THIS, THAT & OTHER STUFF (UPDATE)

***UPDATE***

Sam, over at A Day in This Army Wife's Life, has actually given me my very first blogger award!! but, since i've been somewhat of a slack with blogging this week i didn't realize it.

So, i went from not having any blogger awards to TWO in the matter of hours of each other :o)

I love the award that Sam gave me -- it is very dear to me for lots of reasons i won't go into until later. {running short on time}

what a great award!!!

thank you so much Sam.

i love this award so much.

this weekend i will be nominating others for this award -- stay tuned.

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in other news:

i'm sure most of you have heard by now of the horrific tragedy at Ft. Hood yesterday.

Please keep the families and friends of all those involved in your prayers.

the news was reporting of soldiers ripping their uniforms apart to help stop those shot from bleeding. i'm sure we will here many stories of heroism over the next few days.

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i might not be able to blog for a couple of days because we have a busy weekend ahead.

i will be sure to get back on track starting monday :o)

have a great weekend!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WONDERFUL HUBBY :o)

he celebrated his 30th birthday yesterday!!!

we are actually going on a date tonight -- woo hoo!!

our first date in many months...and i'm so-so excited.

in other news......

check this out:

A BIG THANK YOU GOES OUT TO, TALES OF A SHORT, SOUTHERN MAMA, FOR GIVING ME MY VERY FIRST BLOG AWARD :)

because i received this award i'm going to tell you some things about myself that you may not know and honestly, may not care to know.

but,

humor me!!!

1. i don't like wearing jackets/coats or anything bulky. which poses a problem since the winters here are pretty frigid. boo!!

2. i have used the same brand of eyeliner for about 13 years now.

3. i enjoy celebrity, hollywood {entertainment} news....i know, i'm a dork.

4. the song i walked down the aisle to at my wedding was the wedding march from the sound of music. {i love a pipe organ}.

5. i love to watch baseball or college football.

6. i dream of building a cottage - style home with a pool one day.

7. i miss my family & friends back home.

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our baby boy, isn't much of a baby anymore but, a toddler.

he is 18 months old now and talking away.

he is the sweetest little thing ever.

i love this age minus the tantrums!!!

he is growing leaps and bounds every day.

the child will eat any fruit you put in front of him

vegetables are a different story.

he is really into birds, flowers, bananas & cell phones.

he loves to dance and make us laugh.

i love my little man to pieces.

i am savoring each moment with my boys because i am watching them grow right before my eyes.

we are blessed beyond words!!!

i plan on taking tons of pics from our date to topeka!!!

any suggestions of things to do, places to eat while we are there?

catching up....

i'm feeling a little behind on my blogging.

this post has the chance of being long...who knows.

my last post, hairy situation, i was telling all of you about my GRAY roots and how they had taken over my head. ugh!

finally, last thursday i went and had a 'hair' makeover!!

here is a before shot

{you can't see my roots...but, believe me they were there}

i was nervous about going to someone new after 10+ years with the same person.

however, i love, love, love my new friend. she was very easy to talk to and we all know you want your hair stylist to be a good conversationalist :o)

here is an after shot.

{i realize my hair doesn't look that different...but, at least i can tell a difference and i have NO gray roots} woo hoo!!

yes...i did the same pose -- ha! ha! ha!

my hubby really likes me with my natural color hair!!

it's nice knowing your husband likes your hair -- right ladies?!?!

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yesterday, jim's unit had an Awards Ceremony.

jim was awarded the Bronze Star!!

what is the bronze star awarded for you may ask??!!

For heroic or meritorious achievement of service, not involving aerial flight in connection with operations against an opposing armed force.

i took my {camera} because i wanted to at least capture a picture of jim getting pinned. whether or not the quality of the picture was good.

however, right when i snapped the picture....

the camera DIED!!!!

are you kidding me?!?

all i could do was laugh!!

so...i have no pictures of my husband being given his award. boo!!

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another thing going on at our house is an attack of the 'asian beetle'

{aka lady bug look-a-like}

I DO NOT LIKE BUGS, RODENTS, SNAKES, ETC.

AND

I DON'T CARE IF THEY WON'T HURT ME!!!

I DON'T DO BUGS!!

NO WAY - NO HOW!!

yesterday, i wanted to go out and sweep our screened in porch.

but,

when i stepped on the porch....

let's just say, if i had a dollar for every asian beetle out there we could retire right now and be set for life!!!

seriously, there was a bazillion of them.

trying to be brave and wanting to sweep my porch, i dug right in.

i gathered quite a few into a pile and wanted to sweep them out the door.

when i opened the door to 'gently' push them out....

they started attacking me!

well, they started flying around and a million (several) landed on me.

i screamed & screamed & screamed!!

YES I KNOW THEY WON'T HURT ME -- I DON'T CARE!!

IF THIS MAKES ME A WIMP...THEN SO BE IT :)

i threw the broom down the steps and ran inside!

yep, i gave up and let the asian beetles win.

oh - oh - oh

when you agitate the asian beetles they put off this horrible smell and they excrete a yellow 'something or other'.

yep. not fun.

i was explaining all of this to jim when he got home a few minutes later and he laughed at me for freaking out over these tiny, harmless bugs.

oh well. what can i say.

if this makes me a priss-pot....

then, i proudly wear that title :o)

i'll be the first to admit that i'm a girlie-girl and proud of it!!

am i the only one afraid of bugs, snakes, spiders, rodents?

{i think not}