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Friday, January 26, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
What 5 words Describe your Marriage or Relationships?
Well I love Oprah and she's done it again!! And I'm having a record day! 2 blogs!! Wooo Hoo!!! So she asked us- the viewers to write down 5 words that describe your marriage and have your spouse do the same and share. Luckily Brent was home so we did it at the same time.
Here's what we came up with:
Miranda:
1. Loving
2. Friend
3. Challenging
4. Passionate
5. Communication/Trust
Brent:
1. Passionate
2. Trusting
3. Honest
4. Fun
5. Best Friend
Not bad! I thought compared to the guests on the show. It really didn't suprise me what our anwsers were. They were in no particular order but most of them are the same. It's comforting to know in this day and age that we are on the same page. That's the common goal right??
Ok, for those that have a significant other go give them a hug and tell them you love them!! Even if you already have today!! And try this exercize!!! And get communicating!!!
Here's what we came up with:
Miranda:
1. Loving
2. Friend
3. Challenging
4. Passionate
5. Communication/Trust
Brent:
1. Passionate
2. Trusting
3. Honest
4. Fun
5. Best Friend
Not bad! I thought compared to the guests on the show. It really didn't suprise me what our anwsers were. They were in no particular order but most of them are the same. It's comforting to know in this day and age that we are on the same page. That's the common goal right??
Ok, for those that have a significant other go give them a hug and tell them you love them!! Even if you already have today!! And try this exercize!!! And get communicating!!!
Why do people do things like this???
This is What's wrong with the world...
I watched this today, I really miss Sky and BBC!! But I vividly remember when this happened. I really thought that the UK was under attack!! I mean 9-11 happened and they were stopped after that and have been on US soil. But in the UK the bombings of 7-7 happened and then this is on the news not too long after. I really thought they weren't going to stop and got very worried for my family. The military didn't allow us to go to London for a long time after this all happened. And thank God for the man in the tubes who stood up against this horrible person who was going to detonate his bomb next to a mother with her young baby!! A MOTHER AND HER BABY!!! Let me say that again a MOTHER WITH A YOUNG BABY!!! That could be me, and LOTS of my friends not just on my space but everywhere!!! These people don't care who they kill. This is proof!!!
Thank God that these people failed on this day!!! And that the world has sat up and reconized that there is a force out there that wants to hurt us. Not just Americans but all free people. The bombings of July 7th really hit home hard for me. I was forever changed by 9-11 I think all Americans were but I have never been to New York and until now I hadn't been to the Pentagon. But I rode the tubes so much and was at those places that were attacked. And to me that was too close. And to top it all off we were flying home that morning and we were taking the tubes to Kings Cross on the same line and the train home. And for a higher reason got delayed one day and weren't there and had to stay a day late. And came home to a country attacked and recovering from terriosim.
I can't imagine wanting to hurt and kill anybody just because...And the fact that this guy saw the mother and her young baby and still decided to do that deed there and not even move! Not that it would make it better, but other than the person blowing himself up they would have been the 1st victims!! Why!!?? It makes me so sad and angry. This is why our men and women are over there doing what they are to get rid of people that will do this to the world. To get rid of the idea of hate that these people have had to live with. Hopefully someday the next generation will be happy free people just wanting to live thier lives the best way they can.
I watched this today, I really miss Sky and BBC!! But I vividly remember when this happened. I really thought that the UK was under attack!! I mean 9-11 happened and they were stopped after that and have been on US soil. But in the UK the bombings of 7-7 happened and then this is on the news not too long after. I really thought they weren't going to stop and got very worried for my family. The military didn't allow us to go to London for a long time after this all happened. And thank God for the man in the tubes who stood up against this horrible person who was going to detonate his bomb next to a mother with her young baby!! A MOTHER AND HER BABY!!! Let me say that again a MOTHER WITH A YOUNG BABY!!! That could be me, and LOTS of my friends not just on my space but everywhere!!! These people don't care who they kill. This is proof!!!
Thank God that these people failed on this day!!! And that the world has sat up and reconized that there is a force out there that wants to hurt us. Not just Americans but all free people. The bombings of July 7th really hit home hard for me. I was forever changed by 9-11 I think all Americans were but I have never been to New York and until now I hadn't been to the Pentagon. But I rode the tubes so much and was at those places that were attacked. And to me that was too close. And to top it all off we were flying home that morning and we were taking the tubes to Kings Cross on the same line and the train home. And for a higher reason got delayed one day and weren't there and had to stay a day late. And came home to a country attacked and recovering from terriosim.
I can't imagine wanting to hurt and kill anybody just because...And the fact that this guy saw the mother and her young baby and still decided to do that deed there and not even move! Not that it would make it better, but other than the person blowing himself up they would have been the 1st victims!! Why!!?? It makes me so sad and angry. This is why our men and women are over there doing what they are to get rid of people that will do this to the world. To get rid of the idea of hate that these people have had to live with. Hopefully someday the next generation will be happy free people just wanting to live thier lives the best way they can.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Extra! Extra! Michael Walks!!
