The Domestic Goddess

Update

2010-12-19T12:29:00.000-09:00

I have a new blog click here to get updated on my newly single life as an ex-army wife.

Things are starting to look up

2010-08-10T07:15:00.000-08:00

So I just got a work at home job doing appointment settings! The pay is great which is nice because then I can save up money to get out and get my life back up again. My marriage is pretty much over but its okay, I'm living and learning and it will be fine! Its all about moving forward, no more feeling sorry for myself! I have really taken over my life since I let people run it for so long, I've lost almost 60 lbs and its been life changing for me, its really opened my eyes for the better. My marriage had gone on for too long and its a shame that I didn't realize it sooner but I wouldn't have had my 2 beautiful babies in the process either! I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me but just support me in what I choose to do! My soon to be ex will be in my life forever which is fine but its better if we just stayed friends from now on, I love him because he's the father of my children but things in the past just made me fall out of love with him as the years went on. There is more to that but I won't get into it. People ask me if I'm dating and the answer is no. I have kids and my new job to focus on and I don't want to have time for a relationship, maybe in the future I will but now, no....hell I may just have a guy that I go on dates with but thats it..the thought of actually settling down scares me right now and I don't want that.

Who knows with me...the crazy spontaneous girl! But whatever, I just have taken my life back and now am haivng the "If you don't like it, bite me" attitude that I should have had years ago!

Rambling again which means I need to get off here and get the kiddos in gear...

Til later.

I hate being stuck!

2010-07-06T20:16:00.000-08:00

As in the weight! I'm stuck between 190 and 189 and no matter what I do it will. not. budge. I have started Wii again so we will see if the scale will go down again. I really don't wanna go back on HCG no matter how freaking amazing it is...I'm not loving the sagging skin on me from the 50 lb weight loss so I need to exercise to firm that up and with HCG I can't sweat! I have an excuse for this week since its that time of the month chocolate has been calling my name and I have been answering it but I've also been doing 30 min of Wii everyday also so that makes up for it...or thats what I just tell myself!

I am glad that my size 16s are still loose and I still wear them no matter what. I got rid of anything 18 because I will NOT wear that size again no matter what.

My life right now is just insane and its really hard for me to talk about it right now so its mainly the people thats closest to me that I am opening up to, or at least I'm trying to open up to.

I will try and update my blog as much as I can and when I get the chance to.

Til later

Apologies

2010-06-12T16:07:00.000-08:00

I apologize to my readers for my lack of posts. I'm going through some personal issues that I can't talk about at this time. When the time comes I will definitely let you in but for now, I will try and update this more and keep you in the "loop".

Thanks! :)

Wordless Wednesday-How Lila feels about waiting for mommy to get ready

2010-05-05T07:17:00.000-08:00

Just a little snippet

2010-05-03T13:51:00.000-08:00

As most of you know I am an army wife (OMG how do I do it??) I was checking out my girl Ashley's blog and saw a post and decided to join in the fun. I'm supposed to post a blog about myself so here goes:

My name is Crista and I became an army brat when I was 8 years old. I moved from a very small town in Illinois to Ft. Polk, LA. Yes, it was a huge culture change for me. Growing up changed me a lot. I met my future husband in Ft. Stewart, GA after swearing that I'd never get with a soldier(I decided that the military was for me because well, soldiers are hot!lol) I became an army wife in 2001 at the ripe age of 21(I know its older than a "typical" army wife, wait til you see how old I was when I gave birth to my first!). After moving around we decided to have a baby. I had my first at...(sit down for this)...25! Yes, 25 years old! My daughter was born when I was 27 in Alaska. We are now stationed in Ft. Hood and even though my parents drive me nuts I really love this place.

So if you want to join in the fun go over to militaryspouserollercoaster

And the wait is(finally) over!

2010-04-20T12:09:00.000-08:00

After waiting months for my cooking gadgets, furniture, ect, it is finally going to get here! My dear old husband decided to do a full DITY move. As always does he ever listen to me? So after paying the movers OVER, it will be here tomorrow.
(they claim to *ahem* say we have over 11,000 lbs of furniture, which I called BS on..we got up there with only 6,500 and didn't buy much extra...Alison movers in Alaska screwed us, don't use them)

On another note I have gained some weight and it sucks...why is it that I can eat something fattening and GAIN weight and eat better and lose a half a pound? WTH??? I am trying to watch what I eat because I will NOT be 240 lbs ever again!

My last day of work is tomorrow which I am ~~overjoyed~~happy about. I have found a few things to keep the kids occupied every day and getting Braden ready for *gulp* Kindergarten in the fall!! Both kids are pretty smart, even Lila who is 2 knows more things than I have realized. They both amaze me everyday!

I have been neglecting my blogging which has affected my Entrecard droppings, I am going to blog more and drop more on fellow Entrecarders I just need to get settled after I get my computer and not use my husbands slow laptop!

Well I'm off for now will blog more later!

Chow!

Stuff on my mind

2010-04-08T18:49:00.000-08:00

As an army wife I have tolerated a lot of things, I really have no choice, but when idiots ~~steal~~lose sensitive items it affects the other soldiers and their families. I am not a whiner/complainer/ect but when I work and have to raise 2 kids on my own you get a bit on the edge so to speak. This has happened in other units of my husbands and maybe I'm being a bit bitchy when I strikeout steal when sometimes its just a misunderstanding or one of them forgets the item in the field or back in Iraq/Afghanistan but c'mon this has been 3 days already that my husband has been stuck in the motorpool...something is wrong here, am I right?

Well, anyway, off to another piece...

I am officially down 40 lbs and I feel great!

Lookie!

Its been a long journey from here

Now I know I still have a few more pounds to lose but I'm making progress, I'm in a large and a 16 so not too bad!

But I am off to bed so I can get myself and the kiddos up for work/daycare. Have a great night and weekend everyone and I'll try to update more often!

The ultimate tummy tuck

2010-03-09T07:27:00.000-09:00

So you checked out the infomercial of the body shaper, if not here ya go!

Why am I posting it you ask? Because I decided to buy it and try it for myself. I magically lost 3 inches! It is really tight but it makes you stand taller and it gives you major confidence! Don't believe the idiots that say its garbage, apparently they are getting large when they should have gotten x-large!

If you don't want to buy it offline you can find it at stores also, I got mine at H-E-B(love that store!)

Writers Workshop

2010-02-02T17:51:00.000-09:00

Mama Kat has done it again for me, a topic that I actually like and will do it! I chose:

5.) List 10 things you never knew until you were mom.

1. I never knew that toys bigger than the hole in the toilet can flush down(thank God the housing guys didn't charge me, they usually do)

2. I never thought how important showers and going to the bathroom was...and how privacy had vanished into thin air when it came to things like that.

3. You learn to not be shy about nudity, especially after giving birth to your firstborn.

4. Boobs are not play things.

5. I used to think about what I'm going to do on Friday and Saturday nights, I now wonder if I'll be able to watch SNL without falling asleep.

6. If its quiet in the other room, be worried.

7. Girls can be worse than boys at the age of 2...talk about divaness.

8. Days are too short to get anything done!

9. Sex or sleep is really a question?

10. "Mommm" sissy keeps touching/hitting/bothering me! (For the next oh, say, 5-10 minutes of this constant)

Get it girl!

2010-01-29T06:07:00.000-09:00

Had to post my progress so far.

This is me at around 250 lbs, I was pregnant with my daughter

woah momma, large and in charge I should say!

This pic is from last year, I was about 240

Yeah, I thought I was sexy...uh no.

So now we are here in January of 2010 and I am on a really awesome diet. I am now down to 218 lbs

Much better, so far. I have about 60 more lbs but I really feel great right now. I'm really impressed by this progress and I know I will finally succeed in this journey thanks to supportive friends and my friends from Sparkpeople!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-01-27T06:12:00.000-09:00

Yeay!

2010-01-20T19:25:00.000-09:00

So I twittered about watching an episode of Jersey Shore just to see what the hype was about and my friend on facebook introduced me to this mega awesome site

Check it out

hmm

2010-01-20T18:05:00.001-09:00

Doesn't euphonious remind you of an attachment

Writer's workshop(been awhile)

2010-01-19T14:24:00.000-09:00

So I have been MIA in blogland lately mainly due to the fact that I am now working and been losing weight.
(BTW, add me as a friend on Sparkpeople...shrinkingcrista)

I decided that I'd do one of Kat's workshops because its been awhile since the last time arg!

This one I chose because my firstborn was arriving that year and he's the light of my life(other than my daughter of course!)

