tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278257962012-02-16T10:20:48.343-05:00"I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not"Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.comBlogger3771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-2145048471427599772010-12-13T08:53:00.002-05:002010-12-13T09:00:29.847-05:00

The day I've been waiting for has finally arrived! Moving week is here! The movers should be here some time this morning to start packing our home. I haven't heard from them yet this morning, and we have snow on the ground...I hope that doesn't put us too far behind. Our schedule is really tight as it is. Movers are scheduled today through Wednesday, I have an appointment to have the carpets in

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-51747368929408950952010-12-08T21:10:00.002-05:002010-12-08T21:21:27.389-05:00

We've been really busy the last couple weeks trying to make sure we are ready for our upcoming move to Fort Benning. My last day of work at the hospital here is Friday. The movers come to pack our house up Monday through Wednesday of next week. I had our housing appointment scheduled at Benning, with a move in planned for the same day, which was Monday the 20th. The plan was to leave here on the

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-11946905012233161522010-11-14T19:24:00.002-05:002010-11-14T19:34:25.058-05:00

My kids drive me absolutely nuts, but in the next minute they will have me cracking up.The boy has been driving me nuts all evening. I took them to family day at Bullion Bingo here on post. I enjoy going to bingo about once a week, and I always figure it's something fun I can do with them. They do family day once a month. Every time I've taken both kids with me, I've had to spend the majority of

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-79165030015022500432010-11-07T01:34:00.003-04:002010-11-14T19:58:02.434-05:00

That's what I've been hearing here tonight. I swear the hubby is trying to drive me nuts. He's working on one of his guitars and is scraping and shaping, and whatever else. Some of the scraping he's doing is making a noise that makes me cringe as badly as hearing somebody drag their fingernails across a chalkboard. UGH!

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-16436131064646747982010-11-03T22:24:00.002-04:002010-11-03T22:36:28.047-04:00

So...I share an office with three other women. I have to say, I'm incredibly fortunate. The ladies I work with are wonderful, and incredibly smart. How often is it you get that much estrogen in one room without some sort of drama from time to time? I'll tell ya...not very!Well, the office we are in used to be a hallway. They converted it to an office to add work space to increase the coding staff

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-29292415153820689162010-11-03T00:13:00.002-04:002010-11-03T00:18:11.642-04:00

Since we moved to Kentucky, and are on post in a much smaller space with different rules, we no longer have our garage or the space to work on our motorcycles. When we were in NC, P's passion was motorcycles...either working on the ones he has or working on an old Ironhead he's rebuilding. But since we moved here, he had to put that project in storage. But not one to sit idle, he has taken up a

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-23942943509128276962010-10-31T21:26:00.003-04:002010-10-31T21:52:32.718-04:00

I was minus one kiddo for Halloween this year. The boy was invited to a sleepover and birthday party for a boy that goes to their school. He went over yesterday and spent the night and stayed all of today. They ended up inviting him to go trick-or-treating with them, and he had a great time.My girl was home. She and Daddy carved her pumpkin late this morning. She got ready for

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-46481122389534090752010-10-29T23:37:00.002-04:002010-10-29T23:49:32.953-04:00

But I'm so freaking sick of this house, it's not even close to being funny anymore.It's a well known "fact" that "rank has its privileges" in the Army. Well, you know, time goes along with that. I was still in NC when my husband accepted our house on post here at Knox. I know he was kind of thinking that we wouldn't really be here all that long, so the loss of space for a temporary situation

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-48845690643286124012010-10-29T20:30:00.002-04:002010-10-29T20:33:53.346-04:00

I don't seem to be having a whole lot of luck with laptops these days. The monitor on the one the hubby got me for Christmas a couple of years ago is kaput. I was able to manipulate it for a while and get it to still work. No can do anymore. So I started using the baby girl's computer. Well now the mouse touchpad on it has stopped working properly, and even every external mouse I hooked up to it

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-37843916568180542672010-10-25T21:29:00.002-04:002010-10-25T21:35:24.615-04:00

I'm so fed up with being sick, it's not even CLOSE to being funny. I'm feeling a good bit better, but have congestion and a cough still lingering, and it's enough to drive me insane.As you can see on the right side, I got my logo added to my blog, and made it a clickable link to my website. Fortunately, I have a good friend who's a geek by trade, and he helped me figure out how to do it a couple

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-35142074236096313402010-10-23T23:23:00.002-04:002010-10-23T23:42:42.947-04:00

It seems that I always manage to stay busy, no matter what. Even as some aspects of my life seem to wind down, others pick up to fill the void.We've had an incredibly busy fall. J decided he wanted to play football, and A wanted to be a cheerleader. Cheerleading was easy...no worries about A not getting to participate. Football, on the other hand, was a different story. We remained frustrated

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-19138579831342401462010-09-11T23:26:00.002-04:002010-09-11T23:28:58.660-04:00

I'm starting to think maybe it's time for me to start blogging again. Other things that have been taking up my time online, as far as writing is concerned, are becoming less and less time-consuming as the days go by.But it's too late tonight for me to write much. More to follow soon.

