We ate the Spaghetti Warehouse. It was really neat! The kids loved eating in the train. They had cheap kids meals! Bread, salad, spaghetti, drink and dessert for $3.99!!
They were more interested in chocolate ice cream then smiling for a picture.
Sunday, June 8
First Night In Dallas
Pictures from Kaitlynn's camera
Here we are at the Grand Canyon! The "Barfing Brood" as my mother affectionately named them. :)
Now before you yell at me in cyberspace, YES, I DID hand off my camera to a lady to take a family picture.
But as I have said before, I can't get to my pictures right now since I forgot the memory card reader.
This was the railing Tiff started to climb.
{rattling nerves sound effect here}
Kaitlynn took these next 2 pictures. I promised her I would give her credit.Now before you yell at me in cyberspace, YES, I DID hand off my camera to a lady to take a family picture.
But as I have said before, I can't get to my pictures right now since I forgot the memory card reader.
This was the railing Tiff started to climb.
{rattling nerves sound effect here}
I LOVE how literal they can be!
He told Daddy when we got out to the car that he had a beetle in his throat.
It will be so sad when they all outgrow this literal stage we have loved for years!
Go Carts
This was a BIG hit! Except for Tiffer, Sam said he was scared to death! He kept begging for Daddy to stop!
Collin loved it. He was wild! Drove as fast as the car would go and didn't care who he bumped into.
Golfing!
Daddy gives a demonstration.
The poor couple who was wanting a nice date and got stuck behind the family of 6 took our picture for us. Yes, we did let them go in front of us. :)
Ginnifer Paisley Smith
I have a new best friend. And it only took me about 5 minutes to fall head over heels in love with her. Where has she been for most of my life? Why did it take so long to make her a part of our family?
Sam came home from the BX at Kirtland AFB with a GPS!! I knew they were nice, but I had NO idea how this little computer could be so life changing. He had been looking for awhile, but they were costly. Now, the prices have come down a lot, and this was on clearance sale, and no tax on base, so it really wasn't expensive at all. After the first hour, she was worth every penny!
After the kids heard her talk for the first time, they wanted to name her. So they took the GPS initials, and hence the name. They call her Ginnifer. Every time she tells us something, Kaebrie pipes up with , "Thank you Ginnifer!"
After the first few minutes, Christopher spoke up said, "I have a question for Ginnifer.
How are you doing?"
It was SO funny, him thinking she was going to answer him. :)
We finished out time up in New Mexico with a fun night out to a mini-golf and go cart place. The kids had a ball.
Yesterday we drove to Wichita Falls, Texas and got there around dinner time. The base was full so we stayed at a Best Western. We did end up going to the base, to the hospital that is CLOSED on Sundays. We tried out a Baptist church this morning, then headed over to the closed ER for Tiff's ear and throat, only to be sent across town to a regional hospital. But it was good! All we had to do was tell Ginny to take us to Kell West Hospital and she directed us right there!
Acute right ear infection AND strep throat!?!?!?! That is crazy. I haven't heard of anyone having that that they play with. To make matters worse, the kids have been sharing drinks when we eat out to save money, so this might be the culprit of the fever Kaebrie had for 2 days. The nice nurse there gave us a full weeks worth of meds for Tiff and a prescription we had to go get filled (thanks again Ginny for helping us to find the nearest open pharmacy) that Kaebrie is getting. Pray the rest of us stay healthy!!!!
We were finally able to leave for Dallas around 2pm. Thankfully, it was only a 2+ hour drive, with Ginny telling us every turn, right to the front door of this gigantic hotel.
We are on the 19th floor with a gorgeous view of the city. We don't have to get in the car again until Thursday!!! YAY!!!
Having all of us in the same room is requiring much more patience then I think I am capable of by 5pm. That will be the toughest part of this week. The best part will be the reunion with old friends from all over the country.
We are here in Dallas for General Assembly. The second week of June every year, every Presbyterian pastor (PCA) and elders and their families of PCA churches all over the country meet. The location varies every year. We see friends we went to Seminary with and lived near and went to churches with, ect. It really is fun. Sam has meeting all week long, but we get to play and explore the city. I am not the tea-party flower arranging type, so I don't sign up for the women's events, we just do our own thing.
