So this weekend was a hard weekend with many lessons learned...I can't believe how people could be so rude!
Many of you have heard that I lost one part of my tent....see, we have a 3-dome tent and when I set up the tent Wed. around 3 pm and went back out Thurs. morning to drop off some of our supplies at 930 am, it was already gone...come to find out the people that were in my camping spot said they set up their tent Wed. at 530...so in 2 1/2 hours my tent grew legs and ran away! I don't know if the people in my spot had taken it, or if someone else took it, but we found the stakes, and still have the rain fly. So all I need is the tent with the poles...so my goal is to contact the makers of the tent and tell them what happened and see if I can order those pieces...b/c right now I have 2 pieces to a full 3-piece puzzle (tent).
Also, I was supposed to have a friend join us Friday morning into Saturday; split the cost of the campsite and bring half of the food for the time we were both their. She was to bring her husband and 2 daughters so it was easy to split food and costs....well, she never showed up. I don't know why I didn't get a phone call, text, or even why she didn't ride down there and tell me what was happening. I just hope everything is ok with her. She was just as excited as I was and last I spoke with her, everything was ok...so I don't know what happened?! However, she left us without anything to eat for lunch, so we had to drive 20 min. to get fast food, b/c i didn't pack anything extra for food (snacks, but not a whole meal) and then left us with half of breakfast! I am really irritated, but hoping everything's ok and an emergency didn't come up, b/c I haven't been able to get a hold of her since we returned yesterday!
So, after a 2-day camping trip not far from home....I'm really irritated with people who can't be trusted! I can't believe people would have time to stand you up and not send notice of some kind and that you would steal someone's tent at a camping location! you generally trust people when you leave your campsite to go somewhere! GRRRRR!
May 30, 2010
May 26, 2010
I'm pregnant!
God grant me the patience to deal with my children!
Two days ago I took an in-home pregnancy test and found out we are pregnant! Now, I know God is laughing at me right now if this is another girl! :) God for whatever reason thinks that giving me...the tom-boy, rough, big girl who played softball and rugby, loves to be fearless and is not the "typical" lady, decided to give ME two wonderful, beautiful girls. I just hope now he has one wonderful boy to hand me! Although I have debated the pro's and con's of having another girl...like another girl would be cheaper b/c we already have the toys, clothes in every season and every size, and a girl would be easier b/c we have figured girls (for now). For us, boys is the unknown territory, well, except for Michael, but we've never raised a boy, don't know how to handle a boy, and certainly don't have much for a boy in material possessions.
However, the one thing we do have is love! We will truely love this third child like we have loved the other two! God has given us the gift of raising another one of his precious children and the only thing we can do is love this child unconditionally.
Two days ago I took an in-home pregnancy test and found out we are pregnant! Now, I know God is laughing at me right now if this is another girl! :) God for whatever reason thinks that giving me...the tom-boy, rough, big girl who played softball and rugby, loves to be fearless and is not the "typical" lady, decided to give ME two wonderful, beautiful girls. I just hope now he has one wonderful boy to hand me! Although I have debated the pro's and con's of having another girl...like another girl would be cheaper b/c we already have the toys, clothes in every season and every size, and a girl would be easier b/c we have figured girls (for now). For us, boys is the unknown territory, well, except for Michael, but we've never raised a boy, don't know how to handle a boy, and certainly don't have much for a boy in material possessions.
However, the one thing we do have is love! We will truely love this third child like we have loved the other two! God has given us the gift of raising another one of his precious children and the only thing we can do is love this child unconditionally.
May 20, 2010
The planner in me!
So, it's official! I have started my own playgroup, along with my friend Michelle! I'm so happy for this, as I was not satisfied with the two groups I belonged to. The girls and I are always bored sitting around! I have always been a bit of a busy body and I don't let 2 little ones slow me down!
I remember when I first told my mom I was pregnant with child #1...she said, "well, you're life will have to slow down with a little one." And it did for a little while, b/c we didn't have much time away from work or any money to go do anything. However, since I've been a stay at home mom I have found tons of things to do that are free! I never knew the world was so large with free things still in today's age!
So, by starting my own playgroup...I get to plan what's going on, I get to schedule what's happening when...so pretty much...I have control! HA HA HA!!!!!!! No really the other 2 groups combined were not creating enough stuff for the girls and I to keep busy...so with this group I intend to integrate the entire family (older kids and husbands) into the monthly activities. I intend to have some playgroup offered everyday, weather pending, along with monthly mom's only nights, family dinners, and a weekend family outing (like camping or going somewhere family oriented). I hate when I do all this stuff and I talk about all these new people I've met and Michael doesn't know who I'm talking about, so this will give him a chance to meet other men around the area and our men to spend time with us as a family!