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-54469978839948603272010-05-25T20:00:00.002-04:002010-05-25T20:21:11.758-04:00

Wow...it's been over a year since I blogged last. Dare I try to get back into the blogging groove? It was something I really enjoyed for a while...I just have moved on to doing different things. I got to thinking, though, considering the fact that I started this blog when we were in the middle of our move from Germany, it seems somewhat appropriate I would revisit it now, since we're in the

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-8324246048755852462009-04-15T21:35:00.003-04:002009-04-15T22:13:30.756-04:00

I never did post after our weekend with company. Had some folks come in, we rode and had lunch, and just hung out here for most of the weekend. Great weekend with great friends!

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-10482086289117975692009-04-02T21:56:00.002-04:002009-04-02T22:03:43.181-04:00

Giving up control feels really good sometimes, and though I hate to admit my kids are growing up, I have to realize they're not babies anymore.I have company coming in this weekend, and with being busy this week and being sick earlier in the week, I had a lot to get done. And it needed to get done TONIGHT. I picked up the kids, took them to get haircuts, then went to the grocery store. We got

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-35414268164292741902009-03-29T18:42:00.003-04:002009-03-29T18:53:03.099-04:00

The hubby decided that he wanted to change the paint on his Electraglide yet AGAIN. So he has spent the better part of the last couple of weeks getting the bike ready to paint and actually painting. He was mostly finished this weekend and started getting it ready to put back together. He goes TDY tomorrow and has yet to decide whether he's going to ride or take the car.A few months ago, he got a

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-13347313182841072702009-03-28T10:52:00.002-04:002009-03-28T10:57:16.283-04:00

I find myself saying this over and over and over to the boy child. That and worry about yourself...not everybody else. He thinks he has to have his nose in every aspect of everything that is going on around here. The girl child has been sick and we finally convinced her this morning that she needed to eat something or else she wasn't going to feel any better. So when she came back to the couch

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-67465006007275663602009-03-27T17:13:00.003-04:002009-03-27T17:18:18.261-04:00

We're about to get a doozy of a storm. The hubby was out in the garage working on his bike, and I've been sitting here listening to the thunder roll. The satellite just went out. He came in to look something up. I told him that I had been sitting here listening to the thunder, and came to the realization that we don't get storms like this in the winter time. Spring is here!

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-54908238986511545232009-03-27T08:43:00.003-04:002009-03-27T08:52:30.448-04:00

Finally! It's Friday! I'm so glad we're at the end of this week. Unfortunately, I'm home with my daughter again, as she's sick. I have a good friend who lost her dad earlier this week, so my mind has been on that as well. It has also kind of surprised me the emotions that has brought back for me, knowing how she's feeling right now.The hubby will be leaving Monday to go TDY for the week. In the

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-32784713309536208282009-03-26T18:39:00.002-04:002009-03-26T18:44:44.890-04:00

So I had an appointment for my routine preventive visit this afternoon. Nice thing about being an Army spouse and working at the hospital on post is being conveniently close to where I need to go for my appointment. So what could have turned into 3 hours or so away from work was only an hour away from my desk, as I was able to just walk to a different part of the hospital.So anyway, the provider

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-60277669566288127892009-03-25T08:20:00.003-04:002009-03-25T08:32:54.287-04:00

I've come to realize that I've not written an update about the husband and what the Army will be doing with us or what we're hoping for out of his career. Things were in a good bit of turmoil for a while, and some of you may be wondering.He came down on orders again for deployment a few months ago, but because of chronic pain and other issues, his doctor determined he wasn't deployable at the

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-51959983177768036832009-03-25T08:08:00.002-04:002009-03-25T08:15:57.511-04:00

My girl child is home sick today, so I'm home with her. She was complaining of her belly and head hurting, and her throat too, and she's pretty congested. I just hope it's not the flu. Their three-week spring break starts next week. It never fails...at least one of them seems to get sick right around the time one of their breaks starts.We have company coming in next weekend, so maybe I can take

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-43183525945335409672009-03-24T21:13:00.004-04:002009-03-24T21:27:48.082-04:00

As I browse blogs, trying to catch up on the lives of my friends that I've been neglecting, I find I'm not the only one who has let her blog kind of fall by the wayside. It makes me sad, as I started this to give me a way to keep up with my friends and family that I'm so far away from. But as it happens, life just gets in the way sometimes. I'm hoping, though, to find a newfound inspiration to