The picture I would take of 2005 would be me pregnant and that August little man would be born. I would be tired stressed and planning to say goodbye to my husband due to deployment #2. It has been a long and rocky road but its been an adventure to say the least!

My 2 best projects

Wow, what a decade of craziness!

2010-01-06T13:28:00.000-09:00

So these past 10 years have been a rollercoaster for me. I would like to sum it down on this blog...pics may follow if I can't find any on this laptop!

2000

Moved to Germany with my parents. If I didn't meet my future husband beforehand I wouldn't have tagged along, he moved there the beginning of the year, we got there in July of that year. We also went to Paris that Christmas.

2001

Married in Geibelstadt Germany. Our getaway car was a Mercedes Benz 2 seater...the rental cars there are all like that and super cheap to rent. Taxis are also Mercedes Benzes. This was the year I realized I would be on my own for awhile due to hubby being in the field.

2002

Visited Amsterdam and went shopping in Cheque. Still on my own and became more independent.

2003

Moved to Ft. Riley, KS...hated it! Our apartment there was termite infested and tiny but it was only us two but thankfully the termites were fumigated! Had no vehicle so relied on fellow wives from the unit(4th ID Dragon brigade)..only to find out they talked shit about me and pretended to be my friend. Hubby getting ready to deploy, we discussed starting a family when he got back. My sister came to live with me after he left

2004

Hubby came home after 13 months. He did not get to come home for R&R(the unit was assholes to him too) November found out my friend from school died, that same weekend found out I was pregnant with my son after trying for 2 months.

2005

Hubby went to school to change his job. Lived with parents in California for a few months. Moved to Ft. Campbell, Ky. Braden was born that August, hubby left for Iraq that September. I moved in with my parents(again) and stayed with them. My dad left for Iraq that November. Braden's first Christmas was with my mom, sister and I.

2006

Before Tom came home he called to tell us he got orders for Alaska. I told him he was out of his effing mind. He refused to deny the orders...thats where the marriage started falling apart. He came home and got pregnant with baby number 2 fall of that year.

2007

Got ready to go. Visited hubby's family in Florida then my parents in Texas. Then started on our journey to snowland. Was about 5 months pregnant. Took the 6 day ferry to Alaska from Washington. Lila was born that July. Marriage was getting rougher.

2008

Depressed. Was making exit strategies to get out of Alaska. Decided that I would leave the next summer.

2009

Moved to Texas that summer, went home to Illinois to visit relatives. Said goodbye to hubby until he gets back in March(he was supposed to leave earlier but that got screwed up). Marriage is still a bit rough.

2010

Will it be better for all of us?? We shall see!

A kind gesture for Christmas.

2009-12-24T06:56:00.001-09:00

So Kat has written another letter to Ellen Degeneres so I felt it was my nature to do something nice for her. I decided to go to the Ellen show's website and write a letter. I'm sure I'm not the first (*ahem* Kat) but I think some more nudging could help the situation. My letter was as follows:

So I have a favorite blogger that I...er..stalk on occasion. Her name is Mama Kat and she writes Ellen letters on her blog alll the time. She has been hoping for a show about mommy bloggers, such as myself(but she's your number one fan, I am more of a daytime soap watcher!haha). I would love for you to check out her newest blog:
http://www.mamakatslosinit.com

I am sure I'm not the first nor the last to tell you about Kat, she is amazing!

So Kat, this is my gift to you. I wish you good luck!

Moved blog

2009-12-12T21:26:00.000-09:00

So I couldn't figure out why when I went to my blog it would load up and then it would turn white. I'm assuming all the extra crap I have on it. I went and made fresh but I wanted my old template back and I'm a dummy who didn't save it. If you can come up with a great template for me I may send you a fantastic prize for it! E-mail me with your creativity!

MM Shinedown-If you only knew

2009-11-23T07:57:00.000-09:00

I have a hot/cold relationship right now with soldier boy but I think this song fits for us. When we first got married I couldn't sleep without him so I had lots of sleepless nights due to him being in the field 99% of the time. I found this video and I'm glad because it has 2 sexy men in it...I miss Moonlight but thankfully I can buy it on DVD and Rob Pattinson...yeah...tasty vampires!

Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave ONLY the actual post link here. You can grab this code at LJL Please note these links are STRICTLY for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.

PS: Because of spamming purposes, the linky will be closed on Thursday of each week at midnight, Malaysian Time. Thank you!

Avon lady calling! Errr....or not?

2009-11-23T07:27:00.000-09:00

Since moving I have lost my best customers in Alaska! I am sad! Now its on to look for new ~~blood~~ customers.

P.S. I give out free shipping!

Click here pleeeeaaaseee???

work, work, and oh yeah, work

2009-11-22T15:48:00.000-09:00

So I've been working my bootay off, I can't complain since its awesome money, but its so exhausting! My parents have been watching the kids but I don't hardly get to spend time with them before when I was a stay at home mom. I'm still waiting to get them into CDC but since everyone thinks they have to have like a million kids, they are still on the waiting list another friggen 30-60 days. I swear 90 percent of women on this damn post are pregnant! Anywho, Thanksgiving is only 4 days then its Christmas time! Can we say this year has gone by way too fast??

Why???

2009-11-11T12:55:00.000-09:00

So last week was a very sad week for us. We lost 13 soldiers to one of our own. Why? Noone knows. I made it justintime to leave the gate last Thursday before they closed it down and came home to like a hundred phone calls with me bewildered to the fact that anything happened. I am so thankful for concerned friends and family and saddened for the ones who lost theirs.

I took this pic today and there are still news people in front!

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T12:05:00.000-09:00

So my sis and I took the kids trick or treating last night and they had a blast! They filled up one and a half buckets (the plastic pumpkins you get for .80 cents). Wonder how long the candy will last?

I was awarded! (Again!)

2009-10-31T06:41:00.000-08:00

My friend Amy sent me this award because she loves me! :)

Here are the rules of this award:
1. You can only use ONE word!!!
2. Pass this along to 5 of your favorite bloggers!
3. Alert them that you have given them this award!
4. HAVE FUN!!!
These are pretty hard to answer with only one word, but I did my best! Hopefully you understand them!
1. Where is your cell phone? table
2. Your hair? ponytail
3. Your mother? crazy
4. Your father? strong
5. Your fave food? pizza
6. Your dream last night? weird
7. Your fave drink? frappacinos
8. Your dream/goal? happy
9. What room are you in? livingroom
10. Your hobby? Scrapbooking :-)
11. Your fear? clowns
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? work
13. Where you were last night? home
14. Something that you aren't? rude
15. Muffins? Banana
16. Wish List Item? foodprocessor
17. Where did you grow up? everywhere
18. Last thing you did? e-mail
19. What are you wearing? PJ's
20. Your TV? ghosthunters
21. Your Pets? cat
22. Friends? Amazing
23. Your Life? Great
24. Your Mood? weird
25. Missing Someone? Husband
26. Vehicle? Explorer
27. Something your not wearing? make-up
28. Your fave store? Old Navy
29. Your fave color? green
30. Last time you laughed? Earlier
31. Last time you cried? days
32. Your best friend? Sister
33. One place that I go to over and over? Salado
34. One person who emails regularly? Tara
35. Fave place to eat? Applebees
It truly is hard to pick just 5 fellow scrapbook bloggers to pass this award on to, but I had to choose only 5 :-( These are blogs that I always find myself frequently visiting!

Ashley-She is an inspiration!

Meg-I love her craftiness

Leigh-Ann-She is awesome

Mommawannabe-Her struggles to get pregnant have been rough..I pray for her!

Nanny Goats in Panties-She cracks me up!

My little man

2009-10-20T11:42:00.000-08:00

my dad, little man, Joe

Although little man is only 4 sometimes I think he is much older. He is a combination of my dad, my cousin Joe, and my husband which, if you knew any of them you'd be scared too. He is such an amazing little boy and so damn smart if you ask me!

Some randomness of little man:

"Mom wipe my boot(butt)" (after he poops in the potty)

"Where are my cars?"

"Where is (insert a family member that we live with even if they are in the room)?"

"Can I have a rice christmas tree?" (rice krispy treat)

"I don't like that Happyween store"(He calls Halloween, "Happyween")

I decided to write a random post about my favorite little man because he makes me so happy and so mad all wrapped into one. He says the most craziest things and does the strangest things that you can't help but love him for it.

Mommy blogger movie!

