Little survey

Whats your name spelt backwards? ytsirhc
What did you do last night?  we went to a haunted house put on by one of the Battalions here on post, and to the "no spook zone" where the boys loaded up on candy!
The last thing you downloaded onto your computer? pictures
Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery? I'm sure I have
Last time you swam in a pool?   summer
What are you wearing?  jeansand a long sleeve shirt
How many cars have you owned?  4
Type of music you dislike most?  Rap
Are you registered to vote?  Of course
Do you have cable?  No
What kind of computer do you use?  Sony Vaio
Ever made a prank phone call?  Yes
You like anyone right now?  Yes
Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?  No, see no point in putting my life at risk for a quick thrill when I have children
Furthest place you ever traveled?  Well I live in Germany so the furthest from my home state of Kansas would be Poland (so far!)
What's your favorite comic strip?  For better or for worse
Do u know all the words to the national anthem?  I sure do
Shower, morning or night?  Depends
Best movie you've seen in the past month?  Ant Bully
Favorite pizza toppings?  Ham and Mushrooms and Pineapple
Chips or popcorn?  Chips
What cell phone provider do you have?  Prepay, it's the cheaper way over here!
Have you ever smoked peanut shells?  Uh...no.
Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?  no
Orange Juice or apple?  Orange Juice
Who were the last people you sat atlunch with?  Husband and kids
Favorite chocolate bar?  Hershey's and Twix
Who is your longest friend and how long?  Melissa 19 yrs, almost 20!
Last time you ate a homegrown tomato? this summer
Have you ever won a trophy?  lots
Favorite arcade game?  ms. pacman
Ever ordered from an infomercial?  nope but I love watching them
Sprite or 7-UP?  Sprite
Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work?  No
Last thing you bought at Walgreens? Not sure
Ever thrown up in public?  yes
Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?  I already found true love, so millionaire would be nice too
Do you believe in love at first sight?  ONLY with my children (otherwise it's lust/infatuation)
SPONGEBOB OR JIMMY NEUTRON? Neither
Did you have long hair as a young kid?  yes
What message is on your voicemail machine? you have reached The "last name" leave your name, number, and time you called and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. God Bless"
Where would you like to go right now?  Venice!(We are soon too!) just Chad and me!
Whats the name of your pet? In the State: BJ and Brittany our dogs (staying with my brother) our Cat, Cassie is with my grandpa. Here in Germany: Pounce (cat) and 2 birds
What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it?  no backpack
What do you think about most? Now that Chad's home safely, when we can go on leave!!!   I got this from Leene over at: http://journals.aol.com/crewsfour/Lifeisacircus/

This is from Patty over at:

Giving Thanks...................

If you do this, leave for your link over at HER journal!

What are you THANKFUL for?? Is it for your health, is it for your wealth? , is it for your kids?, etc....

Just sit down and think..really think...... What do you hold most to your heart that you are thankful for?? If you are like me I cannot pinpoint just one thing . I cannot say " oh it is for Ryan { my son}" cause what about my mother, father, etc...

Then what about you health, friends, etc................

ME???

 

Ok I have so many things I'm thankful for so here's my list!

 

1. Jesus, with out him I am nothing and my life would be nothing.

2. My husband, who's home safe from Iraq!

3. My daughter Jordyn. I never knew a mother's love and then I had her and never wanted it to stop. Even though she died from cancer, I thank GOD every day that we had her, even if it was only for 2 yrs. She will stay with us for the rest of our lives.

4. My sons. My oldest showed me that I really could love a child again after our daughter died and our younger son has showed us that we could go into a hospital with our child and walk out standing (he was in NICU for 8 days because of fluid on his lungs).

5. Living in Germany. We're experiencing so many wonderful things here. Our marriage and over all family has grown closer because we depend on each other so much.

6. Fall, I love the new found cooler temps that it brings and the beautiful leaves.

7. My friends. A few certain ones have been my rock and I hope they know just how much I love them.

 

I know I could go on and on, but I don't want to make this a mile long!

He's home!

First off we both want to thank all of you who welcomed Chad home! If you want to see pictures, in about 2 minutes I'm going to our other journal and I'm going to upload the pictures there! I (Christy) am hoping that Chad will take some time over the next couple of weeks and write out his thoughts and feelings about this latest deployment. There's also Iraq pictures that we're going to be uploading onto this computer and we'll be sharing them on the other journal as well!

TalesfromtheFrontandtheonesleftBehind

 

Thank you again for your support and love!

 

God Bless

Christy

 

Welcoming Chad Home!

 

About 12-13 more hours until our Hero's Home!

Chad's Coming Home on Tuesday!!!!!!!

Yes you read that right, he'll be home in 2 days! In aprox. 48 hrs he should be in our arms! I'm about to burst from excitement! I have so much to do! But if I don't get it all done I know he won't care and ultimately I won't really either!!!!

I'll be sure to take as many pictures as I can and I'm going to video tape it, not sure if I can get that on here or not, when Chad gets home I'll figure that out!

Thank you for all your support!

About Me

I added pictures to the "about me" side bar! I'll probably switch these in and out periodically!

5 Days! (added pictures)

5 days people, 5 days until my husband is home in my arms and playing with our children once again! Today's a crisp, rainy October day in the state of Bavaria (Germany). It's beautiful. I really, really love sitting at my desk looking out my window at the bright orange leaves. They're so beautiful. Today I will get a picture of the particular tree that I look at.

I have accomplished one of my goals so far today. All the laundry is done! Well, of course as the boys finish cleaning their room, they've managed to give me another load of clothes that was so kindly "hiding" under their bed! But I can handle that. It's just one load. I am also thrilled to say 4 loads have been put up so far and I have 2 or 3 left, they're all folded, but they just need to be put away. I WILL finish that today! We've only been working on this for a couple hours and I also while putting clothes away, rearranged the boys closets! See I HAVE been productive today!

We're having a late lunch from a late breakfast. It's almost done. I have a pot of chili going too, so when we're hungry we can eat that. Dinner tonight will most likely just happen when someone's hungry, and they can eat!

I hate to get up from my desk. I love looking out my window and looking at these stunning oranges and yellows of the leaves. I am going to take a picture (s) of them today, so you can enjoy the beauty I am right now!

 

If we get the boys room all done, I'll be taking a picture of that too! LOL It's been quite the feat! I want everything to be as perfect as it can be for when Chad comes home and we're almost there! 5 more days! 5 more days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 The beginning of the day you couldn't see the floor, literally!

(Clothes set out on the ottoman for church in the morning)

 

I'll be removing the carpet tomorrow prob. and throwing it out. We've had it for almost 10 yrs and it's a mess now after the boys took their toll on it. I will have to buy a new one, I don't want to take a chance of the hardwood getting damaged\

 

 

 The boys closets leftside is shelves                                                                        right side is the bar to hang up clothes

 

 

Jacob and Jack in Jack's bed (bottom bunk) all tuckered out after a hard day of work!

 

 I just loved this picture of Jack! :)

I didn't end up getting pictures of the tree outside my living room, but I did take these yesterday, these two tree's are by the building across the parking lot from us. We now are also a blue building (I'm definately "blued-out", but they didn't ask me so we'll live with it! LOL)

 

You can see the roof to our building on the left (we're about the same color, just slightly lighter)

 

Same building as above, better view of more colorful trees.