It's been a while

Okay, so I started this blog over a year ago and have completely abandoned it. I recently recieved an email that someone subscribed and felt bad for not having anthing recent on here to read. I enjoy reading blogs now more than writing them. Much of my online time is spent with my addiction to Facebook. So, If you happen upon my poor excuse for a blog :( That's the deal. Thanks for reading XOXO

Save the TaTas!!!

August 30, 1999, my beloved Granny lost a 10 year battle to breast cancer. I think about her all the time and how much I miss her. Cancer is such a scary disease. My uncle Wynn passed away Dec 21, 2007 to cancer as well. A dear friend of mine from back home was diagnosed with breast cancer at 31 years of age. She's fought hard and finished chemo this past summer. I just found out through a friend on Myspace that they have detected cancer in her liver. She is 33 now and has little girl about Julian's age. I just got off the phone with my Dad and found out that my Aunt Jodi just had a biopsy done on a lump in her breast that was found to be cancerous. They caught it early and she should be fine. She may have to have some radiation treatment done on it. This is so scary for me. My Granny, Uncle Wynn, and Aunt Jodi are all my dad's family. It scares because it's running so heavy in my family. My father-in-law is in remission from prostate cancer, but is in a nursing home with Alzheimer's. Please keep my family in prayer as well as Amanda, my friend from back home and her family. I pray that God keeps us all strong through this scary battle.

The anticipation is killing me.....

So, my husband is away at Recruiting School and has about 3 weeks to go. We have no clue where we are PCSing to, but know that we have to be there on May 30. It just got bumped up because up until Friday it was June 3rd. 4 days, no biggie. I just am dying to know where we will be spending the next 3 years. Our top choice is San Antonio. If you've never been, it is an awesome city. Full of culture and history. Hopefully this coming week we'll find out. Alfred's dad is in a nursing home there with Alzheimers. We've emailed the G1 to let them know the situation and hopefully the Army will allow us to be close to him.

Please keep Fred, my father-in-law in your prayers.
I'll update when we have our assignment

Easter

I just love Easter. Spring is (or at least should be) in the air. It's a time of new life and reflection. Saturday our church had an Easter party for the children. I volunteered to do crafts and things went really well. We had an egg hunt inside the sanctuary because there was too much snow and waaayyy too cold to go outside. I was helping Alex look for eggs. The first one he came across, he had to open it up. So I helped him unwrap his peanut butter cup and went to give it to him. Now Alex, being my tempermental child, do not want to take it from me. Weird, I know. He doesn't like taking things right out of my hand. I have to set it down and let him pick it up on his own terms. So I set the candy down on the pew, and what does he do?? Slaps it to the floor and proceeds to have a full on temper tantrum. Why? I havn't got a clue. So I'm trying to deal with him, and Miss Lenora brings Julian up to me. Julian hasn't gotten a single egg and the eggs are almost completely gone. I asked him what was wrong and why he hadn't gotten any eggs. It was because he had passed up other eggs looking for "the Golden Egg". So, some of the bigger kids put some of their eggs back so that Julian could come away with something. I don't know how to teach to not be that way. I guess it's just one of his little "quirks". He just doesn't understand the consequences. I'm struggling with teaching him to be a grateful child. He's been having issues with saying thank you for what he has. It also seems that he doesn't understand that just because we walk out of the house, doesn't mean we are going somewhere to get him a treat. Uggghh! It's aggravating and I do have a hard time dealing with it. I just try to remember that my children are God's gift to me and he is trusting me to take care of them. Even if they are the biggest TURDS!!

When the babies are sick.....

So, of course since my husband is away, both of the boys got sick. Both vomiting and Alex has a terrible case of the runs and now an angry diaper rash. I've tried everything from baking soda baths, cornstarch, to monastat. He is miserable, so in turn I am miserable.
On a happier note...I taught Sunday School today. I alternate with another lady from church in the Pre-K classroom. My older son is in there, so it makes it fun. My church does not normally have a lot of small children. I usually average about6 children. Today there were 14!! A little unexpected, a little chaotic, but such a blessing. I love to see new people coming to my church. It's a beautiful building with a lot of history. I try to get involved as much as possible so I took on the crafts for our annual Easter Party on Saturday. I've got the ideas of what we'll be doing and went to the craft store to get the supplies....I love the craft store. So, I'm pretty excited. This will be my first week not working in a year ( with the exception of block leave) so I'm looking forward to do all the SAHM stuff that I missed so much.


This is Asbury United Methodist Church in Watertown, NY. I love being a part of this wonderful church!!!!

Life up until now