2009-10-19T07:45:00.000-08:00

I saw this on Momma Kat's blog and the trailer looks awesome! I love that Uma Thurman looks "normal" then she usually does! Unfortunately the movie isn't going to be in my area yet but I'm hoping that it will get enough popularity to show everywhere (like *ahem* Paranormal Activity which I am itching to go see!)

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810025319/video/15003090

Paranormal Activity trailer:

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809973209/trailer

Where has my life gone?

2009-10-19T07:25:00.000-08:00

I seriously think I'm losing my mind.

Seriously.

Since my son has turned the age of 4 my days go like this:

Little Man: Mom! Sissy hit me!
Me: I'm sorry, Lila, tell your brother you are sorry!
Lila: Sorry bwother

LM: Mom!
Me: (trying to concentrate on something or doing something that needs to be done so I tune him out)
LM: MOOOOMMM!
Me: (continuing)
LM: MOM!
Me: Whaaaattt?
LM: Sissy is getting into (insert something that a child gets into all the time)
Me: ARG!

LM: Mom, where are we going?
Me: Gotta pick up aunt Manda
LM: Why?
Me: Because she just got off of work
LM: Why?
Me: Because she did.
LM: What kind of work?
Me: Seriously what happened to my life?

I need a job.

Seriously.

MM-Gloriana, Wild at Heart

2009-10-18T20:04:00.000-08:00

I LOVE this song ever since I went home to IL to visit the family. The words and tune is really catchy and so lovey-dovey! Check it out! (Its also my ringtone!)

Ok, so I'm not so tech-savvy, sue me!

2009-09-30T20:47:00.000-08:00

So I had my Blackberry storm for a grand total of 19 days and I liked it...somewhat. I liked the phone but Verizon was going to charge me too darn much each month just to have it and with no military discount...shame on them! So I went crawling back to AT&T and got myself the Iphone. I didn't get the big fancy one, just the 8GB one but thats okay because once I finally get a job I'm going to upgrade!

What I didn't like about my BB Storm? Well, I had to basically push it twice sometimes. I had to select what I wanted and push it again. I am impatient, when I want something done I want it done NOW! I also couldn't figure out how to stop the damn thing from going off each time I had an e-mail or a facebook alert..I guess this is why I gave up wanting to be a computer programmer...

Oh well.

But my Iphone DOES have an app for Starbucks! weeee!

What to do, what to do?

2009-09-26T07:53:00.000-08:00

I have been looking for things to do for the kids each day since I don't have a job nor extra income to put them in day care to socialize with other kids. I hate leaving them in front of the television while I'm online constantly looking for jobs. I have done some searching online for activities but I feel like its not enough like I should be teaching them more. I guess my search still continues!

Wii Active update! Weee!

2009-09-24T10:35:00.000-08:00

Wii Active has an expansion that has more workouts! I am so super-psyched! I can't wait for it to come out! Due to being broke off my butt I will have to wait for it. I did get done with the 30 day challenge...ahem...3 months after I started but I do have a good excuse thankyouverymuch!

Writer's Workshop

2009-09-23T21:58:00.000-08:00

I haven't done Mama Kat's workshop in awhile due to drastic changes in my life(read past posts) so I decided to do this week. I chose the first one well, because of this and this

Yes, I want to go to England!

I know I should have went when I lived in Germany for almost 3 years but I never got a chance to!

*pout*

Now that I know that Valium works for me when I flew from Alaska to Texas I am going to try and make a trip...*ahem* well when I'm not so broke I mean.

*Note: I did see the London Bridge located in Arizona, that was pretty cool!

I love new fall shows!

2009-09-23T21:01:00.000-08:00

So when September comes towards an end I get super-excited because...

ITS SEASON PREMIER TIME!!

Okay, I know, getting excited over some shows is lame but hey, I'm a stay at home mom with no life right now!

I got to watch my premiers of The Office, Biggest Loser, Big Bang Theory, and now I have a new fave show called "Modern Family" on ABC. (I just realized I have not watched any shows on ABC since Home Improvement!)

Can we say "freaking hilarious??"

Its about a middle-aged guy played by Ed O'Neill (He was Al Bundy on Married with Children) and he had been married for 6 months to this beautiful Latina woman who gets mistakened for his daughter. She has a son from a previous marriage who is 11.

He has 2 grown children, Claire and Mitchell, and they are just as insane as he is! Claire is married with 3 children and Mitchell is gay and adopted a baby girl from Vietnam with his live-in boyfriend.

If you want to catch the previews go here

Addict maybe?

2009-09-23T19:16:00.000-08:00

Ever since my sister gave me one of her ColgateWisps I was hooked! These little brushes of freshness are amazing! I love how it gave me fresh breath and the little freshness balls in the center are just fabulous! I suggest anyone who needs some fresh breath in the middle of the day to pick up these things, they come in 4 to a pack so you can have yummy breath anytime!

What a pain!

2009-09-23T13:26:00.000-08:00

So I moved here to Texas from Alaska to pursue an education and had no idea what I got myself into. After forgetting to turn in my spouse *MyCAA form I just decided to find a job...what a freaking hassle! So I'm still job hunting AND still looking for a used reliable vehicle so I don't have to use my mom's Prius.

*If you are a military spouse AND need free money for college, take advantage of it...6 grand!

Kanye, we already know you are a douche

2009-09-14T12:54:00.000-08:00

So please stop trying to keep reminding us! Your behavior at the VMA's was as classy as your "Bush hates black people" remark. You are an idiot and I think you and your fans should go find your own island and live there so you can be their king and keep away from us senile folk.

Kanye West's Swift Outburst @ Yahoo! Video

Now, we'll go back to our regularly (non-Kanye) scheduled blog.

Don't worry "Household 6" will come to the rescue!

2009-09-09T10:40:00.000-08:00

So my sister asked me the other day what "household 6" meant. I had heard it before but really didn't know the exact definition of it, I knew it was something relevant to an army wife.

According to Urban dictionary:

A military man's stay at home wife basically. Here is the entire definition. (It wouldn't let me copy and paste for some reason.)

It really boils down to this: We are the commander of the household and we are in charge of making sure everything gets done...believe it or not, the military wife is the hardest job in the world. I almost punched out overhearing a soldier say that a military spouse is not that big of a job, or the hardest...obviously he never had to do anything but go to work.

*Editors note* Okay, it isn't the hardest job per se but it is pretty difficult to say the least!

My new best friend..err...I mean blogger

2009-09-04T06:14:00.000-08:00

I seriously think I'm in ~~lust~~ love with this blogger. I only read one post and I'm in awe of her wittiness(is that even a word?). I think everyone should read and soak in her awesomeness. Don't get me wrong, I have come across some awesomeness but I think her blog takes the cake. Check it out: http://thebloggess.com/

Soak in it, bathe in it.

The new pay per post

2009-09-01T11:57:00.000-08:00

I have to write a random sentence to claim my blog.

A nameless razor fusses.

I don't know why this razor who has no name fusses but maybe it does because he may have to shave in places that he does not like and wants to remain nameless.

Anyway. Payperpost is awesome!

Goodbye Alaska!

2009-08-04T20:34:00.000-08:00

So I'm moving! Moving away from sunny nights in the summer and dark and dreary days in the winter...moving to hot, and hot, and oh yeah, hot in sunny Texas! But at least I will be able to visit other states whenever I want! I will probably be MIA in my blogs but keep dropping on my entrecard and I'll get ya back when I can!

Goodbye Alaska and Hello Texas!

Amazing, just amazing!

2009-07-23T21:29:00.000-08:00

So I have been non-stop on Wii Active. It says that I should rest after 2 days of working out but I'm so addicted I can't stop! My addiction to it has paid off since losing 13 lbs! I gained some when I skipped days so I stopped listening to it giving me crap about taking a rest day. I am feeling great and I can fit into a couple of my old jeans! If you need a great workout try this game, it really does pay off!

My cravings are coming back!

2009-07-23T00:16:00.000-08:00

*edit*
So after I posted this while drooling I stopped over at Mama Kat's to see what her workshop was and YEAY, one of them is about "what are you giddy about" Well, already got the post thankyoumuch!

No, not for food(since losing weight from Wii Active)

But...

British men!!!!

I had a post on here awhile back about it and my favorite blogger who doesn't blog anymore posted a comment about it...well, mainly because he's British and doesn't understand my ~~infatuation~~ love for them. I also have a post about my favorite British comedies!

As I was doing my googling I came across this story about British men being "among least romantic"...I could care less, they could recite the alphabet and I'd still be in love.

Who are my faves you wanna know? (My first love is in the first link above)

Colin Firth

Now if you don't know who this piece of sexiness is you have been living under a rock the past 3 years:

Daniel Craig:

Daniel Radcliffe:
Shall I go on or are you done drooling? hehe

Where have you been all my life?

