Living the life of an Army Wife

Happy Birthday "Sarge"

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:14:00 +0000

Look who's 35!!!

WOW another year already. You keep this up and we will start to get old.

You call THAT normal??.....yes yes I do :)

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:47:00 +0000

Our house is finally back to normal. Well as normal as you can get for us anyway! Hubby is back to the getting up at the buttcrack of dawn for pt schedule. I'm not to fond of my alarm going off at 4:40 in the morning but him getting off around 3 pmish is really great. I thought my running around like a mad woman would be cut back some with him coming home but I was wrong. I think if anything (at least for now) it has increased. We still have early morning clubs on Monday's and drill team practice on Monday's and Thursday's and Girl Scouts on Tuesday's and Wednesday's along with Life group (Bible study) on Wednesday night and church twice on Sunday's. We are to say the least very busy!! Add all that to the cooking, cleaning and homework and we have very little time to be bored and lazy. We still do the Friday night dinner and tv night. I think it's our only night off. I still haven't unpacked everything but I guess we have time to get that later (right). Well it's late and I have to get up around 5am. Night All!!

Guess who's 10 today!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:22:00 +0000

Wow 10 years already!! Life goes by way to fast for me.

This is Brat~baby 3 trying really hard to EAT the table at Auntie R's wedding (Illinois)

Brat Baby 3 being a goober :) (Georgia)

"the fries are good but the clown scares me"

Isn't she so sweet

She was 3 ~ we were in Germany

1st year of school (Head start)~ We were in Germany

Santa's Workshop ~ Colorado

New Baby Brother ~ Colorado

This years school pic ~ Tennessee

AWE it did make me smile

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:31:00 +0000

I have two places I keep my pics (I know weird and confusing) so I picked the 4th of the 4th from both :)

This pic was taken on Easter 2008.
They decorated the bunny hutches and then colored 4 dozen eggs. (or was it 5)
We had the biggest Easter egg hunt ever. There were over 400 plastic eggs full of candy hidden in the back yard.

These pics were taken at the Williamson County Fair in August of 2008.

The News print is from Smilebox. The kiddos and I were just playing around with some of their pics and Brat~baby 3 made this one.

They had A LOT of fun at the fair. I can't wait to go back!!!

1. Go to your 4th folder where you store your photos.
2. Select your 4th picture (no exceptions)!
3. Post the picture with an explanation and link it back to your tagger.
4. Tag 4 people to do the same!!

is it just me?

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:08:00 +0000

Why is it that as soon as I think I have my life together I realize what a huge mess it is????

Hello everybody

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:43:00 +0000

Well I think the Internet is back up for a while. (or at least I hope) :)
Not to much going on around here. Finally FINALLY finally unpacking my house!!! David is off of leave and back to work. I really like his new schedule. He is home a lot and with my non stop running after school hours that really helps. I will put up some new pics of the brats as soon as I get them loaded up on the comp. My camera locked up on me permanently so I am at the mercy of those who have been taken the pics lately to get them to me. The kiddos all got new cameras for Christmas though so hopefully I will get to use them. Well I better get back to unpacking and organizing.

Hey all

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:30:00 +0000

I guess I lied about the Internet being on...........sorry all. It's just one of those extras that will have to wait. I miss you all so much. I am going to try to get on here at least once a day or every other as the meds. allow me to anyway. I find it odd that vicodin does nothing to me yet the Tylenol in it makes me loopy and clumsy. I know I know nobody ever said I was normal or right. I so enjoy having my hubby home. It's so different now. We are so much closer then we have ever been. He has slid right back into his place as a hubby and father. He is getting ready to take 30ish days of leave (thats vacation for you civies) and I can't wait. I will finally get my house unpacked and will be able to stay off my foot for a while too. Not to mention all the cuddling on the couch watching the movies he bought me :) We are planning to spend part of that back home with the family during the holidays. I hope the weather holds out for us. I am not a fan of the cold anymore. I used to never get cold now I am freezing all the time. I hope you are all enjoying the holidays and staying warm and dry.

