Halloween!

Halloween has came and gone...


We had a very low key Halloween this year. (It seems like a lot of things have been pretty low key lately.) Although Halloween was not really that good here on post, we went around the block to a couple houses and by the time we could make it to the next village, the houses were already out of candy. So we trucked on home and passed out some candy to a handful of people and called it a night. I gave in and let the munchkins have a couple pieces of candy.



Me and the boys really have not been doing much but staying cooped up in this house. When Mr. E is gone I am such a homebody, it is beginning to become ridiculous! When he is home I am rearing to get out and do things, but the minute he walks out the door, I just want to stay home and clean my house. I am not depressed or anything just do not see the need to be out. 


Until the next time.......
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Having one of those whinny army wife moments

We are nearing this dreaded month long training. I just have to say, I am not ready to give up my husband!! I know he has to go and I want him to be more than prepared for deployment and I fully understand this, but it NEVER gets an easier saying "see ya later". It feels like yesterday that I just got him back. I guess when the Army calls he must go. 


I want so much for this to be over with already, I know the month will seem like it is going by slow but in all actuality it will go by fast. 


I am worried that when my husband leaves that C will act out like he did the last time, Mr.E left for a long time. Both boys have been getting better each time daddy leaves for the field, but I am not sure if I can handle that all over again by myself. I know I will just buck up and push on, but the stress will eventually start to weigh on me. 


Although I hate to see him go, I am very excited to hear about all the things he will get to do. 


Ok, so now I have all the whinny-ness out of my system,


We have been having a great week so far. I am planning my big coupon shop for Monday. I am very excited about this. I started couponing back this summer but never saved all that much, but now I have been really doing my homework and I think or more like hope that I have it down and I am going to put it in action Monday :)  


If I am not on before Monday 
Happy Halloween to everyone!!! 

A turns 2!!

 Friday was Mr.A's birthday!! He had a blast! We are so grateful that nana and papa could be here to celebrate his 2nd birthday. His party was low key, just some cupcakes, presents and some grilled food. 


The weekend was very bitter sweet. Mom flew in Thursday night and headed out this afternoon. I hate seeing them leave but knowing that we will be going home in a couple months makes everything a little better. 

Birthday Boy!!

Opening presents 

Fishing 

The beautiful view we had 

Runaway Preschooler Scares Moms Everywhere |

Runaway Preschooler Scares Moms Everywhere |

This is ridiculous! When we take our children to school we expect them to be safe. For a school not to even notice that a child is missing is uncalled for. I know this probably happens a lot but maybe the school systems should do something about this! Taking head count every 30 minutes or so would probably help with this. What are the teachers doing that they did not notice a child missing for as long a he was?

If this happened to me, I would be extremely upset. And definitely remove my kids from there and into another school. These are our precious babies and the one place we thought they would be safe at they go missing from. What if someone had picked him up while he was walking home?

Trunk or Treat

This past weekend was Trunk or Treat at my husbands unit. This is such a great idea. Since the daddies/mommies won't be here for Halloween, some people volunteered to decorate the trunks of the cars and let kids go "trunk or treating". My boys had a blast and they did pretty good on candy too! 




                              Meet Optimus Prime and Bubblebee 

Been awhile

It has been awhile since I updated my blog. 

A lot has been going on in the last couple months. 

We are fully adjusted to the Army life. I am not going to lie it has been a huge adjustment for me. The military in general is known for hurry up and wait. I on the other hand like to have everything (or shall I say most) planned out. We had surprise staff duty, one day notice FTX, which he was gone for 4 days (not bad but considering the amount of time to get my oldest prepared was a little rough), and then for the big one, the hear say of no deployment. I had prepared myself for a year without my husband and then for people to say that it was cancelled always gets peoples hopes. I still have in my head that he is going but  in the back its still there it may be cancelled.

In just a short month and a half my mom is coming to visit. I am so excited! Me and my mom have a great relationship. We are always there for each other. So going 5 months without seeing her has been very hard. 

A's birthday is the weekend my mom is visiting, so it will be extra special for him since daddy won't be here again for his birthday. I can not believe my little man will be 2. How the time flies! 

That's a short rap up of what's happened in the last couple months. 

School Already

It is that time, for my oldest C to start pre-school. He is SO excited! He wants to ride on a school bus and everything. How many kids this age actually want to leave their parents? Me on the other hand. I do not want him to go. I am having all the mommy worries. Will he make friends? Will they like him? Is he ready? The answer to all the question is a yes, but it still keeps me up at night.  He is so smart for his age. He loves learning. 

It literally feels like yesterday we were just bringing him home from the hospital now he is going to go to pre-school. I am a stay at home mom, so C and A are always with me. It is going to be so quite with out my little man here to ask me a million questions in a minute. Who is going to be my lent thrower-away person. 
I know he needs to go and make friends other than his mommy. I feel like the mom out of the movie Jack. I want him to stay home and play cowboys and Indians.