2009-07-17T22:53:00.000-08:00

Special K Chocolatey Delight! This stuff is so good and good to your waistline! I love eating it dry and picking out the little chocolate pieces...delish! I eat it after the kids go to bed because this is one treat that momma refuses to share! If you like chocolate and are on a diet, go pick yourself up a box, totally worth it!

I am a proud Faghag

2009-07-15T23:19:00.000-08:00

My BFF Luke even gave me a certificate...but of course I have no clue where I put it or I would post it on here.

I love gay men and you wanna know why?

Convo between Luke and I:

Luke: Honey, you are not going out like that!
Me: Why not?
Luke: Those pants do NOT go with that top thats why
Me: Fine, pick me something out that I will look hot in
Luke: Girlfriend, you need Jesus.

This man is my world. He flew miles and miles to Alaska to come see me for a week and I cherished every minute of it. What was so funny is that we went to the gay bar called Mad Myrna's and a couple of guys asked us if we were married...I said "Um no, I don't have the right equipment". They didn't believe he was gay!

Yes, we were so trashed from the gay bar it wasn't even funny:

Birthday cakes to soldiers overseas

2009-07-15T22:43:00.000-08:00

So Bake Me A Wish is donating 5% to their "Bake Me A Wish!'s Operation: Birthday Cake each time you order from them. If your soldier is overseas and his/her birthday is approaching and you want to order one for them, they will automatically send one to another soldier also! How great is this program!?!

This is their cake of the month:

Wouldn't your loved ones love this!

I admit I am a dork

2009-07-15T12:05:00.000-08:00

And I adore him:

Woo-ing Wednesday

2009-07-15T11:24:00.000-08:00

I know most of us SHOULD post our husband's picture for "who woos you" but hey, this is fantasy right? I have a few guys who woo me on my TV on a daily basis.

My show that I watch every day is The Young and the Restless. How I love the drama and the backstabbing! I really love watching him:

and oh yeah him:

There are a few more but these guys are my faves.

Who Woos you?

I prayed today

2009-07-15T00:47:00.000-08:00

My friend Janel lost her unborn baby boy today. She was 20 weeks pregnant. If you are a believer please pray for her, she really needs it!

Cats: They will rule the world

2009-07-13T23:15:00.000-08:00

So the hot story on yahoo right now is about cats. Now, I'm a cat person, I think they are the most amazing creatures on the planet. My cat thinks she is a human and she knows what she wants and how to get it...much like women!

The story goes on to say that cats do control humans which I find ridiculously true. Dogs don't have the power that cats do because cats are pretty independent and rely on you only if they are not fed, watered, or have a clean litter box...other than that you are worthless to them. They don't want your attention 24/7 but when they do you better give it to them!

Gracie owns me and I'm happy to be hers!

How in the world could you mess up THAT?!?

2009-07-13T23:10:00.000-08:00

So the other day I was finding the recipe that Ashley posted awhile back of cookies made from boxed cake mix. Having chocolate on the brain (and the Aunt visiting) I was like "mmm that sounds good" so off to the commissary I go. I don't even look at the cake mix...*see chocolate mode* but go straight to the fudge brownies. I do the recipe like it says nix cake mix and it doesn't look like cookie batter but brownie batter...what the hell...I'll just have brownies with a strange texture in the end.

I'm seriously having issues these days.

My little ladybug

2009-07-13T22:53:00.000-08:00

So I'm a little late blogging about ladybug's birthday but I've been ~~obsessed with Farkle on Facebook~~ busy. I can't believe she is already 2..time has certainly gone by fast!

Here is my baby girlEven a moose came to the party:

From cold to extreme hotness

2009-07-13T22:36:00.000-08:00

So the stay in Alaska was eh, okay, but I'm so glad the tour is almost over! I have dreamed of this time before we even got here! I made friends, lost some, and had a grand 'ol time but now its time to move on...

Next stop....

SILENCE! I keel you!

2009-06-27T15:08:00.000-08:00

So last night soldier boy and I went to see Jeff Dunham. He was amazing! Guitar guy was on first and did some comedy and he was awesome! He's pretty good looking for someone who is in his 50's(but Jeff is pretty cute too!)! His son is the lead guitarist for Avenge Sevenfold. Here are some pics!

My baby girl!

2009-06-24T23:24:00.000-08:00

My sweet girl is going to be 2 on the 2nd of July...I can't believe it! Its just like yesterday she was born! Time flies by so fast! Happy birthday sweetie I love you!

Edward Cullen stole my heart and drained it dry

2009-06-12T16:44:00.000-08:00

So yes, I have been reading the last book of the Twilight series...

I should have already finished it since I started it, ahem, 4 months ago but blame it on my excuses!

This book is so good and I can't wait to see how they do this in a movie version!

Til later...

Excuses, Excuses!

2009-06-11T07:20:00.000-08:00

From Mama Kat's workshop I chose to write about:

3.) What have you been busy doing that's keeping you from updating your blog? How hard is it for you to get back into the swing of blogging when you take time off?

This week has been hectic! I decided to ~~lose my sanity~~ volunteer to teach the preschoolers at Vacation Bible School...(yep, its that time again!). I really didn't know what I was getting myself into. Its not THAT bad but it does make me take a 3 hour nap when I get home thats for sure!

I know I haven't updated even before this week started but its been really insane around here. I have my 2 kids and if I blog when I really want to I will find more spills and messes around my house than I could ever imagine. I am trying to not stay up til midnight but that is difficult considering I have a buttload of things that need to get done (i.e. dishes, laundry, Young and the Restless..you know the important stuff!) But I should do it while the kids are still awake.....(laughing on the inside)

When I actually get back into blogging I have writers block which I can't understand why! My life is insanely crazy! I am getting ready to leave this summer faaaarrrr away from Alaska and I'm actually going to have a life! YES!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-06-10T11:20:00.000-08:00

As a mom I find humor in my children's fits. Go over to Wordless Wednesdays if you would like to participate

The adventures of Crista and Alley(Mama Kat's workshop)

2009-06-04T00:08:00.000-08:00

My Alaska bestie is the craziest girl I have came across in a long time. Whenever we are together something is bound to happen. We decided to go to a Slumber Party (a toy party for ~~desperate~~ curious housewives to put some spark in their lovelife).

Sounds like a great time eh? Not when the lady that is having it lives on the outskirts of Wasilla(the northern part)...so when you live in Alaska its like an hour road trip.

Or so we thought.

We planned on going to this thing then go for sushi (story: hubby hates it, I love it so when I find others who like it I take full advantage of that)

We followed Google map and apparently, like mapquest, google map is as reliable as my cat telling me how to get somewhere. We are in the middle of the sticks down a dirt road thinking its on the way to her house. I call her and ask her exactly how to get there. Google map was not correct. We turn around and I thought I heard a pop but I thought maybe it was just a rock or something. We get off the dirt road and on the pavement and I feel like my side of the car felt a little low. Alley insists that its just her bumper dragging because of an accident from a long time ago. She goes to check and says "well poop!" I said "We have a flat don't we?" She didn't have to answer I saw the look on her face. We were about a half mile from the lady's house and thankfully I was still on the phone with her so she came over and helped us fix the flat. I have a picture of Alley on my cell phone which I will put up later but it was a great day(other than the fact I never got my damn sushi!) We did go to DQ for some yummy blizzards so that kinda made up for it!

So I'm sure we'll have many other adventures before the army has us part our ways.

Till next time!

Why you shouldn't bring your toddler to a public bathroom and other junk

2009-05-27T22:40:00.000-08:00

So after an incident involving me having to go to the bathroom at the PX, taking my 2 toddlers with me, and taking more than a couple minutes I read a forward about a woman who had the similar incident but in my situation I didn't have 5 or 6 women in the room, I think it was like 1 or 2 but I was distracting him over his "Mommy are you going poopy?" by saying "Braden you are poopy!" I did get away with it though by my childish comebacks though!

I have no life. Literally. I go to the mailbox down the street and get excited when even one big box has no key in it (meaning there is a package). I don't expect packages unless I had ordered something but I still get excited nonetheless.

I know I am lame.

Stuff

2009-05-27T22:18:00.000-08:00

I stole this from Meg because I'm back to being a blog ~~stalker~~ reader once again.

