27 July Again

Okay let's stratch the Connor is still acting normal. He has whined non-stop since he woke up from his nap. I want this, yes, no, yes no, yes no, yes no. Then finally just pitching a fit on the floor.
I'm guessing that nap wasn't that great.
LOL
Jacob played from 1 to 6 with Jordan. He had a blast.
Tomorrow is back to play practice at 6 until 9

:)

Connor Update (Sick)

Well this morning we took him in the clinic.
He has swollen red tonsil and an ear infection.
So he is to continue piggy backing Tylenol and Motrin, every 4 hours.
Every 8 hours Amoxicillin for the next 10 days and every 4 hours Triaminic Cold and Cough. Oddly enough the doctor said he was amazed he wasn't screaming in pain.
I can't really say poor little guy, because the only thing that was getting him down was the fever when the meds wore off. He's not in any pain and he is his normal self. ODD CHILD.
He is in the living room still in PJ's bugging the heck out of Jacob.
I wish all boys/men were like this when they are sick, insteadof whining and complaining. HA HA

27 July

NO PLAY PRACTICE FOR ELVES AND FAIRIES YAY!
Connor is still fighting a fever of 103.3.
Everytime he gets hot after the fever reducers wear off his temp is still 103.
So he has an appt this morning to see if there is anything wrong with him.
He has been running it off and on since Friday Night.

26 July

Jacob is tired.
He has been busy this entire summer.
He finally broke down this morning and cried about being tired.
Oh, I feel soo sorry for him.
I don't know if it is that he is really tired or that he misses doing his fun friends stuff.
The play and summer school will be over with soon. Then he can sleep in and play with his friends.
Poor guy.

Rain Rain Go Away

Okay it hasn't rain much at all this summer. It has been about like our first summer here. And now it is rainy and the boys are steadily singing Rain Rain Go Away.

Update on Connor

Connor is feeling much better after throwing up and sleeping most of the day. He is eating and drinking and just about back to his normal self.

22-23 July

VBS was fun. All the kids had a blast. Jacob was sad to see it end.
Mike made it home at about 8:30 pm. The boys were happy to see him and so was I.
Connor started to feel warm and ended up with a fever of 103.
He is piggy backing fever reducers.
He is feeling alot better this morning.
Mike is cooking breakfast.
I don't know if we are doing anything this weekend of if we are going to sit back and relax.
Jacob wants to go to the bookmark to get another book. :)

MIKE WON UCOM!

21 July

Mike feels very sure of himself that he won UCOM. He finds out during the luncheon on Friday.
1 more day of VBS and 5 more days of school. Jacob is looking forward to being able to sleep in and play with his friends.
This week is going by soo fast. Probably because we are staying busy.

20 July

Mike went up for his J2 Board at 8 am.
He won. CONGRATS to him again.
He goes up for UCOM Board tomorrow at 10.
Friday he has the luncheon and should be home when the boys and I get done with VBS.
Jacob is loving VBS. He is so excited when it is time to go.
This week has been pretty cool with hardly any sun.
I've been busy trying to keep up with the boys and cleaning.
Jacob and Connor went to the dentist yesterday.
They did great.
Connor got an exam and Jacob got exam, cleaning and xrays.

July 19

Mike left for Germany at 10:15. He will be back sometime Friday.
Connor got his haircut. We are working on a bowl/mushroom cut. So far it looks cute.
Jacob will have rehearsals next week from 2 to 6 everyday getting ready for the big night. I found out that he has a sword fight in the play. :) CUTE.
Also ticket prices for children went up to $3.00 instead of $2.00
Mrs. Ann gave Connor a warm cup of Hot Caramel Choc. He took to sips and spill this little cup that is maybe an ounce on me and him. More me than him. It looked like I pooped myself from the front.
VBS was fun. The preschoolers are starting to calm down a bit.
Mike made it to Germany and will do his board at 8 am tomorrow morning. He will find out tomorrow if he wins.
I'll keep ya posted

