Jul 022010

Update.
Almost to Mobile. Hour til we hit the promise land. :)

Just passed Tallahassee. I did hang out of the window while screaming hi to my blog friend Due!
3-4 more hours till I get to my parents

Been on the road an hour. 8 more to go!
Ready or not, Mississippi, we are about to invade!

Jun 302010
After 9 months of waiting for a short sale to come through we have given birth to a house. It’s not the same one we conceived 9 months ago but it is awesome. I was not offered an epidural and I am kinda pissed about it.
Got the call this morning that Sundays offer was accepted by the bank. Just hours later we were going through the home inspection….. Nailed it.
Finally!!!!!!!!!!
Video and Pictures!!!
Jun 162010

They do the dumbest things. Case in point… nail polish.
Sadly these are the feet of my two sons. Their sister and her friend Mario got bored and painted up my boys. Seth says it makes his toes “pop”. *shaking my head*
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Jun 132010

Five years of marriage and all I got was this lousy ferret. She’s also my 90 day smober gift. I got that gift little early lol.

Meet Xena Warrior Ferret
She’s so tiny. Only 1/3 the size of Ferret Bueller.
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May 312010

There is a FaceBook app that lets you post the name of a soldier who has died for his country. I did this and this is what was posted:

In honor of Memorial Day, I am dedicating my status in remembrance of SSGT Thomas William Truelove who was killed in the Vietnam War

Then I got to thinking about who this man was and what had happened to him so I did a few minutes of research and this is what I was able to piece together.

Staff Sergeant Thomas William Truelove was born in 1941 in Johnson City, TN. He was a general vehicle repairman with the U.S Army and began his tour of Vietnam in January 1971. On September 19th, 1971 he was injured in a non-hostile vehicle crash in the Quang Nam Province of South Vietnam. He clung to life for two days before succumbing to his injuries. He was 30 years old and he left behind a wife.

I honor you and all our troops who have and still are serving our country.

Staff Sergeant Thomas William Truelove

April 09, 1941 to September 21, 1971

May 242010

Many of you know my brother and SIL went to India for surrogacy a few years back. You may not know  they have been the subject of a documentary chronicling that journey. Made In India premiered at the Toronto Hot Docs Film Festival this May to standing room only crowds. The video above is a local news channel interviewing them.

Riley will be 2 in six days. She is amazing.

May 182010

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This is one of my favorite pictures ever. I mislabeled it 2004 it’s actually from 2003.

This was a little over a year after we got together and Jase’s first trip up to MS with me to meet my extended family.  We had JUST moved in together and he was getting the hang of the “Daddy” stuff.

A snot nose kid jumped in with both feet to help me raise 3 snot nosed kids.

I might have lost my mind lately but I have not lost my love for this amazing man.

May 172010

It’s been 60 days since I have wrapped my lips around the end of a cigarette.

60 days of taking little blue pills that don’t cause erections.

60 days of eating non-stop and gaining about 15 pounds.

60 days of irrational fears surfacing either due to the meds I am taking to quit or the quitting itself.

60 days of waiting for this damn necklace to come in.

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Has the 60 days of hell been worth it?

YOU DAMN STRAIGHT.