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-58536591930113000422009-03-23T20:51:00.002-04:002009-03-23T20:58:03.616-04:00

I had a great weekend this past weekend! Saturday I went for a short ride with my neighbor. It was COLD once we got going! But it was nice to get out anyway. Then Saturday night he came over with his fiancee' to hang out for a while.Saturday afternoon, a couple of friends from South Carolina asked if we would be interested in meeting them for lunch on Sunday if they rode up to our neck of the

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-47751398868162543932009-03-17T22:06:00.003-04:002009-03-17T22:22:18.524-04:00

Has been so neglected! I've just been doing other things, and blogging has been quite close to the bottom of my list of priorities.We have quite a busy spring and summer planned. I communicate with a lot of people on line. One couple I've been talking to online is moving from the west coast to the east coast as we speak. I'm organizing kind of a get-together with them and some other friends the

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-54403591555221623272008-12-27T20:50:00.002-05:002008-12-27T21:00:44.998-05:00

Yeah, I know I'm a little late, but better late than never, right?I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We had a great one here. Kids got way too much as usual, although the hubby and I seriously pared down this year. Santa brought them a Wii, and we've had LOTS of fun with that. We're gonna have to get two more remotes for it so we can all play Wii Sports together. I've been enjoying Wii

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-54128132371727156502008-11-03T21:14:00.002-05:002008-11-03T21:19:31.587-05:00

I really need to do a better job of blogging. Did so well there for a while, and it seems life has created other priorities for me.I created this blog, though, so that family and friends that I no longer get to see day to day can keep up with what's going on. I talked to a good friend tonight, and was reminded just how much has changed the last couple of years.I'll try to get some pictures up of

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-78419762898737158832008-08-03T21:15:00.002-04:002008-08-03T21:23:17.142-04:00

We had a mostly uneventful weekend. Most of it was spent trying to get the kids to clean up the disaster areas that they call their rooms. That's a never ending process!Yesterday, the hubby and I had a friend who was coming to Fayetteville from Goldsboro to meet another buddy of his. We put the kids on the back of the bikes and rode over to meet them for lunch and hang out for a while. After

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-87129680984296305682008-08-01T09:16:00.002-04:002008-08-01T09:25:11.468-04:00

So I promised I'd try to blog an update, so here goes.The hubby has been extended in his Recruiting assignment for another year. The story of how it all went down is a long one, but I'll try to do the short version here. He got verbal confirmation from Branch that his next assignment would be for deployment and was supposed to report to Fort Riley on 21 June. But he never got an RFO. Finally got

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-87228300730989243962008-07-31T21:27:00.002-04:002008-07-31T21:31:00.477-04:00

Yeah, I know it's been FOREVER since I blogged. For those of you who have checked and wondered, I apologize. With the new job and everything, blogging hasn't exactly been at the top of my priority list.I'll try to update within the next few days.I'll also try to work blogging into my schedule. I don't even know whether I can access Blogger from work. I could back when I was a Contractor, but I'm

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-7455631139897119662008-05-08T08:11:00.002-04:002008-05-08T08:13:27.849-04:00

We STILL don't know what's going on with what the Army has in store for the hubby. His branch has an assignment for him, but his command here is pushing for an extension. Here we are about a month out from when he's SUPPOSED to change command, and 45 days out from what SHOULD be his report date to his new assignment, and still no orders. At this point, we just want to know something!

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-4498063804693346992008-05-08T08:04:00.002-04:002008-05-08T08:08:41.523-04:00

Yikes! I didn't even realize it had been so long since I last wrote. Had a lot going on, and blogging hasn't exactly been at the top of my list of priorities. Thanks to my little brother for checking on me though!I started my teaching job on the 14th of April. That very Thursday, the 17th, I got a call from Fort Bragg CPAC with a job offer. So I'm going back to the GS system full time with all my

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-55976234686379119632008-03-15T22:44:00.003-04:002008-03-15T22:57:59.327-04:00

My baby sister's birthday was Thursday. She's 30. She and her hubby invited my hubby and me to dinner tonight to celebrate. We jumped at the chance! We haven't spent nearly enough time with them since we got back to the States almost two years ago. We all hope to change that.We went to this place that none of us have ever tried before. It's a bit off the beaten path, which was REALLY nice,

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-697352659476025552008-03-15T10:40:00.002-04:002008-03-15T11:08:58.338-04:00

I swear yesterday I thought my daughter had completely lost her mind. My son had been cooped up in the house most of the week because of the flu and had a serious case of cabin fever. We did go for a ride Thursday because the weather was just PERFECT. They wanted to play outside yesterday, but had to clean their rooms first. The boy got finished first (huge surprise for me), and I sent him out.