8 THINGS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
Moving
having the kids go to daycare
going back to school
opening up a deli/bakery with the sis
Seeing my family in IL
finishing school
going on a vacation
seeing old friends

8 THINGS I DID YESTERDAY
played with the kids
watched Young and the Restless
checked my e-mail
looked for some awesome recipes
talked to the besties on the phone
planning the trip home
gave the kids a bath
relaxed with hubby after putting the kids to bed

8 THINGS I WISH I COULD DO
be able to get rid of my anxiety
have a friend that I could spend time with everyday
pottytrain my daughter now
make Braden understand that pooping in his underwear is not okay
have a more communicative and understanding husband
be able to have enough money each month to do what I want
have a kickass job
have time for myself

8 SHOWS I WATCH
Young and the Restless
Medium
Ghost Whisperer
Paranormal State
Chelsea Lately
Big Bang Theory
Nickelodeon shows
Sprout shows

8 PEOPLE TO TAG
I'm not going to tag anyone because not everyone likes doing these things(I like em). So feel free to do it if you want to!

Sorry avid readers of mine!

2009-05-27T21:49:00.000-08:00

My friend Ashley reminded me of my MIA when it came to updating my blog. I have been busy with 2 hyperactive children, getting ready to leave, and just overly exhausted! I know I used to blog every day if not every other day so I felt a bit guilty that one of my favorite reader/blogger checked up on me about my blogging. I am really excited about going home. I love my mom but I know after about a week or two she's going to ~~make me wanna tear my hair out~~ drive me crazy.

Life has been hectic for me. I feel mentally and physically exhausted. I am in dire need of a vacay possibly with some good friends just hanging out and having a good time. I can't wait to go to IL and then going to Indiana Beach with the fam. Before my dad joined the army IB was our summer vacations and I haven't been there in years so I'm super psyched.

Although I have been off and on involved with hubby's unit I'm still not too happy about their ideas of organization and communication. I'm not happy with the fact that the first bake sale bombed out because noone knew about it until the day of so we had tons of bake stuff left over. They decided to freeze the leftovers....now I don't know about y'all but if I'm buying something baked I don't want it if I know that its 2 weeks old for the second bakesale. Unfortunately the second one bombed out because the stuff didn't freeze well. I'm not happy that I was not told of this til the day of AFTER I baked 12 more cinnamon rolls. I had to have hubby take them to work with him. A friend of mine thought that they should have gave money to the unit for the rolls I made. There has been a lot of wrong-doings and such in this unit since I've been here and they wonder why a lot of the spouses don't want to get involved.

Enough of that, I could write a ~~book~~ pamphlet about this unit but since this is a public blog I don't need to get the hubby in trouble.

Until later.

Yummyness

2009-05-04T19:42:00.000-08:00

So I was over at Ashley's blog checking it out and she inspired me to post a yummy dish I made for dinner the other night. I LOVE to cook, it is my passion, and when I find other yummy dishes I can't wait to make them.

I took a tenderloin out of the freezer, it was already seasoned so I didn't have to add any extra stuff and put it in my crock pot...I have an unhealthy obsession with my crock pot...

Anyway,

I continued to chop up carrots and potatoes and made a roast out of that bad boy. After it was cooked I had the yummy seasoned water leftover so since I learned how to prepare gravy right from Miss Rachael Ray I made one hell of a meal. I complimented that with my famous loaded mashed taters.

Oh, and if you really want to ruin your waistline, go over to Jenn Cooks and make her delish Reeses Pieces Peanut Butter Brownies to go with your dinner!

101 in 1001

2009-04-27T13:35:00.000-08:00

So I was inspired by my friend Ashley to make a list. I need to figure out 101 things I would like to accomplish and actually do in 1001 days. I have not put down 100 things just yet but here is so far.

The ones in italics I have accomplished

Here goes:

1. Clean out the kitchen and get rid of stuff I will never use again

2. Make sure my kitchen is clean before heading to bed nightly

3. Towards the end of the month start up a new grocery list/dinner list for the month. Every month.

4. Actually stay on Weight Watchers instead of throwing away 16 dollars a month for the site.

5. Losing 70 lbs.

6. get a monthly pedicure

7. Let go of negative people and the old ghosts that still continue to haunt me

8. Drive stick shift. I have always wanted to learn but never was taught. My dad knows how so maybe when I come home he can teach me

9. Shoot a gun. One of soldier boy's friend has a few guns that I can borrow sometime. Here on post there are many ranges so hopefully soon.

10. Stay off the computer and TV for a day (that is one accomplishment right there!)

11. Work on both kid's scrapbook

12. Get my first tattoo

13. Send snail mail to my grandma at least once a month

14. Pay off old debts

15. Clean out the kitchen and get rid of stuff I will never use again

16. Participate in the postwide yard sale and sell my unused things

17. Have a monthly date with hubby

18. Go through my e-mail folders and make a cookbook from the saved Hungry Girl recipes I have

19. Drink nothing but water for the whole month

20. Do Wii Fit for more than 30 minutes a day for one month (that one is tricky because of my 2 crazy kids)

21. Stop using my kids as an excuse not to do things!(see #19)

22. Accept my husband for who he is and understand that he is not going to change.

23. Let my husband cook unsupervised.

24. Make my household duties more greener by making my own cleaning supplies, using less water, ect.

25. Keep a budget and stick to it.

26. Keep up to date with my favorite bloggers and comment at least once a week.

27. Have another giveaway on my blog

28. Have a family night at least once a week.

29. Learn to knit

Mama Kat's workshop(I am overdue!)

2009-04-27T00:57:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I am late doing the writers workshop but hey, its been awhile so I get some credit right?

Well, I decided to do the "Whats for dinner" because I love cooking. Sundays are usually the comfort food day when I'm not being lazy. Today I made:

BEEF STEW!

Typical lazy Sunday dinner. I haven't made this in a long time so I called my mom to refresh my mind. She tells me that since my grandpa and dad love her recipe that I should make it like hers...well, my dad and grandpa eat just about everything so I kinda just recreate it and redo it in my way...I usually always do!

I coat the stew meat in flour and sear it in olive oil on the stove. While that is cooking I get my crock pot and put in carrots, potatoes, Lipton's Onion soup mix, can of Italian tomatoes, quart of water, salt, pepper, bit of sugar and then the meat goes in. It cooks in the crock pot for about 6 hours on low. I put the kids to bed for a nap and then I retreat to the bed and take a well deserved nap. I can smell it coming up the stairs after my 3 hour nap today and I am dying to dig in! I then go down and tear up some day old bread to make it a bit more stewy and it is oh-so-yummy!

So that is what we will have for dinner tomorrow. I made a lot because soldier boy's friend was supposed to come over but he was too tired from last night playing XBox with soldier boy til 2 a.m. so he slept most of the day! Oh well, more for us!

Some suggestions most army wives should take

2009-04-27T00:15:00.000-08:00

*Disclaimer* This may or may not piss you off but being as it may I have been an army brat for 20+ years, I kinda know a little bit about the army and the spouses.

So I was thinking about making a new blog about things that piss me off or things that some army wives should do but I probably will get more hate mails than I could ever bargain for so I'll just write down the main irritations and some suggestions.

1) Your husband is in the military NOT YOU...if you wanna wear some rank I suggest finding a recruiter.

2) If you can't handle your husband going to the field, overseas, TDY, or *gasp* one NIGHT of CQ you best find yourself a civilian man who will be home every night and on weekends.

3) If you find yourself posing nude and posting it on myspace, facebook, ect and you are married to a military man overseas, don't be too surprised when he calls and wonders why the guys in his unit have your pictures posted on their sites.

4) If your house is nasty, your kids are dirty, and you don't work, I suggest getting off your lazy behind and doing something about it or your husband will get in trouble. If you live on post don't be surprised if you get kicked out.

5) It is hospitable to introduce yourself to new people that move in (cookies do well also!). People are shocked when I come over with a plate of cookies and some nice chat to let them know if they need anything to let me know.

6) I have heard everything so don't be amazed when you tell me something that you think will shock the hell out of me, especially when it comes to wives doing stupid crap.

7) Sometimes its best to just listen and not try and give advice...I learned that the hard way!

8) Don't be afraid to make some civilian friends, sometimes we need that!

9) I can't really preach about being tactful because I am no good at it but I hear it helps....

10) Army wives can make the best friends for life if you find the right ones!

Thanks for the laughs Bea!

2009-04-26T14:13:00.000-08:00

You will be greatly missed!