So, as a planner, I get to do the one thing I love to do: plan events for other people that I get to attend and participate in! I hope it goes over well, but I don't have any doubts b/c already 31 mom's have joined and it doesn't even start until June 1! YAY!
Prayers would be appreciated for a strong group of close women to make great long-lasting friends!
I remember when I first told my mom I was pregnant with child #1...she said, "well, you're life will have to slow down with a little one." And it did for a little while, b/c we didn't have much time away from work or any money to go do anything. However, since I've been a stay at home mom I have found tons of things to do that are free! I never knew the world was so large with free things still in today's age!
So, by starting my own playgroup...I get to plan what's going on, I get to schedule what's happening when...so pretty much...I have control! HA HA HA!!!!!!! No really the other 2 groups combined were not creating enough stuff for the girls and I to keep busy...so with this group I intend to integrate the entire family (older kids and husbands) into the monthly activities. I intend to have some playgroup offered everyday, weather pending, along with monthly mom's only nights, family dinners, and a weekend family outing (like camping or going somewhere family oriented). I hate when I do all this stuff and I talk about all these new people I've met and Michael doesn't know who I'm talking about, so this will give him a chance to meet other men around the area and our men to spend time with us as a family!
So, as a planner, I get to do the one thing I love to do: plan events for other people that I get to attend and participate in! I hope it goes over well, but I don't have any doubts b/c already 31 mom's have joined and it doesn't even start until June 1! YAY!
Prayers would be appreciated for a strong group of close women to make great long-lasting friends!
May 18, 2010
3-day weekend
Wow! How time flies! I was just trying to remember what all I did this weekend and really had to think...guess it's old age! :) Well, the Whiteley household grew in size, put more miles on our new van, and we earned a trip to Las Vegas for two!
So our weekend began a little differently than most weekends...we started out with the Rabbit Fest activities here in town (Copperas Cove). I don't quite know what the Rabbit Fest celebrates, but it's a huge festival they have annually and draws in more than 100,000 people...so it's huge for this small town! However, I was a little disappointed in the parade...See, I've only been to parades that you have to show up early to get the best seats, they last at least 1 hour and generally kids walk away with a decent amount of candy. Well, this one lasted at most 30 minutes, the kids each got 4 pieces of candy, and when we showed up early, there were very few people already there...I could have shown up 10 min. early and still had a great seat! So, oh well, not a huge deal...just a little disappointing!
Well, my friend had invited us to her BBQ, which fell through, because she had to take her daughter to the emergency room. Although it sucks for us not having a BBQ, I feel for her and her family as they still don't know what's wrong with their little girl and it's sad to me to watch them deal with their struggles! So, we rested, ate lunch, and then join the crowds for the festival 1 mile away from our house! IT WAS A ZOO! there were lots of people, but more so, there was a carnival, with carnival food, a petting zoo, which the girls loved, pony rides, which we let them do, and crafts, which I loved! (I found a really cute dress for the girls, they make it out of daddy's uniform and I hope to get them one soon, so they can wear it for the summer and then keep it as a piece of their daddy!) The girls and I also fell in love with these rabbits they were selling. They had all colors, sizes and breeds and I just wanted one to cuddle with! Michael stood his ground though and wouldn't let me have one! After that it was time to leave, and it was very hard to pull the girls away from all the bunnies!
So Sunday we spent the day driving 5 hours roundtrip to a place almost near San Antonio. The day prior, Michael signed us up to go listen to these people try to sell us a time-share in exchange for some gifts...so I agreed and went along. We were told this was a 90 minute thing and it turned out to be a 3 hour thing! So, needless to say, the girls were done, tired and bored...but so were we! We didn't get a timeshare, b/c we can't afford it. however we did get some pretty amazing prizes... We received 2 $40 prepaid american express cards, a 3 day/2 night trip to Vegas for 2 (hotel and airfare included) and a trip to 1 of 4 different tropical islands for 5 days/4 nights to include Puerto Rico and a couple others (I forgot). So, nothing too bad, just a waste of my time! When we returned home to have our newest family addition to arrive shortly after! We have added a 2 yo yellow lab, Stella, to our family. She joins Stetson, a mini-pincher, which has been with us for over 4 years. She's a good dog and has adjusted fine...more to come on her in the future, I'm sure!
