Merry Christmas!!

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Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays To All of You!! See we are now aclimated and we think 60`F is
cold!! Weenies I know!! Will post more soon I promise!!

Gary said to me" Hey I've been looking on Ebay and think maybe you should make a doll?" I react in the way you would expect, "Really??" He says "yes." So I did!!! This is Millie Snowflake, I sketched her out then made her. This first photo is before wings...

This is After Wings

I handpainted her eyes and even gave her eyelids with lashes! Gary Made her a stand and I am listing her on Ebay Tonight!!
Wish me Luck!!! She was so much fun to make!!!

What Do you Think????

Soapie and Daddy

Soapie and Daddy after the Baptism. I made Soapie's Dress...... Which leads to the next post.......

Love this Photo

Madeline Olivia Thompson Age 8 Her Baptism

Daddy and Maddie Before

Maddie's Baptism

Maddie's Baptism Photo #1

Pay it Forward~~~

So if you're interested here's how it works:I will send a handmade gift to the first three (3) people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. You may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. (So, you must have a blog to participate.) I can't wait to see who I will be giving to. To join, just cut and paste this on your blog and comment away. So get posting!!

out of Left Field

Gary got a call the other night and was told he was no longer on his sub. Big things have been happening and they needed a fall guy. Gary was it. But the bright side is he is home every weekend and most likely not going to have to go out to sea again. We actually might be getting out. Scary and happy all at once. With me being pregnant I worry heck when I am not pregnant I worry I am a planner love to have the details laid out so I know what is going on. Guess I am going to have to sit back and just trust.........He knows better than me and knows whats best for me.

Love Fall but no Scary Costumes ok??

Ok so I love Fall but come on No scary costumes and no freaky yards. Especially none of these yards that look like if you get too close you might get laid on a alter and sacrificed!! What happened to pumpkins, caramel apples, popcorn balls with candy corn? We go to church Halloween parties so we don't have to deal with the freaks....

Our Oldest is 13

Hard to Believe today Katydid is 13! We have a teenager!! I can feel white hairs getting ready to sprout. It doesn't help that she is gorgeous either she has the neighbor boys hanging on every word she says! Please Lord let the Ugly fairy come in the night and make her ugly till she is 18 or at least blind the males who come near her. Oh how I wish for ugly daughters

Thinking of yummy cookies with buttercream frosting. And yummy California pizza Club rolls yummy!! Pregnancy cravings!!!

Toddlers are disgusting Creatures!

We were having breakfast this morning a Family Breakfast-Gary included!! The kiddos all home from school on Columbus day because I am a dork and thought they had no school. Anyway back to the family breakfast. Gary made bacon and eggs I made pancakes. Yummo- we were all eating enjoying ourselves thoroughly even the baby......Lillybean who is 2; happily eating pancakes and fruit loops. Lillybean sitting in her highchair and Gary turns and looks at her.... She has a fruit loop stuck to her upper lip, thinking ha ha I have an audience!!! She takes another fruit loop and sticks it to her nose.....Syrup you ask???? What adhesive you ask??? Ok here is the gross part......She used nature's adhesive.....Yep Snot!! Gross I had foo in my mouth trying not to choke or throw-up......Pointing to Gary with the whole, "that's your KID" look on my face. Lillybean of course sees no problem with the whole thing and laughs and adheres the 2 fruit loops together with a stream of nature's glorious adhesive......WE ALL LAUGHED!!

How can Something So Cute be SOOOO Gross???? See Why we kept her, She is Stinkin' Cute!

He Swiped IT!!!

I found a really cool desk on Craigslist, beyond cool and it was FREE my Fave word along with Clearance!!! Anyways I put it in our hallway upstairs put a couple things on it a runner ect and viola' cuteness in the hallway. Then after being there for only 2 Days...........Gary: Where is that Cool table you brought home? Me: Upstairs Gary: No it's gone Me: What? Where? Gary: It looks mighty fine in the office! Me: You took My Table!!! Gary: Yes-------Note all Furniture and decorations belong to Me, this includes appliances, We share books, linens, food, music and of course kiddos, and he owns the truck and his tools......The great divide between Boys and girls WE say we don't do it but IT IS A LIE!! The swiping here and there guess we have been watching Dora Way TOO Much!!!

OK So I love a deal!

This happened yesterday for all you who might read this not Sunday I promise.....SO I am searching craigslist for treasures one ad catches my eye of course in the free section moving come get it today one day only ect. So I load all but one of my kids in the car-oldest has additude BIG ADDITUDE whole story in itself.... And off we go and find an outdoor firepit, a oak side table, and this cool table all roughed up!! My neighbor, Melynda is in to the same stuff and we go Trash pickin on Tuesdays and Wednesday nights trying to find cool stuff left on the curb for the garbage man, no we do not look in the cans we have principles!!! There are as Soapie puts it curly wormies called magnets in there~~~Just reminding me of a week or so ago when it was trash day and Soapie and Duck Duck (Melynda's littlest kiddo-no not his real name just what Soapie calls him) We were outside and they were playing and Duck Duck comes over and says to me Soapie and I found some wormies!! I think ok they are 4 great! Then my mommy senses perk up THEY ARE 4 WHAT WORMIES??? Soapie is sitting on the curb where the trash truck had just been and in her hand and Duck Duck's were white wormies-Classified by the 4 year olds as curly wormies and magnets..... Trying not to barf on my kiddo and freak out the neighbors I shake off their hands and immediately disinfect them. EWWWWWWWWWWWW little kiddos play with icky things. I guess being 4 makes you appreciate and love ALL God's creatures even the magnets!!

Such A BAD MOMMY!!!!

OK so the missionaries were here yesterday at about 5pm sitting there chatting about the kiddos and suddenly I ask Gary What the date is??? It is September 27Th!!!! It is Lillybean's 2ND Birthday and I her Mommy FORGOT!!!
Hope I didn't Scar her too Much!! With all the moving going on Gary coming home I FORGOT!!! We Plan On Celebrating Monday UGGGHHH Does she Look traumatized to you?????

Early Mornings

Blah~ To think I used to dread Early mornings! I actually enjoy sitting here in My office ( sounds so formal!! ) In absolute quiet before my day begins: Mommy where are my underwear? My reply is always did you look for your underwear???? Maybe this is one of the deals that comes from large families??? There is a mystical creature that has a thing for kiddos underwear, comes in the night and swipes a few here and there and is kin to the sock swiper and shoe swiper.... Guess I need to set a couple traps!!!!

Getting Settled

After Just Moving in I am at a point that if I see another cardboard box I think I might commit boxicide!! Unlike most people we have moved 12 times since we got married! The military has been moving us every 3 1/2 years and well because our family seems to be continually growing we have moved due to lack of room, scary locations, just to move into something closer to base ect. After awhile the excitement has truly lost it's luster!

The constant nagging the boxes seem to do drives Gary and myself crazy, the difference is that he is almost always gone when we move so it doesn't yet bother him to move. I on the other hand would enjoy just throwing boxes away or burning them at the stake!!!

The only reason I haven't is hello we need the items in the boxes! I have been throwing away things left and right all remnants of either stuff we kept from our big move to Charleston SC and tried to hang on to everything to make weight, or stained clothes from the normal acts of kiddos either way we have alot of stuff!!!

Australia Baby!!!

Went to Australia to see my baby had a blast!!

Logo For Sammie

Made This Logo For My buddy, Sam~ Just Love Her!!!
She is the only reason I would visit Kansas during a Tornado. She is my sister and love her so much!!!

My website Logo

Here is my website Logo!