am still beyond excited as I type this post!! WE WON!! The Razorbacks beat #20 Auburn!! Way to GO RAZORBACKS!! And the fact that we beat them at Auburn makes this win even sweeter!! GO HOGS!!! Keep it up!!!

Movie and Halloween

2008-10-10T10:04:00.003-05:00

If you are looking for something to do this weekend, you should go to the movies and see The City of Ember. I read the book in my Children's Lit class and it was amazing. It is the first of 4 books and I am hoping to read the other 3 books during Christmas break. I really want to see the movie this weekend but David works. Well isn't really a factor because I still wouldn't have a babysitter!! HA!!! If anyone sees the movie, let me know what you thought of it.

In other news, my neighborhood is playing You've Been Boo'ed. I read about this earlier in the week on another blog. That afternoon we were Boo'ed. I was so excited. Tuesday night I was coming home from the library when I saw a gift bag hanging on our front door. I had no clue that our neighborhood was playing this game. I ran up there and it was a Halloween gift bag with a bag of Hershey kisses. Inside the bag was a poem that read:

How to Boo

There was a ghost here bringing treats to you,

He flew to your house just to say Boo!

Who left this Boo bag, who could it be?

You might find out, but not from me!

Place this sign where all can see

So everyone will know a Boo! you received.

Enjoy the goodies as a treat from us,

But now it's your turn to Boo! someone else

Fill each bag with some treats and fun,

Bring them to your friends and

neighbors, knock....then run!

Happy Halloween!!

How fun is that!!! David and I had a blast trying to figure out who left us our treats. We did our Boo! last night and hope they enjoy their treats as much as we enjoyed ours!! What a fun Halloween game for adults!!

Have a great weekend!!!!!!!

Parade in the Neighborhood

2008-10-05T11:15:00.013-05:00

October is fire prevention month. Every year the firetrucks on base do a little parade through all of the neighborhoods on base. This year some of the local firetrucks joined in the festivities. Well this morning David was mowing the yard when he heard the sirens. He came and got us so the kids could watch the firetrucks. Landon loves anything with sirens and we knew that he would love seeing the trucks in action. Excuse the pajamas, we weren't expecting the parade this morning and we were having a lazy Sunday.

Landon is waiting patiently.

Then he decided to climb up the steps.

Tyler decided to pose for pictures while we waited on the firetrucks.

Here they come!!

Landon loved waving at the firetrucks.

Tyler decided to cover her ears up. There were about 10 trucks all

blaring their sirens. It was a little loud!!!

Bye Bye firetrucks!!

Tyler's First Fieldtrip

2008-10-03T20:20:00.010-05:00

Today was Tyler's first kindergarten fieldtrip!! We went to the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead in Ovearland Park, KS. We had the best time. I can't wait to go back when we have more time and have David and Landon with us.

Tyler, McKenzie, and the goat!!

McKenzie is one of our neighbors. They girls

became really good friends over the summer.

Tyler milking a cow!!

Tyler actually took a picture without posing!!

I loved this bird house!

Some of the girl's in Tyler's class.

Deanna Rose Childrens Farmstead II

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An old school house.

Tyler's teacher is in the green.

The goat and sheep really wanted the food in Tyler's hand!!

After I snapped a picture, I rescued her. That sounds bad,

but seriously, right when I was snapping is when they were attaacking

her. I ran to her and her teacher ran and we got the WILD

animals off Tyler. She was a little freaked out!!

Crazy Hair Day

2008-10-03T19:31:00.003-05:00

A couple of weeks ago was Spirit Week at Tyler's school. She had lots of fun days but Crazy Hair Day was the only day I managed to snap a picture of!! OOPS!!!

Labor Day Weekend in Branson

2008-10-03T19:05:00.010-05:00

Yes, I know that Labor Day was a month ago but here are the pictures. We met my parents and sister at the Branson Landing for the day. We took the kids to Build a Bear. Landon loves stuffed animals so we knew he would love Build a Bear. He did but by the time we got there it was his nap time and he wasn't ready to get a nap!! We have a great time in Branson. I didn't get many pictures because I was busy taking advantage of the holiday sales!!

OOPS

2008-10-02T21:37:00.001-05:00

Somehow I accidentally erased my last post!! URGH!!! But I hope to get some pictures posted this weekend!!

Where Were You

2008-09-11T11:26:00.002-05:00

My mom is in school and one of her teachers gave them an assignment of writing an essay on how the events of 9/11 effected them or someone they know. She gave me a call and asked me to email our story for her essay.

David and I were newlyweds and stationed at RAF Lakenheath in England. We had only been in England for 3 months, married for 3 months, and new to the whole military way of life.

I was working at a bank on base and was attending a training course at another base that was outside of London. It was about a 2 hour drive from our base. David had driven my coworker and myself to the base for the course. So we basically relied on a taxi to get us from our hotel to the base for the training course.

The day of 9/11, we were done with our course and waited and waited and waited even longer for our taxi to pick us up and take us back to the hotel. Finally an airman from security forces came and picked us up and said the base was on lock down and that he would take us to our taxi. We all gave him a blank stare!! We had no television in the classroom so we had no clue of what bombshell he was about to unload on us.

The airman told us that 2 planes had hit the Twin Towers in NYC and another attempted to hit the Pentagon. We are all military wives and we knew at that moment that it was an act of terrorism. When you are stationed overseas, you attend briefings with your military spouse on safety issues overseas. We had been briefed on Bin Laden and that name spilled right out of my mouth.

The airman seemed like he was in a rush and we were all in shock!! We didn't ask too many questions. We got in our taxi and the driver was more than happy to fill us in on the events. But the only thing we could think of was when our husbands would be deploying.

We got to the hotel and they had the BBC news on in the lobby. All of the British people were comforting us and asking us if we had family in NYC. Luckily, none of us did. They were all very sympathetic and accommodating in our time of shock, fear, anger, and any other emotion that you go through during something like this.

It was several hours later before we FINALLY got in touch with our husbands. My husband couldn't give me any details over the phone but he said that he was trying to get to our hotel to pick us up and bring us back home. His supervisor eventually agreed to let him leave the base for long enough to make the trip up to pick me up and bring me back to Lakenheath. But he couldn't get me until the next day.

The rest of the night we were glued to the tvs. We would cry, we would yell, we were basically just in schock and wondering how our lives as military wives were about to change. But we were all proud of our husbands because we knew that they were about to serve a huge mission in the military and honor those of died from the events of 9/11.

When David picked me up, I was full of questions. He told us that only essential military were allowed on base. We lived off base and there was no way I would be seeing that base for a few days!! Since the base was on shutdown, David had to get gas off base. I remember him telling me that he spent $70 on gas. Ok, so today that is the norm, but 7 years ago!!!!

As we drove past the base, I was amazed by how many news stations and reporters were camped out by the base. David said that they were not allowed to talk to the press.

We finally got home and I rushed in the house to call my mom and let her know that I was ok. We cried and cried!!! I was very relieved to be home because we did not have cable. We were going to be moving into base housing in a few months so we decided to wait on cable. It was nice to have a break from the news and the images.

The base finally opened up about 3 days later. But it was never the same. Every car was searched. Anything in your car was searched. Every building that you walked into, you had to show your military ID. It was a different era from here on out. The credit union, that was next to our bank, received an envelope in the mail with white powder in it. They were evacuated and so was our bank. The fear of anthrax was overwhelming. We had to start wearing gloves just to open up our mail.

Things eventually calmed down some but the security levels were still really high.

On March 17, 2003 we watched the news of Bush warning Sadam to get out of Iraq within 48 hours or war would be declared. I know you are wondering how I remember that date. I was in labor with Tyler. The day that we left the hospital, war broke out. David had to report back to work and was on standby. My parents were unable to make the trip to come see their first grandchild.

Luckily, David did not deploy to Iraq until 2005. He was supposed to be deployed over the summer and his squadron comes home today.

I cannot believe that it has been 7 years. I remember my mom saying that she remembers every detail of when Kennedy was assassinated. Well I know that I will never forget the events and the aftermath of 9/11.

May God Bless all of those who lost loved ones that day. And May God Bess all of our military and their families that are home and abroad.

And also, today is one of my good friends birthday!! What a birthday, right!! Happy Birthday Cissy!!!

Help!!

2008-09-07T09:36:00.001-05:00

I found a new layout for my blog but for some reason I can't get rid of the brown from my last layout. Does anyone know how to get rid of it!! I erased my last template.

It's Game Day

2008-08-30T09:20:00.003-05:00

It is officially my favorite time of the year!! It's time for college football!! I am watching ESPN's Game Day as I type this!! The only sad thing about today is that the Razorback game is not televised!! I am eager for this season!! It is a season where you have no clue what to expect!! I am very excited about Coach Petrino. Although I am not expecting the season to beat all season, I am excited to see how the game is changed up!! Will we throw the ball this year instead of running the ball? I have to admit that I am already having McFadden and Jones withdraws!! There is only one more thing to say, WOOOOOOO PIG SOOOOOOOIE!! GO HOGS!!!!

Landon is 19 months old!!

2008-08-25T18:55:00.007-05:00

Our little man is 19 months old today!! Here are a few pictures of his milestones for your entertainment!

Yes, he is starting to stand on his own now!!

He loves to knock on the door!!

He loves giving Landon kisses!!

(Landon Kisses = Landon leaning his forehead to your forehead and saying aaawww!!!)

He is starting to become a daddy's boy!!

And Yes, he is starting to walk!! ALLELUIA!! ALLELUIA!!

What a roller coaster ride these last 7 months have been!! But we are beyond excited that he is starting to walk. He isn't all the way there yet but we are at least mobile on two legs now!! And yes, we are TRYING to take the bink away!! I know we are bad parents for letting him have it this long but we have had lots of bigger battles to tackle so the bink is minor to us right now. And he also chipped a top front tooth. If he had that bink in his mouth he may still have a normal tooth. It is actually really cute when he smiles!! It makes him look ALL BOY!! No need to worry, we called the dentist and they said as long as it doesn't turn colors then it isn't a big deal!! I think the chipped tooth just fits his personality!!!

Did You Know....

2008-08-21T16:38:00.003-05:00

One of my professors shared this video with my class today. Let me know what you think!!!!

Where did the summer go?

2008-08-17T17:27:00.007-05:00

Wow, it has been a crazy, busy summer!! I cannot believe that it is basically over with!! Tyler started school last Thursday. She loves her teacher and I cannot believe she is in kindergarten!! Here are some pictures from her Open House and the 1st Day of School.

Landon will be 19 months old next week!! No, he STILL is not walking but he is getting there!! He is starting Physical Therapy at Children's Mercy next week. His pediatrician is really worried about his legs turning out too far. His personality has really been coming out this past week!! Man, does he ever know what he wants. Last night he was holding my hand while walking and decided that he wanted to go to the park across the street from our house. We went to the park and then he went straight to the swings. He is getting really good at walking for longer distances while holding our hands. I have been trying to snap a picture of him trying to walk but he sits down every time he sees the camera!! (Ok, not the best of pics of Landon, but he will not look at the camera for me these days!!)

Last Wednesday, Tyler's last day of summer, we took Tyler to the state fair. It was a hot day and we knew that Landon would be miserable so he went to the CDC. Tyler really enjoyed spending the time with just mommy and daddy!! David and I had never been to a state fair before, just the county fairs!! We had a great time but could not believe how much everything costs. Seriously, $5 for a lemonade. After we made the rounds at the fair, we went to Sonic and took advantage of Happy Hour!!

Tyler loved the horses!!!!!!!!

David and I are just counting down the days to the start of college football!! Although we are not ready for the cold temperatures that follow!! David has moved to a new area in his squadron and works really weird shifts these days. He works every other weekend but the weekends he has off, he has a 3 day weekend. I am not too sure if I like it or not. David seems to like the new schedule except for the 12 hour shifts!! I start back to school on Tuesday!! I am not sure if I am ready to go back or not!! I guess it is time to get back on a schedule!!

We hope everyone has a great school year!!!

It's Turtle Time!!