To have Internet access in the room, the hotel charges ten dollars a day. I convinced Sam that I HAD to have it tonight, HAD to blog and check blogs and my email, but this might be it until we arrive at the grandparents in Alabama on Thursday night.
I will try and post some pictures from Kaitlynn's camera after dinner. It is driving me nuts that I can't access my pictures!!!!
Thanks for following us along on our journey!
Sam came home from the BX at Kirtland AFB with a GPS!! I knew they were nice, but I had NO idea how this little computer could be so life changing. He had been looking for awhile, but they were costly. Now, the prices have come down a lot, and this was on clearance sale, and no tax on base, so it really wasn't expensive at all. After the first hour, she was worth every penny!
After the kids heard her talk for the first time, they wanted to name her. So they took the GPS initials, and hence the name. They call her Ginnifer. Every time she tells us something, Kaebrie pipes up with , "Thank you Ginnifer!"
After the first few minutes, Christopher spoke up said, "I have a question for Ginnifer.
How are you doing?"
It was SO funny, him thinking she was going to answer him. :)
We finished out time up in New Mexico with a fun night out to a mini-golf and go cart place. The kids had a ball.
Yesterday we drove to Wichita Falls, Texas and got there around dinner time. The base was full so we stayed at a Best Western. We did end up going to the base, to the hospital that is CLOSED on Sundays. We tried out a Baptist church this morning, then headed over to the closed ER for Tiff's ear and throat, only to be sent across town to a regional hospital. But it was good! All we had to do was tell Ginny to take us to Kell West Hospital and she directed us right there!
Acute right ear infection AND strep throat!?!?!?! That is crazy. I haven't heard of anyone having that that they play with. To make matters worse, the kids have been sharing drinks when we eat out to save money, so this might be the culprit of the fever Kaebrie had for 2 days. The nice nurse there gave us a full weeks worth of meds for Tiff and a prescription we had to go get filled (thanks again Ginny for helping us to find the nearest open pharmacy) that Kaebrie is getting. Pray the rest of us stay healthy!!!!
We were finally able to leave for Dallas around 2pm. Thankfully, it was only a 2+ hour drive, with Ginny telling us every turn, right to the front door of this gigantic hotel.
We are on the 19th floor with a gorgeous view of the city. We don't have to get in the car again until Thursday!!! YAY!!!
Having all of us in the same room is requiring much more patience then I think I am capable of by 5pm. That will be the toughest part of this week. The best part will be the reunion with old friends from all over the country.
We are here in Dallas for General Assembly. The second week of June every year, every Presbyterian pastor (PCA) and elders and their families of PCA churches all over the country meet. The location varies every year. We see friends we went to Seminary with and lived near and went to churches with, ect. It really is fun. Sam has meeting all week long, but we get to play and explore the city. I am not the tea-party flower arranging type, so I don't sign up for the women's events, we just do our own thing.
To have Internet access in the room, the hotel charges ten dollars a day. I convinced Sam that I HAD to have it tonight, HAD to blog and check blogs and my email, but this might be it until we arrive at the grandparents in Alabama on Thursday night.
I will try and post some pictures from Kaitlynn's camera after dinner. It is driving me nuts that I can't access my pictures!!!!
Thanks for following us along on our journey!
Friday, June 6
Mamma don't do no puke
Family vacations.
Always interesting, fun, colorful and...well....smelly?
We ended up out time at Zion and left early Thursday morning, setting out for an easy 2+ hour ride to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Easy.
That was the wrong word to have in mind. We hadn't gone 45 minutes, when from behind me Tiff screamed , " I AM GOING TO THROW UP!"
Now, in a much earlier post, I wrote about taking the barf bags from the Delta plane, and that is wasn't stealing because I paid a lot of money for those tickets! I am SO SO SO SO glad I took those heavy duty-seal able-portable little bags!
In a half second I grabbed one of of the glove box, and had it over Tiff's face before Sam could even pull over. Not one drop of puke in the new van! YAY MOMMY!
