Tuesday Letter....

Dear Boys, You will be the death of me if today is anything like yesterday. Please, be good!!!!! Dear Body, please stop hurting and get better soon!!! Dear Bek and Jeremy, I sincerely apologize before you get here for anything my boys may teach your girls. It's their Dad's fault! I also apologize for the little house we will all be crammed into.....it will be fun though. Dear Clinic, Please call me back saying my prescription for antibiotics is ready!!!! I feel like I have double pneumonia my back and chest hurt so bad! Dear Self, QUIT whining already!!!!! I'm annoying myself. Dear Husband, I am sorry for not being more sympathetic to your growing arm disease. It's yucky!

Softball

So Phil started playing on a Softball Team here a couple times a week to spend some more time with some of the guys. They won the game last night by one point but they are pretty good over all. Here are some pictures I took!

Tuesday Letter

Dear Jonathan, What would I do without you? You are my go to guy! Dear David, Someday you can go to a professional to get your haircut but until then thank you for not caring what your hair looks like! Dear Jesse, I appreciate you wanting to help pack but you just caused me a lot more work today. At least the room will be nice and clean for Bek and Jeremy! Dear Reuben, How I long for the day when you are past the fit throwing! You are wearing me out Goob! Dear Housing Office, Thank you for clearing everything up and getting me a house in two working days! Dear Husband, You might want to stop spoiling me before I start getting used to it! I have to say I'm lovin it! Dear Lord, Thank you for showing me how to be better used by you through your word and the amazing man you've given me!

Long time no post!

Life here in Washington has been BUSY! We had Ty and Shannon here for almost a week and then the next week a surprise visit from my parents! We are gearing up for Phil heading out and we are getting closer and closer to that happening. School is done for the boys this week and I am just as excited as they are to have some time off! We are expecting Bek and Jeremy next month (if they ever buy the tickets)!!! HINT HINT! I know they will be here but I'm a little anxious for it to be set in stone!!! THAT will be a blast! I have still been having a bible study once a week with two different ladies from the neighborhood. We are done until after Phil leaves. Then we are going to start up again with a new study. I am really excited about it too. We are going to do the ABC's of Christian Growth which I haven't done in a long time so it will be nice to do them again! I am also doing a study with my Mom long distance which will be good for both of us. I am trying to get the boys enrolled in sports this Fall. I know it would be a good distraction for them. We will be starting school up again in August and this year Jonny will be in 5th. grade, David will be in 3rd. grade, and Jesse will be in Kindergarten. It is shocking that I have three kids in school! It will be nice to be busy though so we are hoping to start wrestling then too. Jesse is going to be baptized soon and we are all looking forward to that. We are looking for a place to do the baptism and I will definitely post pictures. I have been terrible about taking any this Summer. We are on the waiting list for a bigger house on North Fort Lewis. We are tenth on the list and our lease is up on our current house the end of this month. If you could all pray we get a newer and bigger house before Phil leaves it would be MUCH appreciated! We definitely need some more space! I am planning on posting more regularly every week. I am working on doing the weekly letter, a Friday post, and probably one other day. It is difficult some days to have the time to post a long update but I think it will be good for me! Anyways, just thought I would update on our life since it's been forever since I was one here. You know it's bad when your sister-in-law tells you she doesn't even look anymore since you never post! I've been there for awhile now. Trying to snap out of it!

Been awhile....

Hello world!!! We have been one busy little family! We had the stomach flu for about two and a half weeks. Now we've moved into the regular flu. Phil seems to be the only one suffering from it right now, but let's give it a week and see what happens. He has training all this week and he leaves Monday for CAST training at Fort Carson, Colorado. He will be gone for about 5 days. When he comes home we have a week before he has to teach a Strong Bond's Retreat at the Great Wolf Lodge. We are excited about that one since it is held at an indoor water park. The boys are SUPER excited. I am in the process of getting the boys re-enrolled in Columbia Virtual Academy. We have to take Jesse in to the Doctor for a physical and have them sign his waiver for vaccinations. I am switching all the boys to my doctor since she is the sweetest thing ever. I saw her last week and really like her. Plus, she is at the clinic and not the hospital which makes going there a WHOLE lot easier. The hospital here is GIGANTIC!!!! They say if you walked all the corridors it would be 15 miles. The parking is horrendous there......especially when you drive the biggest truck in Washington! I'm joking! Anyways, we are gearing up for Jonny's birthday on Saturday. He is kind of excited but is having a hard time adjusting in some ways. I knew it would be the hardest on him. Phil is going to take Jonny and Davy to a Mariners game on his birthday as a surprise. He doesn't know about it yet so don't say anything to him if you call!!!!! Phil is going to the airport on Sunday morning to pick up Allen and hang out for about 6 hours. He is like a little kid.....SO excited! It's great! Let's see....anything I'm forgetting?! I'm sure there is. I guess that will give me a reason to post again! I just figured you would like an update!

This Moment

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
~SouleMama~ There is supposed to be a picture here!! I am SO sick of this blogger I could scream!! I am SERIOUSLY thinking about switching to a different blogging web page. This is so frustrating. Anyways, I had a cute picture of the boys playing Playmobil together! It's on Facebook if anyone wants to see it. They are all doing MUCH better!!!

Tuesday Letter

Dear Husband, I know you just left, but I hope that you have a great trip and come home soon! Dear Reuben, I desperately need you to be potty trained BEFORE you turn four! Dear Jesse, I am sorry I don't have as much time for you since I am schooling the older boys and constantly dealing with Reuben....you are doomed with the middle child syndrome. Dear David, There are no words to describe you other than you are DEFINITELY a combination of Josh, Ang, and Ty (what could be scarier?). Dear Jonathan, You are going to be the man of the house for about a year so could you PLEASE start being nicer to everyone?! Dear Dollar Tree, We are excited about our visit this week! We love you! I just hope you carry the items that I need. Dear Workout and Diet, I think you two need to get along more, the constant inconsistency in your relationship is killing me! Dear Self, you do not NEED chocolate, you do not LOVE chocolate, you need to end your love affair with CHOCOLATE! Mmmmmm....my heart melts thinking about you!