2008-07-09T20:09:00.004-05:00

David and I have been wanting to find a turtle and bring home to show Tyler. There weren't a lot of turtles in Utah. However, every time we would see a turtle it would be in the middle of a busy highway. When David came home for lunch today, he told Tyler he had something that he wanted her to see. In the back of his truck was this little fella. He was a little sassy thing and we were afraid that he may bite Tyler so we wouldn't let her touch him. She had so much fun just watching the turtle go in and out of his shell!! She has also discovered lightening bugs and she caught a frog the other night. She may turn into a little country girl after all!!

Happy 4th!!!!!!!!

2008-07-04T12:07:00.014-05:00

We hope everyone is having a great 4th of July!! Please remember our troops that are serving overseas and our troops that are serving at home.

We have had a very eventful week!! Tyler has been sick since last Sunday. On Wednesday our doctor decided to admit her to Children's Mercy South in Overland Park, KS. We only had to stay overnight, so it was too bad. Tyler and I even rode on an ambulance to the hospital. Tyler thought that was the coolest thing in the world!! She actually cried when the EMTs left her at the hospital. My mom, dad, and sister came up Wednesday and spent the night. It wasn't the best way to see family but it was nice seeing them all the same. We are at home now just relaxing and getting Tyler back to 100 percent. David had to work today so it will me a nice 4th of July at home. Here are some pictures of our stay at Children's Mercy. Please forgive the quality of the pictures, they were taken with my point and shoot and it doesn't take the best pictures.

Peepaw (my dad) and David

Daddy was taking it easy!!

Tyler got so spoiled when it came time to eat. We could order her whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted it.

My mom brought her this outfit. She was so excited because she wants to be a cheerleader for the Arkansas Razorbacks when she grows up. This pic was taken on Thursday and she was so ready to go home!!!

This picture was taken outside our room when everyone came to break Tyler out on Thursday.

Getting ready to go home!! Tyler got the bear from the EMTs on the ambulance ride.

Day 2 of presents and spoiling!!

Busting out of the hospital

The ride home.

My mom and sister wrote on the sidewalk Welcome Home Tyler!!!

We are so glad to be back home. Tyler is a homebody and wanted nothing to do with being at the hospital!! On Wednesday night she was running a fever and that is when our little evil Tyler comes out to play. There was a picture of a hippo on the wall by her bed. She pointed at the picture and told me that she never wanted to see that picture ever again!! She didn't say it in a nice voice either. I was laughing so hard and that just got her even madder!!!

As Promised................

2008-06-30T19:40:00.011-05:00

Tyler and Audrey Audrey is our best friend's daughter. They are moving to England in

the fall and we are really sad!! :-(

Tyler has been sick!! I just couldn't pass up a pic of her taking a nap!! Doesn't she

look sweet and peaceful!!

Believe it or not, this pic and the pic above were taken on the same day!!

Tyler and Landon had fun playing in the laundry basket!! Landon started crying
as soon as I got the camera so I had to pop the bink in in order to snap a pic!!

Tyler is our little comedian!!

Landon is looking very mischevious!! Can you guess what he is thinking!!!

That's right, he was thinking about how fun it would be to

climb into Max's kennel!!

Landon loves to watch daddy when he is working on a project

in the garage!!

It's been awhile...............

2008-06-29T20:46:00.003-05:00

Well, it has been awhile since I have posted on here!! We have been really busy!! I have pictures on my camera but they haven't made their way onto my computer yet!! I am getting really bad about that!! SORRY!! Tyler just finished up summer school at the elementary school last week. They had an awesome program for children that are going into kindergarten in August. They only went for half a day but she learned so much and is even more excited about starting school in August. Her teacher said that she loves school and was always well prepared in the mornings before class started. Mr. Andrade, the teacher that I observed fall semester last year, taught P.E. this summer. He told me that Tyler was his best listener and his big helper. We were so proud. At the end of July, she is going to Arkansas to spend a week with my parents!! She is so excited!! Landon just turned 17 months this past week!! He has been talking like crazy and is getting closer to walking!! We keep joking that we only have one more week until he his walking. (David didn't walk until he was 18 months old!) He is still in physical therapy and they said they probably will not extend his appointments. They said there isn't anything wrong with him, he just is going to be slower and there is nothing to worry about, especially since his father was slow at walking!! David has been really busy at work!! I swear, we never see him anymore!! I finished 6 of my hours this summer a week ago. I still have 5 hours of internet classes. I am staying really busy with them!! I had surgery last Friday. Nothing major, but I am so glad that it is over with!!!

We did find out some bad news this week!! We finally met a couple here that is EXACTLY like us!! We have really become good friends!! Well they got orders to England and leave in October!! Yes, I know what you are thinking!! You are in the military, you should be used to this!! But it took us so long to find a couple at at this base that we had anything in common with and had fun hanging out just doing nothing!! I know that we will still stay in touch!! Kiara, the wife, is one of Landon's providers at the CDC. He adores her and I feel so bad that he will not have Kiara anymore in his room!!

I hope everyone has a great week!! Army Wives is on and needs my full attention!!

Happy Father's Day

2008-06-15T12:18:00.006-05:00

Happy Father's Day to, in the words of Tyler, "the best daddy in the whole wide word!!"

What a morning..........

2008-06-11T08:08:00.003-05:00

Tyler came in my room at 5:00 this morning to wake me up and tell me that she had a loose tooth. This isn't the first time she has told me that she has a loose tooth but I got excited for her and began my search for the loose tooth. NO LOOSE TOOTH!! So like any tired mom that still has an hour and a half to sleep, I told her to go back to bed and we would search for the loose tooth in the morning. At 7:00 this morning, Tyler wakes up and says mommy I have a loose tooth. She searched and searched for that loose tooth and said "Mommy I found it!!" Sure enough my baby, I mean big, girl has a loose tooth. It is a bottom tooth!! She is so excited!! So what is the going rate for a tooth these days?????!!!!!

Summer School

2008-06-09T20:33:00.002-05:00

One of the classes I am taking this summer is Computer/Tech in Education. One of our assignments was to create a blog and keep it updated for the next 5 weeks. So now I am being held accountable so looks like you will be getting updates now!! For my fellow classmates, let me tell you a little about me. I met my husband, David, while attending school at University of Arkansas at Monticello in February 200o. We fell in love and in August that same year we were engaged. What can I say, we knew we were supposed to be together forever. Yes, we are that sappy. In October 2000, David left for Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX for basic training. We had set a wedding date for July 2001 but we found out that we would be moving to England and had to be there in June. Needless to say the wedding date got moved up and we were married on May 26, 2001. Looking back, so much happened in one year!! We lived in England for 3 years. It was an experience that I wouldn't take back for anything. Our daughter, Tyler, was born in England in March 2003. After our 3 year tour in England, we were off to Hill AFB in Utah. We loved Hill and never planned on leaving!! Our son was born in January 2007. We were loving life and loved everything that Utah had to offer. Well the Air Force decided that my husband should cross train (basically they gave him a new job that he doesn't like) and we had to move!! That is how we ended up in Missouri. We are originally from Arkansas, GO HOGS, so we were excited to be closer to home. I started back to school Fall '07. It has been challenging going back to school as a wife and a mother of 2, but it is all worth it. This is just a little about our lives!! Feel free to leave a comment with any questions that you may have for me!! I will answer them in posts and it will give me something to blog about!!!!

Happily Ever After....

2008-05-27T09:35:00.015-05:00

Yesterday was our 7 year anniversary!! David and I were talking and with everything we have gone through in 7 years it seems like it has been more like 10 years already!! But those 7 years have gone by so fast. We are just as happy as the day we first fell in love. Of course we have had our ups and downs!! Those ups and downs just make our marriage that much stronger. Seven years ago we never dreamed we would be at our third base, two children, David would have a different job in the AF, and I would be back in school. This past year has been a very hard year. David found out he had to cross train into a field he is not happy in. Not even two months after he got home we packed up our house and moved AGAIN. Did I mention that I sold the house while he was gone. That task is not easy with a newborn!! But we got through it!! I started back to school in August. I will admit that this is hard at times on the whole family but we know that it is the best for us in the long run. And I have a kick butt grade point that shows that David has supported me the whole time. I couldn't do it without him. In November, David's dad passed away. He was never sick so we didn't see it coming. But we get through these things together as a couple. Landon has been giving us lots of problems with his lack of gross motor skills. Well I shouldn't say it is Landon giving us the problems. We have had problems getting him to specialists, everyone telling us what to do and so on. But we have dealt with it has a couple and Landon is improving every day!! Last month my grandfather passed away. Two deaths in five months was rough. But we are always there for each other!! We have been through deployments, TDYs, lived overseas, and even being a parent can throw many curve balls at you!! We may not have the PERFECT marriage but who does!! We love each other and that is what matters. We are there for each other and that is what matters!! So happy anniversary babe, I love you more and more each day!!!

Here are some pictures throughout the years!!!!

Old South Formal at UAM. This was the beginning of our Love Story!!

Engagement Picture. David was in TX for Basic Training so it was just me!! :-(

In San Antonio, TX at David Basic Training graduation.

OUr Wedding Day. May 26, 2001.

AGE Christmas Party '01 at RAF Lakenheath, England.

David's promotion ceremony when he sewed on Senior Airman. I was due any day with Tyler.

Tyler and I made David a big Congrats sign when he made Staff Sargent. (Hill AFB)

David just got home from a deployment to Iraq.

David's first Razorback game!!

Right after Landon was born.

Bark at the Park

2008-05-19T13:42:00.002-05:00

(Sorry the picture isn't that great!! I was holding

sleepy 24lb one year old and trying to take a pic!)

On Saturday we took the kids to Bark at the Park on base. We had no idea what to expect but we had the best time. They had lots of fun contests for the dogs. Some of the contests were: most mixed up mutt, best costume, smallest/largest dog, and so many more. Max won for the curliest tail!! He didn't seem to care too much for the festivities. He just laid under a picnic table the whole time. He is an inside dog and the heat is not his thing!! We had a great time and it was fun seeing all the different breeds of dogs!!!!

Our New Family Member

2008-05-17T09:43:00.004-05:00

Tyler has been wanting a hamster forever!! A couple of weeks ago, she got to take a tour of the kindergarten rooms at her new school and one of the rooms had hamsters!! She didn't want to leave the room and has been talking about it nonstop. David always had hamsters growing up and was very excited about the idea of having them again. But he was worried because he had one hamster that took a chunk out of his finger and he didn't want that to happen to Tyler. On Thursday, we took Max to get groomed and David was looking at the hamsters and guinea pigs. Well David fell in love with the guinea pigs. We did our research and decided on the guinea pig. Here is a picture of Eric (Prince Eric from Little Mermaid!!).

We are having fun with Eric. Max keeps running around, sniffing at his cage!! He isn't so sure about the new family member!!

2008-05-16T08:03:00.002-05:00

I am so freakin excited that David Cook made it to the Top 2 in American Idol!!! He has been my fav since day 1!! Then I found out that he is from Blue Springs, MO. Blue Springs is not even an hour down the road. Then I found out that he graduated from UCM (that is where I am attending school!) and his brother Andrew is Elem Ed major at UCM. Two of my professors this summer had Andrew in their classes last semester. So I am guess that I am a semester behind Andrew so hopefully summer school will have me caught up and we will have classes together in the fall. How awesome would that be!!!!!! If not, then hey at least David and I will be alumnus (sp?) together!! HA!!!! And rumor has it that ole Simon is doing anything possible to make sure that David wins!! Good thing, because I am not too into the other David!! Be sure to vote for David Cook on Tuesday night!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-11T07:46:00.005-05:00

Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful mothers. I hope you have a day full of pampering and the whole nine yards!! I got to celebrate the wonderful day early. On Friday, I was invited for a special Mother's Day snack with Tyler at her school. They made cookies with sprinkles, what more could a girl ask for, and made lots of treats. She wrote a poem that I am going to add at the end of this post and they made us mom's some beautiful bath beads. David has to work today so we celebrated Mother's Day on Saturday. David and the kids got me a pot of daisies (my favorite), a bamboo plant, and another small green plant that Tyler just had to buy!! I love all my plants!!! Then Tyler wanted to make me a cake for Mother's Day so we went and bought the stuff and we had a blast baking the cake together. Tyler put the icing on all by herself and topped it off with a #5 candle. She was dying to buy a candle for the cake so we got the 5 since I have been a mother for 5 years!! WOW!!!!!!! We wanted to hang out outside yesterday but we had bad storms so we were stuck in for most part of the day. Thankfully we didn't get hit by all the tornadoes!!

