My Story

My story begins just over 16years ago when I met the most amazing man on a blind date. We decided to get married, I was just right out of high school. Not only was I getting married to a man but I was also getting married to the military. A few months later we moved to Hawaii. There I decided I wanted to go to college. I started, and did pretty well, much of a surprise to myself. I went diligently for the time we were there. When we were getting a little way out from having to transfer I decided to quit my job so that I could go full time and finish before we left the island. Transfer time came and I decided to follow my husband. I only had 2 classes to go to finish my AA but I figured I would just pick up in Washington, boy was I stupid. (Rule to any councelor seeing a military person, espcially, tell them it is not that easy). I get to Washington and go straight to the college and want to finish my last 2 classes. I don't remember it but I am sure I was laughed at. "What you wont accept any of my credits and YOU WANT ME TO START ALL OVER!!!!!!!" After gaining my composure, I am sure that took a long while, I signed up for my first credit. I did go to class but after sitting in it for a few days decided I could not handle starting over from the beginning so I dropped out of the class or did I just stop going? (I could have really used that little voice to tell me not to be so stupid but even if it was there I didn't listen) Anyway, how ever many years later and 2 kids later we again move to Hawaii where I decide I am going to finish what I started. I head over to the college and go to a councilor and tell them I want to finish my 'last 2 classes'. Darn that person followed me from Washington to Hawaii and was laughing at me, again. Actually the guy was very apologetic and told me that they changed all my classes to 100s and my classes were no longer any good for the AA in accounting and then he said those darn words, "You will have to start over." Do you know when I left Hawaii I was paying $19 a credit and that darn school wanted $100 and I would have to go non stop till we left, taking full semesters and paying over $200 during the summer. Then I started to laugh, I think I might have hit a little hysteria. After some composure I put my tail between my legs and went home. There was hope for me yet. One of the places Jason got one of his degrees from had started a spouses program. After talking to them all my credits were taken in one way or another and books were free and credits were about $69. Doable. So I started. And I finished.

It may have taken me 16years but I finished and darn am I proud of myself :)

What does the future hold for me? Well I will continue being a homeschooling mother to 2 wonderful (crazy, wild) boys and a wife to my wonderful husband. (What about moving onto that bachelors, someday)

This is a video that Jeffrey took of the deer

house

Check out was in our backyard. Right there eating our bushes. To bad he got a hold of our fig, cherry and apple tree, too. He wasn't so cute after that. Some people in our family are hoping that he will come back when it is in season. He was so beautiful. The boys and I even went outside and stood at the edge of the porch to watch him. Crazy to think of what little space they are having to live with around here.

kids fun

Jason's squadron had a softball tournament/family day. The kids couldn't have been happier. There were all kinds of bounce houses to play in. Here the boys are in some gladiator bouncy where they got to knock people off the platform they were on. I had to close my eyes a few times. Especially when some older kid got up with Jeffrey. Being mom and me I had to make sure I let the kid know his mom was standing there. (Sorry Jeffrey but that is what mom does :)

Jonah

Here is my little boy. He finally lost his 2 bottom teeth. (To bad the new teeth were already coming in behind. Looks like there are going to be braces in his future.) Check out those huge blue eyes. It was funny when he lost those teeth and he was going to get to put them under his bed for the tooth fairy. We had just watched The Toothfairy the day before so Jeffrey wanted to stay up all night to catch him. He was hoping that he would catch him in his hockey gear.

Jonah

Jonah

Look at this cute picture. I just love it. This was taken while the boys were playing with the camera.

home improvements

Jason had a few days off last week and decided he was going to bust out a wall. It has been something he has wanted to do since we took the first walk threw of the house. Our kitchen was totally closed in except for a doorway out to the dinning room and one to the entrance of the house.

Here are the 2 holes he started with, making sure he didn't cut threw the wires.

This is taken from our dinning room before he cut all the board out.


This is taken from the inside of our kitchen.

Here is the finished results with the trimming and counter top and the painted wall.

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jason always impresses me with his talents and abilities.

scouts

Here are a few pictures of my cubscout den. These were taken at our May Pack meeting. The boys got to make rockets. (They launched them by putting water and air in the bottles). The boys had so much fun. It was a blast watching them shoot off.

Here is Jeffrey handing over his denner rope to the new denner. (He is the one who's back is facing you). Check out that blue thing the boy in the light blue shirt is holding. That was made by my wonderful hubby. It's a gong. When the boys get an advancement or award they get to hit it. That is their favorite part.
Hey there I am!!!!!! I am the one standing next to the women in the red jacket. (I am the taller of the two.) We were recognized for going to Woodbadge (I got to hit the gong :)

Here are my cubs (both wolf and bear) holding up their rockets. They are dry so you know this picture was taken before launching.