MM-Home

2009-04-20T20:38:00.000-08:00

I LOVE Michael Buble. He is not only sexy but his voice moves mountains (and some women's underwear!haha)

Life. So far

2009-04-17T14:01:00.000-08:00

So I put my bff on a plane back to New Orleans. I miss him already! So now its back to dieting and living again. I had been really bad this past week and scared to get on my Wii to tell me that I gained weight. EEEK! I am in the process of putting together my 101 in 1001 list idea from my friend Ashley. I thought there was no way of thinking of 101 things I want to do but since I'm on number 30 I think "wow, there are a lot of things I really want to accomplish!" I really need to change my life, not only for myself but for my children. There are a lot of things wrong in my life that really need an awakening. I have been having issues with my mom recently because of Easter and the things that the kids "HAD" to do and that I did not do. My attention was focused on the fact that I never go out and have not gone out since my oldest was 2 and we were staying with my aunt in Illinois. As a mom, you don't go out, you just don't. I know what you are thinking "Just because you are a mom doesn't mean you can't live life". Thats not what I mean. When you are a mom you don't think about what is going on on Friday or Saturday night like when you were childless, you think about "What am I going to feed my kids tonight" or "Will I actually get to sleep in past 8:30 a.m.?"

When Luke told me he was going to visit me for a whole week I forgot that same weekend was Easter weekend. Now, my kids are 1 and 3 and really don't care about the whole ordeal, they do care about getting the candy. I went out last Saturday night with my friend and got very intoxicated, which I NEVER do, so church and finding hidden Easter eggs was not in my vocabulary come the next day. My mom had an explosive fit. Now, I know that when my sister and I grew up we always had Easter but that was my mom, she was always like that. I find myself doing things that change the history of my childhood and I don't see anything wrong with that. My kids still got their chocolate bunnies, jelly beans, ect but I didn't hide eggs. I'm sure they will appreciate doing those things next year and the ones that come after. I may sound a bit selfish this year but I don't get to do things I want to do, thats what a mom is all about, your family comes first. Well sue me that I wanted it this way at this time.

But enough of my ranting. I need to get some things done but wanted to update on my blog since the last one was from a week or so ago. Hope everyone had a great Easter!

MM-Lady Gaga

2009-04-06T23:20:00.000-08:00

This song makes me wanna shake my groove thang and it gets me pumped up to work out and sweat.

Honey, whats for dinner?

2009-04-06T22:59:00.000-08:00

Never fails. Every evening hubby comes home, takes off his boots, throws them on the floor, strips down to his ACU bottoms and goes "honey, what are we having for dinner?"

Now, I cook pretty much every night, when I don't the frozen pizza comes out and in the oven. I want to share with you my favorite sites that I use when I need some culinary inspiration:

1) Recipezaar. Anything, I mean ANYTHING you need is in this site right here. I was out of buttermilk and there is a recipe for that (1 cup milk plus 3 Tbs. vinegar, let sit 15 min..simple!)

2) Jenn Cooks. My favorite food blogger. Her pictures make me hungry and her recipes are divine!

3) Not really a site but my cookbook bible:

You can never go wrong with Miss Rachael Ray!

I actually made a few things out of this cookbook. Tonight I made inside out turkey bacon cheeseburgers and oven o-rings...it was soo good!

I also have a new recipe swapper thanks to Meg's recipe swapper exchange. I love my swapper, she is so awesome and really sweet!

I hope these ideas get your mind at ease. I have decided that the last week of the month that I would look up new recipes, write them down and have a second list for groceries of the items I don't have. It saves so much time because I am bad at having 2 bottles of ketchup in the back of my pantry(which in reality I do because I thought we were out!) and a million boxes of cereal...well I can't help that due to having 2 kids on WIC (Thank God for that program!). I try and stick to my list when I go shopping but the sales about kill me. I try to avoid it unless I really do need it (hmm...do I need cake mix and frosting for 75 cents each?)

My baby boy is getting bigger before my eyes!

2009-04-03T11:17:00.000-08:00

So little man is officially potty trained, well, pee trained on the potty that is. I still can't get him to poop in the toilet, he still goes in his underwear. I beg and plead for him to tell me when he has to poop. He has pooped twice in the potty but that was it.

Well, anyway, he got a Leapster for being a big boy these past 2 weeks going pee. I still put diapers on him at bedtime though, he doesn't like the goodnites but thats okay, if I can just go through a box a month with just Ladybug and then him at bedtime I should save some money. I would really like to train Ladybug but I'm just happy that little man is trained. She will be 2 in July so maybe I will start then, or at least try to.

Well, that has been my life lately, not too exciting. I don't write too personal stuff on here, I leave that to my myspace blog. Once my life is in order the way I'd like it I will share more on a more personal level.

Something nice to discuss at the dinner table...

2009-03-30T19:49:00.000-08:00

Hey could you pass the milk please?

Q: Can Men Breastfeed?

A: Odd as it seems, men can lactate. In their 1896 book, Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine, Dr. George Gould and Dr. Walter Pyle recount several occurrences of men breastfeeding their young. The stories include a sailor who put his son to his breast to quiet him and started producing milk; a South American peasant who sustained his child with his own breast milk during his wife’s illness; and a Chippewa man who put his infant to his breast following the death of his wife and produced enough milk to rear the child.

The phenomenon hasn’t stopped. In 2002, a Sri Lankan man named B. Wijeratne lost his wife and was left to care for their 18-month-old daughter. When the child refused powdered milk, Wijeratne tried something different. “Unable to see her cry, I offered my breast,” Wijeratne told a Sri Lankan newspaper. “That’s when I discovered I could breastfeed.”

Wijeratne isn’t alone. All men can breastfeed, because they possess the two most vital components for lactating—mammary glands and pituitary glands. Mammary glands, which produce milk, are present in all mammals. In fact, they’re one of our defining characteristics. In some cases, such as with mice, the mammary glands of the males are too underdeveloped to function. In humans, however, they’re fully formed in both sexes, complete with breastfeeding ducts and nipples.

Of course, for a human to actually breastfeed, those mammary glands have to be activated somehow. In women, this usually happens during pregnancy, when the brain’s pituitary gland starts releasing large amounts of a hormone called prolactin, which prepares the breasts to produce milk.

All men produce small amounts of prolactin during their lifetimes. It’s released after orgasms, for example, and may be responsible for the associated feelings of satisfaction and relaxation. But typically, it’s never present in large enough quantities for men to breastfeed. Under the appropriate psychological circumstances, however, the mind can demand that the body produce more of the hormone. This often happens to mothers who adopt children and suddenly find they can nurse. And as Dr. Gould and Dr. Pyle have documented, there’s a long history of it happening in men, too.

This article was written by Shea Serrano and originally appeared in the September-October issue of mental_floss magazine.

Yeah, yeah, my Wii Fit is going to set me straight once again

2009-03-27T22:46:00.000-08:00

Yes, I have been lazy, I have not wanted to do a damn thing except eat junk. I probably will get on the board and it will tell me that I have not been on and that I'm fat(again)

Oh well.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone enjoying my bunny cake I made for the Easter party tomorrow! I also made deviled eggs which I rock at.

My perty bunny cake(the cake is from a box mix but the frosting is homemade):

I know I haven't blogged in awhile but seeing that I have no life I didn't have much to write about. I still have my unwatched Twilight movie that I had to buy at midnight last Friday, guess I should snuggle in bed with the soldier boy and get him to watch it with me.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

MM-Wo Willst Du Hin?

2009-03-23T18:31:00.000-08:00

My Music Monday song reminds me of when I lived in Germany. I absolutely love this song, it is so beautiful and makes me want to go back to Germany sooo bad! I loved that country, the scenery, and even some of the people were great.

Redoubt Eruption

2009-03-23T18:25:00.000-08:00

So the moment we in Alaska were finally waiting for. Yes, the volcano erupted but I haven't seen any ashes, but we are ready with masks and such if need be.

Some info about the volcano:

The 10,200-foot Redoubt Volcano, roughly 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, last erupted during a four-month period from 1989-90.

It erupted 5 times last night the news says.

I think we'll be fine but we all still need to be prepared for anything!

Why I love Military one source

2009-03-21T14:07:00.003-08:00

This is the site of all military sites. Anything you want to know, anything you are confused about, if you need help, ANYTHING, this site is for you!

Check it out sometime!

My crazy ideas

2009-03-21T14:03:00.002-08:00

I mainly made up this blog to give advice, websites, and information to new Army Wives. My creativity kinda sparked after my bff's hubby joined the army and I had been giving her ideas and how to live the new life as an Army spouse. I realize that there are tons of sites kind of like this but I"m going to put in my perspective since I have lived this life since I was 8 years old. I will keep posting new ideas and info as they come so check back often!

