Faith + Hope + Love = God

Childhood

Childhood, childhood, what an awesome time it was for me. I very often catch myself reminiscing about it, I think too much at times. I think it's because those were the best times of my life, don't get me wrong, I love my kids and hubby, but let's face it, childhood was very good to me. According to my husband I was a spoiled child, birthday cakes bigger than I was, all the latest toys and technology, not to mention we had cable lol! I saw MTV more than any other channel, I had tons of cassettes, boom boxes, walk man, a bike, roller skates, man I was the sh*t in those days, this are my husbands words not mine. My room covered in hair band posters, my sis and I had all the latest dolls, Rainbow Brite, Jem, Barbies up the yin yang, the shiny violet barbie corvette car, Hugabunch doll, poggles, and my two favorite dolls Heather and Dancerella. Wow, memories come rushing back and it makes it pretty hard. My best memories of course all include my wonderful grandma, she WAS my childhood, she raised us and we practically lived at her house, I can still see her in that house cooking, yelling at my uncles and aunts, my grandpa getting home from work and turning the channel to TBS, his fav channel. Ah those were the days, I was such a happy child, and I owe it all to them, my family.

Army Wife

It all started in 2009, my life as I knew it would be changed forever. My life as I knew it then would never be the same, my children's lives would never be the same, and my parent's lives would never be the same. Was I going to be able to do it? Was I going to be strong enough for my kids and my husband who was now US government property? My world was spinning, I felt like I was walking into a whirlwind not knowing where I was going to land. Finally we got "orders" to Colorado Springs, CO- Fort Carson. I had never been away from home and here I was packing up all our belongings, my mother worried out of her mind telling me not to go. I have to support my husband who was now a soldier and flying in to get his family, I told her. She knew I couldn't stay, just afraid to admit it.
We drove all the way to CO and I have to admit it was fun even though I was driving behind my hubby who was in front of me driving the U-haul. Fort Carson was something else, we stayed at the hotel on post for 2 weeks then found the house we would stay in for 3 yrs. No family or friends close by, so when he told me he was deploying the following yr he wanted me to go home; I told him, I got this, and stayed in a strange place all by myself with 3 young boys. That yr was an adventure and found out a lot about myself. I was able to do it and I was proud of myself for doing it. Not being able to see my hubby and sometimes going days without hearing from him drove me crazy. That is just some of the things an army wife has to deal with, this is his 5th year in and hopefully his last tour. We are currently in Fort Wainwright, AK. Yeah Alaska, but that's a whole different story.

Busy Bees

There  are waaaayyyy too many kids in my house right now! lol I don't know whether to scream or just join in on the play.  There are an additional 5 kids in my house including my kids!!! Don't know how this happens, every time we get to a new duty station, my house becomes the party house for kids. Is it because my kids are way too popular? I'm to nice and can't say "no" when they ask to come in and play? Whatever it is, I'm glad my boys have friends to play with and get to know kids from other cultures. The Samoan brothers Tony and Alex are some of the nicest kids I have met in a while. Their mother has done a good job in teaching them manners, very respectful little boys. I'm here in my room eavesdropping  on their conversations, the things kids say , I just laugh to myself. To be their age again, wow, to go back in time to 1985, my grandma's house, eating her home made tortillas and watching Mtv with my uncle, ahh what I wouldn't give to go back. Wishful thinking I guess, but a girl can dream, oh yes, she can dream.

Land of the Midnight Sun

Well, (sigh), summer was good while it lasted,the whole month and a half of it O_0, it is now Autumn, there is a cool, crisp, chilly breeze blowing through my windows, the vertical blinds blowing in and out, the sky is overcast and the smell of winter is close by. The sun is starting to set at night now, and the trees are slowly changing color. The first snow will soon be here, October or so, give or take, and soon the sun will not come out. It's a magical place, Alaska, never thought I'd see the day when I would say, yeah, I've lived there, Fairbanks, land of the midnight sun.