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-14615273421638644812008-03-14T23:27:00.002-04:002008-03-14T23:43:42.176-04:00

I don't think I've mentioned anything about this here yet, but I've been looking for a new job for a few weeks now. I kind of started around the first of the year, and got more serious about it last month. As of the end of this month, it's been a year since I left my last job, and I need to get back to work for a few reasons.My mom knew I was looking for a job and talked to me about a month ago

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-72392974547421789512008-03-12T20:57:00.002-04:002008-03-12T21:04:00.879-04:00

Well, my little guy's feeling much better now. When I took him to the doctor Monday, she advised us to keep him out of school through today, and that he could go back Thursday. I could have sent him back earlier if he was fever-free, but he was still running a fever on and off, including this morning. So we kept him home.Today was their last day of school before their 3-week Spring Break. I love

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-494352231946801472008-03-10T16:29:00.003-04:002008-03-10T16:31:46.306-04:00

My little guy has the flu. Woke up this morning congested and said he couldn't breathe. So naturally, I kept him home from school today. Took him to the doctor, where he was traumatized by having his finger stuck and a strep test. Fortunately, no strep throat, but the flu is bad enough. Now he's upset with me because the little girl who lives next door came by and wanted him and his sister to

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-83454342858645571072008-03-07T10:14:00.002-05:002008-03-07T10:50:16.017-05:00

The Princes had a science project to do. Her class was studying sound, and she was supposed to make a musical instrument. She wanted to make a guitar. Her initial idea was to use a paper towel tube and rubber bands to make her guitar with. Well, the hubby was having none of that. He started drawing out an idea for her project Saturday night and finished it up Sunday morning. When I saw his

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-21907293737863535932008-03-06T21:46:00.002-05:002008-03-06T21:53:05.271-05:00

But I'm working on it. I'm still trying to get back into my blog groove. I thought it had been longer since I put a post up than it has. Sometimes, I just put up something random and then forget about it later. Imagine that!A fellow blogger left a comment on my page a few days ago that reminded me why I enjoyed this so much. I'm not sure whether I've been finding my outlet elsewhere or have been

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-54401686727284724792008-02-29T23:16:00.003-05:002008-12-10T00:01:56.667-05:00

The other night, the kids were going to play a card game. The hubby had the TV on some kind of off-road show with vehicles the boy sees as "Monster Trucks" so the Princess was having a hard time getting him to pay enough attention to play cards with her. Getting his undivided attention is a challenge, but that show just about had it.Well, we finally talked him in to playing cards with her if he

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-54213419164115784542008-02-21T19:12:00.002-05:002008-02-21T19:17:17.625-05:00

The kids crack me up sometimes.I set up a little computer desk for them here in our family room. That way they can have access to the computer and I can easily keep an eye on what they're doing. I have a rule, though. Before they can go to any websites that are strictly for fun, they have to do "Study Island" through their school website and practice their math. Study Island has a game setting,

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-68357026227325851592008-02-18T21:53:00.002-05:002008-02-18T22:01:53.853-05:00

As I'm sure you've already noticed, I've added a couple new tickers to my page.I mentioned that I might add a weight loss ticker in an attempt to help keep me honest. So I did. I sure do hate seeing that big number for the amount of weight I still have to lose, but at least I've gotten a start. And I might end up changing my ultimate goal. We'll just have to see. I've actually lost a bit more

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-65604176866340095932008-02-16T19:08:00.003-05:002008-12-10T00:01:57.568-05:00

The Princess decided a few weeks ago that she wanted to have her hair cut and donate to Locks of Love. I finally took her to have it done today. I just love the way it came out, and she seems really happy with it too.Here are a couple of pictures from last weekend so you can see what it looked like before. It was nearly down to her waist.And after:I have the hair here that I need to take care of

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-9083963140455088612008-02-15T20:29:00.002-05:002008-02-15T20:34:42.252-05:00

Well, today I finished my third week of going to the gym five mornings a week. I really didn't feel like going this morning, and thought about making excuses. Was feeling kinda crampy. I had a hair appointment at 10:45, and with going to the gym about 9 or 9:30, I really would be pushing it to make my appointment on time. But I talked myself out of my excuses. After all, exercising may help with

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-36992163093262000782008-02-12T18:34:00.000-05:002008-02-12T18:46:05.486-05:00

So yet again I've decided to renew my weight loss attempts. I'm tired of being overweight, and I finally decided that I'm gonna do something about it. I'm pretty determined right now, and motivated. I just hope I can keep up my motivation.I've had a gym membership since shortly after we moved here. It's mostly been a waste of money, though, because I haven't used it much. I made up my mind two

