13 March

Boys will be boys!!!
Okay 1st we say cheese Go for the head.
slapping him is always fun
Going for the legs, get off my head.
Oh No, Connor got me in the end.

10 March

Had packing survey today.
Not much longer and our house will be empty.

7 Mar

Picked up Harry Potter 4
Took Connor swimming today. He had a blast after he finally let go of the death grip he had on me. He hadn't been swimming since his near drowning in Aug 05 at Legoland Hotel. We are going back next tuesday also. I got a great workout. I had him on my back while I would swim under the water. Just someone remind me to wear contacts next time not my glasses I couldn't see a thing. Got to love being blind as a bat. HA HA.
Went to the library after that, I put away books and Connor played on the computer.
We are home and the boys are watching Harry Potter 4.

Snowflake

Snowflake frozen on the window of the van!!!
 

4 March

While you were sleeping...
We went down to the high street walked around for a bit, then we picked up lunch and sat down near the river ate and fed the ducks and swans. The boys had a blast. Enjoy the photos.

#3

Jacob lost his 3rd tooth today.
Here is two photos of him.

The others are of him and Connor.
Connor had to share in his glory.

14 Feb

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Connor

Connor sleeping with Bit. She is the black spot under the blanket.

Bucks

Jacob in his Game Jersey

Superbowl Sunday

Steelers Won!!! YAY!!

Basketball Game

Mike is coaching Jacob's Basketball Team while their coach is back in the states.
Mike said Jacob did great today!!

Wrist Cyst

I got my right wrist look at today at Lakenheath, I had a ganglion in it. The doctor said I have 3 options, wait it out, drain it, or have surgery. I opted for #2. So he numbed my wrist and drain out the jellylike stuff from my wrist. It is bruised, but feels soo much better. I have full movement of my wrist again. Which is great since I'm right handed.

Late but oh well

Connor with Santa

Jacob with Santa I finally went over to Kina's to get the pictures, bad mommy didn't bring the camera. :)

26 Jan

I'm bored and working in the library today. The school is doing a talent show, but I'm not going to watch it, because I am also babysitting and both my son and the little boy I'm watching are playing sesamestreet.org and enjoying themselves quite a bit. Got to love high speed internet anyway that you can get it, especially when kids aren't fighting over who gets to play what when. What sucks about the library is that you can't go to web based e-mail and can't chat online. So I'm now chatting with myself. Listening to Super Grover, He's here to help. LMAO
We ate lunch before we came over, yet Connor didn't want to eat so he is now saying Mommy I'm hungry. I told him tough you should have ate your lunch instead of playing. I think he will be ready to eat and take a nap when we get home but then it will be too late to take a nap.
Okay I'm done with my chitchat with myself.

Weekend

Tired, we have been cleaning all weekend.
The backyard and the two back rooms are just about done.
Can we say we need a break from this move. Can't believe how much stuff you can aquire from one house to another or from one country to another.
YIKES

Kisses

We went to get ice cream after school today. Jacob had to little twin blonde girls Bre and Dee. They sat on him and were giving him kisses on the cheeks and all over his face. When his glasses got done. (Where is the camera when you need one) Jacob's face was red for embrassment. It was so funny. Jacob can say I've been kissed by twins and Mike can't. HE HE.

Tagged by Jamie

Jamie tagged me:
Four jobs you've had in your life:
1. Revco Cashier/Stocker
2. Secretary at a Truck Driving School
3. Air Force Information Manager
4. Pizza Inn Cashier

Four movies you would watch over and over:
1. Wedding Singer
2. Dirty Dancing
3. The Day After Tomorrow
4. Stir Of Echos

Four places you have lived:
1. South Carolina
2. Texas/Mississippi (Basic/Tech School)
3. North Carolina
4. England

Four TV shows you love to watch :
1. CSI: Miami
2. CSI: Las Vegas
3. Medium
4. Charmed

Four places you have been on vacation:
1. Myrtle Beach, SC
2. Pensacola, FL
3. Caister Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth UK
4. Washington DC

Four websites you visit daily: (I'm excluding blogs)
1. PW Forum
2. Accuweather
3. Soaps (which is Guiding Light and General Hospital, because that is all I get here)
4. Air Force Groups

Four of your favorite foods:
1. Spagetti Deluxe.
2. Logan's Club Sandwich
3. Texas Chocolate Brownie with Ice Cream
4. Anything else that I can't get here in the UK

Four places you would rather be right now:
1. Any place other than England.
2. Some place warm.
3. Some place with yummy food that is in dollars.
4. Some place sunny

Four bloggers you are tagging:
1. Heather
2. Don't know anyone else
3. Anyone that reads this one.

