MilSpouse Friday Fill-In 9/23/11

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I love Fridays because I get to spend time reading my fellow MilSpouse's blogs to see all the witty and creative answers. You  know, the ones that I only think of after I hit post... 

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1) My favorite thing that happened this week was the fact that I survived it. It has been a rough week.

2) Find a penny, pick it up and all day long you’ll be using hand sanitizer to kill the germs that you picked up with the penny. (Um, mom of six here.)

3) Autumn is officially here and my favorite part of the season is that NCIS has started back up. Okay fine, I like the changing leaves too, but here in Montana we don’t get the pretty leaves. We get snow one day in September or October and the next day, the leaves are all dead and falling off.

4) One of the things I’d like to do before winter arrives is move someplace warmer. I so don’t want to do another winter here! I am thinking Aruba…

5) I –might– be willing to participate in MilSpouse Secret Santa. Totally depends on where the Soldier is in his homecoming/recovery status.

Have a great weekend!

Love,

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In 9-9-11

Once again, it is time for a new edition of MilSpouse Friday, where you learn things you didn't know you wanted to know about me and I spend half a day doing nothing but reading about my fellow MilSpouses. It's a great way to spend a Friday!

 

If you are a MilSpouse, come over to Wife of a Sailor and join in the fun.

1) My plans for Labor Day included getting the house clean for the Soldier’s homecoming, but what really happened was a whole lot of napping.

2) Call me crazy, but sometimes I just need to dance to the Backyardigans with the 4 year old. (Come on, you know you want to...)

3) One of the funniest things I’ve seen lately is our new kitten (who weighs about ½ lb) stealing the 75lb dog’s food bowl. 

4) It’s strange, but other people’s children drive me crazy while our six are perfectly fine with me!

5) One, two, buckle my shoe… three, four SHUT THE DOOR!  Hey, I’m a mom, I have that line down. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Love,

MilSpouse Friday 9-2-11

Oh, how I have missed MilSpouse Friday! I love connecting with and reading about my fellow MilSpouses - one of the greatest communities in the world.

I can't believe it is September already. Wasn't it just June? This summer has flown by! Which isn't a bad thing I guess, when you have been trying to survive a 400 day deployment. Thankfully, we are almost done and the Soldier is on U.S. soil! Now we are counting in weeks and not months.

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1) My plans for this weekend include cleaning like crazy before the Soldier comes home, but what I’d really like to do is curl up with a blanket, my Kindle and a nice pot of Irish tea (it’s freezing here!).

2) I consider the Labor Day holiday three days to celebrate our anniversary, we celebrate 19 years on Sunday!

3) My favorite meal for cookouts is hot dogs (because they are easy!), but my kids wouldn’t agree. They are spoiled and want steak.

4) So far, my favorite part of summer has been taking a birthday trip (given to me by the Soldier) to see my favorite singer, Anthony Kearns, in Steamboat Springs, CO. (click for pictures!)

5) When it comes to deployments, my philosophy is “what doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger” – however, if I have to take a child to the ER/urgent care one more time, I will be in a straight jacket sucking on Valium lollipops.

Linking up this week with Mrs. K and Captain J for the
MilSpouse Weekly Round Up.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Love,

Military Friday 7-29-11

Almost missed it again! Fridays just seem to get away from me. That and the fact that we were out way too late last night (I took four of the kiddos to Military Night at the Last Chance Stampede and Rodeo and didn't get back to town until 1am) and got up way too early this morning (to meet a Blue Angel pilot - so worth it). I am exhausted and may have to sleep in tomorrow to catch up. 

Abby and the really cool, super awesome Blue Angel pilot

In case you missed the last post, I am getting ready to fly out to Nashville for the MOPS International Convention, so I will be MIA for a week or so. I am actually going to be on stage in front of 3,000 or so women and would love your prayers. I hope to see many of you there!

 And now for the MilSpouse Friday Fill-in, hosted as always, by the amazing Wife of a Sailor: 

Facebook or Twitter?

I use Twitter for ‘work’, but I love Facebook. It is so much more personal. I spend way too much time on Facebook and probably need detox and a 12 step program.

Hard Tacos or Soft Tacos?

Hard. Love the crunch.