Monday was our productive day! We got cement blocks to line our back fence line b/c Stetson is digging and we can't keep him in the yard. We got our phones fixed so we can now function with a bluetooth again...I really depend on my bluetooth when I'm with the kids...so then I can talk and handle my responsibilities. :) We played outside in the pool, went to lunch at a good cafeteria place around here (McAllisters), picked up some craft things at Hobby Lobby, daddy BBQ hamburgers for dinner and we let the kids play at Chuck E. cheese for a few hours to burn some energy. I refuse to go to CEC on the weekend and Emersen wants to take her daddy, so since he was off yesterday, we had the whole place to ourselves for 2 hours! It was great! The kids behaved greatly, so that topped the whole day off with a cherry! overall, we had a great weekend!
I let Emersen paint her fingernails by herself last night.
Jorrin's 2 yo temper has really flaired up this past week...she's more whiny and quick to throw a tantrum...that should be getting more fun!
Michael is working with Stella on her pottying on the floor issue.
I'm working on a new project where you put painted hand prints of everyone in the family on canvas boards for wall decorations! We shall see how they turn out...the paint takes forever to dry!!!!
Quote of the post:
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.
Thomas Carlyle
So our weekend began a little differently than most weekends...we started out with the Rabbit Fest activities here in town (Copperas Cove). I don't quite know what the Rabbit Fest celebrates, but it's a huge festival they have annually and draws in more than 100,000 people...so it's huge for this small town! However, I was a little disappointed in the parade...See, I've only been to parades that you have to show up early to get the best seats, they last at least 1 hour and generally kids walk away with a decent amount of candy. Well, this one lasted at most 30 minutes, the kids each got 4 pieces of candy, and when we showed up early, there were very few people already there...I could have shown up 10 min. early and still had a great seat! So, oh well, not a huge deal...just a little disappointing!
Well, my friend had invited us to her BBQ, which fell through, because she had to take her daughter to the emergency room. Although it sucks for us not having a BBQ, I feel for her and her family as they still don't know what's wrong with their little girl and it's sad to me to watch them deal with their struggles! So, we rested, ate lunch, and then join the crowds for the festival 1 mile away from our house! IT WAS A ZOO! there were lots of people, but more so, there was a carnival, with carnival food, a petting zoo, which the girls loved, pony rides, which we let them do, and crafts, which I loved! (I found a really cute dress for the girls, they make it out of daddy's uniform and I hope to get them one soon, so they can wear it for the summer and then keep it as a piece of their daddy!) The girls and I also fell in love with these rabbits they were selling. They had all colors, sizes and breeds and I just wanted one to cuddle with! Michael stood his ground though and wouldn't let me have one! After that it was time to leave, and it was very hard to pull the girls away from all the bunnies!
So Sunday we spent the day driving 5 hours roundtrip to a place almost near San Antonio. The day prior, Michael signed us up to go listen to these people try to sell us a time-share in exchange for some gifts...so I agreed and went along. We were told this was a 90 minute thing and it turned out to be a 3 hour thing! So, needless to say, the girls were done, tired and bored...but so were we! We didn't get a timeshare, b/c we can't afford it. however we did get some pretty amazing prizes... We received 2 $40 prepaid american express cards, a 3 day/2 night trip to Vegas for 2 (hotel and airfare included) and a trip to 1 of 4 different tropical islands for 5 days/4 nights to include Puerto Rico and a couple others (I forgot). So, nothing too bad, just a waste of my time! When we returned home to have our newest family addition to arrive shortly after! We have added a 2 yo yellow lab, Stella, to our family. She joins Stetson, a mini-pincher, which has been with us for over 4 years. She's a good dog and has adjusted fine...more to come on her in the future, I'm sure!
Monday was our productive day! We got cement blocks to line our back fence line b/c Stetson is digging and we can't keep him in the yard. We got our phones fixed so we can now function with a bluetooth again...I really depend on my bluetooth when I'm with the kids...so then I can talk and handle my responsibilities. :) We played outside in the pool, went to lunch at a good cafeteria place around here (McAllisters), picked up some craft things at Hobby Lobby, daddy BBQ hamburgers for dinner and we let the kids play at Chuck E. cheese for a few hours to burn some energy. I refuse to go to CEC on the weekend and Emersen wants to take her daddy, so since he was off yesterday, we had the whole place to ourselves for 2 hours! It was great! The kids behaved greatly, so that topped the whole day off with a cherry! overall, we had a great weekend!
I let Emersen paint her fingernails by herself last night.