17 Jan

BORED!! HOLY COW!!.
I have so much to do, but I don't know where to start.
Does anyone have any ideas?

11 Jan

WOO HOO!.
So Excited.
Mike got his hardcopy orders.
He is going to the housing office here to get put on the list for housing at Keesler.
We will have a date of 1 May.
So Excited!!

Babies Come From...

The Pet Store.
Yeppers, that is what Connor told me today! He was looking outside at all the baby toys that I'm getting rid of, he says thoses are baby toys. I said yes, they are for babies he said. You have a baby. I said Nope, you are a preschooler. He said I have a baby. I said where did you get a baby. From the pet store. He went on and on about how he went to the pet store and got a baby and that he got to hold it. He has a great imagination.

Music for Thought

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I've held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me.

*Words from my immortal; Evanescence

7 Jan

Jacob had his 1st basketball game today. This team is the Bucks.
The other team was the Jazz. Oddly enough there were only 4 kids on Jazzes Team, so Jacob got to play for them instead of the Buck. Oh poor little man was soo confused on who to block and who to give the ball too. At half time they changed him back over to the Bucks and that made him more confused. Plus his team(s) mates got confused too. He would be open and they didn't couldn't remember if he was on their team or the other one so he never got the ball. Hopefully next Friday's game will go better. He has defense down pretty good.

6 Jan

Got everything in the house that needed to be fixed, fixed. The shower is about 2 inches smaller all around insteadof taking the old tiles off and fixing the tiles that way they put a board up with new tiles. Um, I wonder how long that will work. Thank goodness I won't be here when it breaks again. HE HE.
Went to the library and finished up the books that have been over flowing since the Christmas Vacation. So much fun.
Connor had a semi-play date today. Other than Alex. Aiden, 3, came over for a few hours and they had a blast. The playroom was nice mess. Connor thought it was a good idea to sit on a plastic rubbermaid container with Aiden under it, oops.
Bit doesn't like strangers. She was hiding.
Jacob is playing Mario Party 4 with Jordan. Jordan is over because Gaison is still away on vacation. Alex is watching Polar Express with Connor. I think Alex's mom really wanted her to go with her after school. It's soo funny listening to Connor play with Alex. Let's pretend this and that. They fight like brother and sister. Connor tells everyone Alex is his daughter. Uh, I don't think so little man you are a little bit young to make me a grandma.

5 Jan

Quick Updates:
Mike finished his CCAF. Waiting on it to update in the system so we can get Orders in Hand.
The kids had a great christmas.
We are getting the house ready to move. So much fun not.

Happy 2006

WOO HOO! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
It's our last New Years in The UK!
Oh yeah, like we are sad about it.
We have been getting the house ready to move.
Not much longer and we will be back in the Good Ole US!

WOO HOO

27 Dec

We got Snow!!!
No it wasn't alot but we got some. It took 3 days for it to melt, because we couldn't get above freezing.
The roads were icy and nasty.

Jacob shared his snowball with Connor.

25 Dec

Happy Birthday Jesus & Merry Christmas!!!

Don't Open Till Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS

15 Dec

Jacob's Class had a christmas party today. They had a blast. One of the cleaning lady's dressed up as an elf. She was cute.
Jacob went to a class christmad party on tuesday also. Over 20 kids in one house that was fun. Thank goodness it wasn't my house.
We are still waiting on Jacob's Coach to call for basketball. I wonder what is going on there.

7 Dec

Mike scored 100 on his paper for his class.

~Interesting~

This is an e-mail I got for a friend, it got me thinking about how much Christmas has started rotating around Santa and kids wanting more and more and playing with less and less. I just thought I would share. Hope it gets you thinking as well. ~~Hugs Bobbie Jo