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One thing I think we can all say for digital photography is that it is so much more convenient, in so many ways. After all, you can instantly see your picture, delete it if it sucks, or keep it if it's good. Then you can save it on your computer, print it on your own printer if you choose, or if you're like me, upload it to a third party to have prints made for a scrapbook. Because my printer

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That I LOVE the South?Here it is the 3rd of February, and the high today was about 69 degrees. So, of course, we took advantage of the weather. We needed to go and visit with the hubby's parents for a bit anyway, so we bundled the kids up (since the wind is still a bit cool), hopped on the bikes, and took off. It's almost an hour to get up there, so we had a nice ride. Visited with them, and rode

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You just gotta love the honesty of kids.I have to start this story by telling you that we got the kids a new game for their PS2 system. We got them Guitar Hero III. I have to be honest, though, and say that I have had more fun with that game than anybody else in the house. The hubby plays guitar, so gets frustrated with it because he thinks he should play that guitar like he does one of his own.

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Yikes! It's been nearly a month since the last time I wrote. Every time I think I'm going to get better about blogging, things come up and blogging is the farthest thing from my mind. We've had a stressful few days, but I wanted to write about something cute today instead.Today was my kids' 100th day of school. Girl child, who is in second grade this year, brought me a little packet of activities

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We certainly did!We went up to the hubby's parents' yesterday to exchange gifts with them. We had a nice time, kids not too many gifts, and we ate too much. We got home about 7 last night. After we got home, we made cookies for Santa and the kiddos went to bed. One of their new aunts sent each of them a gift bag that included reindeer food, so they left

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That's what I've been lately, where blogging is concerned. I know I keep saying I'll get back to it. I guess I'm just having trouble finding blogging inspiration.I'll try to do better. And I know I still need to post pictures from my mom's wedding and some other things. I'll get them up soon.

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We're having Thanksgiving dinner at the hubby's parents' house this year. I cooked dinner here last year and had my family over, so this year we'll be up there with them. The good news is that I get a break from all the work that goes into preparing such a meal.I did offer to bring my Pumpkin Cheesecake. That is a recipe that I've been making every Thanksgiving for the past three or four years

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Well, today actually, my mom is getting married.My sister and I, along with one of my mom's fiance's daughters, spent the day decorating the chapel where they're getting married. All of the decorations in the chapel were white. But the walls are red, as is part of the carpet. My mom is having autumn colors for her wedding. My sister is the creative one, and she had to find a way to tie in the

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OK, I'm going to bitch here for a minute, and my complaint will probably sound stupid. But I'm entitled from time to time.I was in the mood for Chinese take-out for dinner tonight, but neither of us really felt like going to pick it up. So we perused the yellow pages (and hubby the internet...lol) looking for a place that would deliver. After three phone calls, we finally found a place. We gave

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Well, my house guest for this past weekend left this morning. I have to tell you, we had the best time, and I hated to see her and her little girl leave. It never ceases to amaze me the kind of friendships that I have developed over the years with people who I communicate with primarily online. Mel and I have been "online" friends for nearly 10 years, and this weekend was the first time we met in

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Veterans Day Comments - DazzleJunction.comThis post is dedicated to all those who have served to protect our freedoms over the years. Some of you served in times of peace, some in times of war. Regardless, your service is appreciated.I have always appreciated those who so selflessly serve our country, but it's amazing how my perspective has changed as a result of being married to such a man.So

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I know my blogging has been seriously slacking for quite some time now. I'm going to make an effort, starting now, to start writing again. It was so therapeutic for me when I was writing regularly, and I miss keeping up with all my blog friends, too!I finally finished school! It seems strange to say it still. I haven't gotten the documentation yet, but I have officially finished my Bachelors

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I became an aunt!I'm not sure at the moment where my pictures from the day she was born are, but she was absolutely beautiful! I can't believe it's been a year already.My sis took the day off work today to spend the day with the little Birthday Girl. I called this evening to sing Happy Birthday to my little booger. I can't even begin to explain how incredible it is to be a part of her life,

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We have a busy schedule for the next few weeks. I didn't really realize it until I was talking to my mom Tuesday night, and then again when we got an invite from some new friends to visit them in Virginia.As those of you who read my blog know, we were in Denver last weekend. This weekend we're going to be in Raleigh for the Battalion's Annual Training Conference (ATC). Friday night and Saturday

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Well, we went to Denver this past weekend and had a pretty good time, considering the fact that we didn't really have time to do much.Friday we ended up being delayed in Charlotte for over two hours. The crew that was flying us to Denver was delayed in NYC because of weather. So it was almost midnight by the time we got checked into our hotel in Denver. And the hubby and I were hungry, because we

