My baby girl is 2

I cant believe how fast two years went by. She is two going on 10. She has a mind of her own and is very strong willed. She is loving and kind, And i love her so. Happy birthday maddy doodle.

yum

Tonight i made toffee.

It was yummy

I'm giving it away,

Because

I will eat myself to obesity

The end

Warner robins parade

Only in the south you will see a float like this.
jason and maddy enjoying the parade

Haley waving her heart out

me and my girl

Just to let you know, this months blog entries will likely be all about things we are doing to celebrate Christmas. If its super annoying i understand completely! lol Any who, last weekend we went to the parade as we have done for the last two Christmases that we have lived here in GA. I guess you can call it a tradition. We had much fun sitting out there in the cold yelling merry Christmas to all the local beauty queens and businesses. Maddy wanted to run out into the street right along with them on a few occasions and haley sat still on her blanket making sure everyone saw her wave. Then we were off to Bojangles for some breakfast. YUM... What a fun day.

have a Fairy Merry Christmas

I'm pretty sure the girl has glitter in her veins. She turned the classic "jingle bells" into "Tinkerbell". Tinker bell , Tinker bell tinker all the way.......lalalalalaalala..... she doesn't know all the words but its still so cute.

santa baby

Jason had me pick up a santa suit for the christmas party at his work. so when i got home i made sure that everything was in the box and i just couldnt resist putting it on. It was the hottest .. itchiest thing ive ever worn but the look on haleys face when i walked in her room was priceless. She was stunned silly. I couldnt help but laugh and that blew my cover. we had a lot of fun playing santa for a few minutes but i feel sorry for the person who has to wear that thing for a few hours.

what a goof i am

Tonight i went in the bathroom to wash my face before bed. And i washed my face with gel. Thats right.... hair gel. It was sitting right next to my face wash and the bottles look similar. I put it im my hand, put my hand under the water to lather then put it on my face. And thats when i realized......ooppss. I didnt think i was that tired.

fun with the girls

Haley had so much fun doing gingerbread ornaments. I couldnt stress it enough that they weren't edible. Jason walks in the house and almost ate one. Maddy was pushing chairs up to the counter shouting "COOKIE". They do smell delightful i must say. Thanks Carrie for the 411 on how to make em. We are going to give them as gifts to our family.

We also had some fun with food and had "ants on a log". Super messy but they really enjoyed this healthy treat. I remember doing it when i was a kid. I didnt think they would eat it though, But they sure did put a hurtin on em.

the stockings were hung by the chiminey with care

my goodness its not easy getting three kids to look at the camera at once. I got some ok photos tho. They were trying to make me nutz before hand. I know it. First maddy pulled her hair bow out. Then peyton spit up on her outfit. Then maddy got into haleys left over cereal and got it all over her. They were out to get me but i still came out on top! They are darling little girls if i say so myself. Maybe one day ill actually learn how to use my advanced camera . Until then you get regular ole snap shots.

A little about the past week

Im really bummed that i didnt get more pictures of our thanksgiving . We had a great one. Jasons sister and her three kids came to share the day with us. It was a crowded house with six kids and three adults under one roof but it was a lot of fun. The more the merrier to me. Our meal was so yummy i probably ate three days worth of calories but its all good. Haley and maddy could care less about the food but Peyton was messin some sweet potatoes and bread up. What a champ. ........ I woke up rather early to go get the black friday newspaper and many places were sold out. Walgreens was on the ball because they had like 50 left. So my sister in law and I were mapping out our plan of attack. First... Kohls.. then... walmart.... then toys r us.... then target....then home. It was so much fun but holy cow ive never seen so many people in one store. Let me remind you it was 3 in the morning! Im surprised i was even able to function seeing as how i went to bed at 1 in the morning. Im still recovering. All in all it was a great week. . Anywho i should be back to blogging on a regular basis now that company has left.

In memory of Logan smith

Please pray for the family members of Logan . He was my second cousin. He was suffering from cancer and is in a better place now.

the girls got O.C.D

Last night Haley wanted to watch the cat in the hat. So i let her. About 20 min into the movie she is running into the living room crying hysterical. Sobbing so hard i couldn't make out what she was saying. After calming her down she tells me how the cat in the hat is making a big mess!! We have our laugh and tell her the cat will clean it up soon, just watch and see. About ten min later i hear her in the room crying some more. I go see what the problem is and the screen is still showing the cat destroying the hat. Haley says " mommy this is ridiculous! put it in the yard sale for the other kids. The cat is making a mess and the mommy will be upset. This movie is not my favorite." I found it HILARIOUS that she got upset over a messy house. I love this quality in her. Jason says I'm damaging her. I beg to differ.