We got him cleaned up and settled, and off we went, again.
Our little Constipated Cutie kept crying about her tummy hurting. After 5 , yes FIVE stops to see if she could relieve her constipation and one wrong turn, we were on our way AGAIN, now well over and hour off schedule.
We get near the park, marveling at the beautiful snow and the 36 degree weather and she starts giving of that scared scream, so out pops another Delta bag, Sam pulls over again, and again, Delta saves the day.
Delta wasn't there when Kaitlynn proceeded to Christin her first trip to the Grand Canyon by leaving behind her breakfast on the bushes.
WHEW! ENOUGH!!!!!!!
It was then MANDATORY Dramamine infusion for any Smith under the age of 12. We spent about 10 minutes looking at the incredible canyon, but my nerves were frayed. The second we stepped outside the lodge onto the trail, AFTER a stern lecture to the kids about obeying in this dangerous place, Tiff proceeds to CLIMB THE SAFETY RAIL!!!!!!!!!
I yell..um..scream...um...encourage him to get down, and behind me, Sam is laughing hysterically (once he is down and safe).
Because this is what HE did to his mother years and years ago. Tiff is a mini-Sam. And Kay, I need some pointers on how Sam turned out so well and how you survived these years please!
We think it was altitude sickness that affected the kids. It came on way fast and disappeared quickly. We were at 9,000 feet, having traveled about 6,000 feet up in less than an hour.
Then it was 8 more hours into the car, through Arizona and some amazing canyons to New Mexico, where I am now writing in the library when I am supposed to be at the BX getting meds because now Tiff is saying his ear hurts.
They did SO well on the drive. Thank you for DVD players!!!!! There were only a few minor spats. Kaebrie told everyone to stay really quiet because her baby was asleep. Tiff looks at her, waits 5 seconds, then shoots her baby with his wooden gun.
She screams.
He laughs.
I try and figure out how much of their college savings are going to need to go to pay for therapy.
We didn't do any driving today. Staying 2 nights at the TLF's on base here. Old base housing they have converted into temporary lodging. Old base housing that is NICER then our base housing we live in on a permanent basis. {sigh}. I was able to get caught up on laundry and spread the kids out into different rooms and we all feel rested and less stressed.
I have 8 minutes left on my library timer. Sorry about no pictures again. I will try and get some on. I am hoping we have Internet at the hotel in Dallas for 5 days.
Tomorrow we drive all day to somewhere in Texas, can't remember at the moment, then make our Dallas destination on Sunday.
Please continue to pray for safety and no more throwing up!!!!!!!!!!!
Always interesting, fun, colorful and...well....smelly?
We ended up out time at Zion and left early Thursday morning, setting out for an easy 2+ hour ride to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Easy.
That was the wrong word to have in mind. We hadn't gone 45 minutes, when from behind me Tiff screamed , " I AM GOING TO THROW UP!"
Now, in a much earlier post, I wrote about taking the barf bags from the Delta plane, and that is wasn't stealing because I paid a lot of money for those tickets! I am SO SO SO SO glad I took those heavy duty-seal able-portable little bags!
In a half second I grabbed one of of the glove box, and had it over Tiff's face before Sam could even pull over. Not one drop of puke in the new van! YAY MOMMY!
We got him cleaned up and settled, and off we went, again.
Our little Constipated Cutie kept crying about her tummy hurting. After 5 , yes FIVE stops to see if she could relieve her constipation and one wrong turn, we were on our way AGAIN, now well over and hour off schedule.
We get near the park, marveling at the beautiful snow and the 36 degree weather and she starts giving of that scared scream, so out pops another Delta bag, Sam pulls over again, and again, Delta saves the day.
Delta wasn't there when Kaitlynn proceeded to Christin her first trip to the Grand Canyon by leaving behind her breakfast on the bushes.
WHEW! ENOUGH!!!!!!!
It was then MANDATORY Dramamine infusion for any Smith under the age of 12. We spent about 10 minutes looking at the incredible canyon, but my nerves were frayed. The second we stepped outside the lodge onto the trail, AFTER a stern lecture to the kids about obeying in this dangerous place, Tiff proceeds to CLIMB THE SAFETY RAIL!!!!!!!!!
