My New Addiction

Yay, it is Sunday!! Sunday is now my new favorite day because it is when the coupons come out!! Yes, I should be getting ready for church right now but we got up really early so I have been checking several blogs to check out the coupon situation for the week. This is where I have to tell you how much I love the blogging world. Through my friend Allison, who had a post on couponing that got me interested, I was linked up with coupon world and Sarah. I go on all of these sites for motivation and through Sarah's blog I found money savings mom (I have all these links on my blog to the right). Money Savings Mom tells you what the deals are for the week and what coupons to use. She does all the work for you, all I have to do is find the coupons. I can so handle that. Especially with school starting back tomorrow time will be sparse so any less work that I have to do is fine by me!! Well I am off to get ready so I can go get those coupons. I will let you know of my good deals!!

Back to Normal!!

I woke up this morning feeling 95 percent better!! My energy level was at 110 percent so I took advantage of it and started organizing some closets that I didn't get around to on my Christmas break!! I finally got into Tyler and Landon's closets and got out all of the clothes that they have outgrown. Landon has two bags full of clothes. I can't wait for it to warm up so I can have a yard sale!! Organizing led me to decorating and wanting to rearrange furniture. The rearranging part did not go as planned. The layout downstairs makes it a challenge to arrange furniture but we do have some ideas. But the ideas involve money so it will have to wait!! We did manage to put up some pictures on the walls that I had not gotten to yet. But that was partly because I just did not know where I wanted to put them!! We have so much we want to do to the house. But I am sure as soon as we get everything we want the AF will send us to another base!! Gotta love the military!! But it does feel good to accomplish some tasks that I haven't had not been able to start on. Tomorrow will involve cleaning up my mess. Why is it you have to make a mess to clean up a mess? Or is it just me? HHHMMM!!!!! Either way, I feel like I got something done today!! Now if I can just teach my husband to keep it organized!!

How cute is he!!!

How cute is this picture!! Thanks Mitzi for capturing this adorable picture of my baby boy!! And now I really really want an awesome camera!! I love this picture of Landon because it captures how excited he gets over something that he enjoys!! Who doesn't love to see a baby or a kid get excited!!

Things have been crazy since we got back from our little trip back home. I have a cold, due to the major changes in weather from AR to MO!! Yesterday we had orientation at the CDC for Landon. I love his new providers and cannot wait for him to start on Monday!! I also went to the school to buy my books for the semester. That doesn't seem to eventful but it was pouring down raining and snowing!! Seriously, when is it going to warm up?!

I really need to get back to school. I have been sitting on the couch all day because I do not feel good and I am running a slight fever. Well of course I check out Old Navy and The Children's Place's websites. They were having huge sales. I got Landon a winter coat for next year for $10!! Heck yeah, it was normally $40!! I also got him and Tyler a few shirts and pants for next year. The Children's Place didn't have as much to pick from but I did get Landon some short sleeve shirts for about $3 a piece!! HECK YEAH!! I spent $25 at Old Navy and bought 4 things. I also only spent $25 at Children's Place and bought 5 things!! Of course I had to pay for shipping but when you don't have an Old Navy nearby you don't have much of a choice!! Both stores had a better selection for Landon then Tyler. Buy hey, a deal is a deal!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

There's No Place Like Home

We just got home late this afternoon after a short trip home. I love going back home to see family, but there is no place like home!! Sorry, The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies!! We had a good trip. We threw a small birthday party for Landon, went ice skating and shopping! I am so tired though!! I will post some pics soon!!Tomorrow it is back to the daily grind. I have to go buy books for school and do all the laundry from the trip and put all of the kids toys that they got for bday and Christmas together!! I really do not know how we got all their stuff home. We seriously need a bigger SUV!!

Today is not only Elvis' bday, it is also David's bday!! Happy Birthday David!! Too bad we had to celebrate it on the road. But he knows I will make up for it this weekend!!

On the Road Again.....

We are leaving this afternoon to go back home for some post holiday fun!! The highlight of the trip for me is getting to see Tyler!! I didn't know that I could miss her this much in just 5 days!! But that is a long time!! She has had a blast spending time with my family!! I cannot wait to hear the stories!! I probably won't be on here much for the next few days. We come back home (our home!!) next Tuesday on David's birthday. Then it will be a rush for me to get everything ready to go back to school and the kids back in the routine of going to daycare. We have gotten so spoiled just taking it easy over the past month. But at the same time, I am ready to get back to the life that we call CHAOS!!

The title was chosen due to the fact that this is our third trip home since Nov.

Happy New Year!!