Honey im home!!!

We are finally home. It was sad to leave but wonderful to be home. Two weeks for the kids to be off schedule was difficult. Not too much happened while we were there. We trick or treated with the family. Haley was a fairy...again... maddy was a monster(so fitting) and peyton was a flower. I put on a fancy pink wig. When i got it i thought how funny it would be to say im britney spears but when the time came i couldnt pull myself to say it. I felt silly enough with the wig on. Maddy wasnt too sure about the whole costume thing until she realized there was candy involved. Other then that the trip was pretty chill. Spending lots of time with the family. I really got to know jasons sister better and that was great. We stayed with her because she was the only one with room to accommodate a family of five. Haley was TERRIFIED of her tea cup Chihuahua. Anytime that sam was out of the kennel haley was running for her life, clawing at anyone she could to pick her up. It was insane. Anyway, im back....enjoy the photos.

on the road again

....... just cant wait to get on the road again...... we are leaving for NC tomorrow morning and we will be gone for about two weeks. I should be able to do some blogging but if not..... be back soon.

Go ShOrTy, ItS yA BiRtHdAy!!!

Today is my birthday! Jason is so funny when it comes to surprises. I woke up and found "happy birthday" on my mirror. In the kitchen i found a card made by the girls, a crispy treat with one candle in it, a sweet letter from jay, a birthday pass good for whatever i want, and a t-shirt that says "its my birthday, what i say goes..... for 2 weeks." The joke behind the shirt is ive been saying for the last two weeks when i get something that it can be for my birthday. I love that he is good at surprises. Even the silly little things mean so much. So far my birthday is turning out to be pretty sweet.

In other exciting news, we are going to north carolina this saturday and i can hardly stand waiting. Haley and i made a paper chain to count down the days because she is sooo excited too. It helped her better understand how many days we had to wait. Its been a year since we have been there. This is the best birthday gift *PLUS* My in-laws offered to pay for all the gas!

how rude

So this guy comes to my house selling magazines for a scholarship. He was a sneaky little guy i have to say. He asks me to pick three magazines.... so i do.... then he says...."read the fine print and sing your name". So i read it but nothing makes sense so i ask him to break it down for me. In a nut shell he wanted me to pay him 150 dollars for the three magazines. I told him that we couldnt afford that right now and he asks me if i could get just one. Still, 50 dollars for magazines that i wont even read is silly to me. I tell him no because we are going on vacation soon and dont make very much money as it is. He kinda gets an attitude and scribbles "VOID" on the slip, huffs and puffs and says well thanks anyway. Then walks out the door. I mean if i had the money to help the guy out for college i would but ive got my own money matters that come first. He didnt even ask me if i wanted the magazines or not. Call me crazy but i think he was a little rude.

Iron man

This is not a move that i would normally want to watch. In fact, when Jason asked me to watch it with him i was no so thrilled but i figured i would be a good wife and give it a shot. After all Ive made him sit through some pretty sappy chick flicks. Anywho,...... GOOD MOVIE. Not over board with the action hero stuff which i loved. Just enough. And it was funny! I should say Witty. Robert Downey jr. did a great job. Jason was tickled pink that i enjoyed it. So if you have not seen this one, i urge you to.

im on to her

It has been and ongoing battle keeping haley in her bed. She goes to bed just fine but somewhere around 2 oclock in the morning she crawls into our bed. I dont even notice she is there until morning. At first i thought she may have been sleep walking and not realizing what shes doing. The more she does it the more its clear..... she knows exactly what she doing. The past couple of nights she comes in with all her stuffed animals, her cup of water, her sleep mask.... lines all the animals up in my bed, and goes to sleep. Its killing me. Maybe i should set up a trap and catch her in the middle of the night. lol just kidding.I wish i had a picture of her with all the toys in my bed but i got one with her sleep mask on. Seriously she wears this thing every night and if we cant find hers, she wears mine. She wont go to sleep without it. Maybe she learned it from a sleep deprived mother of three,,,, just a thought.

cinderella

Jay heard this song on family life christian radio and its beautiful. It gives me goose bumps. You should check it out.
www.stevencurtischapman.com/cinderella.htm

You gonna eat yo corn bread?