Remember My Birthday? As you well know, we are getting closer to my birthday. Every year thereis a celebration in my honor and I think that this year the celebration will be repeated.During this time there are many people shopping for gifts, there are many radio announcements,TV commercials, and in every part of the world everyone is talking that my birthday isgetting closer and closer.It is really very nice to know, that at least once a year, some people think of me. As you know,the celebration of my birthday began many years ago. At first people seemed to understand andbe thankful of all that I did for them, but in these times, no one seems to know the reason forthe celebration. Family and friends get together and have a lot of fun, but they don't know themeaning of the celebration.I remember that last year there was a great feast in my honor. The dinner table was full of delicious foods, pastries, fruits, assorted nuts and chocolates. The decorations were exquisite and there were many, many beautifully wrapped gifts. But, do you want to know something? I wasn't invited. I was the guest of honor and they didn't remember to send me an invitation.The party was for me, but when that great day came, I was left outside, they closed the door in my face......... and I wanted to be with them and share their table.In truth, that didn't surprise me because in the last few years all close their doors to me.Since I was not invited, I decided to enter the party without making any noise. I went in andstood in a corner. They were all drinking; there were some who were drunk and telling jokes andlaughing at everything. They were having a great time. To top it all, this big fat man all dressedin red wearing a long white beard entered the room yelling Ho-Ho-Ho! He seemed drunk. He sat on the sofa and all the children ran to him, saying : "Santa Claus, Santa Claus"... as if the party were in his honor !At 12 midnight all the people began to hug each other ; I extended my arms waiting for someoneto hug me and . do you know .... no one hugged me.Suddenly they all began to share gifts. They opened them one by one with great expectation.When all had been opened, I looked to see if, maybe, there was one for me.What would you feel if on your birthday everybody shared gifts and you did not get one? I thenunderstood that I was unwanted at that party and quietly left.Every year it gets worse. People only remember to eat and drink, the gifts, the parties andnobody remembers me. I would like this Christmas that you allow me to enter into your life.I would like that you recognize the fact that almost two thousand years ago I came to thisworld to give my life for you, on the cross, to save you. Today, I only want that you believethis with all you heart.I want to share something with you. As many didn't invite me to their party, I will have myown celebration, a grand party that no one has ever imagined, a Spectacular party.I'm still making the final arrangements. Today I am sending out many invitations and there isan invitation for you. I want to know if you wish to attend and I will make a reservation foryou and write your name with golden letters in my great guest book. Only those on the guestlist will be invited to the party. Those who don't answer the invitation, will be left outside.Do you know how you can answer this invitation? it is by extending it to others whom you care for...I'll be waiting for all of you to attend my party this year...See you soon . I love you !-Jesus-

Family Photos

If you click on the photos it will open to bigger versions.
Thanks soo much to Heather for scanning them for me.

Christmas Tree

Jacob & Connor had a blast decorating the tree.

Goose Egg

Jacob went to play with Cassie at the babypark. He came back with a goose egg. He said he hit the purple pole. OUCH!

Close Ups

Ready for our close ups.
Jacob Connor

Can you tell we are brothers yet???

25 Nov

Jacob's virtual pet died at 7:30 pm.
When he went off beeping that he was sick he went off to his home planet.
He left an egg behind. So Jacob gets to start all over again. This little egg is growing up faster than the first one. HA HA.

Thanksgiving by: Jacob

Thanksgiving by: Jacob

I am thankful for my mom and dad and my Grandma and Papa and God and Jesus and my cats and dogs. My Grandma and Papa are thankful for me because they gave me a knight set and told me jokes. My mom and dad are thankful for me because they play with me. My brother Connor is thankful for playing with me.

24 Nov

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

17-20

Jacob got his report card. He did great. Alex spent the night here Wed, Jacob at her house on Thurs, Fri Night my house, Sat night her house.
Sat we took the kids to Big Sky, they had a blast. I lost Jacob's Virtual Pet in the ball pit. HA HA. I found it. BTW: Ball Pits are still nasty. We told Jacob I lost it and he was ready to jump head first into it. It took us 5 minutes to tell him I found it.
Saturday Night, Mike and I went to see Harry Potter 4. It was great. Didn't stick to the book that well but it was still great. It was nice to be out of the house and have a date. We talked and joked.
Sunday we started putting up Christmas stuff. I'm so in the christmas spirit.
Hope everyone had a great weekend.

6 Months Left In England!

16 Nov

(♪I’m goin on a da-ate! I’m gonna see a moo-vie! ♪)
Going to see Harry Potter 4 Alone with Mike, no Kids and no paying for babysitting. WOO HOO!

14 Nov

Got new depression meds, Effexor XR.
They will take a week or so before I notice any difference. I have a follow-up appt in a month. Got my allergy shot and Connor wanted a flu shot so he got one. He did great didn't even cry. I wonder if he is going to do this great with his 4 year old shots.
Mike made an 89 on his Psychology Test.

Weekend; 11-13 Nov

Went to a Veteran's Day Service. Mike carried the US Flag with honor guard.
Went out to Lakenheath/Mildenhall afterwards. Jacob got a new virtual pet.
Saturday Cleaned the carpets getting ready for the move in 6 months.
The boys played outside with Alex.

Went to Mike's friends Birthday Party.
Saturday Night: Jacob was ready for it to go to sleep and said he was taking him to bed. Needless to say, Jacob fell asleep but the virtual pet didn't.

Sunday, cleaned the kitchen and the boys played with Alex from 10 am until 6 pm. It was great. There wasn't any fighting with the boys all weekend. We are keeping Alex for 2 days next weekend since it is a 4 day one. Her folks are keeping the boys for 2 days also. We all get a much needed break.
Here is Jacob's School Photo.