Missing my comp time

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:53:00 +0000

Hey all
We are alive and well. Just without Internet for about 3 more days here:) Hubby has announced that he should be home by the end of this weekend. We can't wait!!! It has been a really LONG year. The kids and I are so excited!! I would guess the rest of the family is too (still no news on the flights guys sorry) I will have pics up of Brat~baby 4's b-day and Brat~baby 1's First Drill competition hopefully by the end of the week. Not to much going on here. (dances, field trips, spinning rifles, and mad scientist - sounds like the norm to me) Well better run I have a few busses to catch, dinner to make, pick up one from school, make it to the bank, take one (or two) home and all in time to make it to church. :)
Miss you all
MUAH

Brat~baby 4 turns 8

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:09:00 +0000

WOW 8 already.

We will be having her bday bash next week!!

Took an unplug and unwind week

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:59:00 +0000

It has been a busy week. Brat~baby 1 has been doing really great with her Drill Team. I am hoping to have pics up soon. Brat~baby 2 is thinking about joining Boy Scouts on top of getting ready to do Special Olympics. Brat~baby 3 has joined Girl Scouts and and I'm hoping to be able to help out with her troop. I have stepped up to be the Girl Scout leader for Brat~baby 4's troop. Add all that to Church functions, daily homework, school projects, Unit briefings and functions, and the zoo we have around here and you have a little glimpse into my day to day life. I can't say I'm any more relaxed then I was a week ago but I really enjoyed spending more time with the kiddos. Now I get to play catch up with the house work (but it was worth it!!) Now I'm off to do the laundry and fight with the dental insurance company ~ a woman's work is never done :)

I just dont understand

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:54:00 +0000

Why is it that the Military and Civilians are always on opposite sides? I mean what a country we would be if everybody stood behind America and those that make her free. I hear so many people DEMAND their rights and lifestyle but spit on the very people who have given them those rights and freedoms. When did America and her "Army" become something to tread on. When did the very thing that made this country great become something horrible and worthless? I can't believe that I actually heard someone say that it's the lawyer that gets them their rights!! I mean seriously people WAKE UP!! With out people fighting everyday for your safety and freedom a lawyer is just another suit. I just don't get it????

I won I won I won

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:07:00 +0000

I entered Sweet 'n' Sassy girls contest to win a photoshopped picture, and I am so excited to have won. I have been wanting to get this done for DH for a while now. She did a great job and he really loves it.
Thank you

(believe it or not the sparkle in his eyes is in the original photo)

I should have been a Dr.

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:42:00 +0000

It only took a week for me to convince the Dr. that what she had was not a viral infection. She ran a 106 temp for 5 days. By Monday night she was having trouble breathing and coughed with almost every breath. Her left side and shoulder hurt when she moved and breathed. SOOOOOOO I took her right back in. We sat there for another 2and half hours before the Dr. called her back. In that time her temp kept going up. Even with the Tylenol I gave her and the Motrin they gave her when we got there. Her blood ox was good so they were going to say viral AGAIN. The poor thing was miserable. My thinking is kids with a stomach virus that bad don't eat pizza!!! This time it only took 5 min to convince the Dr. to do ex rays and sure enough I was right. The poor baby has had Pnuemonia the whole time. I was so mad, (still am) she was so sick and all of it could have been avoided with 5 min worth of picture time. Why don't they ever listen to the parents? She is actually sound asleep in this pic and crying. It was very very sad to see.

There are HOW MANY

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:36:00 +0000

Okay so I am sitting here going through all the blogs I like to read (I know its late but hey I'm taking a vacation cause the G~parents are down) and I come across this beauty "How Many of Me" over at "this is the life".

Using my maiden name there were
210,502 people with the same first name as me and
820,654 people with the same last name as me and
566 people with both

Using my married name ( which I prefer (: )
82,370 people with the same last name as me and
only 57 people with both

Well you know I just had to do hubby's name too
3,613,624 people have the same first name as him and
976 people with both WOW

NOW my curiosity is peeked and I must know

so yep I checked them too and here they are

Brat~baby 1
160,165 people have the same first name and
43 people with both ~not bad~

Brat~baby 2
1,525 people have the same first name and
YEP only 1 with both.