I yell..um..scream...um...encourage him to get down, and behind me, Sam is laughing hysterically (once he is down and safe).
Because this is what HE did to his mother years and years ago. Tiff is a mini-Sam. And Kay, I need some pointers on how Sam turned out so well and how you survived these years please!
We think it was altitude sickness that affected the kids. It came on way fast and disappeared quickly. We were at 9,000 feet, having traveled about 6,000 feet up in less than an hour.
Then it was 8 more hours into the car, through Arizona and some amazing canyons to New Mexico, where I am now writing in the library when I am supposed to be at the BX getting meds because now Tiff is saying his ear hurts.
They did SO well on the drive. Thank you for DVD players!!!!! There were only a few minor spats. Kaebrie told everyone to stay really quiet because her baby was asleep. Tiff looks at her, waits 5 seconds, then shoots her baby with his wooden gun.
She screams.
He laughs.
I try and figure out how much of their college savings are going to need to go to pay for therapy.
We didn't do any driving today. Staying 2 nights at the TLF's on base here. Old base housing they have converted into temporary lodging. Old base housing that is NICER then our base housing we live in on a permanent basis. {sigh}. I was able to get caught up on laundry and spread the kids out into different rooms and we all feel rested and less stressed.
I have 8 minutes left on my library timer. Sorry about no pictures again. I will try and get some on. I am hoping we have Internet at the hotel in Dallas for 5 days.
Tomorrow we drive all day to somewhere in Texas, can't remember at the moment, then make our Dallas destination on Sunday.
Please continue to pray for safety and no more throwing up!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, June 4
Let the fun begin.....
Monday afternoon, everything was packed, the van was loaded. And loaded withOUT the soft top carrier. How great a packer am I? Gone for a month, with a family of 6, and everything loaded in the TRUNK! Now, I have to give a shout-out to the new van I guess. The trunk is HUGE and there is another compartment that lifts up behind the drivers seat for underneath storage as well. So with my amazing organizational packing and the great van, we made a GREAT team!!!
After supper, about 6:00, I said to Sam, "Why don't we just leave tonight instead of tomorrow morning." He said, "Sure, why not?" All we had to do was pick up his dry cleaning in town and we were good to go.
It was after 7pm Monday when we got on the road. We made it to Hill AFB in Salt Lake City in about 4 hours. We got checked in, after finding our way on an old outdated base map. We crashed, but didn't sleep all that well. It was pretty crowded. The beds were SMALL, so small. I shared with Kaitlynn, Sam shared with Tiff, Kaebrie had one of the blowup mattresses and Collin was on a pull out chair.
We then were able to make it Zion National Park yesterday right at the 3:00 check in time. Sam found the PERFECT little motel. Individual cottages with a view of the cliffs in every direction. It is gorgeous! Small, but gorgeous.
We let them swim yesterday afternoon, then took the (free) shuttle into the park, rode the (free) shuttle 45 minutes to the very end, then hiked the River Walk Trail. The sun was going down, the lighting was beautiful, and I had the best time just taking pictures and experimenting with the different controls on the camera. Some of them turned out so beautiful.
{I wish I could show you right now, but in our spontaneous early leave, I forgot the card the reader for the computer, so for now, the pictures are stuck in my camera.}
We slept better last night, getting to bed before 11 pm instead of after midnight like last night. Kaebrie woke early, but everyone else slept until 9. She cuddled with me and actually stayed quiet!
We took the car in today and drove through the famous tunnel and saw the arch, then puled off onto the side of the road and the boys went mountain climbing. Way higher then was comfortable for me to watch! Made for some awesome pictures, but whew, that was hard to watch. Then Sam left Kaitlynn and I in the park and took the rest back for a swim, and a MUCH needed nap for Kaebrie.
Kaitlynn and I rode the shuttle, got off at several different stops and just walked and talked and took pictures. I gave her a few more lessons on the camera and she had a great time creating her own pictures.
I will be able to load hers onto her blog shortly, as this computer will accept her camera card, so check out her site at
www.kaitlynnsphotographyworld.blogspot.com
soon for some actual pictures!