Last week was a crazy week!! I still haven't got caught up on sleep!! But finals are over and I am still waiting on 2 of my grades!! I am so impatient when it comes to finding out my grades!! But what can I do!! David was off on Friday since he has to work today!! We had a great morning, just the two of us!! We went out to eat breakfast, went to a few shops that I have always wanted to go to and David scheduled me an appt to get my windows tinted on my car!! YAY!!!!!!! I am so excited about that!! Tomorrow summer school starts!! Wow, what a break. But I am excited about my Methods of Reading class. We go out to one of the elementary schools in Warrensburg and work with the students on their reading!! I really missed not being in the schools last semester!! But from here on out, I will constantly be in the schools!! Very Exciting!!

Well here is Tyler's poem that I was talking about. I am going to add some comments so you will understand how funny this poem is!!!!

My Great Mom

My Mommy is 1 year old (plus 27 years)
She weighs 3lbs (we won't go there) and is 6 ft tall (I wish!!)
She has brown hair and blue eyes (this one is actually dead on!!)
My mommy loves to relax by sitting in the rocking chair. (We don't have a rocking chair but I have been begging David for rocking chairs for the front porch!!)
She loves to cook spaghetti. (this is Tyler's favorite meal.)
My mom's favorite chore is cleaning the floors. (Uhm not so much!!)
Her favorite show is all the shows on the TV (actually I don't watch that much and my fav is Grey's but that is past her bedtime!!) and her favorite song is the Falling in Love song (Tyler loves Clumsy by Fergie, this is the falling in love song!!)
My mom always says to have fun. (I do tell her this every morning when I drop her off!!)
It makes my mom really happy when I give her hugs. (AMEN SISTA!!)
When my mom goes shopping she always wants to buy toys for me. (WANTS?!)
If my mommy could go on a trip she would go to the zoo and take me too. (We are planning a trip to the zoo in St Louis this summer!!)
I really love it when Mom gives me kisses.
She's the best. Happy Mother's Day!!
Love Tyler

I Love My Husband!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-03T20:34:00.004-05:00

I know, it has been awhile since I have posted on here!! So much has happened. We had to go home to AR last Friday. My grandfather passed away. I just really haven't been up to talking about it!! And I am still pretty tired and mentally drained. But I have peace knowing that he is in a better place!!

We got home late Monday night and it was my last week of classes. UGH!! That only means one thing, FINALS are this coming week!! Actually, I am just ready to get them over with. The sad part is that the following Monday, I start summer school. Wow, what a summer break!!

The past month has been a hard one. You know how everything just happens at one time and you feel like you can't breathe. Well that is how it has been!! Poor David, I know I have been miserable to put up with!! But I am so thankful to have a husband that puts up with me no matter what!! For better or worse, RIGHT?! Well today that wonderful husband of mine went to get the oil changed in the Explorer and brought home this:

It is a 2008 Nissan Altima. IT isn't the best of pics, it was so bright outside that I couldn't even see the pic when I tried to review it on my camera!! Oh well, I know how beautiful it is!! LOL!! Can you tell how excited I am!! We had been talking about breaking down and trading in the Explorer for a car. Gas is just way too high and we had a truck and a SUV. Yeah, can you guess our gas bill!! NOT PRETTY!!! Then after 2 back to back trips home to AR we gave in!! IT even has a sunroof!! I have always wanted a car with a sunroof!! And I can plug in my IPod and listen to good tunes instead of DJ just talking!! Even better for those long trips home to AR!! I can't stop grinning and David is just glad that I am back to normal!! This could be a short time thing considering I start studying tomorrow for finals. But, I have something to keep me motivated now!! Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!

Give Credit Where Credit is Due

2008-04-21T10:07:00.005-05:00

Today I went to Tyler's class to do a project on conservation with a couple of the kids in there!! This project is for a paper in my Child Development class. To my surprise, all the kids that I tested had the concept down!! Those kids are too smart which isn't really helping my paper!! What can ya do though? Tyler was my first guinea pig. She got all of the concepts right. One of the kids told her that she was so smart. Tyler said, "I watch Little Einsteins, they made me smart." Mommy's reply, "Gee thanks!!!!!!!" I swear there is never a dull moment in my life!! Can't a person get a little credit here and there!!

On another note, when is gas going to go back down!! If it keeps going up then we are seriously going to have to consider buying a car!! We want to buy my mom's Armada but not at these gas prices!! Sorry, I just had to take a moment to vent about that!!

Weekend Wrap Up

2008-04-20T20:36:00.004-05:00

Is the weekend over already? Seriously, can't there be 3 days to the weekend? Saturday was rainy and gloomy all day!! We took advantage of the crappy day and cleaned the house!! For once, we don't have a single load of dirty clothes!! I feel so productive!! Today was a beautiful day!! David mowed the yard for the first time this season!! Man, I missed the smell of fresh cut grass!! Landon rolled around the grass and Tyler was just running around!! I took advantage of the kids entertaining themselves and started washing the Explorer. (I don't think that my husband could be more proud of me!! Who needs good grades, he only cares about a clean ride!! I swear I married my father!!) When David was done with the yard, he vacuumed while I armoroled (not sure if I spelled that right but you know what I am talking about!!)!! At least I will have a clean ride for, well maybe, 24 hours. Storms are headed our way tomorrow!! UGH!! We took the kids on two walks today!! Hey we got to take advantage of the warm weather, it is back to rain for the rest of the week. I am starting to think that we are back in England!! Later this afternoon we went to Sedalia and David and Tyler got some ice cream at Baskin Robbins, then we went to Lowe's. I found these two planters below. (I took these pics with my new cell phone. Not too shabby!!)

I know they just look like big bowls but they are actually planters and they are heavy!! They had them in this aqua blue and chocolate brown. My favorite colors and also the colors of my house!! I really want to go back and get at least one of them and plant a palm tree in it!! We found lots of stuff for the house!! I love Lowe's!! Tomorrow it is back to another week of school and work!! Only two weeks of school before finals!! I wish I could say that I have a break but I go straight to summer school!!

Please continue to keep my family in your prayers!! Things are not looking good for my grandfather. They are letting him go home on Tuesday because there is nothing they can do for him.

Hope everyone has a great week!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome Home Max

2008-04-17T20:17:00.003-05:00

Over the weekend, Max was throwing up then he just laid around the house and wouldn't eat or drink. On Tuesday he still wasn't any better so we took him to the vet!! Two hundred dollars later, it turns out he just had a virus!! We seriously should look into doggy insurance! HA!! But it was worth the money!! He is back to himself! He had lost weight since his last visit in Nov so the vet put him on different dog food. He said that Max may have an intolerance to the dog food that he was on. Hopefully he will fatten up soon!! But we do know that he isn't wormy!! They wormed him and he has his last treatment for that tomorrow but as far as they could see, no worms!! So that is a relief!! We are so happy that he is feeling better!!!

2008-04-14T13:03:00.001-05:00

Please keep my family in your prayers...................

Wise Beyond Her Years......

2008-04-08T20:07:00.002-05:00

Tonight we were watching American Idol. They were showing a preview to tomorrow night's American Idol Gives Back. Tyler asked me, "mom why are they asking money for those kids?" I explained to her that some kids do not have parents that can give them lots of pretty clothes and toys. She thought about it for a minute then said, "I am lucky because I have parents and I have lots of clothes, toys and movies." I told her yes, she is right. She then said, "Can we give them some money?" How could I say no to that. So tomorrow while we watch American Idol I will give a donation while Tyler is watching and we will watch and explain to her how lucky we are to have all that we have.

God Bless,
Ashley

Playing Catch Up

2008-04-06T13:04:00.008-05:00

I am trying to play catch up with my pictures!! Here are some pictures from Easter weekend!! My camera went dead so I didn't get any pictures of Tyler hunting eggs!! It was freezing too!! Landon has been sick with a double ear infection for the past week. He is back to normail now!! Hopefully this will not be a trend and we revisit the road we went down with Tyler!!

New Phone

2008-03-28T20:20:00.002-05:00

My phone has been giving me problems for over a year now!! However, we were not eligible to upgrade until this summer. Today, I had enough of that piece of crap and called AT&T and made my case. I didn't even throw a fit and they said no problem, we will early upgrade you!! SERIOUSLY, nothing is ever that easy!! So now I am getting a Blackberry Curve. I have been wanting this phone forever!! David is so jealous but he is getting him one in a few months!! We also added a feature where we get better reception in areas that normally have bad reception, aka our house!! YAY!! So hopefully sometime next week I will have my new phone!! I can't wait to text on it!!

2008-03-27T17:12:00.002-05:00

Life has been hectic since David got back from Florida. We had a nice Easter. It was freezing so Tyler literally ran outside found her eggs then came back inside. Landon looked for his eggs inside the house!! On Monday, I taught my very first lesson to a 4th grade class on supply and demand. I loved it!! I was very nervous beforehand but as soon as I walked into the class, my nerves went away and I was very relaxed and excited. They were an awesome class and loved my lesson. I told David that maybe I can handle this teaching gig after all!!

Landon turned 14 months on Tuesday. He is FINALLY mobile, well somewhat!! He does the AF crawl all around the house!! It is so exciting to see him get excited that he can finally get to those toys that are out of reach!! You can tell he is so proud of himself. He can get up on all 4's by himself now, but he has no clue what to do when he gets there. But hey, we are FINALLY getting somewhere and we will take what we can get at this point. He has 3 molars now!! He was sent home from daycare yesterday with a fever of 101.5. That is the first time he has ever ran a fever. I gave him tylenol and it broke. He was acting normal and drinking and eating like nothing was wrong. We are hoping it is his teeth bothering him!!

Tuesday was also an important day for another reason. Tyler had her kindergarten orientation!! It was pretty painless. They are having us fill out all the paperwork while she tests at the end of April. So that was a relief!! They basically gave us all the important dates, her school supply list and other fun and important information. And we worked out an arrangement with one of Landon's providers so Tyler doesn't have to go to the Youth Center before school. I have 8:00 classes in the fall but I could pick her up. Landon's provider doesn't work until 11:00. PERFECT!! And one of her friends will keep them for snow days!! ALLELUIA, all is well in the world!!

Other then that we have just had a lot of busy stuff going on. David is working the night shift, 4:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. So we haven't seen too much of him!! School has been crazy busy, I should be studying for a test instead of typing this blog. Honestly, I am too tired at the moment to study!! You can only study for math for so long. You either get it or you don't!! I also did my schedule today for the summer and fall semesters!! We mapped out what classes I need to take next spring that would get me ready for my last year which includes my PDS block then student teaching!! I can see the light. Too bad I won't see the end of the tunnel until Spring 2010. But this year has flown by so I know the next two will fly by also!!

Well that is enough blabbing. I will post some pics this weekend from Easter and pictures of the kids!! And I apologize for any spelling or grammar errors, my brain is fried!!!!!!!!

Yay for the Weekend!!!!

2008-03-21T21:50:00.002-05:00

David will be home tomorrow from Florida! I can hardly contain my excitement. You would think he has been gone for months!! But I got really spoiled with him being home so much for the past year. And it wasn't the best of weeks so I am ready to get a big hug and kiss from my man!! We don't really have any big plans for the weekend. I know that David will want to catch up on some rest!! But dying and hunting eggs are definitely on the books!! I also have to get my lesson plan together. On Monday I am teaching my first lesson to a 4th grade class on supply and demand. I have my activities all planned out. I am so excited but so nervous!! Did I mention it will be video taped and the video will be downloaded onto my portfolio!! I keep telling myself to stop making a big deal out of it but I know that it is a big deal!! Oh well, I gotta start sometime!!