Brat~baby 3
3,051 people have the same first name and
YEP again only 1 with both

Brat~baby 4
47,287 people have the same first name (WOW) and
only 13 people with both

Angel baby
2,149,260 people have the same first name (OH WOW that's a lot) and
580 people with both ~ popular name

Oddly enough my two ~two of a kinds~ were born in the same hospital in the same room!! What are the odds of that?

Now its your turn go on give it a try, who knows you just might be one of a kind :)
http://www.howmanyofme.com/

Bet you can't guess....

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:01:00 +0000

Let's see if you can figure out who the genious is!!

On the way back from Petsmart we passed a smelly skunk and this is the conversation that followed.

*E*: EWWWWWWWW whats that smell

Brat~baby 4: LET me refreshen your remembery......THATS a forest.....animals live in there.....and the animals POO in there duh!

Oh and the so called "forest" was a few trees on the side of the road next to a field. LOL I love my kiddos and their geniousness.

Fun and Family ~ thats what life is all about

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:53:00 +0000

Will put up more pics when I get them.

Good morning

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:14:00 +0000

Well it is........okay lets just be honest and call it what it is ~ the buttcrack of dawn........6AM. We are up and packed and headed out to the wilderness for a long, MUCH NEEDED, vacation. The kiddos and I are going to enjoy a cabin with my sister (her babies couldn't make it this weekend) and brother and his family. (I will get a pic of his babies up soon) Not sure if I will have access to a comp or even if my phone will work when we get there. You all have a safe and fun weekend.

BE SAFE

Her first Battle wound

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:42:00 +0000

My daughter texted me yesterday in the middle of drill practice to tell me she got hit in the eye with a rifle and that her eye is swollen. WHAT are you okay??? Ya gotta go! And that was the end of our conversation till I picked her up a half hour later. She then tells me that her and her partner were doing the rifle toss and her partner aimed worng and it her in the eye. They had her line up in front of the squad to show off her "Battle Wound" And oh what beauty it is too!!

It's a real badge of Honor at her school. Making the drill team is hard. Staying in is harder. I can't wait to post pics of her in Class A's. :)

What a lovely pic

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:35:00 +0000

Sweet 'n' Sassy is giving away a photoshop pic with Angel or bat wings. The contest is easy and the pics are great. Go check it out.

Is this what happens when you don't take out the garbage?

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:38:00 +0000

Another trip to the ER

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:30:00 +0000

My evening went something like this......

Brat~baby 4 comes home (around 4) and says:
Mommy I don't feel good. My head and my throat hurt.

Why didn't you call me? (she looks pail clammy and tired and her throat is so red and swollen)

I told the teacher and she said to wait till after lunch and tell her how I feel then. But after lunch she wouldn't let me tell her. There for she was NEVER given a chance to see the nurse or call me. (and she starts crying)

Never mind the fact that last week she didn't get to eat lunch on Tuesday because they couldn't be bothered to listen to her. (Time to strap on the combat boots and give somebody a boot to the head ~ if you ask me anyway!!)

She takes her sudafed and starts her homework and eats snack. Less than 3 hours later she looks and feel worse. Says she is dizzy and her eyes are blurry. I tell her to get her shoes we are going to the ER. Some of you may know that the ER has become our second home. We spent may a days there this summer. Brat~baby 1 stays home with the others for me and gets them to bed. Good thing too cause the parking lot was already filling up the over flow lot. When we got inside it was a full house. Like a nightmare come true. We got signed in and settled in to wait. Triage went quickly (she has gained 4 pounds and they did a rapid 5 minute strep swab). And we were sent back out to wait in the lovely over crowded waiting room.

Brat~baby 4 curled up and watched cartoons and I start working on Brat~baby 2's homework schedule which didn't take long. So now what hum watch the news okay. Then I start to look around big mistake BIG BIG mistake.

Why lady are you yelling at your 4 month(ish) old baby to not hit you?? I KID YOU NOT

Why laundry lady did you bathe in fabric softener sheets??

Why white pants guy? Just why?

Why is white pants guy wearing tight white pants and no unders? Come on now ewww.