Gardening or crafting?

Neither. I hate crafts with a passion. I avoid craft stores, lest I end up in the fetal position rocking back in forth in the isle. Too many chances for injury with all those paper cutters and glue guns…

While I don’t garden, the Little Soldier  (11) has one every year. He has a blast and we are getting ready to have fresh cabbage with dinner when he gets home from camp.

Fruit or vegetables?

Vegetables. However, I have been trying to make myself eat more fruit.

Motorcycle or bicycle?

I haven’t been on a bike in a very long time…

Linking up for the MilSpouse Weekly Roundup with A Creed and a Psalm:

Have a wonderful weekend!

Love,

Military Friday 7-15-11

Here they are with their very cool HP
scarves that the 'cool mom' ordered
them for Christmas from Hooking Geek

I know I am a little late to the party today, but I have been trying to be the fun parent during deployment (usually the Soldier's job) and took the 10 & 11 year old monsters to the midnight showing of Harry Potter. There is going to be much wailing and gnashing of teeth when the 13 year old & 15 year old get home from camp and 4H Congress and find out we went without them.

They are still in shock this morning and can't wait to tell dad that mom is most likely ill or losing her mind - or maybe has been replaced by a way nicer clone. I am so tired that I am going to need a six pack of diet coke to make through the afternoon.

As much fun as I have been having, I can't wait for the Soldier to come home and take his job back over. Being the fun parent is exhausting! 

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I love celebrating Fridays with my fellow MilSpouses. I am thankful to be part of a community that supports each other, even in the bloggy world. If you are a MilSpouse, we would love to have you join us. Link up with the MilSpouse Friday Fill-in at Wife of a Sailor and the MilSpouse Weekly Roundup today at The Science of Missing You.

Today's MilSpouse Friday Fill-in: 

1) If you could have a private concert with any singer, who would it be?  submitted by An Air Force Wife’s Blog 

My favorite singer is Anthony Kearns. Yes, most of my friends think I am crazy (the Soldier does too) and the kids complain that it is all we ever listen too (it isn't, but close), but he has an amazing voice and can sing just about anything - from Opera to Broadway to Irish folk songs. (Go ahead, click and listen. I will wait.) I would love to see a solo show of his again and since it is a private show, do I get to pick the songs too? The Soldier did get me tickets to see his latest opera for my birthday and I am very excited!

2) Is there anything you do to supplement your family’s income? submitted by Our Life, One Adventure at a Time 

I write. I have been paid a few times for articles like this one: How to Help a Mom During Deployment. I also do the occasional product testing and I clip a mean coupon. When I am actually grocery shopping (see #5), we save at least $100 a month with coupons. 

3) During your pregnancy (whether past, present, or future), what did you nickname your unborn baby before you knew the sex? submitted by Explosions of Love

Out of six, we only found out the sex of two of them during pregnancy. One was when they told us it was a boy (we didn’t believe them and still didn’t have a name until after he was born) and then with the last one (surprise!) and she was a week old before we had a name for her. We called her Bob for a while… No nicknames during pregnancy though. It was just the ‘baby’ or the alien taking over my body.

4) Have you ever won a blog giveaway?  If so what did you win? submitted by Mrs. O’s Life 

I have won a few. One was a DVD for the kids and one was a book on talking to your kids about sex. Yeah, we need that with all the teenagers we have. I also won an Amazon gift certificate from a really cool blog that I have been trying to find again. I lost all my favorites when my computer crashed.

5) If I looked into your refrigerator right now, what would I find? submitted by Married to the Army

Not a lot. It is time to go to the commissary again, only my Suburban died on the bridge last week and they want $800 to fix the fuel pump. (May was the water heater, June was my laptop and July is the car. I pray I get a break in August!) I wonder how much it would cost me to send the 18yo to do the shopping? Today, there are a couple of eggs, half a bottle of apple juice, a few red bell peppers, ketchup and some ribs defrosting. Dinner is going to be interesting to say the least. Maybe since it is payday, I will spring for a $5 pizza at Little Caesars - fun mom and all...

And don't forget to link up with The Science of Missing You for today's MilSpouse Weekly Roundup! 

Have a great weekend.

Love,