July 18

9 days of summer school left.
4 days of Vacation Bible School left with 24 preschoolers in one class with one teacher.
4 days until Mike is back from Germany.
The Frog Prince and the Princess Brat play is 5-6 Aug, price is $5.00 for Adults and $2.00 for Children. Can't wait.
Only on Chapter 5 of HP 6.
Connor is standing here naked, trying to spit on my computer. Silly boy.
Jacob is in bed asleep. He has a busy day ahead of him. Summer School, Rehearsals, then him and Connor have VBS.
So if you don't see me online for a while, it is because I'm hiding.
HE HE.
Mike is packing so he can leave tomorrow.

July 17

Had to take the CD burner back to the BX. It didn't work on my 6 year old computer.
And the ones they had that would work were way to expensive.
Oh well. Mike is use to that happening with the presents he gets from me.
First year Oh a Radio. I don't think he will even let me live that down.
Jacob has finished yet another Magic Tree House Book and is ready to go to Mildenhall for a new one. I think I have figured out what to tell Family Memebers to get him for his birthday in about 1 month & 4 weeks. WOW, that soon. 15 Sept will be here before we know it.
We cut the yards for inspections on Tuesday.
Got started on School Clothes. We've got all the school supplies for 2nd grade. OMGosh, 2nd grade. Time sure is flying with him.
Before we know it, it will be time for Connor to start preschool.

Happy 27th Birthday

Today is my birthday.
It started out on Friday evening, we went out to eat at the Little Chef (Food is still gross)
Then we headed out to Mildenhall for the Harry Potter 6 Book Party.
The Party started was from 11-midnight. It wasn't set up good, because people were fighting to get inside to see how the bookmark was decorated. We had # 48 and they said for everyone 41 to 85 to line up. I'm guessing adults don't know how to count because We were suppose to be # 8 in line and we ended up being 20 something. I told Mike this isn't worth it, Both boys feel asleep and we left and instead of driving home we got a room at the base for the night. It was like an apartment. This morning we got up had donuts for breakfast, BK for Lunch and then went to look at Vans. Then we went out to Peterbourgh to get our Harry Potter Books that we had Reserved and now finally we are home. I've had two double shot star bucks coffees. Oh I got a CD Burner for my computer so that I can save all my photos on a disk, just in case.
I got Harry Potter Birthday Hats to Celebrate both, the book and my birthday. The kids loved it. Now they want me to have a party with cake and ice cream. FUNNY KIDS.
We bake Sex in a Pan. Boys loved putting on 27 Candles. I'm just happy neither one of them remembered the birthday hits.

Kids Having Fun

Connor

Marty, Cassie & Jacob

Outside Fun

Jacob has his friends over and they are all playing in the water. Connor is even playing nicely. Oddly enough.
Here is a photo of the kids.
Marty, Cassie & Jacob.
Marty, Jacob's Best Friend since Kindergarten.
Cassie, Jacob's Crush since Kindergarten.
Connor said no picture.
Oh well.

Congrats Mike

He won the Board.
He is The Joint Analysis Center Service Member of the Quarter-NCO Category
He will be going to Germany for the 2nd part of the board.
Congrats!

13 July

Mike is going up for yet another board today, wishing him luck.
Jacob is enjoying summer school.
Connor is loves having Jacob home.
3 Days until Harry Potter 6 & My 27th Birthday
Yesterday the stateside assignments came out for Nov 05-Jan 06 returnees. Listing was small.
Ours for staying Overseas comes out in Aug we should find out in Sept.
Korea is still the only option on there.
We started going through stuff and recleaning the house.
Jacob gets up this morning and says Mom Why is the house getting cleaned.
Funny huh?
Got to see Jacob's Custome for being an Elf. It will be cute. I'll take lots of pictures as always.