We got back before the MAJOR thunderstorm hit. The pool is closed because of the weather. And we are a bit antsy at the moment with all of us stuck in this one small room.
I am thankful for DVD players and MOVIES!!!!
I asked Kaebrie what she thought of all this, and do you know what she was MOST impressed with? The roly poly she found yesterday. :)
We leave early tomorrow so we can make it to the Grand Canyon before the sun gets to high in the sky and ruins the view and the pictures. We are going to the not-so-used North Rim, which is supposed to be the prettiest part, but it is harder to get to because you have to come to it from the north.
Zion is SPECTACULAR. Just gorgeous. If you have a chance to get out here, DO SO!
MUCH more later, when I can!
Please continue to pray for safe travels and getting along!
ADIOS!
After supper, about 6:00, I said to Sam, "Why don't we just leave tonight instead of tomorrow morning." He said, "Sure, why not?" All we had to do was pick up his dry cleaning in town and we were good to go.
It was after 7pm Monday when we got on the road. We made it to Hill AFB in Salt Lake City in about 4 hours. We got checked in, after finding our way on an old outdated base map. We crashed, but didn't sleep all that well. It was pretty crowded. The beds were SMALL, so small. I shared with Kaitlynn, Sam shared with Tiff, Kaebrie had one of the blowup mattresses and Collin was on a pull out chair.
We then were able to make it Zion National Park yesterday right at the 3:00 check in time. Sam found the PERFECT little motel. Individual cottages with a view of the cliffs in every direction. It is gorgeous! Small, but gorgeous.
We let them swim yesterday afternoon, then took the (free) shuttle into the park, rode the (free) shuttle 45 minutes to the very end, then hiked the River Walk Trail. The sun was going down, the lighting was beautiful, and I had the best time just taking pictures and experimenting with the different controls on the camera. Some of them turned out so beautiful.
{I wish I could show you right now, but in our spontaneous early leave, I forgot the card the reader for the computer, so for now, the pictures are stuck in my camera.}
We slept better last night, getting to bed before 11 pm instead of after midnight like last night. Kaebrie woke early, but everyone else slept until 9. She cuddled with me and actually stayed quiet!
We took the car in today and drove through the famous tunnel and saw the arch, then puled off onto the side of the road and the boys went mountain climbing. Way higher then was comfortable for me to watch! Made for some awesome pictures, but whew, that was hard to watch. Then Sam left Kaitlynn and I in the park and took the rest back for a swim, and a MUCH needed nap for Kaebrie.
Kaitlynn and I rode the shuttle, got off at several different stops and just walked and talked and took pictures. I gave her a few more lessons on the camera and she had a great time creating her own pictures.
I will be able to load hers onto her blog shortly, as this computer will accept her camera card, so check out her site at
www.kaitlynnsphotographyworld.blogspot.com
soon for some actual pictures!
We got back before the MAJOR thunderstorm hit. The pool is closed because of the weather. And we are a bit antsy at the moment with all of us stuck in this one small room.
I am thankful for DVD players and MOVIES!!!!
I asked Kaebrie what she thought of all this, and do you know what she was MOST impressed with? The roly poly she found yesterday. :)
We leave early tomorrow so we can make it to the Grand Canyon before the sun gets to high in the sky and ruins the view and the pictures. We are going to the not-so-used North Rim, which is supposed to be the prettiest part, but it is harder to get to because you have to come to it from the north.
Zion is SPECTACULAR. Just gorgeous. If you have a chance to get out here, DO SO!
MUCH more later, when I can!
Please continue to pray for safe travels and getting along!
ADIOS!
Monday, June 2
Tomorrow, the adventure begins...........
Today will be a day to finish packing and cleaning and running out AGAIN for those last minute items I keep forgetting.
I will blog when I am able to. I don't know what our Internet access will be in all these hotels across the country.
14 states and over 6,ooo miles.
WHEW!
I hope our 4 kids stay as happy as these 4 kids in this picture!
(But we know Mommy won't be the one reading a map!! )
:)
Thursday, May 29
DADDY'S HOME!!!!!!!
