Military Spouse Appreciation Day

Yes one does exist but its probably as obscure as Administrative Assistants Day. Anyways, it came and went. I didnt get any appreciation but the families rarely do. Everyone thanks the soldiers but no one remembers that they have families that they leave behind more often and longer than most people realize. You can say we chose this life and thats fair, whatever, but we could also get a thanks once in a while! So I thought Id share a poem called The Silent Ranks. The author is unknown.


I wear no uniforms, no blues or army greens
But I am in the Army in the ranks rarely seen
I have no rank upon my shoulders - salutes I do not give
But the military world is the place where I live
I'm not in the chain of command, orders I do not get
But my husband is the one who does, this I can not forget
I'm not the one who fires the weapon, who puts my life on the line
But my job is just as tough. I'm the one that's left behind
My husband is a patriot, a brave and prideful man
And the call to serve his country not all can understand
Behind the lines I see the things needed to keep this country free
My husband makes the sacrifice, but so do our kids and me
I love the man I married, Soldiering is his life
But I stand among the silent ranks known as the Army wife.

They Like Me, They Really Like Me! Award #2!

Actually more like my very first award but there was a glich and aww shit I just didnt see it! I couldve been thanking the Academy and all the little people a long time ago ha! Big thanks to Beth at Refashion Recycle Reuse for giving me this award!
Here are the rules behind the award:

1. Thank & link to the person that gave you the award.

2. Pass this award onto 10 bloggers.

Im sure these lovely ladies have gotten this award before but here ya go:


Va-Voom Vintage
~Welcome to DeluxeVille~
Miss Kitty Boo
Pretty Little Things
Temperamental Broad
Left In Stitches
Our Life in the Mint Chocolate Ranch
Pink Champagne For Dancing
Bombshell Bettie's Vintage
Bettie2Tone's Vintage Adventure

3. Contact Blogs to let them know they’ve won.

4. Tell seven things about yourself:

1. I loathe telling things about myself because I dont think Im very interesting.

2. I went to mortuary school (briefly). I had to quit because I couldnt get enough financial aid and Im still bummed about it.

3. Im a total nerd over any ghost/paranormal tv show.

4. Snakes give me the heebie jeebies.

5. Im secretly plotting the destruction of all my sons toys that drive me batty.

6. I used to have insomnia for years. Pregnancy and kids cleared that up for me.

7. I looooove shoes but truth be told Id probably rather go barefoot. Must have some hippy in me deep down.

Ok thats it. Pass it on ladies.

My Son Is Two Today!

Time goes by so fast. My lil boy is 2 today! In honor of his birth heres a post with photos galore of his first two years on this Earth.



Just hours old. Remember it like it was yesterday.










Taken earlier today.
<3

My First Blog Award!!

The always lovely Brittany over at Va-Voom Vintage has given me my very first blog award for being a newbie blogger beginning with a bang! How exciting! Thanks Brittany! I honestly thought that no one would ever really read my blog. Its really just a way for this stay at home mama to feel less cooped up and reach out to others who share similar interests. Id like to pass this award onto:


Temperamental Broad. Shes a vintage obsessed beauty with tons of pretty photos to look at.

House Update

The inspection went well. The inspector said theres about $500 or so worth of repairs to be made. Its more or less minor stuff so we now have to wait 5 days to see if the seller will repair or not. So cross your fingers for us and Ill leave you with a few more pics of the house.



My son is in a majority of photos taken at the house haha.



Knotty pine second bedroom leading into the half bath. The second and third bedrooms share this half bath Brady Bunch style! I also love the window in the bathroom.






I love the door. Too bad none of our names start with B. I think we're going to keep it anyway.

Water Water Everywhere!

I love rain and thunderstorms but this was ridiculous! We got around 8 inches of rain within a day and a half and it basically ruined our Sunday. We had plans but when they said they could make us evacuate we stuck around in case we needed to pack up and go. You know how much two babies would need!? We didnt have to but there was more water behind our building than I thought Id ever see.



This was early Sunday morning.



This is right behind our building. That brown thing is a picnic table.



A closer pic of the picnic table later Sunday afternoon. The water had raised a little bit more. If youre wondering, NO I didnt get in the water for these. Theres a place in between apartments that was above the water.



Theres the playground! Wont be going there anymore!


If you can believe it the water did rise even more but I didnt take any more photos. Our building kind of became an island though the water on one side was just a few inches but the water did reach all the way around our building including flooding the other half of the parking lot. This is what happens when it rains nonstop for an entire weekend in TN.

Its A Cruel Cruel World

Indeed. Tomarrow is my birthday. Yes Im turning 30. Im indifferent to it but thats not the horrible part about tomarrow. Im also getting a wisdom tooth taken out. No birthday cake for me. Im actually looking forward to it because the wisdom tooth is coming down and pushing on the molar next to it making it loose! Oh yeah, and it hurts like a bitch! Since its my birthday my mom and husband have given me money to shop and I cant find anything I REALLY to die for want. If I didnt have a cent I bet I could find one billion things. As I said, going to Nashville wont happen for awhile so I either wait or shop online but I cant find anything. *snarl & growl*