I'm going to get serious this post

2009-03-20T18:12:00.000-08:00

Because what had happened really burnt my biscuits. Why is it that Obama can go on Leno and make a "joke" about Special Olympics but if someone, oh, like say Bush say something and it's

OMG, no he didn't!

And we would hear about it for the next year. I am so sick of Mr. "I can do no wrong". I am sorry if you are an Obama supporter but his lack of tact and class is making me sick. Why isn't ~~the media~~ anyone saying anything about his BS attitude (I.E. giving British Royalty 15 dollar DVD's and cheap plastic helicopters).

Then he had the audacity(are you happy now "art by chocolate" that I spelled it correctly for you?) to hurry up and high tail it to the SO so he can apologize for his "joke"

Whatever, he isn't fooling me and he never had.

These next 4 years are going to be sooo great....< / end sarcasm >

Here is "The One" being oh so funny...

No, seriously!

2009-03-20T18:01:00.000-08:00

So a friend of mine on Cafemom shared this awesome Etsy page and I couldn't help but share with everyone else. This lady over at Betty Mae Bakery sells her goods for...get this...

ONE FREAKING PENNY!

Okay, seriously, how can she fight a dieter's ways by doing this? How could she do this to me, the one who is vulnerable?

Well, crap, how can I resist...I think I may have a penny or two in our paycheck from the Army...

Why do this to me???

The ultimate blog party!

2009-03-20T05:47:00.000-08:00

If you didn't notice the colorful ultimate blog party widget on the sidebar go click on it and get involved in the UBP! Tons of prizes you can win! I am making this short and sweet because I have to get to work so join the fun!

A few of the prizes I want to win are:

copy of “Overcoming Obstacles with SPUNK! The Keys to Leadership & Goal-Setting”
$50 gift certificate to Target Stores

Just a bit about me:
I am an army wife of 8 years and an army brat of 20. I have two beautiful babies, one is now potty trained! YES! I love scrapping, cooking, baking, and having get-togethers. I love blogging and I love meeting new bloggers. Come visit anytime! :)

There are more but I will come back to this post as soon as I'm done working! Hope to meet some great bloggers!

A giveaway possibility

2009-03-19T09:22:00.000-08:00

I'm really excited to tell you all now about the next giveaway I want to have. Its really awesome and I think that my readers will really want on this.

What is it you ask?

Check it out here and let me know what you think!

Stay tuned because it just may be my next giveaway with a few things you need to do to try and win it!

Do you like to try new recipes?

2009-03-18T09:30:00.000-08:00

Since moi will be going to culinary school soon I love trying new foods and cooking new things for the fam. I came across this blog and thought it was a great idea! Now, I know I may be a snob to some things but I will NOT, can NOT fathom the thought of having or cooking Hamburger Helper. I am not going to look down on anyone else who likes it but I do not and it drives the hubby crazy. I tell him "Why should I buy a box of noodles and an oversalted sodium packet when I can make it better and healthier?" One of my favorite foods that are looked down by most people is sushi. I freaking love the stuff with soy sauce, ginger, and wasabi...I can eat that as a meal its so good!

So if you wanna join in click the button on top and get in on the fun!

MM-How Bizarre OMC

2009-03-16T20:17:00.000-08:00

I freaking LOVE this song and, yes, I have a story behind it(because, as Clint Black says, Every Melody has a memory!)

The story:
This song was popular when I was a senior in high school. My BFF Tara and I had a thing for this guy named Jeremy Beatty. Every song that had the word baby in it we would replace with Beatty. This song was really great because well, this was the chorus:

Ooh baby, (ooh baby)
It's making me crazy, (it's making me crazy)
Everytime I look around
Look around
Everytime I look around
Everytime I look around
Everytime I look around
It's in my face

And well, you get the point! Here is the video if you don't remember!

OMC - How Bizarre - More bloopers are a click away

My big boy!

2009-03-15T21:22:00.000-08:00

So now little man decided the other day that he wants to start going pee in his urinal I got him.

The story:

The other day I was checking e-mail and in came little man with a shirt on and no diaper, he came up to me and said "I peed!" I said(in complete shock) "what? Where's your diaper?" He said "mommy I went pee!" Of course I jumped for joy since these past months he had refused to pee anywhere but in his diaper. Yesterday he wanted the diaper back on but then after awhile decided that he wanted to go potty and put on his big boy underwear.

Fine with me!

Today he went potty all day! I am so proud of him! I did get him those Goodnites Boxers but he didn't like the way they felt so I'll keep them for awhile and maybe he'll eventually wear them. For now I'll put diapers on him at night.

Eeek! I hope this "I need to go potty" thing is not temporary!

My birthday dinner

2009-03-14T09:29:00.000-08:00

So miss Crista got drunk at Applebees with the girls! I had such a blast! I didn't take much pictures because of my intoxication but I had my friend whos a photographer here in the Anchorage area use my camera and she takes excellent shots!

Me and my girl Liz

You're gonna miss this moment

2009-03-14T09:12:00.000-08:00

My favorite things on the net to do is find other people's blogs and this one touched my heart. Pam is the author of this blog and I really love her "You're gonna miss this moment" posts and so I decided to get in on this great weekly post.

But first I have to put up the song by Trace Adkins because its so beautiful. I can't post the official video since it is disabled so I put up the one where he's on my favorite soap, The Young and the Restless

These are the moments I will miss most:

My baby boy who loves kisses
And I tried to get mad at princess for doing this but it was too darn cute:

My Wii Fit Experience

2009-03-12T21:01:00.000-08:00

So for Wii Fit Friday I am a guest blogger on Corrine's blog(4kidsnodog) so here is my post for her blog.

I am on day 26 of Wii Fit, which of about 15 I have actually done. I am getting more motivated as I have been doing this for 4 straight days and my abs are killing me! The Super hula hoop is the prime suspect, but a good one at that! My goal for that exercise is doing 2000 in 6 minutes. I am up to about 1800 so I'm still working at it. The balancing is getting much better than the first week and my trainer is so awesome! She does remind me, however, that I am too shaky and I need to keep practicing. All the exercises are very good and it will let me challenge myself if need be. I challenged myself the other day and decided to free run for 10 minutes. That means I can run in place and watch TV and the Wii remote will talk to me to let me know my progress. You can do this with the step dancing also.

I recommend this for anyone who needs to lose weight and/or keep in shape.

PLUS...

Wii Fit will never let you live it down if you miss a day or two!

My guest blogger

2009-03-12T20:47:00.000-08:00

I had so much fun watching my guest blogger, Stacey over at tree, root, and twig's vlog. She didn't have time to do her Wii Fit for about a week so her family and her came up with quite an original way of using the Wii Fit board. I love this original idea and maybe if you get a few friends who are familiar with the game to come over and have a Wii Fit board charade game!

Check it out!

I registered to walk!

2009-03-12T16:14:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine has a baby who was born prematurely so she decided to walk for the March of Dimes. I decided that I will walk with her also. If you would like to donate to Sal's team click here

This is from the Team Captain:

Message from the Team Captain

Our team has joined thousands of compassionate teams across the country that support March for Babies. Won′t you please help us in this worthy cause? Join us in the walk that helps all moms and babies.

The money we raise for March for Babies will help:

...support all-important research offering preventions and solutions for babies born too soon or with birth defects

...educate women on things they can do to increase their chances of having a healthy baby

...provide comfort and information to families with a newborn in intensive care

...push for newborn screening and health insurance for all pregnant women and children.

Please help our team help babies

The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

They say its my birthday(and the birthday giveaway winner!)

2009-03-12T14:36:00.000-08:00

So yeah, my bff here in the frozen state of Alaska is taking me out to dinner tonight so I'm super excited! (Don't ask me about soldier boy, that will be another time and another place).

So my handsome little boy chose a winner for me and the winner is...

*drumroll please*

LESLIE!!!!!

Please e-mail me and give me your address ASAP because I don't wanna have to do it all over again!(although I'm sure the ones who wanted the goodies would want me to!)

Congrats!

My next contest will be held in a few months and that one will be a *shhh* surprise!

Another year older...don't remind me!

2009-03-11T22:15:00.000-08:00

So yeah, tomorrow is my birthday...big freakin deal!

But to the ones who wanted in on my birthday giveaway tomorrow it's a BIG deal for them! Later I will get my handsome son to pick a winner for me and I will post it, I will do it before tomorrow night I promise!