Yesterday's post was dedicated to the year 2007. Today's post is dedicated to the year 2008!! I am pretty optimistic about this year. We just moved, so at least there is no chance of us moving this year. That is always a plus in my book!! However, David will be deployed. But that just means that we can get excited for his return home!! (No, we have no dates yet!) Landon will be one in just a few weeks. Considering he did not become mobile in 2007, that only means that he has to become mobile in 2008!! RIGHT?! I am really excited to see how much he changes this year!! Tyler has her first dance recital this year!! It is also on my birthday!! What a present that will be!! In August, Tyler will start kindergarten. I can't believe it!! She is so excited to go to the big kids school, as she calls it!! David will miss her first day, but I will make it even more special for her. We are going on a huge shopping spree. She has to be stylin for school!! David tests for Tech Sargent in February. Please say a prayer for him. He has been studying and wants it really bad!! I know he can do it!! We are also excited to get to know the area more. Maybe we will adventure out to KC more. But shopping with a baby isn't that much fun!!! As for me, it is school as always!!!

Sorry this post is a bunch of random thoughts that aren't even in order. But I am really excited to see what a new year may bring. So long 2007, hello 2008!! OH, I just realize that 2008 also means that David and I graduated ten years ago!! UGH!!

I almost forgot!! I am really anxious to see how the razorback season will go this year. With a new athletic director, new head coach and practically an entire new coaching staff things will be a lot different. I have faith in Petrino. But I would have faith in anyone that is coaching my hogs!! Great things have to come!!! I will miss #5!! And I am not a Patriots fan, at all!! So is there even a tiny glimmer of a chance that he may not go there. I know it would be a great opportunity for him, but eeewww Tom Brady. And it isn't because he is a bad ass quaterback. He is, but as a person, I am not big on him!! Why can't he go play for the Colts. I love Peyton Manning!! With that being said, GO HOGS, BEAT MIZZOU!! Seriously, I may not be able to wear all the razorback stuff that David bought me if we loose today!!

Another year has gone by!

I cannot believe that today is the last day of 2007. With that being said, I decided to dedicate this post to the ups and downs of 2007. The year started out with a bang!! Landon was born on January 25. It was a very exciting time, especially since my parents flew up to be here for the birth! We lived in England when Tyler was born and it was the same week that the war broke out so no one was able to come and see her! So it was a very emotional time for me to have my mom and David in the room with me when Landon was born. After Landon was born the year kind of took a slow pace but I think that was only to get us ready for the rest of the year. On April 2, the kids and I boarded a planed headed to Dallas, TX for Courtney and Jeff's wedding!! It was a very exciting time and David was going to join us 2 weeks later, right before the wedding. Well fate had other plans. As soon as I was standing up to enter the airport, I turned my phone off and I had a text message from David. I was thinking, oh how sweet, he wanted to check on us and make sure we got to Dallas safely!! NOT!!! He sent me a text saying that he wouldn't be able to come home for the wedding because he would be in San Antonio for tech school. We knew there was a chance he would have to cross train because his career field was overmanned but we really hoped that David wouldn't be one of the chosen few. As soon as I found mom and Courtney I called David to find out what was going on. And that is when our lives took a big 360!! So we were home for a month without David and pondering the whole time what our summer would have in store for us. The wedding was beautiful and we are so excited to have Jeff as a part of our family. Not that he wasn't before the wedding!! A few days after we got home from the wedding I get a call from David and he said that we are PCSing (moving). OH FUN!! The plus of the whole situation is that we were moving closer to home!! The downside, we would be leaving all of our good friends and I had to try to sell a house all by myself!! Luckily one of my friends gave me the name of an awesome realtor and we had the house sold in 2 weeks!! A month later we were off to our 3rd base in six years!! After we got settled in, I started back to school. It is definitely my best decision for the year 2007!! I am going back to school for a degree in early childhood/elem education!! I love it!! I even got to work in a second grade classroom last semester!! So we are finally settling in, lots of visits from family (we are a lot closer to home after all!!) and everything is going great!! On Nov 3, we are at Walmart when David got a call from his brother. David's dad had a massive heart attack and didn't make it. Our world literally stopped!! We rushed home, the whole way home it was like nothing happened. We were in shock and not home yet so it was too hard to believe. I am not sure that we still believe it. Being away from home, we aren't there to deal with it on an every day basis. So it only hits us when we go home for a visit! He is a wonderful man and I know that he is watching over us from up above!! We had a wonderful Christmas and now with the new year right around the corner we are looking for to the razorback bowl game and to see what the new year brings us!! I am sure it will be a year of ups and downs but the ups and downs always make you a stronger person. David will be deploying in the spring so please keep us in your prayers!! And we wish everyone the best 2008!! Happy New Year!!