Spare Room

I now have my spare room almost complete.  We moved 2 1/2 mths ago. There was one room that I knew I wanted to be the office. I could just not find the time to fix it.  My loving husband helped me sort things out this weekend.  Today I finally finished it.  When we moved in here getting the rest of the house organized this was the room where everything we didn't need right away or had no clue what to do with went.  There is still a pile of stuff in the corner that we need to go threw.  All in all tho I have 98% done.   It feels great!


Semper-Fi
AimeeMarie

Gardening

I have discovered that I really like having a garden.  Its always a new discovery when a flower blooms or I find a new vegetable is about to  pop up.  I would rather spend an hour getting pesky weeds out then cleaning the house.  I am finding with everything else going on in my life that it is very relaxing.  Even the worries I have about it seem to relax me.  This is the first garden I have had that was mine/hubbies. I grew up having gardens well my parents had one that the kids where not allowed to mess with.  Between my dog chasing birds and squirrels out of it and smashing plants and the kids trying to take there shovel to it,  I know why my parents said that.   I have a few cherry toms on my plant still green mind you but I had to call my husband at work and was doing a happy dance.  I get so excited every time I look at them and find something new. I am sure my husband and his co-workers laugh all the time.  I am always thought that I would kill anything i tried to grow.  I think now that I am not so self absorbed all the time I have the patients (well sometimes) to keep plants alive. Most of the time get impatient because I just want to see everything get ripe.  I know it will come soon and I will be busy trying to learn how to can, by the time its all said and done I will probably be ready for that faze to be over but right now I am just jumping up and down.

Fall

I love fall.  The cool evenings and early mornings the mild days are wonderful.  When I think of fall I think of pumpkin pies, apples, leaves changing and dusting the winter coats out. I walked outside last night to enjoy the cool weather and all I could think about is having a small fire.  (that would be very hard for us to do since we live on a second floor apartment)   I am really looking forward to my husband and kids carving pumpkins this year.  Somethings a mom does but daddies always do better. It is so much fun and a little daunting with the holidays coming up my (3 yr old almost 4). Is really starting to grasp Halloween and Christmas. She keeps telling me that there are scary ghost on halloween and she is going to be a Princess but not scary but brother is going to be a really scary pirate so the ghost will stay away. The things kids pick up on is amazing.  Now if she would understand that Santa is watching and she needs to be good.  The kids are about to wake up and hit the ground running.  I hope everyone is enjoying the fall weather as well.


-semper fi
Aimee

Life

Its been a crazy hectic time for us here.  Busy Busy  Busy.   My loving husband has been home for a couple of mths now.  Hard to think its been that long seems like he got home yesterday at least till I look and the laundry pile.  The kids are adjusting well.  The kids are not used to me having back up.  My oldest is always shocked when daddy gets home and he already knows when she has done something she shouldn't.  It's hard not to laugh with the look of total and utter shock on her face.  (text messages come in handy).  My youngest (21mths) is getting used to (I use that term Lightly) to not being the man of the house anymore.  So life is settling down for us now.  

Why do my kids think it is OK for me to help clean up there room when I didn't help mess it up?

Double ear infections all around

Both of my kids have a double ear infection.  So to say that today was not pleasant is an understatement. Luckily the kids took there meds and didn't fight.  My son ran away but didn't fight when I caught up to him. I put them down early for everyone one sanity.  I just went and checked on them.  They sleep like angels. I hope tomorrow is a better day and my kiddies feel better tomorrow.

Memorial day

Today was a good day.  I started out by putting out the American Flag and The Marine corp flag with my kids. Then letting my daughter put up the plaque I have that says America on our door. Then we listened to the National anthem.  It was very pleasant way to start out the morning.  Followed by a couple cups of coffee to I could keep up with the kids.  Then I got started on the cleaning up and cooking.  The kids didn't help to much on cleaning but my 3 year old loved helping with the cooking.  My parents came over to start the briquette this morning.  Then mom, gwen and I headed for wal-mart after my son went to down for his nap. We came back and relaxed in between the last min prep work for the party.  The part was a nice success.  The kids only got into trouble a hand full of times. Plus we had enough food to feed an army.   My neighbor who just got back off the MUE really made my day.  When he saw I had the flags out for today you could really see in his eyes the gratitude of that small gesture.  So it was a very pleasant day.  I hope everyone else had a wonderful day.  Remember Memorial day is not just another day off of school or work.  It is to remember the veterans the ones that have fallen and the ones that are still here.  So if you know someone that has served thank them and pray if they are gone for a safe return.

-Semper Fi
Aimee