Memorial Day

What does Memorial Day mean?

It is day to acknowledge all the men and woman who lost their lives fighting for our country. Whether it was 100 years ago, 20 years or yesterday they all should be acknowledged and in some way thanked. 

I am so grateful for our men and woman who serve this country. They sacrifice their lives to protect ours and some people can not even respect that. I think we all know one specific group of individuals that do not support the service members, but that's a whole other topic.  

God Bless all of men a women who serve this country. 

Thank you!

New Additions!

We have added two new additions to our family! Buster and Sadie, they are beautiful Boxers.A couple of days ago, I was just skimming through some Facebook posts when I saw a post for these two dogs. I immediately was interested in them. The owner could no longer have the dogs due to medical reasons.Mr. E was a worried that two Boxers might be a little much. The instant we got there, there was no doubt we were not bringing them home. We have been looking for a good dog to get the boys, but we never thought we would get two! They are 3 and 5, but they are the best dogs. They are very well trained and have very good manners. I have always loved the Boxer breed, but since are kiddos are still young I wasn't sure how they would handle the hyper-ness of the breed. Buster and Sadie have definitely proved me wrong. They are so gentle with the boys and the boys absolutely love them! C has been doing such a great job with them. He loves to help mommy feed and walk them. And of course give them treats! 

Sadie Girl ~ So gentle and kind

Buster Bear ~ A huge teddy bear 

Dogs are such a treasure in are lives. I am a huge animal lover! So the minute I saw that these precious babies needed a new home, I couldn't help but not want them. And look on C and A's face when they get doggy kisses is priceless. 

We made it!!

After a long 3 days we have finally made it to Colorado! The trip definitely had it's trying times. Traveling with two young kids makes for a challenge, but by the grace of God we did it. 
After arriving to the beautiful CO, although making prior arrangements for a condo we were worried that it might be a little pricey for us.  After long discussion and watching the new to find out this place a high crime rate, we decided to talk to the housing office and see if we could be put on the waiting list for housing. When I had talked to them a week prior it was a 3-6 month wait. That was a little worrisome for me. After about 5 minutes of anticipation, they nice lady told us we could move into a house as soon as Monday. I was overjoyed!!  
We have settled in for the most part, we are definitely loving the new place. 


My birthday/Mother's Day
This was my first birthday and Mother's Day away from my family. It was very hard, but my husband made it the best he could. I got a new Nikon camera for my birthday, which I am loving! and he made a very delicious dinner for my mothers day. Sometimes, it seems like he may not be paying attention to how I feel and then he goes a blows me away with the little things to lift my spirits up.


Our journey thus far has been amazing, complicated and overwhelming but I am absolutely loving it. 

What to do next

It has been a month since I have been out of school and I just don't know what I am going to do with myself! Me and my kids are so stir crazy it is ridiculous. It is still so cold here and they are ready to get out and play in warm weather. This whole warm up for one day and below freezing the next is getting crazy ridiculous. 

I have begun potty training my little man. He is has been doing very well now for quite a few weeks, with little to no accidents. The only thing is going number 2. He gets it for a couple days then just doesn't. I don't how he can do it for one day and then poop in his pants the next day. I hope he gets that part down very soon. 

 We should be getting written orders very soon! I am so excited. I am ready to have my husband back for a little while anyways. I have come to find out that this hurry up and wait does not work out so well with me. I am someone who needs to know things in advance to get everything ready and prepared. This is not turning out well for me. This is one thing I hope I can adjust and deal with while my husband is in the service.

A couple days ago we all got the devastating news about what happened in Japan. It is heart wrenching seeing the towns effected by the earthquake and tsunami and how many people have lost their lives. I am praying God can give these people some serenity and peace to get through all the mess and devastation.

  

  

Valentine's Day

Well Valentine's Day came and went, just like I had hoped it would. This was our first Valentine's without each other. I did not want it to be depressing so I decided to just forget about all together. I got my boys there Valentine's and went on like it was just another day. 


I have already found myself being bored out of mind just a week out of school. My boys keep me busy but not motivated. I have a feeling I am going to become the next Martha Stewart coped up in this house. I already have a ton of recipes and crafts I want try. But I am not the most crafty person in the world so we will see how this goes. Here's to hoping Spring gets here soon! 


On another note my husband believes he got promoted!! Happy day for us!! That will make him a specialist. So proud of him!! 


Welp that's all for now.


Until the next time ( which will probably be later today)

Hecticness!!

It has been a very long couple of weeks!! We made it back from my husbands basic graduation, which was so amazing to watch! Since I have been back it has been very hard getting back to our routine. Just knowing in a short 2 months we will be a family again is really making the days drag by.