On Monday when Tyler went to the eye doctor they had Easter baskets for you to vote on. Today they drew names and Tyler won one of the baskets. She was so excited. I wanted to get a picture but she tore into the basket before we got home. FIGURES!! Landon loved the plastic eggs!! He played with those eggs forever. I can't wait until Sunday!! I guess David will have to hold him and let him find the eggs while I get pics. Looks like we may be hunting eggs in the house. Rain is in the forecast for Sunday morning!! I am trying not to complain because it is warming up!!!

I will try to get some pictures tomorrow of Landon when David gets home. Every morning when I get him up he says da da da da da. I know he is thinking, it is morning where is my daddy!! Poor baby boy!! He will be so excited to see his dad tomorrow!! I hope everyone has a great weekend and a Happy Easter!!

Vision

2008-03-18T20:03:00.002-05:00

Yesterday Tyler went to the eye dr to have her eyes checked. She did great and has perfect vision. But I have to tell the conversation she had with the doctor. It was hilarious.

Dr: Hi Tyler, how is your vision?

Tyler: puzzled look I don't have vision.

Dr: Can you not see?

Tyler: even more puzzled look I don't have visions. Raven has visions. (Raven is on a show on the Disney channel and she has visions of the future!)

Mom and Dr: laughter for about 5 minutes. How do you reply to that!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Tyler

2008-03-17T18:50:00.002-05:00

Today is Tyler's 5th Birthday!! She has grown up so much and we are so proud of her!! I wanted to post a lot of pictures of her growing up today but I can barely keep my eyes open and I have lots of homework. We wish Daddy was here to celebrate the big day with us!! But she did get to open her presents from us before he left on Friday! Happy Birthday Tyler, we love you!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will try to post all the pics of her soon!! Happy St Patrick's Day!!

Girls Weekend

2008-03-16T16:07:00.006-05:00

Tomorrow is Tyler's 5th Birthday. My mom, Courtney and Brandy came for the weekend to help celebrate. David left Friday night to spend the night in Kansas City. He had an 8:00 flight out on Saturday for a TDY to Florida. We ate hamburgers and cake and ice cream and opened presents. On Saturday we went to The Rainforest Cafe, it is Tyler's favorite, and shopping. We also took Tyler to Libby Lu's where she got to dress up as a mix between Hannah Montana and Sharpay (not sure if that is spelled right) from High School Musical. I got lots of clothes, new makeup and decor for the house. I needed clothes so bad so now I have a good start for spring. Here are some pictures!! Hope you enjoy them.

101 Things About Me...

2008-03-13T10:19:00.005-05:00

Landon is still asleep, Tyler is watching tv, and I am trying to figure out if the pain in my stomach is hunger pain or the stomach virus. So, you are going to be blessed by learning 101 Things About Me. Please contain your excitement!!!

1. I was born in Pine Bluff, AR on February 9, 1980
2. My mom's birthday is February 10 (I love that our bdays are so close)
3. I married my best friend on May 26, 2001
4. I have lived in 5 states (AR, LA, UT, TX, MO)
5. I lived in England for 3 years, and I don't mean England, AR
6. Maybe I should mention that my husband is Air Force and that accounts for England and 2 of the states that I have lived in.
7. I went to two high schools, PBHS (10th grade) and I graduated from WHHS (1998)
8. I went to college at UAM for 2 years where I was an Alpha Sig
9. I met David at UAM through a mutual friend.
10. I was president of the CAP Team, a high school volunteer group at JRMC, my senior year.
11. I got fired from the gift shop at the hospital my senior year. The lady over it accused me of being on drugs but refused to give me a drug test. Yeah, can you imagine the **** she caught from my parents. We should've sued, I would have no reason to work!! LOL!
12. Leslie Tyler Pierce was born in England on March 17, 2003. Our lives would never be the same!! HA!!!
13. Landon Allen Pierce was born in Utah on January 25, 2007. He is turning me grey!! LOL!!
14. I am thankful to have a sister who is a hair stylist to cover the greys that Landon has given me!! (I really do love that boy, SERIOUSLY!!)
15. We bought our first house in Utah on July of 2005.
16. Two years after we bought the house we found out that we had to move to Mo. But thankfully the housing marking in UT was awesome and buying a house was the best investment we have ever made!!
17. I started back to school in Aug 07. I am getting my degree in Early Childhood/Elementary Education.
18. I worked at the Child Development Center at Hill AFB for over 2 years. I made wonderful friends there and miss them all deeply!!
19. We had lots of good friends in UT that we miss so much!!
20. Target is my favorite store. I am seriously going into Target with drawls.
21. In college, I worked at Mazzio's pizza. I seriously do not know how I stayed skinny.
22. I am addicted to Dove's chocolate and Cadbury's chocolate. However, Cadbury's chocolate in the United States isn't' that great after you have had it in Europe.
23. When David came back from Iraq, they had a layover in Ireland and he bought me lots of Cadbury's chocolate. He's the best!!
24. I love photography. David bought me a SLR camera for my birthday. I am learning it but I would love to take photography classes one day.
25. I have lots of interests but don't have the talent to pursue them. For example, sports. I loved softball but was never any good at it. Yes, I practiced.
26. I am a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to something I love. Hence, that is why I didn't stick to softball. I wanted to be GREAT and I was ok.
27. I LOVE my ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS. DON'T TRASH TALK THEM!!! (Mainly football. I have to watch basketball in person. IT isn't the same on tv)
28. I love the St Louis Cardinals but I am a little worried this season with all the new folks. But we are still planning on hitting up a game!! GO CARDS!!
29. David and I are so different, yet so alike. I love that about us!!
30. Tyler looks like her daddy but acts like her momma. SCARY mix!!
31. I love 80's rock!! I heart Bon Jovi!!!
32. I was in love with Tom Cruise back in the day. After he called it quits with Nicole Kidman, I lost interest. Now he is plain crazy. But I still love Top Gun!!
33. My life consists of Hannah Montana and I am starting to see Winnie the Pooh appear. Note: Read previous post to see how I feel about Pooh!!
34. I cannot drink milk. David tried to force it down me when I was pregnant with Tyler. It didn't go over well.
35. I am fascinated with serial killers. No, I am not crazy. I love reading about FBI profiling and the minds of serial killers. I really wanted to be in the FBI at one point of my life. Not sure how I went from FBI to being a teacher.
36. My favorite seasons are spring and fall.
37. I have never been to the beach. (well not a pretty one)
38. I cannot wait to take the kids to Disney World.
39. I love 80's movies. The Breakfast Club is a classic.
40. My fav colors are chocolate brown and aqua.
41. I am busting my butt to loose the weight from Landon. Actually I gained most of it when we moved last summer!! UGH!!
42. I am on the verge of ordering lipo in a box. It sucks everything in. I saw it on Oprah so you know it is good!!
43. My family is my world.
44. I am addicted to shopping. However, I don't like buying clothes for me, it depresses me. I love shopping for the kids. And I am starting to love more and more shopping for Landon. It is a challenge and I love that!! But The Children's Place never lets me down on clothes for him.
45. When I was pregnant with Tyler I was terrified that I would have a girl who was a big priss and her fav color was pink. That is exactly what I got and I LOVE IT!!
46. I was told last week that I should be a math teacher. The irony is, I do not like math, AT ALL!!
47. I am a grammar freak. I have to bit my tongue not to correct David!! LOL!!
48. My favorite flowers are gerber (spelling?) daisies.
49. My dream vacations are NYC and Australia.
50. I love hugs from my kids. It makes my heart melt every time.
51. When David is deployed or TDY, I spray his cologne on one of his pillows so it feels like he is still here!!
52. This is harder then it looks!!
53. I am not a girly girl but I try!!
54. I dread swimsuit season!! I avoid the pool at all costs!! (Hum, maybe that is why we have never been to the beach!)
55. I am very self conscious. Bet you had not figured that one out by now!!
56. I have really wide feet and I love flip flops but my feet are so not cute in them!!
57. I love history, but my history class this semester is kicking my butt!!
58. David and I saw Lion King, the musical, in London for our first anniversary. It was so awesome!!
59. I love culture. I love going to museums, the symphony, musicals, etc.
60. I love Les Mes. I am not trying to spell it. I would butcher it. I would love to see Phantom of the Opera.
61. I wish I could sing. I try but I dread the day when Tyler realizes that her mommy cannot sing!!
62. I am very organized when it comes to work, but my house, not so much. I try, but then someone comes behind me and messes it up. I guess I have given up!!
63. I love it when Tyler tells David and I that we are the best daddy/mommy in the whole wide world!! Talk about a boost to the ego!!
64. It amazes me how different Tyler and Landon are. I have a brother and sister and we are all so different but it still amazes me!!
65. When I look at Tyler and Landon, I cannot believe that I carried them in my tummy for 9 months. How amazing is that!!!!!!!
66. I will never forget how wonderful it was to have David and my mom in the delivery room with me when Landon was born. Then my dad came in right afterwards. It was awesome to have family there. (We didn't have anyone when Tyler was born.)
67. Bush declared war on Iraq the week Tyler was born. The base was chaos. It kind of put a damper on things! David didn't get to take as much time off as originally planned. Life of the military!!
68. I cannot imagine living the civilian life again. I am a military wife and only a military wife can understand that!!
69. I had all of my wrecks (car) when I was 16!! KNOCK ON WOOD!!
70. I always made good grades in school but standardized testing showed that I was dumb!! Go Figure!!
71. I want a Coach purse so bad. David keeps telling me to buy one but I can't bring myself to spend that much money. But I told him that he could get me one for graduation!!
72. I just ordered new glasses after my eye ulcer ordeal. They are too cute but David isn't that hot on them. He likes me in contacts. But at least I am not wearing the glasses all the time!!
73. Does laundry ever get caught up?
74. I do not know how my parents had 3 kids. I am so thankful they did but I admire them because I know how much they sacrificed for us!!
75. I love the holidays.
76. I love birthdays, my dad and David accuse me of going overboard!! But I feel like it is a reason to celebrate
77. I am excited to turn 30. I know, I am crazy!!
78. When I turn 30, I graduate from college, I am going to NYC w/ my mom and sis, and my mom turns 50. Hey, who wouldn't be excited for all that!!
79. I have to constantly rearrange my house. I get bored with it really fast. Luckily, I have a husband who is the same way!!
80. I cannot wait for David to retire so we can build a house!!
81. I love the smell of Lysol, bleach, fresh cut grass, rain, 409, a clean baby, and so many other things.
82. I love riding 4 wheelers, going on walks, fishing, camping, anything outdoors!!
83. I wish I were more creative!!
84. I am so proud of my husband and all of his accomplishments!!
85. I do not like cold weather or the snow!!
86. I love to grill.
87. I love to host parties! But I don't like to clean up after them!!
88. I love to cook but it comes in spurts!
89. I love going to the gym, but getting there is the problem.
90. I don't like pumping gas. David is making me insert this, "B/c I do not like to pump gas and I am cheap and search for the cheapest gas prices, I ran out of gas the other day and David and his boss had to come and rescue me. To my defense, the red light never came on. I have another 50 miles after the light comes on!!"
91. I am starting to see myself as the stereotypical soccer mom. Tyler is in dance, this summer she is going to do Tee Ball and cheerleading. And I can't wait to help with school parties and be a part of the PTA. Yes, I am crazy but I like to be involved.
92. I am bad about biting my nails, even if I pay money to get the fake ones.
93. I love country preppy!! I guess that is how I fell for David.
94. I love thunderstorms.
95. I love to cuddle.
96. I love to read but don't have the time to read anymore.
97. My husband spoils me. He's the best.
98. I am obsessed with alligators.
99. I am very stubborn when it comes to something I believe in.
100. I love to bake, but I can't anymore due to Landon's egg allergy.
101. I am very thankful for my wonderful life.

Spring Break Rocks

2008-03-12T09:36:00.002-05:00

Wow, have we been busy or what!! This week is spring break for me!! I am loving it and I swear that my husband secretly doesn't want me to go back to school!! He is enjoying the stress free me!! But I went crazy staying home with nothing to do over Christmas break so he can keep dreaming!!