Why lady checking out white pants guy like we can't see you?

Why so long in the ER?...........HELLO ARE THERE ANY DOCTORS ON DUTY

Why weirdo lady are you chomping your gum in my ear like a cow?

Why lady behind her to busy with her phone to be bothered with her baby who is trying to talk to her as she keeps screaming stop it to him?

Why couple in front of me are you making out? Did you mistake the ER for you hotel room? Seriously people!!

Why? The dude sitting next to they lady staring at white pants guy ummmm he's not a dude!! WHOA brain ache

Why did not a dude dude have to get out a Mountain Dew and be all look at me as she takes a drink knowing the rest of us are dying of thirst?

Why did that lady come out of Triage looking like she just put her shirt back on?

Been here so long Brain is turning to mush and all I can think about is Brat~baby4 a coke and what are my other brats doing right now at home?

MAN I WANT A COKE!!!!

Holly~ Where is my chopper?? I need back up here. This place is frying my brain!!!

FINALLY....2 and a half hours later....you hear them shout SHERMAN and of course by now Brat~baby4 is sound asleep.

I get her up and get her back to the Dr's room and am surprised to find a new Dr. This one is young and sweet. (unlike the old bitty who likes to jab you with needles) Brat~baby 4 goes in and crawls up on the bed and lays down. The doc. told her to hold on cause your going for a ride and then raised her bed about another 3 feet in the air. Then asks her who she has hiding in her ear. After she looks she says why is Cinderella in your ear? Did you tell her she can hide there? Well who do you have in your other ear? Gus Gus! What is he doing in there. Well he's eating a piece of cheese that's what he's doing! The baby is so sick she barely smiles. The doc moves on to her nose.......What do you have hiding in there? Whoa crickets wow AND grasshoppers. Still barely a smile. Well lets feel you tummy she says. Wow that's a big cheeseburger! Oh I see you had fries too. Whats that? Ice cream and cookies? Who said you could have ~ oh ~ wait VANILLA ICE CREAM AND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!! Now how did you get all of that in there.

Finally a huge smile.

The doc turns to me and says I am going to treat her for strep whether the test came back positive or not because she has all the sign. Then gets up and runs off find the test strip? Leaving us waiting for her meds and a doctors note. By the time she gets back Brat~baby4 is asleep again.

My baby really was sick and feels like poo. Now I get to deal with the teacher tomorrow and only one of us will be smiling and you know it's going to be me! (boot to the head)

Good times ~ Good times

Open house pics

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:55:00 +0000

I finally got the open house pics uploaded onto the comp. Here are a few of them. The kiddos had a ball that night. They were so excited to show us all their favorite rooms and to show us their classrooms. They had done a few art/class project for this event too.

This year we are all aiming for straight A's. So far the kids have put in great effort on their homework and school work. I know they can do it. So on top of Brat~baby 1 joining the JROTC drill team we now have Brat~baby 2 doing Special Olympics and Brat~babies 3 & 4 joining girl scouts. Add all of this to the church events and appointments and we are going to be very very busy:)

I don't like chiggers DON'T LIKE THEM..........

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:11:00 +0000

They are not my friend............NOT MY FRIEND!!!!!
As of last count I have 50 bites from them. I could just cry. That is if I wasn't to busy trying to NOT scratch :(

2 years already

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:00:00 +0000

Those of you who know us know that this is one of the hardest days of the year for us. We love all of you for everything you have done for us and for standing by us through the hard times with out a single thought of walking away. We feel honored and blessed to know you. You are true friends and you will always have a piece of our hearts. Words could never say how much we truly love and appreciate you.

These were taking the day of his first steps.

would I lie to you

noreply@blogger.com (StacyRenee) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:41:00 +0000

Okay Holly, Sara, Sonya, Sarah, Angie H, Oh heck ALL of you ladies who decided to move away and leave me here ALL ALONE (well not all alone I do have Mrs. Amy) in this cruel world to defend my self!!!! :) You should all be ashamed. OH and Mrs Amy when you said TaTa's feed the world you could have let me in on the fact that it also includes chiggers!

*MUAH*