The second week my husband was in AIT he told me there was a chance of him being "fast-tracked" which means he will move up in the training because he is already EMT certified. I did not get my hopes up, just to get them let down again! About a week later he called and told me that everything worked out and that he would be moving to his new company in a few days. I have never been more happy! Even though its only about 3 weeks less of AIT. He is now able to go off post on the weekends. Which will be a huge stress reliever for him. 


But for me I now have to break it to everyone that we will be moving pretty much a month earlier than we thought. For some that is nice to tell but for others not so nice. I will definitely miss my family and close friends, but am very excited to start a new journey in life.


I recently graduated Cosmetology school, I am so happy I finally finished and can start my career. 


Overall AIT has been amazing compared to basic. We get to talk or text every night and he has his weekends off. 


*72 days (and the counting has begun again!)

Letting it all out!

This week has not gotten any better, it keeps going down hill faster and faster. I feel like I have hit rock bottom. I feel as if I am doing this all alone. I have great family and friends supporting me, but I feel as if they truly don't understand what I am going through. This is tough, we knew it would be.I just really miss my husband.  Our son is adjusting again with daddy leaving. It breaks my heart that the only emotion he can show for missing his daddy is anger and unfortunately it is directed towards me. Then I start feeling extremely guilty for blaming my husband for this. I did not sign up for  this. Why am I the one who has to deal with this, it's not my fault daddy left. Then I calm down get back in my right mind and remember exactly why I am doing all of this! Because I love my husband and would do anything for him. As a great friend told me there is always sunshine on the other side of every storm. We just have to get through this little storm together as a family! We may be thousands of miles apart but we will do it. I may not have any hair left but we WILL get through it! 
5 more days!! 

Ugh that's all I got

The last couple of days have been pretty rough. Have you ever just felt like you are going no where. Well that's how I feel. Nothing seems to be falling in place like it should. This time with Rob going back has been the worst. I try to keep busy but when that's the only thing you can think of, it's a little impossible to think of any thing else.

Rob got to call Monday night but it was only for a short 45 minutes. To most that may seem like a long call, but when you have not talked to you husband in a week, that time can feel like a second.I had so many questions I wanted to ask him, but I did want to interupt his excitement. He sounded so good on the phone. It amazes me how much he has changed. He went from a man saying I will get it in a minute to a man doing it before you can even get the words out of your mouth. An I absolutely live that! Oh and folds his dirty laundry, who does that? Although I can't complain at least it's in the dirty laundry basket right?

4 days and we will be on our way to South Carolina for Robs graduation! That has been keeping me going for 2 weeks now! I am extremely proud of my husband. He is everything I could ask for and more! He is sacrificing everything to provide better for his family.

Hello World!

I am Jami. I am a mother of 2 very busy little boys (2 and 1). I have been married to my wonderful husband for a short 7 months, but we have been together 6 years.  I am currently a full time student and a stay at home mom. My husband is an EMT and a Volunteer firefighter. In our six years we have went through more things most people our age have never even though about.  

About a year ago my husband came to me telling me he wanted to join the Army. My first reaction was how could you do this to your family? Are you freaking nuts? But after I calmed down and started really looking into it, I found that more than half of Army wives love being an Army wife.  It will be an amazing opportunity for him and I and our two young boys. This is something my husband has always wanted to do but something always come up or got in the way for him to join. I feel as a wife I should not stand in front of his dreams. He has never once told me I could not follow or put down any of my dreams. How could I do that to him?  I am still very nervous that my husband my leave and never return home to me.  How can I explain that to my kids that daddy is never coming home?   It will be extremely hard but our faith and love will get us through the rough parts. We know the risks of joining. But who's not to say something might happen to him in a civilian job career? 

In October he left for Basic Training. The first couple of weeks were extremely hard. We have not been more than 2 days apart from each other.  For 2 weeks I had no communication with my husband. The hardest part of him leaving was my son taking his anger out on me for his daddy leaving. He does not understand why his daddy left. There were many days I just wanted to give up and say the heck with it. It takes a lot to be a way from your husband or any close family for that matter. If  my husband is willing to sacrifice his life for our country than I am willing to give all I have to stand behind him and support him!  I finally started receiving letters 3 weeks in.Which helped a lot. It may seem weird to some, but I read those letters as if he were standing there talking to me. He was able to come home thankfully for Christmas. We got 2 weeks together. That was the best two weeks I could ever have asked for. On Jan 3rd 2011 he had to return back to basic. That was the hardest goodbye yet. Hearing my son asking were daddy is going and not fully understanding what I am telling him broke my heart even more. We are now 1 week from graduation and this week is just dragging on and on. After graduation he will then begin his job training ( AIT ) and that will be for 4 months. He absolutely loves what he is doing  and I am very excited and proud of him! 

~For I am the wife of an American Soldier.