MM-Walking in Memphis

2009-03-09T21:05:00.000-08:00

Every Monday LadyJava does Music Mondays so here is mine for the week:

Marc Cohn~Walking in Memphis

This song will always be dear to my heart and I will tell you why. My dad went to the Gulf War after we moved to Ft. Polk, LA. I was I think about 10 years old. My mom decided that my sister, mom, and I would travel to Illinois for Christmas. It was oh-so-much fun. It was us 3 plus I think we brought my cat at the time (she died when I was 18) in our little 1989 Chevy Cavalier (Oh the memories of that old car, I miss it!). It was snowing like mad crazy when we got to Tennessee and we stayed at a Holiday Inn.

Every time I hear this song I will always remember traveling with my mom and sister during a snowstorm!

Marc Cohn - New Music - More Music Videos

I won another award!

2009-03-09T17:08:00.000-08:00

I so love getting awards and this one will be number 6! Thank you so much Beth!

So to finish getting this award I have to list 7 things I love so here goes:

1) God
2) My family
3) cooking/baking
4) scrapping
5) having get-togethers with friends
6) warm weather
7) storms (although we don't have them here in AK!(okay, maybe one or two a year)

I bestow this award to:

Ashley
Stefanie
Lolli
Jade

Join the First Commenters Club!

2009-03-09T16:09:00.000-08:00

From Mariuca's Blog:

When I first started giving out free linky love to my First Commenter (FC) for any star posts that you see here or at MPG, I did not think it would end up being so much FUN! Soon after, several blogger friends followed suit in showing appreciation for their First Commenter by giving out free linky love as well.

Some vary the way the link is given while others add EC credits on top of the free linky love. However it's done, there's no denying the fun that we've enjoyed in trying to win that much coveted FC spot in order to be featured at the host blog. So after much thinking and conferring with my BFF confidante LadyJava, I've decided to make things formal by starting a brand new First Commenter Club!

I think most of you who are already giving away linky love to your First Commenter realize by now that this is indeed a wonderful way for us to thank our commenters who make the effort to stop by and comment on our blogs. It is also a great way to increase your traffic and comments as bloggers are more inclined to drop by your blog to see if you have a new star post out in hopes of winning the free link back that you are giving away.

The FC Club will house all members under one roof. This will make it easier for us bloggers to visit and get to know one another better. Furthermore, all members would be aware of which blogs are giving away free linky love to their first commenters, thus encouraging other FC members to visit your blog!

The rules are simple, because we like things simple and sweet.

1. Your blog gives away FREE linky love to your FIRST COMMENTERS.

It doesn't matter how many times in a month you have FC linky love posts at your blog but do take note that the tendency of other bloggers visiting you (to win the linky love you are giving away) increases with the number of FC linky love posts you write.

2. Display the FC button and blogroll in your sidebar.

Once we have finalized the FC Club member list, please come back here to get your code for the complete blogroll of Members.

Here is the badge to display at your sidebar.

3. We are looking for 100 blogs only so HURRY!

For now, our membership drive is open to the first 100 blogs that qualify. All types of blogs are welcomed to join the FC Club, but we draw the line at blogs that are pornographic in nature.

So what are you waiting for? Keep your readers coming back for more by joining the First Commenter Club. Start showing your love and appreciation for your readers and commenters today!

Is it really possible?

2009-03-08T16:01:00.000-08:00

To have too many purses? Hubby thinks so after I keep asking him for a Dooney and Bourke purse.

This one:

He thinks its unnecessary to buy yet another purse, let alone one that costs 175 dollars. I only have like 6 purses...what is so wrong with that?

Men will never understand. But then again, I never understand them either.

Some things I will never understand about the male species(ok, just my husband)

2009-03-06T16:41:00.000-09:00

Why is it that men can nonchalantly scratch themselves and move things around...in public (or at home in front of my face) and noone cares? If women scratch themselves they must have STD's to some people...how dare she do that?

So one day I go, "hun, why must you scratch yourself in front of me?"

Hubs: Because they get all sweaty and I have to move them around.

Thanks for that visual about your sweaty sack.

I thank God everyday that I am a female.

Thanks Wii Fit, I appreciate it...

2009-03-05T19:40:00.000-09:00

So I skipped a friggen day of Wii Fit, is it okay to skip ONE day?

The Wii Fit tells me HELL no.

"I noticed you were too busy to work out yesterday."

Well hi to you too Wii Fit.

I did lose 2 lbs though so there!

Well, if you can't say something nice, come sit by me!

2009-03-04T23:34:00.000-09:00

So Mama Kat has the weekly writers workshop, one that I actually could pick and write about with no problem.

I was always fat. I always had a problem with it. Immature little boys would remind me of my fatness daily which was so annoying. I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 17 and it didn't last but a week mainly because he went to college and never had time for me. My husband was the one guy that had been true to me.

Words that (used) to hurt me:
1) PORK! (that was yelled down the hall in school)
2) fatty, fatty 2x4
3) Wow, I can't believe you can get through the door!

Those were only a few. I wasn't huge but I was chunky and it was a constant reminder throughout my school age years. I will prove them all wrong. My goal is to have my picture in Maxim(the front where guys send in pics of their girlfriends). I am working on it with Wii and alli.

I will not be fat forever, I promise myself and my children that. I also have learned to ignore the immature little boys because they are the ones who are insecure, not me!

A bit of my life as an army brat, culture shock, and why I think soldiers are sexy

2009-03-04T20:42:00.000-09:00

So I'll give you a little tidbit about when my dad joined the army. I was 8 years old and I was a holy terror...mainly because I was leaving the only little town I ever knew, friends, and family. I rebelled bad. Don't make fun of me(but I know you will) but I grew up in a town of 4800 people, which were 98% white, the others were Mexican and I think we had a few mixed black/white. I had never seen a black person except in (this is where you are going to laugh) my textbooks and TV.

Ok, you can shut up now!

So anywho. We moved from my little town in Illinois to Ft. Polk, Louisiana. This is where I got my first taste of culture shock. I learned a lot of very interesting words and slangs and so-forth. I got my first crush on a boy who was black. My parents freaked out because I was totally in love with him. But there was nothing I could do about it plus he liked another girl anyway. So that was done and over with.

So we moved all over. I moved back home when I was almost 16 when my dad had to go to Korea. I was so stoked to be able to see my friends again! So I went back to school there for my sophomore year. We moved to Ft. Stewart, GA (my all-time fave post and where I met hubby!). I was a Junior and only went to the school in GA for one year. I begged my parents and my grandma to move back to IL for my senior year and got to go. I then went to college there for one semester and moved back home to Ft. Stewart, GA...I was 18...mmmhmm....

So, this is the part where you can stop if you are easily offended or don't like reading about sex and things of that sort.

So I was of legal age and surrounded by hot soldier boys in BDU's, let me tell you I was in high heaven y'all. I always knew that guys look hot in uniform, I knew that since day one when we moved to an army base for the first time. Well, I did my share of meeting guys off the internet, I had a few not so good ones, and ones who didn't click. I lost my virginity to an MP, of all soldiers, it had to be one of those. I didn't mean to, but he was totally hot and well, yeah. I was bad y'all. I was promiscuous and it was funny because the guys thought that they were using me....ha.ha.ha. Yeah, I let them think that. I couldn't stop fantasizing about soldiers, even when my dad used to bring his buddies home I couldn't stop thinking about stripping them down to just their dog tags and doing naughty things to them.

I met my hubby at the sports bar in Stewart. I wanted him. I got him home and we didn't do anything til the next morning. He called me the next day..I was like "WTH?" when my sister mouthed "Its him!" when she answered the phone. Our non-platonic friendship lead to full on dating. We were engaged that same year on Christmas and I said "Yes, but its going to be a long engagement" (He was getting stationed to Germany that next month, we all moved there a few months later)

I love soldiers y'all. I didn't want to marry them, I just wanted their tight muscular bodies and I have to tell you the smell of motor oil and Kiwi shoe polish still gets me hot...unfortunately hubby wears boots that don't need to be shined but the motor oil smell still gets to me. My craving for soldiers still has not gone away. I will sometimes have to pick up hubby or drop him off at work and I still can't help myself fantasizing. Its a bad habit. I love my husband but there is no law against thinking about his buddies in nothing but their dog tags...haha

MM-NKOTB

2009-03-02T21:58:00.000-09:00

So I was born in *ahem* 1980. I know, I'm not that old but hey, at least I can be one of the many tween girls in the late 80's, early 90's to be in love with New Kids on The Block!(My bff is still a fan and still goes to the concerts!). This one is my fave and I play it loud and belt it out loud!

Lyrics | New Kids On The Block lyrics - Step By Step lyrics