Jorrin's 2 yo temper has really flaired up this past week...she's more whiny and quick to throw a tantrum...that should be getting more fun!
Michael is working with Stella on her pottying on the floor issue.
I'm working on a new project where you put painted hand prints of everyone in the family on canvas boards for wall decorations! We shall see how they turn out...the paint takes forever to dry!!!!
Quote of the post:
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.
Thomas Carlyle
May 13, 2010
History
So to start this off i think I'll fill you in on some background information. My family began when my husband and I got married at 19yo in 2003. We were already engaged, but had only been together for 2 years. We were high school sweethearts and had mutual friends since grade school. As a reservist in the Army, we quickly found out he was to deploy overseas in one week. So we decided to get married in 5 days. We had a small family wedding and he left for 6 months.
Upon his return, we moved to Kirksville, MO and attended Truman State University. I received my BA in Communications: journalism at 4 months pregnant with our first child. Emersen, was born Sept. 20, 2006, a month before her due date with no complications. She was a healthy baby girl and thriving to this day! She's a quiet child, who struggles with a speech delay. She's going to be our studious child, she loves reading and running around with "big" kids.
A month later my family moved back to Kansas City, MO, where my husband and I grew up. We purchased our first home in April of 2008 around the same time we found out my husband was due for a deployment, but we wouldn't be told when or where for a few months.
On June 2, 2008, we were given the gift of another baby girl, Jorrin, who was an active child in utero and is still very much an active child as we get ready to celebrate her 2nd birthday! She's hard-headed and very much a tom-boy, who loves to watch bugs and beat on her sister.
In Nov. 2008, my husband left the girls and I for his deployment to Ft. Hood, TX. He works at the blood donor center and enjoys his work. He made lots of friends and visited us every 3 months for 5-8 days, coming home for birthdays and Christmas, but he still missed out on a lot of growth for the girls and I. Our marriage grew stronger with each of us growing as individuals a few states apart.
We made the decision to move the girls and I down to TX in 2009, when Michael made the decision to extend his deployment for another year (at least until 11/2010). At the time my mother-in-law moved into our house and after Christmas we began the moving process. My mother-in-law lives in our house in KC to keep it up while we're gone and we currently rent a house in TX. A weird situation, I know!
In the 5 months we have been in TX now, the girls and I enjoy every second with Michael. We have explored a lot of different areas around here, and have plans for family vacations in the future! Michael and I celebrated our 7th anniversary in March by going zip lining and we enjoyed a night out without kids! :)
I think that brings us up to speed...more to come in the future which will help expand the background understanding of my family. I hope to blog about decisions in our family, activities and adventures we seek, and what the future holds for me and mine! Thank you for reading!
Upon his return, we moved to Kirksville, MO and attended Truman State University. I received my BA in Communications: journalism at 4 months pregnant with our first child. Emersen, was born Sept. 20, 2006, a month before her due date with no complications. She was a healthy baby girl and thriving to this day! She's a quiet child, who struggles with a speech delay. She's going to be our studious child, she loves reading and running around with "big" kids.
A month later my family moved back to Kansas City, MO, where my husband and I grew up. We purchased our first home in April of 2008 around the same time we found out my husband was due for a deployment, but we wouldn't be told when or where for a few months.
On June 2, 2008, we were given the gift of another baby girl, Jorrin, who was an active child in utero and is still very much an active child as we get ready to celebrate her 2nd birthday! She's hard-headed and very much a tom-boy, who loves to watch bugs and beat on her sister.
In Nov. 2008, my husband left the girls and I for his deployment to Ft. Hood, TX. He works at the blood donor center and enjoys his work. He made lots of friends and visited us every 3 months for 5-8 days, coming home for birthdays and Christmas, but he still missed out on a lot of growth for the girls and I. Our marriage grew stronger with each of us growing as individuals a few states apart.
We made the decision to move the girls and I down to TX in 2009, when Michael made the decision to extend his deployment for another year (at least until 11/2010). At the time my mother-in-law moved into our house and after Christmas we began the moving process. My mother-in-law lives in our house in KC to keep it up while we're gone and we currently rent a house in TX. A weird situation, I know!
In the 5 months we have been in TX now, the girls and I enjoy every second with Michael. We have explored a lot of different areas around here, and have plans for family vacations in the future! Michael and I celebrated our 7th anniversary in March by going zip lining and we enjoyed a night out without kids! :)
I think that brings us up to speed...more to come in the future which will help expand the background understanding of my family. I hope to blog about decisions in our family, activities and adventures we seek, and what the future holds for me and mine! Thank you for reading!
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