This is what jay and i were saying all day yesterday. I made a pot of chili because i had a new recipe for cornbread that i really wanted to try. Jay and i ate the entire 8x8 pan. It was so yummy. It is really popular amongst us southern folk but i was never crazy about it because it was so dry. O man not this recipe. Allow me to share.

2 boxes of jiffy corn muffin mix
1 stick of butter
2 eggs
8 oz of sour cream
1 can of cream corn

bake at 375 for about 15-20 min.

This recipe calls for a 9x13 pan. I halved the recipe and used an 8x8. Good thing i did that because we would have eaten more then we already had. I promise you will not be let down by this recipe. You must try it.

ten things....

I'm grateful for. I saw this on someones blog and decided to copy since i have nothing interesting to write.

1) I'm grateful for sleep. Ive been waking up before 7:30 everyday for the past three weeks and sleep hasn't felt better in my whole life.

2) I'm grateful for Jason standing beside me and my decision to take Haley out of school. The support he has to offer me means more then he will ever know.

3) I'm grateful for friends. I only have a Small handful of friends but the ones i do have are genuine. They accept me for who i am, crazy ole me. And i know if i ever needed anything they would be there for me. Even the ones who don't live close ;)

4) I'm grateful for my strong marriage. A few people i know are having troubles in their relationships and its a great reminder to value what Jason and i have. I'm grateful that all i have to complain about in my marriage is the trash being taken out.

5)I'm grateful for the commissary. I know this is silly but really i am. I can spent 140 dollars and eat for a month when i shop there or i can spend 140 at kroger and eat for a week.

6) I'm grateful for my mini van. NEVER have i ever thought i would say this but with three small kids its really been a life saver. I cant wait till the day when i can trade it in but for now its very useful.

7)I'm grateful for our church. For the first time ever i feel like i belong at a church. Ive been to many other churches and i never got the feeling that i wanted to go back . I feel welcome there.

8) I'm grateful to be a women. I love it. I love dressing up, makeup, shoes, purses, manicures, pedicures.... anything girly.

9)I'm grateful for the air force. There is so much about it that i don't really care for but when its all said and done the air force has given us a great life so far. We have met some great people through the air force also. Im not sure where we would be without it.

10) Im grateful for the Internet. I dont think i could live without it. thats sad but true. I love that so much information is at my finger tips. Im addicted to blogger, myspace, gossip columns.... its a sad truth.

Of course im grateful for so much more then this. But these are just a few random things im grateful for.

should have trusted my gut

Haley has been going to school for about three weeks now. The past week has been so hard because she suddenly doesnt want to go. I have to leave her screaming every morning and its getting to be to much on all of us. First of all the school is on the other side of town so it sucking my gas like crazy. Im spending about 85 dollars a week. Let me remind you that we are poor. lol Haley has been so heart broken just having to go but also when she gets home she is so crabby because its been such a long day. So far she hasnt told me one thing that she has learned and the teachers dont give you a report on what went on that day. I ask her what she did that day and every single day all she can tell me is she ate lunch and took a nap. she can never remember any activities they have done. Haley isnt the only one feeling the pain. I have been trying so hard to be patient with this but im so crabby myself because i have to wake up so early. Im dangerous without my sleep. I should have listened to my instinct in the first place but i felt pressure from other moms and now im up creek without a paddle. Jason wants to give it more time and im ok with that but if she doesnt show signs of improvement within two weeks i think i may take her out. They arent teaching her anything that i cant teach her myself. I have to pull all three kids and a double stroller out 8 times a day. It would all be worth it if she enjoyed it, but if she is going to be miserable every single day why should i spend that much money in gas and wake up so early?? Jason says i should keep her in because i wont be able to just pull her out of kindergarten. I see his point but that school is only half a mile from my house. we wont have to wake up as early and she will be a little older. I will cross that bridge when i get there. I miss my girl . this is my last year with her untill i have to send her to elementary school. Is it wrong for me to feel this way?

crazy hair day

Saturday was cheer leading and it was crazy hair day. Haley had the craziest hair there. It was soo funny. I put three pom poms on each side of her head and sprayed it pink and orange. It was so much fun! When i told her what i was going to do she was like "no mommy thats too crazy for cheer leading!" I showed her the example picture that they gave us and she agreed. She had a blast. I love that she enjoys this because its so positive. They start off with a prayer and they learn bible verses . They earn stars on their mega phones for doing a good job. And they always end with a prayer. Plus she has so many little girl friends now!