Sunday we decided to go to the mall in Independence. We had a good time but David wasn't feeling well so we didn't stay too long. Just long enough to spoil the kids. We went to the Disney Store. Landon loves the plush characters there and he about dove into them. He fell in love with Pooh. Not many people know this, but I am so not the pooh person!!! I am serious!! My mom was quick to remind me that I was so not the pink person either and Tyler's fav color is pink. My kids are working against me!! So Landon is hugging on Pooh and I am trying to show him other characters like one of the puppies from 101 Dalmatians. He would just throw them on the floor. So I gave up. But he was soooooooooooooooooo cute with that pooh bear. He would give it kisses and hug him and lie his head on him. I was so upset that I didn't have my camera with me. And no, I still haven't taken pictures of him with his Pooh bear. Note to the grandparents reading this post: DO NOT RUSH OUT AND BUY CLOTHES WITH POOH ON IT!! I BEG YOU!!!!

On Monday I kept both of the kids home with me. Landon had an appointment with Parents as Teachers to observe his lack of gross motor skills. She has contacted a nurse but she still hasn't heard back from the nurse. Please say a prayer for our little man. It could be something very little or something major. We have no clue at this point and David and I are very worried about our little man!!!

Yesterday David stayed home sick. He has been fighting the stomach virus. The poor guy has been sick for the past 2 weeks. And he is leaving for Florida on Friday. Hopefully he gets to feeling better soon!! He said he was better today when he woke up!! Other then that I have been doing lots of spring cleaning. You can't really tell by looking at my house. I tell David that you have to make a mess to clean up a mess. In other words, I am getting rid of lots of junk so the house may look a little disorganized at the moment. But today it should be back to normal!!!

We are really looking forward to the weekend!! My mom, sister and Brandy (Matt's girlfriend) are coming up to visit. We are doing a little party on Friday night and David is grilling burgers. Shortly after the party, David leaves to spend the night in Kansas City. They leave for Florida early on Saturday morning. Then Saturday we are all going shopping!! I am so excited. I am going to get the kiddos some clothes for spring. I have spring fever and we are supposed to see the 70s today so the fever is in overdrive!! Hopefully I can find things to decorate our blah white walls!!

Hope everyone is having a great week!!!!!!!!

Our Kiddos

2008-03-05T19:32:00.005-06:00

Today we had Tyler's conference at the CDC. They had all great things to say about her!! What a relief!! We talked about what we want to work on her with to get ready for kindergarten. Ms. Michelle said that yesterday they were making a poster of animals that can be found in Missouri. Tyler found a picture of deer. Most of the other kids were finding pictures of elephants, tigers, etc!! Then they were asked to draw a picture of an animal in Missouri and find a stamp that went with the drawing. Tyler drew a picture of a bird and found a stamp of bird's feet. She was the only one that drew a picture and found the matching stamps. We were so proud of her!! We had a good laugh on her expense too on how ditzy and forgetful she can be!! No, she is not my child!! LOL!!! We found out that we have kindergarten orientation at the end of this month and then the assessments start in April!! YIKES!! Monday we went to the elementary school for a PTO social. Tyler had the best time. She woke up on Tuesday thinking she was starting kindergarten!!

We are trying to fight the stomach virus with Landon. It is going around in his room really bad, and they aren't throwing up!! They sent 6 kids home today with it!! Today I put Landon on all 4's and I swear he was so close to crawling. Yes, I know he is 13 months!! But I will take anything!!!!

On the bright side, only 2 more days til Spring Break!! YAY!!! I have lots of things planned!! Hopefully no one will get sick!! But on the same note, I am not ready for it to get here because David leaves for Florida next Friday!! :-( We aren't looking forward to that. We have gotten spoiled with him being home so much this year!!!!!!! But it is only for a week, so hopefully we can survive!!!

Our Weekend

2008-03-02T17:13:00.010-06:00

No one was sick, no trips to the ER, so it was a pretty good weekend!! I rearranged the house and David cleaned out the garage!!! It was a gorgeous weekend but the strong winds kept us inside yesterday. Today the wind was a little bit strong then breezy so we enjoyed being outside for a little while. Landon discovered rocks and I didn't think we would get him away from them!! Here are a few pics!! The color isn't that great. It is very overcast due to the rain that is trying to come our way!! I am trying to get familiar with my camera before I start trying to figure out how to work with light!! I would love to take a photography class. However, I am busy enough with the classes I've got!!

The nice weather is coming to an end!!

Landon wasn't too happy when we wouldn't let him eat the rocks!!

Not sure why, but I love this picture!!

Summer Vacation

2008-03-02T09:08:00.003-06:00

Well we finally decided where we are going for our first summer vacation!!! We are going to St Louis!! YAY!! We decided to stay close with the rise of gas prices!! UGH!! We found so much to do in St Louis and the best part of it is, a lot of it is FREE!! OH YEAH!!! We aren't sure when we are going yet, that will depend on my summer schedule with school and David's work schedule!! We are planning on going to the zoo (FREE!!), the aquarium, a Cardinals game, a riverboat tour, the Arch, and so much more. We cannot wait!! I love St Louis and cannot wait to show my family how awesome St Louis is!!

TGIF!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-29T14:39:00.002-06:00

I am so glad it is the weekend!! It has been a week for the books and I am so drained physically and mentally!! Only one more week until Spring Break, one more week until spring break, one more week until spring break!! I have to keep telling myself that to keep going!!

Today I had a conference with Landon's providers at the CDC. After a child has been in the room for a month then they do a conference to let you know how they are doing, their accomplishment, their needs and our goals. His provider said that he talks more then any of the other children and there is a nineteen month in the room!! Some words we cannot understand but you can tell that he tries so hard to tell us what he wants or what he sees!! And that counts on his communication skills!! We laughed at how he eats adult sized portions at mean time. I kid you not. And I promise you, he is getting skinny. Maybe he is growing longer!! The only thing he is behind on is his gross motor skills. The lady from the university never sent me the paperwork for a referral to Children's Mercy Hospital for physical therapy!! So now we are trying to get in touch with Parents as Teachers. I know you are thinking that I am crazy and that he is fine. But a mom just knows when something isn't right. And I just feel it!! He still can't sit up from lying down and that is a skill that he should have mastered several months ago!! If nothing is wrong, then it isn't going to hurt to get him all the help that I can. If I didn't and let it wait until he was 18 months old and still not walking then we could discover that something could be wrong and treated a long time ago. Sometimes I really don't think that it is good to have a child development class and be a mom!! LOL!!

On a brighter note, the sun is out and it is warm here!! The first time in months!! I can't wait to pick the kids up and go on a walk. I think we could all use some sunshine!! And we can use Landon's wagon that he got for his birthday!! IT has been too cold to use it!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Already..........

2008-02-28T14:11:00.002-06:00

This morning Tyler woke up and told me that she had a dream about kindergarten. I cannot stress enough how excited she is to start school!! This morning when I took her to her room at the CDC, they had a note for the parents of children starting kindergarten this fall. On Monday, they are inviting us parents to the PTO meeting. They are gong to discuss what all happened this year, what is going on next year and give us all the information on orientation and assessment. Tyler was so excited!! It really hit me hard that it is getting close to that time!!! However, I think it could be a long summer because Tyler will be driving me crazy on how many days until she starts school!!

Blogging in the Wee Hours of the Morning.....

2008-02-28T05:25:00.002-06:00

I woke up at 4 a.m. and tossed and turned. I gave up and decided to go down stairs and study for my history test that I have this morning. I love history, but this class has seriously got to go!! I do not get test anxiety, unless it is a standarized test, but today it is getting to me. But it hasn't been the best of weeks either so I am sure it is a mixture of many things!! Well back to studying!!

Sorry for the pointless blog, I just needed a short break from the notecards and I can't go bug the kids or David so I get to bug you!!!

One Class Down

2008-02-25T21:23:00.003-06:00

I had a final today in my Intro to Math for Elementary Teachers, at least I think that is what it is called. I had that class everyday and that is how I finished it so quickly. I feel like I did really well on the final. I had a high A before the final so I feel confident that I have an A in that class. Tomorrow we start Concepts of Math and it meets every day also. And I found out that I made a B on a test last week that I thought I bombed. I will take a B, especially considering it was the first test of the semester. Those are always the worst.

David and Landon both stayed home today and went to the dr. David's dr said he probably had the flu but didn't test him!! UGH!! And then he gave him a bunch of over the counter meds!! Whatever!! Landon has been coughing all night for the past two nights. Nothing was helping to get rid of the cough. So they put him on some good meds. So far I haven't hear him coughing in there!! YAY!! Well I am worn out, so it is time for bed!!

Update: My professor just posted my grade. I made an A on the test and an A for the class!! WHEW!! Well that is 2 hours down for the semester!! Sixteen more to go!!

Surveys

2008-02-24T11:06:00.003-06:00

I just added two new surveys to the right side of my blog. They are just for fun. One is asking when you think Landon will start walking. It is the big question in our household. The other asks your favorite vacation spot. We really want to go on a vacation this summer!! We have never taken a family vacation, AR doesn't count!! So it would be fun. Tyler wants to go to Disney World but we want wait until both of the kiddos are older. That is a lot of money to spend and them not remember it!! LOL!! If one of your favorite vacation spots is not listed, then leave me a comment!!!!

Blah Weekend

2008-02-24T10:07:00.009-06:00

This weekend has consisted of sick husband, cranky baby and a 4 year old with way too much energy!! As you can guess, no I haven't gotten much done this weekend!! But the laundry is caught up!! YAY!!!! So I guess I was somewhat productive!! Here are some pictures that have been on my camera that I finally downloaded!! ENJOY!!!

David took this picture one night after the kids' baths. Landon finally has enough

balance to sit on the zebra all by himself. As you can see, I was

still a little too nervous though!!!

This is what we woke up to this morning. The weather man said there would

be no accumulation!! HHHMMM!!!!

Tyler wanted me to take her picture while we were eating dinner!!

I love this picture of Landon. I don't know why, but it is just LANDON!!

On an exciting note, my dad has to go to Maryland the weekend of Tyler's birthday. Ok, I know you are thinking, why is this exciting? Well my mom decided to come up that weekend for Tyler's birthday!! YAY!!! Tyler is so excited and is counting down the days!! We are going to take her to Club Libby Lu's. ( www.clublibbylu.com) It is the neatest store where they will do little and big girls hair and makeup. They even have a package where they will make you look like Hannah Montana. HHHMMM, wonder which one Tyler will choose!! She has been wanting to let them make her beautiful every time we go to the mall. I have been holding off for a special occasion. She will be so pumped and I cannot wait either!!!!

Bath Time

2008-02-22T17:17:00.004-06:00

I took these pictures of a few weeks ago of Landon in the bathtub! He loves taking a bath!! I know that it makes his skin feel so much better!! David got some cute pictures of him last night standing by the bathtub and then more after his bath playing in his room. Now David is in love with my camera. I need to hurry up and see so he doesn't steal it from me!! LOL!!

I am starting to find out more and more everyday of the life with a boy in the house. Everyone was in the bathroom last night while Landon was taking a bath. He was having the best time. Tyler even washed his hair. It was cute. All of a sudden he started making a funny face. Before I could even say, OH CRAP we need to get him out, I saw the surprise that he had left for us. Tyler is yelling, eeeeewwwww, gross. I am trying to pull him out of the tub and put a diaper on him. Luckily David cleaned the bathtub. The whole time Landon is grinning and I could just see his little brain thinking what is the big fuss all about!!

BOYS!!!

Iced In

2008-02-21T08:54:00.006-06:00

Seriously, spring cannot get her soon enough!! We woke up this morning to ice on the roads and more freezing rain to come then snow starting tonight. SIGH!!!! But the college actually delayed school until 10a.m. However with freezing rain coming we decided to stay home. I am only missing once class so I think it will be ok!! My class this afternoon was cancelled earlier in the week so I don't see much point taking the chances on the ice for one class!! Icy days like this really make me want a new vehicle. The Explorer does not do well on slick roads. Here is my dream new ride.

