We're Back...

Yup...we're back home! North Carolina is so beautiful, so different from Arizona. It was so nice to visit with Kim and Steve, and help them settle into their new apartment...for all of 4 months until their deployment. Geez, I'll miss them so much!

Had a lot of firsts on this trip...

* First time nearly running out of gas in the middle of nowhere. (NOT my fault...I always fill up at 1/2 a tank on road trips, but the only station available at the time was an unlit creepy single pump...like out of a horror movie. And at 3am, I thought it was wise of me to move on!)

* First time experiencing black ice and skidding off the road into a snow bank. This is one of many reasons why I live in Arizona!

* First time driving that far across the country and for 40 hours straight. I started forgetting just how long and what day it was since we'd been in the car for so long!

* First time narrowly missing making additions to the roadkill population. Stupid Jackrabbits and ELK!

I'll post the few pics we took shortly...but there's not much cuz we didn't do anything! Just sat around watchin' Star Trek movies, playin' Mario Cart, and generally just vegging-out. Too bad we were so lazy, there was a zoo and a botanical garden I thought the kids would enjoy. Oh well...next time! Perhaps a trip when they get home from deployment...

AND...
My computer is working again! The motherboard crapped out so I had to use John's for two weeks. But it's back...thank goodness! We thought it was my hard drive, so I was prepared that I lost almost everything. But nope! All is saved and accessible again, so hopefully I'll be able to finally get more of my projects finished up and all my files backed up. It's hard to do since they're constantly changing!

I must say...my husband rocks...seriously. He always manages to fix my computer before I have a total melt down of anxiety. It's just one more reason (out of about a million) why I can't live without him.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Portable Microwaves?

My mother in law sent this to me...now if it's true, that's kinda scary. And we hold these thing up to our ears?

Pop Corn téléphone portable micro-ondes
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Now I know just like everyone else that you can't believe everything you see...so I'm gonna try this when we get out to NC and there are 4 cell phones together. Should be interesting.

To Birthday or Not to Birthday...

...And Other Updates...

Well, Riley is now three years old and he's growing like a little vine!

This was supposed to be a posting of his birthday party, but he hasn't had one yet. It was planned for the 28th, but unfortunate circumstances stopped our 'merry-making'. John's Grandfather passed away after a brief battle with kidney failure and other ailments. Quickly making arrangements, we postponed the party until the next Sunday so John could spend the week with his father and relatives in New York. I'm glad he decided to go (with a bit of pushing from me...). Although the kids missed him terribly, he said it was so good to visit with his Aunts and Uncles, who he hasn't seen in 10 years.

So the next Sunday was set for Riley's party until I got a call that morning as I was getting off work...Riley has a fever and can't keep anything in his tummy. Birthday party plans foiled again!

So now his party will (God willing) be held in a few weeks since for the next two weekends we'll be in North Carolina visiting Kim and Steve at their new home/base. And yes...we're driving.

I'm both looking forward to the drive and kinda dreading it. I LOVE road trips and driving long distances, yet the kids have never had a trip this long. Riley's never been on a trip longer and up to Blueridge for camping (3 hours) and Ivy's only been as far as San Antonio, TX...plus on that trip, we stopped in El Paso for the night. For this trip, we hope to drive straight through. On the plus side, we're leaving a few hours before bedtime so everyone gets to sleep through the first 10 hours.

Ooh...maybe I'll get to update from NC with the handful of fun things we have planned!

So cross your fingers for us! Hopefully this will go smoothly!

Happy Birthday Riley!

Wow, already? Riley is three already? Yikes...

More Craziness From John...

OH MY GOODNESS...
What is wrong with my husband?

Well...he's crazy, but in such a funny way.

Like this.

I open my email to find a letter from him entitled "Cat herders". That just begs to be opened.

I loved the guy with the lint roller. Absolutely hilarious. Hope you enjoy another John-inspired giggle.

The craziness must spread, cuz I found this one all on my own.

Now that's angry!

Every time I see this, I giggle...
...so I thought I'd share it.
Just a bit of more random-ness for ya!

Spring pumpkins anyone?

Yeah...pumpkins.

After the heavy rains we had the joy of experiencing last month, I was finally able to wade (seriously) out to my garden and survey the damage. Surprisingly, everything was thriving...the peas were still flowering and a few of the broccoli were already producing a head. Even the new little seedlings of radish and broccoli had sprouted. (I planted them just before the two weeks of rain).

As I was inspecting pots for stagnant water and came to my sunflower pot. I noticed a little sprout had popped up in the same pot and almost dismissed it as another sunflower growing from a fallen seed, except this little sprout still had it's seed shell attached to on of the leaves. Sure enough, it was a pumpkin seed shell.

I'm guessing either a bird dropped it there or the more likely suspects are my two 'kinshou bakemonos' (little monsters in Japanese...they think it's funny when I say that to them.) I suppose one picked up a pumpkin seed out of my seed box and 'planted' it with the sunflower...for company of course.

So we'll see...perhaps will have pumpkin pie for Easter. I transplanted it to it's new home between the two garden plots so it'll have room to grow, as long as I can keep it warm enough to keep growing. Some more old Christmas lights ought to do the trick.


Here comes the broccoli!

Girly Confessions

1.Do you sleep in your bra?
Yeap. Gotta or else I wake up very sore...being greatly blessed and all...