9 Nov

Went back to the doctor for my follow-up. I'm not Bi-Polar.
I am normally depressed and I have to cut out caffeine and exercise more. Not just walking, but jogging or gym time again. I also get to get back on my antidepressant meds next week. I'll tell you how well those work.

My Thoughts of England

Mike in Uniform

8 Nov

Holy Cow, this month seems to be flying by quickly. Heck it feels like Nov just started and we are already 8 days into it. If that is a sign to how quick time is flying. Then this is going to suck.
Well come Jan we should know for sure about our assignment to Keesler.

7 Nov

Mike and Jacob are going to Peterboro for a class field trip. They are going to look at Fossils and Rocks. YAY, Loads of fun.

Yesterday we started a little bit of Christmas Shopping. Can someone please tell me why Christmas is so give me this and that.
Connor was looking at the hallmark card section saying mom I want this for Christmas. When we were leaving he was screaming I want a sucker for Christmas.

Our Girls

Chi-Chi and Pandie are in SC with my mom. We couldn't see putting them through the 6 month quartine. We moved to England before they changed the rules. We will see them soon. We miss them lots.

Chi-Chi 7 Years Old

Pandie 6 Years Old

Halloween Witch

Took the boys trick or treating. They both got a bag full of candy. Connor lost his shield so I will have to go looking for it tomorrow. We got home about 7:15 went through the candy and had the boys choose the candy they wanted to keep the rest they left out for the halloween witch. (I went outside and found a witch, I told her she can have these bags of candy if she rings the bell and tells the boys thank you for the candy here is your treat.) The Halloween Witch rang the bell and the boys ran to the door. There at the door was the witch, she said thanks for the candy and said here is your treat. The boys were so excited they said Thank You and took the bag and ran to their bedrooms. Jacob now believes in the Halloween Witch!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

31 Oct

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Hope everyone is having a spooky Halloween.

The boys are going to go trick or treating soon.
Both of them are Pirates!
I'll post some pictures later.

Halloween Pics

Jacob

Connor
8No My Turn7 Connor Pushing Jacob

Oct 20-24

School photos, Sibling Photos, and Family Photos.
Sara Pronounced (Sar-rah) is the photographer. She did a great job with the kids. We had printer problems and on top of that the contractors on base hit a gas line, so we had a gas leak. She had to rush through two classes.
Had lots of ladies helping out. It was great.
We had to leave Alconbury and go to Molesworth, which a few parents didn't like. But it wasn't like we could take photos in the dark. LOL.
Oh well. Proofs went home on Monday. I'm waiting for the phone calls to pour in. Orders will go out on Sat.
The boys took really nice photos. We also had a family photo made. I will have to get them on here soon as I get them back.
Boys are doing good. Both have that nasty cough and running nose. Got to love the its cold nope its warm outside that cause everyone to get sick.
:)

23 Oct

Jacob lost his 2nd tooth!!!

13 Oct

Happy Potty Training Day.
Today Connor wanted to start using the potty!!!!

8-11 Oct

Saturday we went out to Lakenheath just to get out of the house. Jacob feels much better. He was talking up a storm and just about bouncing off the wall. He said he is ready to go back to school now. Monday night he noticed he didn't get to go to Speech, he loves his speech class. He missed Thursday because he was sick and Monday was a Holiday. He said he wants to go to Speech everyday.
Connor didn't catch Strep Throat, neither did me or Mike.
He has been enjoying having Jacob home. He doesn't know what to do with himself today. Get this; This morning 11 Oct, he decided he doesn't want diaper or pull-ups he wanted underwear. He walked Jacob to school and when we got into the library he still said Nope, don't have to go pee or poop then he peed his pants. Oh well at least he is trying. Normally he screams if you put underwear anywhere near him. I changed his clothes and he still didn't want a diaper or pull-ups. He said I want to be a big boy. Awww, how cute.
Mike is taking his Speech Clep today. Let's see how he does this time. Last time he forgot what he was doing during the speech and just stopped. Wish him luck.

6 & 7 Oct

Jacob is sick. He has been running a fever for two days. His throat hurts. We are taking him into the Clinic for his throat today at 1.
Jacob has Strep Throat.
He is on antibiotic, hopefully they will work quickly, because he was in a lot of pain before he took his nap.

4 Oct

8 Years Married Today!

Happy Anniversary to us!!!

1 Oct

HAPPY 26th BIRTHDAY MIKE!

Today we went out to Lakenheath to the Bazaar.
Mike got his Family Name History.
He also got $100 from us to spend on whatever he wants. Needless to say he didn't want anything.