our melt down in a nutshell

Today started off like any other day. We wake up at 6:30 and get ready for school. We have to be at the school by 8 oclock and i have three kids to get fed and ready so thats why we have to wake up that early. well for some reason , today we were off schedule. I promised haley a pink donut because we had nothing for breakfast. I bought milk last night and left it out ..... so it spoiled. We finally get out of the door with just 20 minutes to get a donut and get to school on time. By the time i pull up to the school its 7:59!! so im rushing to get the kids out of the car because i HATE to put her name on the "tarty" chart. Well when i open the trunk to get the stroller..... its not there. we went for a walk last night and failed to put it back. so im holding peyton and i go to get maddy but she hasnt finished her donut yet. I put the donut to the side and tell her we will get it when we get back in the car. She screams at the top of her lungs so i just pull her out of the car hoping that she will forget about it. well she didnt and she felt the need to let everyone know how mad she was. she screamed bloody murder through the whole center. we finally reach haleys class and i try to kiss haley goodbye quickly but sincere and she starts to bawl her eyes out saying she wants to go home. Let me add that peyton was mad too. so i have three screaming kids. Haleys teacher looks at me and says hello and i said hello then turned around and walked away. We left. Im dragging maddy, holding peyton and hurrying haley along ... getting all kinds of stares and glares. We reach the car.... and haley is screaming she wants to go to school. At this point i couldnt take anymore. I strap em in ..... and go home. They knew how mad i was because they didnt make a peep on the way. When we got home they were both saying their sorrys. Im not sure what in the world im going to tell her teacher in the morning but i just knew i had to get out of that center before i blew up. It really was a nightmare. my kids have NEVER acted this way. I was so embarrassed

tis the season......

for spiders!! O my heavens! There are so many spiders here its unreal.. Jason killed two black widows last weekend and that sent him on a hunt to find more. In total...... 11 black widows. Its so scary im getting chills thinking about it. I wish i had taken a picture to show you but it wasnt on my mind at the time. They were in the garage, back yard, right by my front door, on the grill. ALL OVER. Its so scary too because the kids play in the backyard and have been in the garage too. What if they had gotten bit! We found many other spiders also. One that was green with a HUGE butt. I think its called a flower spider. So we have had our eyes open for them. Jason sprays home defence every day! Its really that bad.

theres no place like home

Lately i have been missing my family some kind of fierce. I havent been back home in a year now. Im not even sure if its missing my family because my mom and brother were here only a few months ago. Maybe i just miss good ole north cackalacky. I never knew how much i loved it there until i moved away. Its nice to see other places but there really is no place like home. I miss my small town of Jacksonville, Carolina style BBQ, the beach,Family, friends. I think that not having many friends is wearing on me. I am with my kids 24/7 and thats not a bad thing but it would be nice to leave them with someone i trust for a little while so i can run errands or something. Just something to let me catch my breath and thoughts. I rarely leave the house unless i have to because when we get to the stores i spend more time loading and unloading then i do in the store. Military life is hard. If only i could tap my ruby red slippers together and be back home.

CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!

Thats what i have to do to get this rank tasting green tea down. Ive tried to sweeten it a little but it taste like grass. I read that there are all kinds of health benefits and it helps with weight loss too so im giving it a try. This is part of being a healthier me. Im hoping that the longer i strive to be healthier, the easier it will be. Im craving brownies some kind of fierce tho.

HELP

This is and emergency! my hair is falling out by the hand fulls!. I looked up all kinds of things that could be making my hair fall out .One reason could be from a sluggish thyroid that can be detected from a blood test. Another could be stress but im not all that stressed out .... i dont think. So Im guessing that is my hormones from having a baby 5 months ago because the same thing happened after i had maddy. When i get out of the shower, it looks like there is a rodent in the drain. I got some fancy shampoo called Nioxin that a stylist recommended and ive been using it but to be honest it smells like medicated dog shampoo. Im tempted to use rogain but have you looked at the price of rogain lately... probably not.... but its like 45 dollars. I would post a pic but its embarrassing enough just talking about it. I can hide it well with my hair down but it impossible to pull it back. I look like an old man with a receding hair line. I need advice... this is serious

Hey You In The Stands..........

....stand right up and clap your hands. Haleys first game was today. It was so adorable. She did great and actually remembered the cheers. She is the smallest and youngest girl on the team, the other girls tower over her! We got some good pics to share. Enjoy

can it be true!?!