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Well, I get to go with him to Colorado after all!He called me yesterday afternoon after we'd had lunch to let me know that they'd managed to get approval for spouses to go along. I was really excited! I've never been to Colorado before, and that's one place I've been wanting to go. When he got home and I asked him about his day, he told me that USAREC decided to revoke the approval for myself and

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Man, it's been a long time since I wrote here. And here I come to complain. Sorry...I'll get better soon. Lots has happened since my last entry, including a trip to Myrtle Beach for the Fall Bike Rally. Yep...I'll write about that later.Right now I just want to complain for a minute. Got an email from the hubby today letting me know that it looked like he was going to have to go out of town this

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My little guy turned 9 on Wednesday, and we had his birthday party today. The boy LOVES to skate, so he wanted to have his party at the skating rink like we did last year. I used to love to skate when I was a kid, too, so I usually skate with the kids when we go. Well, I must admit that I wiped out pretty good toward the end of the skating session. I'm thinking I may have bruised my tailbone...it

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-90940189738676769852007-09-22T22:28:00.000-04:002007-09-22T22:43:49.768-04:00

I've actually been a member of the Patriot Guard for almost a year now. Up to this point, though, I haven't been able to participate in any missions. I wish I could say that was because there had been none to attend, but unfortunately, there have been.Hope Mills, the town I live in, lost a soldier last week. His name was SPC Steven Elrod. When I first learned of this, I thought that this might

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I am enjoying this week off between classes. It's nice not having to worry about a paper I need to be writing, or research I need to be doing, when I have so much other stuff around home to worry about. I think that the first thing I'm going to do when I finish my degree (after resting, of course) is to finally finish taking care of things here around the house that I've been neglecting since we

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I finished up another class tonight. Now I have a week off and then have one more class to go. Can that really be possible? Can I really be only one class away from finishing up my degree? After all this time, it's nearly impossible to believe.Here's how I put it to some friends of mine earlier tonight. For so many years, it seemed as thought I couldn't even see the light at the end of the tunnel

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The memories of this terrible day have been heavy on my mind and heart for the last few days. Today I remember those who lost their lives in the terror attacks six years ago today, as well as all of those who have lost their lives since as a result.Never forget.

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So here I am trying to work on one of my papers and dealing with all sorts of distractions today. For example, I had to share my computer with my son so we could get a part of his Social Studies project done...this part is due tomorrow. I'll write a bit more on this later.Anyway, this evening the hubby has been trying to get the kids to leave me alone so I can concentrate on what I'm trying to

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I spent the better part of this afternoon and evening helping my son clean his room. We just haven't been able to get him to grasp the concept of taking out a few things to play with and then putting them away before pulling something else out. And to make matters worse, his sister has a tendency to go in his room to play, bringing along toys of her own and helping him make a big ole mess, but

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I know, that's how my blogging has been lately.I'm just having a hard time getting motivated to write much of anything these days. I have about a month and a half (actually a little more) before I'll finally be finished with school. So any writing I've been doing has been for that purpose, and it's not exactly the kind of writing that I enjoy. I enjoy writing here when I can take the time to do

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I was finishing up a paper for my current class tonight. It was a critical thinking assignment, and we were supposed to use the "Critical Thinking Problem Solving Model" provided for us, which my husband was sure to remind me was based on the military's problem solving process. Can't remember what he called it, but ok.Basically, we were supposed to identify a problem in our work environment that

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Wow...I haven't blogged in a while.Been busy around here. I still need to take pictures of the work we've done around here. Still haven't found the charger for my camera battery. I haven't really looked for it, though...been focusing on other things.I have about two months left before I'll finally be finished with school. I can't believe it. There was a time when I thought I'd never finish my

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My phone rang this afternoon, and I didn't recognize the name or number on the Caller ID.I answered the phone, and it was a little boy asking to speak to my baby girl. I told him she couldn't talk at the moment because she was cleaning her room, but that I would be sure to tell her he had called. He was very polite.So I called her downstairs.Mom: A, who's D (the little boy's name)?A: He's a boy

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I got an email today from a friend of mine I met through blogging. I'm not sure where this woman gets the energy to do all the things she does for our servicemembers. She's a working mom, regularly sends care packages to our troops overseas, and now is involved in a charity for wounded heroes.I'm behind on reading my favorite blogs, or else I'd have posted something about this earlier.