Hi all!
Oh, MYGOSH!! Yes he finally did it!! He's taken 5 steps to me!!!! We were at church last night and I was in the nursery with Sharon and Beth we were sitting in a triangle and Michael was walking along with a walker. Got down and crawled to me. I had even just said 'he just won't take that step!!' And he stood up (he's been doing that a while) and took like 5 steps toward Beth!! Then she turned him around and he walked to me!! And stood up and walked to Sharon!!! Marathon walker!!!!!!! I was so happy I got teary eyed!! It's soooo cool!! He just started walking like no thing not unsteady at all!!!
On the other hand I am now the proud mother of a 1 year old and a 2 year old!!!!!!!!!!!! ARRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But not for long! Philip will be 3 soon! We are having a Super hero party for him!! We were just going to do Justice Leauge but.... Philip loves Spiderman. I assumed that we couldn't mix DC with Marvel- one of the comic books 10 commandments but Brent being an elder of the church of all things comics said that it would be permissable to bend the rules for a toddler who doesn't know better but just has a innocent love for comics!! I LOVE BRENT!!! So all super heros will be allowed to be at the party!! Now my only question: What does one cook for Super Heros!!
Oh, MYGOSH!! Yes he finally did it!! He's taken 5 steps to me!!!! We were at church last night and I was in the nursery with Sharon and Beth we were sitting in a triangle and Michael was walking along with a walker. Got down and crawled to me. I had even just said 'he just won't take that step!!' And he stood up (he's been doing that a while) and took like 5 steps toward Beth!! Then she turned him around and he walked to me!! And stood up and walked to Sharon!!! Marathon walker!!!!!!! I was so happy I got teary eyed!! It's soooo cool!! He just started walking like no thing not unsteady at all!!!
On the other hand I am now the proud mother of a 1 year old and a 2 year old!!!!!!!!!!!! ARRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But not for long! Philip will be 3 soon! We are having a Super hero party for him!! We were just going to do Justice Leauge but.... Philip loves Spiderman. I assumed that we couldn't mix DC with Marvel- one of the comic books 10 commandments but Brent being an elder of the church of all things comics said that it would be permissable to bend the rules for a toddler who doesn't know better but just has a innocent love for comics!! I LOVE BRENT!!! So all super heros will be allowed to be at the party!! Now my only question: What does one cook for Super Heros!!
Monday, December 11, 2006
The Hot Chocolate Girls of DC!
So Mia and I went to DC on the COLDEST day of the year!! We walked from the Capitol to the Natural History Museum. In between the Art Gallery and the Museum is this ice rink and a cafe...
We decide to go in to eat and to warm up! All of our fat had frozen!! We sat by the window to watch the skaters (fall) hehe! So we eat and we were about to be done and a lady walks up and asks if we would like some FREE hot chocolate?!! UMMMM, yes! So we find out that there is a camera crew filming a show about the ice skating rink and the tradition of getting hot chocolate had to be included. So we became the 'Hot Chocolate Girls' They took about 3 takes of us smiling at the counter and drinking. EVERY time I took a drink I managed to get whipped cream on my nose! But we did enjoy the hot chocolate and we'll hopefully be on TV the 15th of Feb on the Washington DC PBS channel!! I think at 8pm. So tune in!! :0)
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Missing England
Well, it's been a few months since we moved from England. And I miss it! I miss everything! My neighborhood is the thing I miss the most. I have some great friends in that Close. And life was easy there. Only one choice at the commissary! I never got headaches there. This new commissary every time I go in it I get a headache! I didn't know that there were 15 choices of pasta all the same shape!! Tesco had the BEST produce ever! And the markets were wonderful!! I miss the weather too! All this sun is nuts! We've been to DC a few times and it was neat and I liked going to all the monuments but it's no London. I keep wanting to go back home. Like we are just visiting. I do like the house we have and the community is great for shopping and our church is wonderful. It's just not the same. I had loads of stay at home moms as friends that at any time we could go and hang out with each other. I had lots of friends just across the street from me for when we only had one car it wasn't an issue. Here I feel really separate from everything. Brent works in such tight security I can't go see him. I have met 1 of his co-workers she's really nice but there is no connection with anyone else. We are like 20 mins from the base and I haven't met anyone from there either, it's a little hard with out a car to get there. Brent tries to let me go and do things when he gets home but I don't want to go anywhere after dealing with the kids all day. And going to the commissary isn't 'mommy time'! I'm selling Creative Memories but I can't get out and meet people during the day. I have crops once a month and do other workshops but it's not what I want out of my business. I just need to get thru the holidays and get up and just go and do. Even if I have to walk, just to get out. That's what I miss about England, I guess life changed for me there and it stayed the same but I just moved and I haven't figured out how to make it the same. Or maybe it will never be the same. Oh, well I'll just go have a cup of PG tips and smile for now.