It is a Nissan Armada. My mom bought one last year. David got to drive it around while they were here a couple of weeks ago. I was already in love with it but now David has the fever!! However, I think that I want to wait at least another year before we trade in. I am not too excited about buying a new car on one income!! Although we will probably buy used!!!

The kids are enjoying staying home today. I made them pancakes and peaches. Well when I say that I made pancakes that could be a lie. I got the Aunt Jemima frozen mini pancakes out of the box and put them in the microwave. The kiddos love them and Landon is not very patient when he is hungry. In fact, the whole 50 seconds in the microwave he was screaming for them. He loves to eat. But I don't feel bad, it was still a healthy breakfast!!!

School has been so busy this week. But I did make a really cute game for my PE for Elem teachers class. I will take a picture of it soon. I was very proud of how it came out. I am not the most creative person!! I haven't taken any pictures since the eye ulcer!! I really haven't been on the computer much.

Yesterday David had a class he had to go to and when I got home from school he was already done for the day. So we decided to take advantage of the alone time and go to the grocery store. Romantic, yes I know!! But it was so nice going together with no kids. I don't think that has ever happened!!

Tyler's birthday is coming up next month. I am at a loss on what to get her or what to do for her birthday. David leaves the weekend before her birthday for Florida for a week. So we cannot do a party before her birthday and the weekend after he will be getting home and it is Easter weekend. So it looks like a party may be out of the question this year. I know, I know, I am a bad mother for not throwing my daughter a birthday party. But we have no family here, we really don't have anyone here to invite. But birthdays are a big deal in the house so we will do something and it will be a big deal. And she is spoiled so she will get lots of good presents!! Nannie and Aunt Courtney are wanting to come up sometime around her birthday. Finding a weekend is the question and we were wanting to meet them somewhere half way so they don't have to drive all the way here. Branson is too cold to do anything there right now. Seriously, when is it going to warm up!!

Well I guess that is enough rambling for one day. I really need to do laundry!! That never ends!!!!!

UPDATE: ALL CLASSES ARE CANCELLED FOR THE DAY!! THAT NEVER HAPPENS!! NOW I DON'T HAVE TO FEEL GUILTY FOR SKIPPING CLASS!!

UPDATE #2: THE BASE IS CLOSED DOWN!! YAY!! DAVID IS OFF WORK!!!

My vision

2008-02-18T18:45:00.002-06:00

No, your computer is not acting up, no you do not need to clean your glasses!! This picture shows how well I can see right now out of my left eye. Actually it may be worse than this picture. At least I have my right eye!!

Updates

2008-02-18T12:02:00.003-06:00

I just got back from the doctor and he thinks that I have an ulcer on my eye!! Yeah, not so fun!! He put my on eyedrops for a week and I have to go back next week to see how my eye looks. He said that he couldn't see a scratch but he saw a white mass. Hopefully the white mass is just an ulcer and then we can move on!! And hopefully the eyedrops will work. I used to work for an opthomologist and I have seen certain procedures they do to the eye so I would like to refrain from those!!

I just relized that I didn't make a post last week on how weight watchers is going. Well I am down 11lbs!! YAY!!! I am starting to feel it in my jeans. They are getting baggy but I am not ready to go shopping yet!! I know that I would still be too depressed.

David has been busy studying for Tech Sargent. He tests next Tuesday. Please keep him in your prayers. He really wants it and he deserves it after what all he went through the past year!!

Well I think I will keep this post short. My eye doesn't like the computer much right now!!

ER Visit

2008-02-17T16:03:00.004-06:00

We had a busy Saturday!! Tyler had her pictures made for dance class first thing in the morning. They turned out really cute and I cannot wait to get them back in!! Friday, when we picked the kids up from school, we noticed that Landon's eyes were a blanket of green gook. YUK. On Saturday the dr called him in some eyedrops. We went almost 2 hours to pick them up and they still weren't ready!! UGH!! We decided to go get the oil changed at Walmart. Why I ever suggested Walmart is beyond me. I just thought it would be easier to entertain the kids there then at Jiffy Lube. Almost 2 hours later we were back off to the pharmacy to pick up Lanodn's eyedrops. Twenty minutes later we finally got them. Now it is almost 2:00 and we are tired and ready to go home and relax and it was way past time for Landon's naptime. Tyler got a new dvd at Walmart and Landon was down for a nap so we decided to watch Superbad. (If you haven't seen it go rent it!! Well maybe only for the younger generation!! LOL!!) Not even 15 minutes into the movie my eye is in PAIN!! I took out my contact and tried to clean it out with no relief. I started to think it was pink eye but my eye got worse and worse. I was seriously lying on top of the stairs because it was the darkest spot in the house. Even in the dark I was crying because the pain was almost too much to take. David called the dr on call at the base and he said to get me to the ER. OH JOY! You can only imagine how fun going to the ER with two kids is. We get to the ER and almost everyone there has surgical masks on and looked like death. I am thinking to myslef, tell the kids not to breathe!! I was thinking that I would never get to be seen but as luck has it, an eye rates higher then the flu. Works for me!! I had an awesome doctor. He kept putting numbing drops in my eyes to help with the pain so I could open my eye for him to even be able to examine it. The drops didn't help too much but they finally worked just enough for me to get my eye open. He said I had a small scratch on the left side of my eye but he didnt' seem too conviced that the scratch was causing me so much pain. He even asked if gluacoma ran in my family. HELLO, I am 28, are you kidding me!! He called me in an antiobiotic and gave me more numbing drops which provided no relief. So he decided to call the opthamologist (I am sure I butchered the spelling) on call. They decided to call me in some pain meds. Almost 3 hours later I was released with my meds and told to go see a doctor on Monday for a better examination. Today I am still in pain but this afternoon I can finally open my eye!! I guess that is improvement. But my vision out of that eye is very cloudy. And the pain meds gave no relief!! Basically today I have been laid up in the bed all day long and bored to death!! Hopefully I can get some kind of meds to help heal my eye tomorrow. I really hope that it isn't anything more serious then a scratch!! The scene from Ray kept running through my head where he lost his vision. That is seriously how bad it hurt. I never knew how bright the lights at hospitals were. Luckily they kept the lights off in my room. David kept the kids in the waiting room. I felt so bad for the three of them. He said they were pretty good and a lady that was there with her husband kept Tyler enterained the whole time. I am saying a little prayer that they do not get sick after being in the waiting room for so long!!

UPDATE: My mom just called and she has the Mayo Clinic book. I promise it is her bible!! She found in there a corneal injury that had all the symptoms that I have. Looks like in a couple of days I will be back to normal!! As sad as it sounds, I would welcome no sunshine until I am back to normal!!

Meet our Cookie Monster!!

2008-02-15T13:01:00.012-06:00

I promised some pictures so here they are. I wasn't able to eat snack in Tyler's class so there are only pictures from Landon's class.

When I got to Landon's room he was playing with the cars, rolling them back and forth. His providers said that he loves the cars and even makes car noises.

This is Landon's favorite spot in the room because he knows that food is coming!!

Landon didn't know what to think of the cookie!!

But he decided to give the icing a try!!!!

I love how excited he looks in this picture!!

In this picture Landon is signing more, he wanted more icing!!

I love his facial expression in this picture, he looks like a pirate!! EERRR!!

Tyler on VDay before school!!!

Tyler is opening her VDay present. I thought I had a better pic but I didn't. She got Lily, Miley's best friend, and HM stickers!!

Landon got a piano, he loves music!!

I hope you enjoyed the pictures!! Have a great weekend!!!

Happy Valentines Day

2008-02-14T18:29:00.002-06:00

Today Tyler and Landon's classes invited their parents to come and eat snack with them. I went and ate with Landon and David ate with Tyler. Landon's class had sugar cookies and decorated the cookies with icing. Landon ate all the icing and then played with the cookie. I got some really cute pictures. However, I have been miserable with a headache for two days now so I haven't had any energy to download the pictures yet. I will try to get them up soon!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

Happy Birthday to Me!!!!!

2008-02-11T13:36:00.001-06:00

We had a great weekend. Saturday was my birthday and Tyler's first dance recital. David surprised me with a Cannon Rebel XTI digital SLR camera. I was so excited. I am learning how to use it slowly. Hopefully I will get the hang of it soon. Tyler did so good at her recital. We were so proud of her. She did all of her dance moves and hammed it up on the stage!! She was born to dance!! Here are a few pictures.

Landon loved Tyler's recital also. He had a blast dancing to the music!! They said that he would throw his arms in the air and wave them around and sway from side to side with the beat of the music. Daddy already said no to dance lessons. I tried to tell him that dance helps with the balance for sports!! After the recital, Tyler decided that we would eat at McDonalds.

On Sunday we went to the Rainforest Cafe at Overland Park Mall. We love the Rainforest Cafe. It has awesome food and the neatest atmosphere. We heard about a dinosaur resteraunt like the rainforest cafe so we will have to try it out next.

We had a great weekend!! WE hope everyone else had a great weekend also!!!

What is a Miracle?

2008-02-06T17:13:00.000-06:00

That was the question of the week in Tyler's room. (A post last week told of the posters where they ask the children questions and then write down their reply.)

Tyler's reply, "Angels."

I couldn't help but shed a tear. Her provider said that she was the only one that answered the question in that way. The most popular answer was a horse.

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

2008-02-04T20:44:00.000-06:00

Wow, I bet that title caught your attention!! I will start off with the bad and ugly first!! This afternoon we loaded up and headed to Sedalia, about a 20 minute drive, to Tyler's dance studio to pick her dance recital costumes. We get there to find out that the costumes were stolen. Yes, unfortunately you read right!! I am sure they are on EBay as I type this!! The police are trying to find leads but new costumes have been ordered and should be here by Thursday. Did I mention that the recital is on Saturday? We have dress rehearsal on Friday night!! I was very ticked when I heard this news. Then I had to explain this to my four year old. Tyler was with me when I got the news so the questions started coming. Poor Tyler was heartbroken. She could not understand why someone would steal her dance costume. Why do I have to teach my 4 year old a life lesson like this? After explaining to her what happened I told her that I was very sorry. Tyler looks at me and says, "Mommy it isn't your fault. It is the bad people's fault and the police will find them and lock them in a cage for a long time." Four year olds can be very perspective!!! But still, why did she have to learn this at the age four?

Now the good........
It is week 3 on Weight Watchers and I lost another 2lbs, which is a grand total of 7 pounds!!
So here is your recipe for the week:

Crockpot Mexican chicken(yes, I have posted a Crockpot chicken but this one is even better)

Chicken Breasts
1 package ranch dressing
1 package taco seasoning
1 large can of crushed tomatoes

Cook on low for 6-7 hours. Serve with brown rice or reduced fat tortillas!!

Weekend Update
Tyler and I went to see the Hannah Montana 3D move on Saturday. We had the best time!! Tyler was amazed at how everything was coming towards us. She said over and over, mommy this is the coolest!! At least for the hour I was mom of the year!! Then we did a little bit of shopping. Tyler isn't too big on shopping. I really cannot wait until she is a little older and doesn't mind shopping, but at the same time I love this age!! Then we met David and Landon in Warrensburg to buy Landon some new tennis shoes. Landon picked them out all by himself. Just what I need, another kid obsessed with shoes!! Luckily the pair he grabbed was on sale, he is my son after all, and they only had his size left!! I will try to get a picture up of him in his new Nikes. They are too cute on him. He looks like a big boy!!

Snow Day

2008-02-01T10:06:00.000-06:00

We got eight inches of snow yesterday. Yes, you read right!! All of the school districts in the area cancelled school but UCM!! Of course!! However, David called me this morning (he had to shove snow at 5a.m. and said the roads were icy) so I declared it a snow day. So far it has been a very nice morning. David came home around 8:00 for a few hours due to late call in to the base. That means they could report two hours late due to the snow. We made the kiddos pancakes. Landon LOVES pancakes!! After David went back to work Landon and I chilled out on my bed while I took care of some of my school work on the computer. He was playing hard and I discovered that he got in his left top molar. He is up to eight teeth now!! After getting my finger chopped off, yes I know I should not have put it in his mouth but how else will I see if he has teeth coming in, we played some more. The next thing I know, Landon his lying down on my shoulder and snoring!! I wish I could get a picture!! I love those moments!!

