Our House

I have had a lot of fun with decorating the house. I keep changing things and yes, spending money that I shouldn't but it is so much fun and with Rich gone it passes time and makes me happy. I feel like I am getting it ready for Rich to come home too. So, I wanted to share some changes I have made. I could paint the walls here and would love to but I would have to paint them white again before we would move so I really don't want to put in the time and money. After 17 years of marriage I finally have nice furniture and "things". Thankyou Rich!!

Happy Birthday Richard!

Happy Birthday Rich! We love you!

From Jan and the kids!

Painting Easter eggs

Oh we do love to paint Easter eggs! Last year we spent Easter in Kentucky at Jim and Krisann's house. It is hard to believe. What a great time we had with them. Why did you have to move...boo! hoo! We were just talking to Rich via web cam and the kids were showing off all their eggs. Wish he was here to paint eggs with us. I went to the store today to get the last few items for dinner tomorrow. I am making ham, potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, rolls, etc. , AND...chocolate dipped strawberries and ice cream for dessert! It was a gorgeous day out here and will be just as nice tomorrow.

Kitchen helpers

Garrett helped cut up strawberries the other evening so we could have them over angel food cake and ice cream. He did a good job. Garrett just got his hardware in from the orthodontist. He has an expander across the roof of his mouth that I get to turn with a key every night. This is the beginning of a year process to get his front tooth to come down. His little surgery is the 15th of Arpil to put a "button" on the tooth that is hiding and will have a chain coming down to help slowly pull it downward. A long road ahead but will be a worthwhile outcome.

Easter Party

We had our Battalion Easter party yesterday at a park on Pope Air force Base. It started out to be a nice day but within 1/2 hour it started to rain. Half and hour later it was sunny and beautiful. The Easter bunny came and handed out eggs to all the kids and then hunted for eggs. Too much candy!! We had pizza and a dessert contest and I made my fruit pizza. I won the "Crowd Pleaser" prize!! Yeah! It is a favorite here, in fact last year Jessica did not want cake, she had me make the fruit pizza instead. It is so easy to make. Overall I think we had a nice day, the boys also played soccer. I really need to get the boys in sports, as they are showing some talent in baseball as well.

Tagged

10 Years ago to this date I was 21 days from having Garrett. So yes, I was fat and sassy. We lived in Eden at the time and I was totally nesting. Rich worked for the Jerome County Sheriff's Office and Jessica was only 4.

5 Things I have done today:
1. Killed a mouse with a broom
2. Sat at the Autoshop getting my car fixed for two hours
3. Made dinner for a sick neighbor
4. Chatted with my hubby on the computer
5. Volunteered in Gavin's Kindergarten class
6. (must add this) went to the store and bought mouse traps and came home and set them

What I would do if I became a Millionare
I would buy a fabulous house with a swimming pool, travel to Italy, go visit my sister in the Phillipines, help out a few family members, buy me a BMW or Jaguar-hey both!, buy Rich a boat, travel more, hire a maid, a chef, and get a spa treatment every other day.

5 Jobs I've had
1. Dairy Queen
2. Shriners Hospital
3. Drug and Alcohol tester (aka pee queen)
4. MVRMC
5. Waitress @ Mandarin House, Wok n Grill, Manhattan Cafe, McClanahan's

5 Snacks I enjoy
1. Quaker carmel rice snacks
2. Pistacios
3. Mangos
4. Chips and HOT salsa
5. Pepper jack cheese

5 Places I have lived
1. Barstow , California
2. Lawton, Oklahoma
3. Shoshone, Idaho
4. Sierra Vista, Arizona
5. Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Gavin lost his first tooth!

What a fun evening we had last night with Gavin's loose tooth. First, I tied a piece of dental floss around it and yanked, but it didn't come out. I made it bleed. If you know Gavin, he freaked. He really doesn't like to see blood. So, I told him that he could work on it and pull it out on his own, He used about half a roll of tissue during the process. Finally he twisted it just right ans , POP! it came out. He was thrilled. Of course the tooth fairy was very generous with a $5 bill. He looked into the mirror and said " Mom , I don't have a window anymore, I have a DOOR!" ( he had to have the top tooth pulled last summer) Oh, and note his cute little black eye on he right. That was compliments of Garrett and a marble! But, Gavin totally defends his brother and says it was an accident. We made a video of the event and Garrett stayed by his side the entire time. Sweet, I know! Those boys tickle me how they love and support each other all the time, I hope it never changes.