Philip even misses it! When he get really sad or tired he asks to go home. When I ask him where home is he doesn't know but it's not here. It breaks my heart! He wonders where Grandma Joan is he asked to go see her the other day. He loves to watch Charlie and Lola with thier accents. I feel bad for him he has memories and doesn't know how to know that we aren't going back to his home.
But I will be forever grateful that I was able to have the experience and have such wonderful friends and places to miss. And I can always go back! TTFN!
Philip even misses it! When he get really sad or tired he asks to go home. When I ask him where home is he doesn't know but it's not here. It breaks my heart! He wonders where Grandma Joan is he asked to go see her the other day. He loves to watch Charlie and Lola with thier accents. I feel bad for him he has memories and doesn't know how to know that we aren't going back to his home.
But I will be forever grateful that I was able to have the experience and have such wonderful friends and places to miss. And I can always go back! TTFN!
Friday, December 1, 2006
In a BAD mood!
Really don't know why! I woke up like this! Hurting and sore throat! Not much fun! I'm even crabby! (more than usual!) :0) I know I have things to get done today but I don't want to do them. Brent starts working 12 days straight and the night shift! I know that it's only for 12 days but Mia is coming to town and it just disrupts our lives! He is only a minority of married people in his shop but he 'would get the best training' on the night shift! Well phooey on the 'best training' I want to be selfish and not have my husband sleeping during the day and have to keep the kids quite and not get to do anything as a family with Mia here. All leave would be denied too! I guess I feel mostly bad for Mia she took time off and spent money to come up here!!! And I had to schedule Michael's birthday so Brent could at least be there! I'm not used to my husband not being there, I know I'm one of the lucky military spouses. Brent has been at both births, all Dr appointments, major milestones and birthdays.
I'm just in a bad mood! I feel like I do and do and nothing ever gets done! or it's not appreciated! It may be acknowledged verbally but actually trying to help keep it up is all but lost! So that's when I feel it's not appreciated. I know that this is my job and I try to be the best fly baby I can be but there is a whole wall of clocks, pen sets, plaques, mugs....of how great he is at work out of 100s of people. Well I'm only one and I don't need a mug but it's thankless. I can have it clean and organized and it will look like a tornado hit minutes later! I think if anyone worked for 2 hours on a computer to have the thing turned off and lose everything lost would be a little pissed! That's all! I know that there will be setbacks and that 4 people live here and I'm trying to teach the 2 almost 3 year old to help do things (you can never start to early) But how do you teach an old dog new tricks! You can't not even by example! I think the only way that the military get them to do the things they want them to do is by fear..fear of failure, dissapointment, recycling, or getting kicked out. It created stress, that's not how marriage should be. But it seems to be the only effective way! But I'm not about that. I had a friend that didn't put a tool away and it was bad news he got into a lot of trouble, because it could have hurt others and that wasn't the proper procedure. Well if you don't put your clothes into the hamper it won't kill anybody but it will upset someone. What's the difference?? Well ending someone's life is not the best thing but upsetting your spouse and not trying to help and see that there is a place for things is not that nice either. I guess that there are no demotions in marriage is the saftey net. There is no rank structure in marriage you are equals. But shouldn't there be respect and mutual understanding of things that need to be done to create harmony in the home. I don't have to anwser to anybody if I don't make the bed but it's not as nice. I don't know I just feel blah.... I'll stop now! Is there any one out there that feels the same way???
I'm just in a bad mood! I feel like I do and do and nothing ever gets done! or it's not appreciated! It may be acknowledged verbally but actually trying to help keep it up is all but lost! So that's when I feel it's not appreciated. I know that this is my job and I try to be the best fly baby I can be but there is a whole wall of clocks, pen sets, plaques, mugs....of how great he is at work out of 100s of people. Well I'm only one and I don't need a mug but it's thankless. I can have it clean and organized and it will look like a tornado hit minutes later! I think if anyone worked for 2 hours on a computer to have the thing turned off and lose everything lost would be a little pissed! That's all! I know that there will be setbacks and that 4 people live here and I'm trying to teach the 2 almost 3 year old to help do things (you can never start to early) But how do you teach an old dog new tricks! You can't not even by example! I think the only way that the military get them to do the things they want them to do is by fear..fear of failure, dissapointment, recycling, or getting kicked out. It created stress, that's not how marriage should be. But it seems to be the only effective way! But I'm not about that. I had a friend that didn't put a tool away and it was bad news he got into a lot of trouble, because it could have hurt others and that wasn't the proper procedure. Well if you don't put your clothes into the hamper it won't kill anybody but it will upset someone. What's the difference?? Well ending someone's life is not the best thing but upsetting your spouse and not trying to help and see that there is a place for things is not that nice either. I guess that there are no demotions in marriage is the saftey net. There is no rank structure in marriage you are equals. But shouldn't there be respect and mutual understanding of things that need to be done to create harmony in the home. I don't have to anwser to anybody if I don't make the bed but it's not as nice. I don't know I just feel blah.... I'll stop now! Is there any one out there that feels the same way???
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