Ray of Hope

2008-01-31T19:39:00.000-06:00

Today was the best episode of Oprah. Oprah had Dr Oz on and the show was on medical miracles. I turned it on right in the middle of the show. She was starting to tell the story of Jason Ray. I already knew his story because I used him in one of my speeches last summer. For those of you who have no hear his story, here it goes. Jason Ray,21, was the mascot for University of North Carolina. On March 23, 2007 he was with the team in New Jersey. Before the game he decided to take a walk to a nearbly gas station for a bite to eat. While walking on the shoulder of a busy highway he was struck by a car. Three days later he died. Ok, so I know you are wondering what the miracle of this story is. As many of you know, my grandfater recieved a liver transplant almost eight years ago. Ok, you are still wondering what does Jason Ray have to do with my grandfather. When Jason Ray got his driver's license he said yes to becoming an organ donor. He sat down with his parents and stressed to them how important this was to him. When the doctors asked Jason Ray's parents if they would want to donate his organs they knew that is what Jason wanted more then anything. Jason Ray saved or made the lives better of over a hundred people. Isn't that amazing?!! Not only were his organs donated, his tissue was donated too. His heart saved someone, his pancreas saved someone, both of his eyes went to two differnet people. The speech I had to give last semester was a persuasive speech. My teacher told me the story of Jason Ray and I knew that if just one person would hear his story and register to be an organ donor then I suceeded in my speech.

I know that this is a debatble subject for most people. My grandfather recieved his liver from a lady who died in a car wreck. I cannot imagine what her family went through but because of her wishes to donate her organ she saved my grandfather's life and probably several other people's lives. The doctors told my mom and grandmother that if my grandfather had not recieved his liver when he did then he probably would not have made it.

Becoming an organ donor has become my cause. I want to educate more people on this. Many people say yes when they renew their driver's license but never tell their families of their wishes. Dr Oz gave America homework to sign up as an organ donor and let your family know of your wishes. Letting your family know is the key!!

I am sure someone is dying to leave me a nasty comment on how you should not donate your organs. But obviously you have not gone through what my family has gone through!! What if your child or spouse needed an organ? So please, keep the comments to yourself.

If you would like more information check out http://www.organdonor.gov/ or you can read Jason Ray's story on http://www.oprah.com/.

In the news

2008-01-31T14:47:00.000-06:00

That is my dad in the picture. He is on the front page of the Pine Bluff Commercial today. He has tried for many years to not to get in the paper and they finally caught him!! Sometimes his back was in the picture or we could tell it was him but no one else could. He isn't too excited about his little fame but I think that it is pretty cool for Tyler and Landon to look at and know what their Peepaw does!! Every time Tyler sees a firetruck she says that her peepaw lives on a firetruck. Why he lives on it, I am not really sure. But she has been to the station many times while dad was at work. She loves getting on the firetruck and listening to the sirens. In Missouri the firetrucks are yellow. This confuses Tyler so much because Peepaw's truck is red. My mom has a picture of Tyler and I standing on the firetruck when we were really young. I can't wait to get one of Tyler and Landon. I am sure she has one of all three of us but I always remember the one of Courtney and I.

For credit purposes this picture was taken from www.pbcommercial.com. You never know!!!! Always better to cite!! Ok, I have been in school way too long!!

Nice Day........................

2008-01-29T21:17:00.001-06:00

So this morning I am leaving the house around 6:30 and it is a beautiful 55 degrees. I am thinking, oh yeah bring on spring. However I did know that a cold front was coming in later in the day. I drop the kiddos off at the cdc and head to school. Go to my 8:00 class and take my test. Morning is going good. After I take my test, I go outside to go to library and the cold air knocks me down. I spent about an hour in the library studying for my test in my 11:00 class. I go back outside and I promise you it felt like the temperature at dropped 10 degrees in one hour. After my test in my 11:00 class I start making the long walk to my next class, in the cold air when it starts lightly snowing!! SERIOUSLY, it was 55 degrees at 7 a.m. I get to class and someone said that it was 19 degrees. About 20 minutes later it is a blizzard outside!! UGH!! It snowed for a good 3 hours but it never got bad. However it always amazes me how many cars you see stranded in a ditch!! So here is my tip for the day, when it is snowing SLOW DOWN!! The temperature is now 9 degrees with a windchill of 2 and more snow coming on Thursday!! How many more months of winter????? And that dang groundhog better see his shadow!! Or is it the opposite? I always forget!!

A Bit of Comedy for the Day

2008-01-28T15:47:00.000-06:00

In Tyler's class they frequently ask the children a question and write their reply on a poster for the parents to see. If you need a good laugh for the day, go look at the posters!! This afternoon they had a new poster up and the question was: What does your mom and dad do at work? Tyler's reply:
She does homework in reading. Daddy's job is to hold open the door!

HHHHMMM, Maybe I ask David to hold open the door for me too much!!

Week Two

2008-01-28T12:26:00.000-06:00

I lost 2lbs this week so that is a total of 5lbs!! I was really excited because we went to Chuck E Cheese on Friday and I had 3 slices of pizza anda coke and I still lost weight!! YAY!! Mondays are my weigh in day so I will post on here my loss and then also post a new recipe that I have tried that is low in points. Last night I made chicken and potato soup!! It was delish!!

Chicken and Potato Soup
8 cups of water
3/4 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 can 98% Fat Free cream of chicken soup
1/2 stick light butter
3 medium potatoes, cut in one inch cubes
salt and pepper to taste

In large pot, put water with, salt, chicken and onions. Cook until chicken is done and then remove chicken from water. Add potatoes to same water and boil until done. Shred chicken put back in pot with cream of chicken, pepper and butter. Simmer for 15 minutes before serving to thicken.

ENJOY!!!!

A little Late But....

2008-01-27T14:49:00.000-06:00

On Friday, January 25, 2008 was Landon's first birthday!! I cannot believe it has been a year already!! It seems like just yesterday that David was picking up my mom and dad from the Salt Lake City Airport the day before I was scheduled to be induced. I can still see my mom and dad reading my contractions and my dad saying, wow that was a big one. I would look at him and say, "Yeah, I know!! I am feeling it!!" Then it came time to push and David and my mom were right there with me in the delivery room. It was such a special time. Especially since we didn't have any there when Tyler was born!! (We lived in England then and war had just broken out!!)

We had the best day at Chuck E Cheese. Landon loved watching the animals sing!!

Landon also had pizza for the first time!! He loved it, he had 1 1/2 slices!! I can only imagine how much he will eat when he is a teenager!!

After Chuck E Cheese, we went to Toys R Us and he got his first 4 wheeler!! Daddy is so jealous!!

After Toys R Us we went to the mall. I got the kids some clothes on sale at Baby Gap and Old Navy for practically nothing. Baby Gap and Gap Kids was going out of business. All of their sales were an additional 25% off. I spent about $50 there on Landon: a pair of cords, fleece camo jacket, a sweater, a shirt, and Tyler: a pair of fleece pants and I forgot the other thing I bought!! Old Navy was take an additional 50% off their sales. I bought me a shirt (oops it was maternity, but I have a cousin that is pregnant so it worked out) and a sweater. Landon: a tshirt and Tyler: a sweater, a winter coat, a Sherpa (I forgot how to spell that) jacket, and 2 shirts. My grand total at Old Navy was $38!! I was so excited!!

Tagged

2008-01-22T10:22:00.000-06:00

Ok, so Allison tagged me to do this and I have 30 minutes before my next class. What else do I have going on, right?

Four jobs I've had:
1. CDC provider (the reason I am back in school)
2. Bank Teller (never again will I do that!)
3. babysitter
4. Receptionist/Accounting Asst (I loved that job)

Four places I lived:
1. Whiteman AFB, MO
2. Hill AFB, UT
3. RAF Leakenheath, England UK
4. White Hall, AR
(there are so many more!!)

Four movies I've watched over and over:
1. Top Gun
2. Wizard of Oz
3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
4. The Breakfast Club
(Yes, I love the 80's movies!!)

Four shows I watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Private Practice
3. Desperate Houswives
(That is about the only ones that are a must to watch. And with the ridiculous strike I am not able to watch those! UGH!!)

Four places I've been:
1. London
2. Colorado
3. New Orleans
4. St Louis

Four people who e-mail me regularly:
1. Mitzi
2. Brandy
3. Rhonda
4. Cissy (we seriously keep having conversations through email. We really need to get back to yahoo IM!!)

Four favorite things to eat:
Right now, anything low in points!!

Four places I'd rather be:
1. Somewhere warm
2. At home
3. Shopping
4. In my warm bed watching a movie

Four things I look forward to this new year:
1. Landon's 1st bday (on Friday) and watching him grow
2. Tyler's dance recital (Feb 9)
3. Loosing weight on Weight Watchers
4. Having a long overdue date with David!!

Four people to tag:
1. Mitzi (you can email)
2. Brandy
3. Rhonda
4. Cissy (you can email!!)

How adorable is this!!!!!

2008-01-21T17:23:00.000-06:00

Tyler is wanting new bedding and decor for her bedroom for her birthday in March. She really wants Hannah Montanna but I think I am persuading her to go with something that we could use longer!! I found this today on http://www.companykids.com/. Tyler even fell in love with it!! But it is SO Tyler!! Tyler said that it is like what Hannah Tana would decorate her room in!! I wish we could paint her walls. But all the color would definitely bring color into her room. White walls are so boring!! We even found some bedding that we liked for Landon when he is ready for a twin bed!! Which may be sooner then later. But I am still holding out for later!!

Week One

2008-01-21T10:01:00.000-06:00

Today marked my first week of Weight Watchers!! I lost a total of 3lbs. I was a little disappointed because I cheated and got on the scales on Wednesday and I had lost 3lbs by then. But after going on weight watchers website it looks like 3lbs is the average weight loss on week one. I only made it to the gym twice last week so hopefully I can make it more this week. I have been good at resisting all the temptations. David even made hamburgers on Saturday night and I made a small baked potato and a salad. It was very yummy!! I am learning that I can still eat good food and it is healthier for me than a cheeseburger!! Now it is on to week 2.

It's Official.....

2008-01-19T10:02:00.000-06:00

Landon is doing the Air Force crawl. Yes, I know it is called the Army crawl or low crawl, but daddy is in the Air Force!! He is trying so hard to get his knees under him but it isn't happening yet. But we are getting somewhere now!! And he is actually putting weight on his legs now when we try to stand him up!! I guess he is giving in to us now!! I will try to get a video of him this afternoon scooting around. It is too cute!!

I Wish....

2008-01-18T21:35:00.000-06:00

I am very happy to be back at school but the only part I dreaded was walking from building to building in the freezing cold! My hands get cold, my nose gets cold and even worse my feet get cold. I have been wanting Ugg boots for about 3 years now. I just cannot break down and spend the money on them. But walking in this blistering cold air really makes me want some!! Too bad stores are sold out of them until April. By then it should be warm here, RIGHT? Here is a picture of my dream boots!!

Cute huh!! David calls them uggly boots!! What does he know. Even if you do not think they are cute, if you could try a pair on you would want them. Courtney got Tyler a pair of sketchers pink boots that are like Uggs. They are the only pair of shoes that Tyler will wear now. She always tells me how soft they are!!! The only bad thing is that they are pink, so even if she is wearing orange, she wants to wear her boots!! Oh well, she is only at the CDC!!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!! Stay warm!! The high for us tomorrow is 15!! I think we will stay in!!

2008-01-17T22:07:00.000-06:00

Landon got another tooth!! That must explain why he has been in a better mood the past 2 days. It is a bottom tooth. He has 4 on the top and 3 on the bottom now. And we can see where molars are trying to come in. UGH!!

Easy and Low Points Recipe

2008-01-17T09:45:00.000-06:00

Mexican Chicken

Chicken breasts
1-2 cups of salsa
1 can of corn

Throw it all in the crockpot on low for 7-8 hours. It was very yummy!!!

