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Valentine's Day 2012

Today is the day for Lovers. Why is just one day set aside? Shouldn't we love as much as we can everyday to everyone that we can? I love my Family so very much!! They will never know how much love I have for them. Some things you just can't put into words, but I do try my best to show and tell them everyday so there is no doubt! We have a lil poodle dog, who is our first inside doggy. He is so full of love. I can go outside for 5 minutes and come back in, and he acts like I've been gone a lifetime. lol How much better would the world be if we all showed this unconditional love to everyone?? I wish you all a great Valentine's Day full of love and affection from the ones you hold dear.

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Weekend adventures

Today is Friday and I am about to go shopping and try my hand at making homemade laundry detergent and also making homemade coffee creamer. I hope it turns out as great as others say it is. I am trying to be a bit more frugal, and trying to make things homemade instead of buying ready to use. Saving those $$ will enable my family to enjoy our Cruise to the Bahama Islands we have planned for this Summer, and also to enjoy our time at our beach trailer in Oak Island, NC this Summer as much as possible. Gotta get ready to go do some shopping, will update later on my homemade items......Wish me luck! :)

Just Rambling

So I haven't been here in a very long time. Both sons have now been overseas. Daron first went to Iraq and came home safely. (Thank God!) Christopher went to Afghanistan for 7 months and he is home safely now as well. Daron has now left again for overseas, just before Christmas. Seems the boys are always coming and going, but thankfully one has been close to home while the other is away. That would be very hard to deal with. Christmas was good despite Daron being away. Christopher is coming home for a week of leave and I'm excited. He is currently stationed in Georgia, which isn't too far away but its not just a skip down the road either.

My New Year resolutions are to stay better connected with family and friends, and to loose a bit of weight.We have bought a trailer at the beach close to Southport, and it needs a bit of work so maybe that will help me to do something constructive with my time. Daron will be taking R&R time around the July 4th celebration, and we plan to stay there for a week, then  our home for week. I am looking forward to that, as the whole family will be together. (YAY!!!)

We have taken on looking after Daron's dog while he is away and let me tell you she is a pistol. Never have I saw a dog with so much energy. Wish we could recycle her energy for electricity. lol.

Many of my friends and people I know has had to deal with alot of life changing events. Some couldn't be helped while others were just waiting to happen. Things like this make you really stop and look at your own life, and make you strive to be such a better person. I have always wore my heart on my sleeve, and have been as honest as I know how to be. Looking at others can really make you thankful for your own life. I guess this is enough ramblings for now. I will try hard to come back and update regularly. May everyone be blessed!

Life Update

Well let's see, its been quite awhile since I blogged. Daron is home from Iraq! WooHoo!!!
He is doing good overall. He found him a boxer bulldog something he had wanted for a long time. Her name is Fancy, and such a cute lil thing. Daron is kinda agitated most days but I guess thats the norm after a deployment. Otherwise he is okay. Christopher enlisted with the U.S. Air Force, and is currently doing Basic training in San Antonio, Texas. I sure am a proud Military Mom!!! Just a few more days until we pack up and fly out on a jet plane to go see him. Darold, myself, Daron , and Kayla, (Christopher's girlfriend) will be making the trip. I am so excited about flying, ( I've never flown before) but most of all getting to see my babyboy. I know he is doing his best and making me prouder every day! I sure am excited to be able to get a real hug from him. The Air Force has a 4 day activity weekend planned for Basic graduation, when Daron went to basic for the National Guard it was only 2 days. I'm sure I'll have plenty to write about when we come home, and lots of pictures to share. :) Petey, my new lil puppy dog is doing good. He is a apricot poodle and 5 years old. He thinks he is just as human as we all are. He has dry skin, so if anyone knows of anything to help doggies with that, be sure to let me know. This is all for now, hopefully next time I write, it won't be so long in between times. Hope everyone has a great day / weekend!

Another exciting weekend

This weekend we went on a excursion to Carowinds. Being the leader of my oldest sons unit Family Readiness Group, we were invited to a Yellow Ribbon event. The Yellow Ribbon Program is a great thing. They have conferences and seminars on what to expect during a deployment, and programs for reintergation when the soldier returns home. We were boarded in a nice motel, since we traveled over 100 miles. On Saturday, we attended the seminar and were given lots of usful information, and a day pass into the Carowinds amusement park. This park had mostly rollercoaster rides(which I'm not very fond of) along with a few rides for the kiddies. We enjoyed the weekend with our close friends, and met a few other new faces. The experience was great overall, as it is now a few days closer to our soldiers returning home.