Gas is at $4.59 here. I couldn't believe my eyes when i saw them. I filled up yesterday at $3.67. Not like that's even a good price.Jason had to get gas today at the price because he was on Empty. He waited in like for a good while on base before they told them they were out of gas. ITS MADNESS.

lil thumb sucker

Yup , peyton is a thumb sucker. I didnt know how i would feel about this before i had a child that did it. To be honest i think its the cutest thing ever. I just wanna snuggle with her when i see her cuddle her blanket to her face and stick that little thumb in her mouth. Im a little afraid because unlike binkies , i cant throw it away. Haley and maddy were addicted to binkies like crazy and they got rather annoying after a while. Taking them to stores and they drop on the floor, Looking high and low in the house just to get them to sleep. At least with a thumb she can sooth herself whenever she needs to without my help. Im not sure how i will feel about it when she is older, but for now its just so sweet.

remembering

I remember the day like it was yesterday. I was a freshman in high school sitting in English class. A teacher from another class comes in and tells us the news. No one really understood the severity of it all. Class let out and i went to my next class where they had a tv on. None of it seemed to make any sense.I kept wondering WHY? I just remember feeling so sad for the people who didnt know if their loved ones were ok. I couldnt imagine getting a phone call from a loved one saying their goodbyes. Im so proud of all of the men and women who risked their own lives to save as many people as possible.I dont understand this war anymore but i support the troops 100%. My husband hasnt had to fight in any wars so far. I hope he never has to because im selfish and i know he doesnt want to either, but If he had to he would and im so proud of him for that sacrifice.To ALL of the men and women in uniform My prayers are with you. Also to all of the families affected my this horrible day.

im ready for fall ...yall

About a week ago i was browsing around hobby lobby looking at all of their festive fall decorations. It gave me an itch to dig out my stuff and decorate for fall. Im super early i know but im just so ready for summer to be done. The heat here is so bad it feels like we have been in the house all summer. not to mention the humidity. Jason wont let me decorated outside yet..... hes afraid of what the neighbors will think. I say who cares but i pick my battles and decorate the inside. Haley and maddy colored some pumpkins while we watched the Bearnstein bears Halloween. At night when the pumpkin pie scented candle is lit and the lights are out it actually feels like fall. Too bad you cant actually feel a chill in the air until late November around here. For now i can just pretend right?

rain rain go away

Hurricane fay blew in some nasty rain and had us locked up in the house for what seemed like and eternity. The cutest thing was maddy standing at the window singing rain rain go away with her umbrella. just wanted to share this picture and the story behind it.

pre k

Haley had her first day of Pre k today. I didnt think she would be going this year because she didnt get a spot in the public school. We were on a waiting list and they just called me and told me to come in and fill out some paper work and she can start the next day. It all happened so fast but she went this morning and LOVED it. I decided on it because i just dont have the time to do the things i used to do with her. She was getting so bored and everyday when the school bus would stop in front of our house she would tear up asking when it was her turn.I love that you have to punch in a code in order to get to the children. This helps with my fear of intruders. The only thing that had me scared about this learning center is that they provide all the food and i cant pack a lunch for her unless she is allergic. Well i looked at the menu and my skinny mini haley girl wont eat half of those things and i didnt want her to be hungry. so i called her doctor and she wrote a note saying that i can pack a lunch for her on days that i know she wont eat whats on the menu due to her low weight. YAY. i love her doctor. I just cant have my little girl going hungry all day. Anywho, her teachers said she did so good and fit right in. When we dropped her off she kept telling me i can leave now! she is growing up too fast.

we have a virus

Due to a pesky virus on our computer im having troubles uploading pics. This is my excuse for the lack of recent posts. When jason fixes this, i have cute pictures to share. sit tight in the mean time.

emergency

We had our first experience with the emergency room. Haley was running to get her shoes and she tripped.... smashing into the coffee table. The picture doesnt look all that bad but when it happened it was much worse. Her whole lobe was spit open and it was bleeding a river. so we went to the ER thinking she may need stitches. Jason thought we would be in and out in an hour or so but i knew different. when i told him to get bottles and snacks for the kids he looked at me like i was crazy. I knew we would be there all night. so we get there, wait 4 hours and they send us home with a band aid and some ointment. I knew about two hours into it that she was ok because she was bouncing all around. I wanted to walk out the door and put my own band aid on her but jay wanted to stay because he was sure she would need stitches...... but i was right again! lol Haley was so excited because she got to sleep in our bed for the night. I guess we are just paranoid parents.