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My allergies are giving me a fit today. At least I hope it's just my allergies. I've been sneezing all day, my nose is stopped up, and my asthma is acting up a bit (which only happens when my allergies flare or I get sick). I REALLY hope I'm not coming down with something. I really don't have the time or patience for that.I've been tired and cranky all day, which I thought was just because I

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The hubby and I were sitting here trying to relax last night after the kids went to bed. We had just decided to go to bed just before 11 when we heard what sounded like a gunshot. The hubby hit the floor and sort of crept over to the window to look out while I was hollering wondering what it was. There were a couple more explosions, and I could see a flash out the window from where I was sitting.

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I really need to get outside and take some pictures of all the work we've done out there over the past couple of weeks. Well, last weeked it was the hubby doing the majority of the work outside, but that's really mostly because he was putting trees and plants in the ground. If I mess with plants, they die.He had to go in to work for a while today. It was a processing Saturday, which is usually

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I know it seems all I've been talking about are the funny things my kids have said lately. I can't help it...they've come out with some good ones.Last night we went to have dinner with the in-laws. Some family that we haven't seen in years were visiting from Alabama, and we went to visit with them a little bit over dinner.We sat down to the dinner table, and my son, out of the blue, asks my

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Looks like we're actually gonna get some rain tonight!Hallelujah!It has been so hot here this week that I've been seeking refuge in the house whenever I can. I haven't even gone riding...well except for today when I took the hubby's bike over for its annual safety inspection. It's just entirely too hot, and humid! I shouldn't complain, though. My hubby talked to a buddy of his in Iraq today and

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I'm supposed to be finishing up a paper that is due for my class that ends tonight, but I needed a brief break. So I thought I'd put up another funny from my daughter.We're eating dinner tonight and were talking about my sister's baby. I had mentioned that I'm not going to be keeping her this Thursday (I usually have her every Thursday and Friday) because they have a doctor's appointment (

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My baby girl said something yesterday that really tickled my funny bone.We were on our way over to Home Depot to get some plants and things for the yard (the hubby's been working out there all weekend). When we took the exit from the freeway, we drove right by Fayetteville's water tower.The boy said, "look, Mommy, you can climb up the water tower" (referring, of course, to the stairs winding up

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I feel like I was running pretty much all day today, but I also feel like I got quite a bit accomplished.After I dropped the kids off at the bus stop (about 7:15), I headed off to the gym. I'm going about three days a week now, the days I don't have my niece, which is lots better than I've been doing for the last several months. I'm feeling better about myself for it, too. Right now I'm just

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I got my car back today!!After a week of thinking they'd be finished with it, they finally called me today to let me know it was finished. There were problems last week with computers and wrong parts and things of that nature. I was ecstatic when the girl called me this afternoon to let me know it was ready! There was only one problem. The hubby was in Raleigh today so couldn't get home to take

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The hubby and I had a busy day today. The kids are spending the weekend with my in-laws, so we decided we'd try to get some things accomplished around the house.We've been wanting to get a privacy fence put up out back. Since the kids weren't home this weekend, we decided to try to get started on that today. So we planned to go over to Home Depot to price the things we would need. I have been

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My husband has been trying for nearly a month to schedule an appointment for a consult. Last time he went out to Womack he was seen in the Pain Clinic. They entered consults for him to have an MRI on his back (long-term problems there) and another exam that he never had after coming back from Iraq. He was able to get the appointment for his MRI scheduled without many problems. However, the other

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We've had a lot going on here. We're settling in to the kids' new school routine. Well, the kids and I are anyway...it doesn't really affect the hubby much. I can see right now that this is going to be a challenging year for the boy. Our PA warned me about that, but you can't really be prepared until it starts. The homework is completely different this year and he's been struggling. I'm having to

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Last night I asked the hubby if he felt like going to Carrabba's for dinner. I had heard a commercial on the radio a couple of times about their Cozze in Bianco (Mussels in White Wine) and had started having a craving. Yeah, I tease my kids about being commercial junkies, and I guess in this instance, I fall into this category. But I just love mussels in white wine sauce, and haven't had them

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Well, first half-week anyway.My kids started back to school on Wednesday. They're in year-round school here.My son is going to have quite an adjustment to make this year. He started Fourth Grade. Our PA told me Monday that it's been his experience, from his patients, that fourth grade is the hardest year for kids. Said he has a lot of kids in the office staying home with complaints of bellyaches,

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Well, glider-rocker anyway.We're experiencing a very rare cool, breezy July afternoon here in NC today. So I'm taking advantage of it by sitting on my porch watching my husband cut the grass and working on my school work. I'm just taking a quick break before I really get started. HahaToday has been a busy day. I rode the hubby's new bike up to Smithfield for its first service since he had to work

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-56749400154648316652007-07-11T22:01:00.000-04:002007-07-11T22:56:19.492-04:00