9-10 July

Happy Weekend.
Went to Lakenheath/Mildenhall to go look around.
Jacob finished anothe Magic Tree House Book. He got two more books. He is loving reading.
Connor got a Dora Book.
They had fun yesterday afternoon on the slip and slide.
Mike and I are still debating on when and what van to get.
I think we have decided to wait another year.
So much fun, not.
10 months 1 week and 3 days to go.
Getting excited, but we still don't know where we are going.
We should know in Sept.
Crossing my fingers for Korea.

Hi Ya

Look at us no shirts.  No problems.  :)

8 July

Took the boys to the bowling alley to eat lunch and bowl.
Jacob & Connor had fun.
1st Game Connor beat Jacob 101-100
2nd Game Jacob was beating Connor.
Connor fell and busted open his chin. So he quit playing and Jacob won by forfit. Took Connor to the firestation to get checked out. They said it will leave a small scar that will disappear with age. The boys got to look inside the fire station and play on the trucks and the other cars there. They had fun. Got back home and Connor started playing with Ants. He is okay again. And the boys are watching TV and playing in the living room. So much for a day with less events.
Oddly enough, I stopped Jacob from hearing anything about the attacks yesterday and the teacher told him about and so did his little friends. Come on what age is innocent anymore. I had to explain to Jacob about Bombs and death, something I thought I would protect him from just for a few years more. Oh well.

Hurrican Dennis is suppose to be hitting FL soon.

7 July

WOW, what can I say.
Today was a day like no other.
London was bombed.
Friends were on their way to visit London, Thank God they are okay and safe.
Makes you think about things.
Can't believe this has happened.
The boys are good. Playing as normal.
I won't tell them anything about it or let them watch or hear the news.

Update:
10 months 1 week 6 days to go.
4th of July: We went to both Carnivals. Alconbury and Feltwell Bases do Carnivals every year for the 4th. Sat we went to Alconbury's, theirs was reduced price from 6 pm to 10 pm. We let the boys do all the rides. Jacob did the Twister (3rd year in a row, love that one), Terimator and the Dare Devil (Cried on that one). Connor rode the trains and trucks. Both of them rode on the tea cups, ponies (not real), slides and the fun house.
At Feltwell, Jacob rode all the adult rides, he had a blast. Connor rode on two.
Get this all the rides were 1 to 2 pounds on Sat and Early Sun Morning 12-1. Well at 1 pm on Sunday they jumped from 1 to 2 pounds to 2 to 4 pounds.
Took the boys we still fireworks on Sunday Night. I recorded them since it is our last 4th here.

Mike sowed on E-6/TSgt on July 1st.
He got a coin from the General in Germany, plus some bruises from everyone hitting his stripes.
Taking the 1st 2 weeks off in Aug

Connor's 3 year update
32 lbs 3 feet 1 inches tall.
Not potty trained. He wants to go to school and be like Jacob.
He is into Dora, Spongebob.
He loves the American Flag, right now. If he see it, he yells American Flag.
He likes Castles. Every church is a Castle. Can't blame him though because they do look like one from the outside.
He is into the normal boy stuff, trucks, cars, balls, fighting, swords etc...

Jacob
52 lbs 4 feet 2 inches tall.
Elf in Play
Going to Summer School (enrichment program)
He is into Magic Tree House Books (he can't get enough of them) He read one in about 3 days.
He got a bigger bike 20 inches.
His play is the 1st week in Aug.
2nd week Missouli Acting
3rd week free
4th week Soccer Camp (Although so far he doesn't want to play soccer, because he says it is too cold)
5th week ~ 2nd grade
15 Sept ~ 7th Birthday
Then he can walk to and from school by himself. (I'm still not so sure of that)
He likes reading, pokemon, and just about everything any little 6 year old likes.

Me:
I turn 27 the day Harry Potter 6 comes out.
We have two books on reserve.
In england they do a Childrens & Adults Edition.


We are taking the kids to Legoland and Alton Towers Water Park
Going to Nottingham and York.
We would love to see Scotland, Wales, Liverpool and Cornwall, but it is too expensive.
So we will have to just look at it in books.