I know I am not supposed to look at the scales until after a week but I had to peak yesterday. I needed some good news for the day!! I lost 3lbs already. Yes, I know it is more water weight then anything but who cares!! I only care what the scales say!! I know I will be able to see a difference in my clothes shortly. I gotta start somewhere!!

We did have a little excitement last night. Landon did try to get his knees under him while lying on his belly. But after two tries he gave up and started rolling around to get where he wanted to go. I can't blame him, why mess up a good thing!! We had his appt yesterday at Children's Mercy in Kansas City. We do not know anything on the allergies yet. They could not do the skin tests on him because his eczema is so bad. So we had to do the blood tests once again. Then we will go from there. It sounds like it is going to be a long drawn out process!! UGH!! Why can't things me quick and easy? But they said that no matter what the results come back as that we need to keep him away from eggs until he is two and any kinds of nuts until he is four. Children with eczema as bad as his tend to have false positives or even negatives!! And they also tend to have reactions to eggs and nuts so it is better to delay introduction of those foods!! After the results come back next week then we will decide the next step. We may start eliminating foods one by one for a week or they may have him come back and offer him foods to see how he reacts. They are telling his PCM that he needs to be seen by a dermatologist. Maybe the clinic on base will listen to a professional since I am getting no where with them on that one. But they did give us lots of ideas to try on him. We now have to give him a 10 minute bath twice a day!! Only once we have to use soap. After his nighttime bath we have to apply his steroid cream, then his lotion, then damp his pajamas with warm weather and put them on, then put dry pajamas over his damp pajamas. This should be challenging. I will admit, we didn't do it last night. We were a bit worn out. But the doctor said it may be best to start it this weekend so we can do this all night and all day!! Whew, I am exhausted just thinking about it. But I will do anything to make my baby feel better. They couldn't believe how happy he was during his appt. He was in the best mood, so it made the appointment so much easier.

After getting lost for 30 minutes in Kansas City we are in the market for a GPS for the car!! Yikes, they are expensive. But with all the traveling we do, we know we will get our money out of it!! Allison, you may want to invest in one before you move to KC!!

OH , and please continue to pray for my Pap. I know you are asking what for and I am not giving any answers. I am just not ready to talk about it and there are not a lot of answers for the questions I will be asked. When we know more I will let everyone know!! THANKS for understanding!!

Please....

2008-01-15T16:48:00.001-06:00

Say a prayer for my pap tonight!!!

Thanks!!

Walgreens

2008-01-14T21:24:00.000-06:00

I went to Walgreens and saved $18.81 today!! Heck Yeah!! Not too shabby for my first go round!! I spent $24 and change but here is what all I got:

2 jumbo Huggies diapers for $16 and free Huggie wipes plus I had a $1 off Huggies diapers and 75 cents off of the wipes.
Buy one get one free Revlon makeup tool plus I had a $1 off coupon.

I had several other good deals but I left my receipt in the car and it is freezing out there!!

On another note, I finished my first day with weight watchers. I am really excited. I will post some good recipes on here after I try them out. I am really excited about this!! Who wants to join with me? I know you are thinking that you don't have time to go to the meetings? I don't either, I am doing it all online!!

Mondays!

2008-01-14T09:47:00.000-06:00

Here is a rundown of how my morning has gone so far!!!

6:30 a.m. Alarm goes off, David is nudging me to get up.
6:55 a.m. David is still nudging me to get up.
7:00 a.m. Holy crap, I better get in the shower.
7:10 a.m. Out of the shower and trying to get ready while Tyler is asking me 101 questions.
7:20 a.m. I am ready, gotta get Tyler ready while David gets Landon ready.
7:40 a.m. I am running around the house getting everything ready for Landon to take for his first day at the CDC. Yes, I know I should have done it yesterday but isn't more fun to stress out in the morning? Ok, maybe it is just me!!
7:50 We are out the door. David takes Landon in his truck, I take Tyler. Yes, I am aware that they are both at the CDC now, but I have to go to school afterwards and David has to go to work at 4:30 this afternoon.
7:55 We are at the CDC getting the kids situated. And I am saying a little prayer for Landon's providers. She is going to have her hands full today with five new one year olds. Please say a prayer for her also.
8:10 HOLY CRAP, where are my keys!!
8:20 I finally found them after the second trip back to Landon's room!!
8:30 Made it to school, taking it easy before my class at 9:00.
8:55 Six of us wondering where everyone, including the teacher is.
9:00 We found out that class was cancelled. Seriously, it is the first day of classes!!
9:15 Post my first thread for my Internet class.
9:50 Decide to post on here to tell you how crazy my morning has been!!

My next class is not until 11:00, so I decided to hang out at the computer lab in the library!! Maybe that will keep me from spending money on cokes and junk food. Oh by the way, I am starting weight watchers today. Wish my luck. Happy Monday!!

Cheap Entertainment

2008-01-13T16:30:00.001-06:00

This is how we have spent our afternoon!! It has been the cheapest entertainment that has had all four of us laughing!!! Landon got this ball popper for Christmas. We finally put it together this afternoon and him and Tyler have had the best time!! Landon loves to push the balls down the hole and Tyler stays busy chasing after the balls. They are still playing with this toy as I type this post!! You have to go get one of these for your little one!! I highly recommend it!! Now that I know how to post videos I will try to post more videos now. Maybe we will have some footage of Landon walking or at least crawling!! Just don't hold your breath waiting!!!

This wasn't my favorite video but it was the only one that was short enough to post. Now I have a better idea of the time capacity!! ENJOY!!!

My New Addiction

2008-01-13T08:14:00.001-06:00

Yay, it is Sunday!! Sunday is now my new favorite day because it is when the coupons come out!! Yes, I should be getting ready for church right now but we got up really early so I have been checking several blogs to check out the coupon situation for the week. This is where I have to tell you how much I love the blogging world. Through my friend Allison, who had a post on couponing that got me interested, I was linked up with coupon world and Sarah. I go on all of these sites for motivation and through Sarah's blog I found money savings mom (I have all these links on my blog to the right). Money Savings Mom tells you what the deals are for the week and what coupons to use. She does all the work for you, all I have to do is find the coupons. I can so handle that. Especially with school starting back tomorrow time will be sparse so any less work that I have to do is fine by me!! Well I am off to get ready so I can go get those coupons. I will let you know of my good deals!!

Back to Normal!!

2008-01-12T17:17:00.000-06:00

I woke up this morning feeling 95 percent better!! My energy level was at 110 percent so I took advantage of it and started organizing some closets that I didn't get around to on my Christmas break!! I finally got into Tyler and Landon's closets and got out all of the clothes that they have outgrown. Landon has two bags full of clothes. I can't wait for it to warm up so I can have a yard sale!! Organizing led me to decorating and wanting to rearrange furniture. The rearranging part did not go as planned. The layout downstairs makes it a challenge to arrange furniture but we do have some ideas. But the ideas involve money so it will have to wait!! We did manage to put up some pictures on the walls that I had not gotten to yet. But that was partly because I just did not know where I wanted to put them!! We have so much we want to do to the house. But I am sure as soon as we get everything we want the AF will send us to another base!! Gotta love the military!! But it does feel good to accomplish some tasks that I haven't had not been able to start on. Tomorrow will involve cleaning up my mess. Why is it you have to make a mess to clean up a mess? Or is it just me? HHHMMM!!!!! Either way, I feel like I got something done today!! Now if I can just teach my husband to keep it organized!!

How cute is he!!!

2008-01-11T16:50:00.000-06:00

How cute is this picture!! Thanks Mitzi for capturing this adorable picture of my baby boy!! And now I really really want an awesome camera!! I love this picture of Landon because it captures how excited he gets over something that he enjoys!! Who doesn't love to see a baby or a kid get excited!!

Things have been crazy since we got back from our little trip back home. I have a cold, due to the major changes in weather from AR to MO!! Yesterday we had orientation at the CDC for Landon. I love his new providers and cannot wait for him to start on Monday!! I also went to the school to buy my books for the semester. That doesn't seem to eventful but it was pouring down raining and snowing!! Seriously, when is it going to warm up?!

I really need to get back to school. I have been sitting on the couch all day because I do not feel good and I am running a slight fever. Well of course I check out Old Navy and The Children's Place's websites. They were having huge sales. I got Landon a winter coat for next year for $10!! Heck yeah, it was normally $40!! I also got him and Tyler a few shirts and pants for next year. The Children's Place didn't have as much to pick from but I did get Landon some short sleeve shirts for about $3 a piece!! HECK YEAH!! I spent $25 at Old Navy and bought 4 things. I also only spent $25 at Children's Place and bought 5 things!! Of course I had to pay for shipping but when you don't have an Old Navy nearby you don't have much of a choice!! Both stores had a better selection for Landon then Tyler. Buy hey, a deal is a deal!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

There's No Place Like Home

2008-01-08T19:12:00.000-06:00

We just got home late this afternoon after a short trip home. I love going back home to see family, but there is no place like home!! Sorry, The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies!! We had a good trip. We threw a small birthday party for Landon, went ice skating and shopping! I am so tired though!! I will post some pics soon!!Tomorrow it is back to the daily grind. I have to go buy books for school and do all the laundry from the trip and put all of the kids toys that they got for bday and Christmas together!! I really do not know how we got all their stuff home. We seriously need a bigger SUV!!

Today is not only Elvis' bday, it is also David's bday!! Happy Birthday David!! Too bad we had to celebrate it on the road. But he knows I will make up for it this weekend!!

On the Road Again.....

2008-01-02T11:09:00.000-06:00

We are leaving this afternoon to go back home for some post holiday fun!! The highlight of the trip for me is getting to see Tyler!! I didn't know that I could miss her this much in just 5 days!! But that is a long time!! She has had a blast spending time with my family!! I cannot wait to hear the stories!! I probably won't be on here much for the next few days. We come back home (our home!!) next Tuesday on David's birthday. Then it will be a rush for me to get everything ready to go back to school and the kids back in the routine of going to daycare. We have gotten so spoiled just taking it easy over the past month. But at the same time, I am ready to get back to the life that we call CHAOS!!

The title was chosen due to the fact that this is our third trip home since Nov.

Happy New Year!!

2008-01-01T08:36:00.000-06:00

Yesterday's post was dedicated to the year 2007. Today's post is dedicated to the year 2008!! I am pretty optimistic about this year. We just moved, so at least there is no chance of us moving this year. That is always a plus in my book!! However, David will be deployed. But that just means that we can get excited for his return home!! (No, we have no dates yet!) Landon will be one in just a few weeks. Considering he did not become mobile in 2007, that only means that he has to become mobile in 2008!! RIGHT?! I am really excited to see how much he changes this year!! Tyler has her first dance recital this year!! It is also on my birthday!! What a present that will be!! In August, Tyler will start kindergarten. I can't believe it!! She is so excited to go to the big kids school, as she calls it!! David will miss her first day, but I will make it even more special for her. We are going on a huge shopping spree. She has to be stylin for school!! David tests for Tech Sargent in February. Please say a prayer for him. He has been studying and wants it really bad!! I know he can do it!! We are also excited to get to know the area more. Maybe we will adventure out to KC more. But shopping with a baby isn't that much fun!!! As for me, it is school as always!!!

Sorry this post is a bunch of random thoughts that aren't even in order. But I am really excited to see what a new year may bring. So long 2007, hello 2008!! OH, I just realize that 2008 also means that David and I graduated ten years ago!! UGH!!

I almost forgot!! I am really anxious to see how the razorback season will go this year. With a new athletic director, new head coach and practically an entire new coaching staff things will be a lot different. I have faith in Petrino. But I would have faith in anyone that is coaching my hogs!! Great things have to come!!! I will miss #5!! And I am not a Patriots fan, at all!! So is there even a tiny glimmer of a chance that he may not go there. I know it would be a great opportunity for him, but eeewww Tom Brady. And it isn't because he is a bad ass quaterback. He is, but as a person, I am not big on him!! Why can't he go play for the Colts. I love Peyton Manning!! With that being said, GO HOGS, BEAT MIZZOU!! Seriously, I may not be able to wear all the razorback stuff that David bought me if we loose today!!