Yay! I can add titles again! I'm really happy about that...Blogger was really messing with my OCD there for a few days.The kids are gone again. The hubby's mom called me this afternoon to tell me that she had a doctor's appointment in Fayetteville today, and that my father-in-law had to visit a lady in the hospital. They wanted to stop by for a visit while they were down this way. She then asked

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-87492812969835614922007-07-10T22:51:00.000-04:002007-07-11T23:08:44.513-04:00

After my complaining post last night, I thought it only fair to brag tonight.I kept a friend's little boy today (actually a coworker of my sister). He had been sick and had to be out of daycare a couple of days, but neither Mom nor Dad could miss anymore work. I understand what it's like to be in a bind like that, since I've been a working parent, so I was happy to help.I have to admit that my

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-61627738180493531032007-07-09T21:28:00.000-04:002007-07-11T23:09:39.824-04:00

It's been one of those days.You know the ones. The days when your kids just refuse to listen and do everything EXCEPT what you've told them to do. That was the kind of day I had today, and I'm exhausted. I've had a tension headache most of the day, and while I was attempting to close my eyes and have a bit of quiet to get rid of it, they decided to make as much noise as possible.:::Sigh:::They've

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-44532913549781547682007-07-08T21:23:00.000-04:002007-07-11T23:10:47.785-04:00

I'm usually the world's worst procrastinator! I was doing really well keeping up with my school assignments and such for the first year and a half or so, but after we moved to the States I had a really hard time readjusting. I told myself that with this class I just started Tuesday I wasn't going to do that. In a five week course, with the workload, it's really easy to fall way behind.I know I'm

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-21430545319929642032007-07-07T21:49:00.000-04:002007-07-11T23:11:14.058-04:00

There's been somewhat of a role reversal in my house this evening.I'm quite hot-natured. I'm usually comfortable (or sometimes hot) when the rest of my family is complaining about being cold. I joke about having hot flashes, although people usually reassure me that I'm much too young for that.This evening the hubby got up to adjust the thermostat. I asked him if he was cold. He said that he was

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-40770945243437968412007-07-04T23:23:00.000-04:002007-07-04T23:31:30.677-04:00

I'll never look at them the same again.The hubby and I used to love watching fireworks. I can remember our New Year's in Heidelberg. We walked out on the balcony and watched the fireworks from our apartment, and loved it.Things have certainly changed. His first 4th of July home from Iraq, we went on post in Vilseck and watched fireworks with the kids. I didn't really notice anything different.

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-71060053007680794542007-07-04T22:43:00.000-04:002007-07-04T23:13:14.522-04:00

myspaceToday is the day we Americans celebrate our independence.I took the kids to watch a parade today. My hometown has an annual 4th of July celebration, even as small as the town is. The celebration isn't nearly as big as it was when I was a kid, but I still kind of enjoy going. It gives me the opportunity to see people that I haven't seen in years, or that I may not get to see any other time.

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-80646087370928031292007-07-02T22:50:00.001-04:002007-07-02T23:22:21.296-04:00

We had a GREAT weekend! We don't get to spend nearly enough time with my brother-in-law and his wife, so we really appreciated the opportunity this weekend.We got to my brother-in-law's house about 8:00 or so Friday night. My mother-in-law was giving the kids a bath before bed, and they watched a movie after their baths. The movie of the evening was "Flushed Away." I didn't watch much of it, just

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-81721895319001598322007-06-29T17:36:00.000-04:002007-06-29T17:38:57.749-04:00

Man, I've been really bad about blogging lately. I'll get back into the groove soon, I hope. Just haven't felt much like writing.We're going to visit my brother-in-law and his wife this weekend. We hope to be able to spend some time on the beach at the Outer Banks while we're up there. Hopefully it won't be raining all weekend.Since I'm actually in the middle of a week of from school right now (

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-43221498835807940742007-06-24T22:41:00.000-04:002007-06-24T23:00:14.978-04:00

Yeah, I know I haven't been writing much lately. Just haven't felt much like it, I guess. Haven't really felt like I had much to write about.So the hubby and I have been kid-free since Wednesday night. Although we miss the kids, without a doubt, we have enjoyed the peace and quiet. I know the extended family in Alabama is enjoying the time they've gotten to spend with them. I talked to the kids

Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655921853544060095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825796.post-17582300057118293102007-06-20T20:21:00.000-04:002007-06-20T20:26:46.502-04:00

I got a letter from the kids' school today. I was expecting earlier in the week, but they mailed it to the old address, although I know I gave the office the new address.But I digress.They're promoting the boy to 4th grade for the 2007-08 school year. What a relief!! The letter didn't say anything about his test scores, so I still don't know how he did. I plan to call over there later this week

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