2. Do you enjoy drama?
Uh, depends.

3. Are you a girly girl?
Oh hell no. My family is all out-doorsy and military...no room for a girly-girl. (And no Kim, you don't count as a girly girl when your in the Army!)

4. Who was the last person you hugged?
Husband

5. Small or large purses?
Neither. I have a wallet. Black. With ladybugs on it.

6.Are you short?
Nah, About average I'd say...maybe a bit on the taller side.

7.What would you do if someone smacked your butt?
Again it depends...John? I'd probably reply with a suggestive comment.
Kim? (Yes, she does.) Probably with a silly "Ooh Baby"
Stranger? Spin around and deck the creep.

9.Do you care if your socks are dirty?
Who can see them when they're in shoes?

10. Do you dress up on Halloween?
Naturally...Fav holiday.

11. Are you double jointed?
...and that would mean?

12. Where is the weirdest place you have slept?
Bathroom stall. Yeah. I bet most people that work nights has done it at least once...

13. Has anyone touched/smacked your butt in the past 24 hours?
uh...I don't think you want me answering that one!

14. Is there a rumour going around about you?
Couple months ago there was one that I must be sleeping with my friend at work because we were always together and got along so well. Duh people, we were 2 of 4 people doing the exact same job in the same backroom!

15. Do you call anybody by their last name?
Don't think so.

16. How many guys will read this just because it says "Girl Confessions"?
That depends. I don't really care who reads them as I'm posting it on my blog for darn sakes! Stupid question...NEXT!


"X" Marks the spot:
[x] I do wear make-up.
[x] I have cried at a movie theater.
[] I can put mascara on without opening my mouth.
[x] I get jealous. (Have a massive inferiority complex...)
[X] I love to laugh.
[X] I like death/grind/black/heavy metal.
[ ] I like rap.
[X] I like country.
[ ] I carry a purse.
[x] I’d be lost without my computer.
[ ] I own a Spice Girls CD.
[ ] I own a Britney Spears CD.
[ ] I own a boy band CD.
[ ] I get bored watching football.
[x] Guys are confusing.
X] I've been called a bad influence.
[] I have/had a piercing other than my ears.

Come on ladies, be truthful!

1. What colour is your bra that your wearing?
White with flower embroidery

2. Do you prefer light or dark haired guys?
John...Vegeta...Hugh Jackman...Johnny Dep...I think I see a pattern for dark-haired guys.

3. Are you currently frustrated with a boy?
Only my 3 year old son...

4. Do you have a best friend(s)?
Of course, Kim, Bridget and Karen...and as sappy as it may sound John.

5. Have you ever had your heart broken?
Yeah, but you can't know what love feels like without it.

6. Have you ever thought of having plastic surgery?
IF anything I'd like lipo...but I'd rather have the satisfaction of losing all that fat instead to the huge bill.

7. Do you like your life?
Honestly yeah...

8. Has one of your friends ever stolen a boyfriend from you?
Not that I can recall...

9. Have you ever jumped in the pool with your clothes on?
Once. Only once. And it was when Bridget got pushed into the pool at 2 years old.

10. Do you have more friends that are girls or boys?
It's pretty even right now, but I usually tend to get along better with the guys.

11. How long have you had Facebook?
And who said I had one?

12. Have you ever slapped a boy in the face?
No, but I'd love to! Weird I know but it would have to be a very good reason of course.

13. What are your biggest fears?
Letting my issues get the better of me...or John leaving me because of them.

14. Have you ever cried yourself to sleep?
Can't remember. Probably as a teen.

15. Have you ever not been able to get someone off of your mind?
Yeah.

16. Do you believe in the saying “Once a cheater, always a cheater”?
Depends why they cheated in the first place.

17. Have you ever had a good feeling about something?
YES!!

18. Do you ever wish you were famous?
Not really-then all the creepys and freaks come out of the wood work.

19. Are you currently missing someone?
Yep...Kim and Steve. Can't wait to go see them in March.

More Questions.
01. Eyeliner or Mascara?: Both
02. Louis Vuitton or Dooney & Bourke?: Who?
04. Skirts or pants?: Jeans please!
05. Socks or leggings?: Socks, mate. Socks.
06. Hoodies or jackets?: Jackets
07. Heels or sneakers?: I'd rather hiking boots.
08. Straight or curly hair?: Kinky kind of wave
09. Hoop or dangling earrings?: Small danglingy or studs.
10. White or black?: For what?
11. Victoria’s Secret or Bath and Body Works?: Both
12. Smoothies or lattes?: I like both, so who cares? :D
13. Diet or regular sodas?: Regular. Diet tastes too super fakely sweet.
15. Pearls or diamonds?: diamonds...Ooh sparkly
16. Vintage or boho?: What?
17. Mary-Kate or Ashley Olsen?: Spawn of corporate greed, they are.
18. Lindsay or Hilary?: Niether...both bad role models for girls.
19. Ipod or cell phone?: Cell phone :D Other's are too complicated
20. Friends or family?: Both! I need them both!
21. Lip gloss or lip stick?: Lip gloss is too sticky. Prefer Lip balm
22. Manicure or pedicure?: Never had either.
23. Tiffany’s or Chanel: See previous...and don't really care to.
24: Peace or love?: Both! Peace and love go together, no?
25. Sunglasses or purses?: Sunglasses! Purses are bothersome, unless you plan on using it for a weapon. XD

Randominium

The 'Other' side to Mount Rushmore

Guess it never hurts to think of the other side to things!
XD