Some pictures don't need any words.
They are a bit out of order, but enjoy the reunion pictures below.
(all of the pictures can be clicked on and opened larger)
Wednesday, May 28
Dental Day
Want to know a prescription for a good time?
Take 4 kids and their 80-some-odd teeth to the DENTIST!
I found a FANTASTIC pediatric dentist up in Boise when we got here that I would recommend to anyone.
It is an all female staff. Everyone is so kind and gentle and PATIENT!
We have all four appt.'s at the same time, so we take up the whole place. Each Smith has their own hygienist and it works great.
Kaebrie had a new employee, but she was AWESOME! It took her about 15 minutes of role playing to convince Kaebrie to get in the chair and lay back. Then she demonstrated everything she was going to do on DINO, and Kaebrie cooperated. She even let them take x-rays!!
My oldest child won't even let them do that!
Here she is TOTALLY cooperating!
Kaitlynn has no problem. Ceiling movies are the best!
Christopher does fantastic as well!
Kaebrie wearing her shades and has the headphones on to watch and listen to the movie that plays in the ceiling and brushing Dino's teeth at the same time!
Four kids, close to 90 teeth and zero cavities again.
One child is missing in these pictures.
It wasn't an accident.
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On the way to the dentist, my cell phone rang and it was SAM!
Calling from HIS cell phone.
IN THE UNITED STATES!!!!!!
THEY MADE IT!!
He was tired. It was a long 9 hour flight in a windowless coffin (as he referred to it) across the busy Atlantic Ocean, but he was good.
They spend the night on the East Coast at an Air Force Base and are supposed to be here tomorrow afternoon.
There will be more pictures tomorrow of the happy, joyous, excited, exuberant kids and their glad to be home, but exhausted and tired daddy.
Mommy is trying to decide what is the appropriate amount of hours to be here, to make him feel welcome and glad to be home, before yelling "SEE Y'ALL" and running out the door ALONE without hurting any feelings.
:)
(Before returning by 8pm for the season finale of LOST)
YIKES!
Thankfully here on base it is still in the $3.80's, or least it was 2 days ago when I filled up. But passing through town today, this was the first time I saw FOUR dollars!
ugh
Tuesday, May 27
Final Days
I posted two pictures of Wyatt below, but since he is at school today, he wasn't here for this picture.These are the rest of the playmates. Katie and Colton have birthdays 2 days apart just like Christopher and Kaebrie. And their birthdays are 2 weeks earlier. So, Katie is exactly 2 weeks older then Christopher and Colton is exactly 2 weeks older then Kaebrie!
{Was that confusing??}
I know, my tall kids look like Amazons.
And Tiff dressed himself today as well. Quite a colorful and unique look.
* Added note: They weren't supposed to be leaving until 9 June. Erika just knocked on my door and said they are leaving, for good, in less then 2 days.
:(
They have to go over this weekend to close on their house, and Daddy decided there wasn't a reason for them all to come back and wait for him with a basically empty house ,so they will be staying there.
NO REASON???? What about my two little ones????
This is the sucky part of the military, you meet and become friends with so many great people, but there are just way to many good-byes.
:(
:(
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Talked to Sam a few minutes ago. It is just so good to hear his voice. Makes me really miss him even more. They are still ready to leave in the morning, so pray for the planes to work, all the flight plans to be perfect, and no other incidents to prevent them all from leaving. I told him I would give him a two hour adjustment period, then he had to hit the ground running!
Monday, May 26
Not as bad as the earlier email with an arrival of next Tuesday, but not as great as the news they would be heading home yesterday either.
Apparently, they were all on the plane, engines running, plane was just fine, but a human error caused a mix up with the flight plans. They lost the 2 hour clearance to cross the Atlantic. I don't know what that exactly means, but it does mean they stay in Spain for another 24 hours.
Now, just a few minutes ago, ANOTHER email. There are a lot of missions going on this week, and there isn't any space for them to fly over the Atlantic tomorrow, so they have pushed it ANOTHER day. So now it will be Thursday, at the earliest, before they get home.
No space. Over the ATLANTIC OCEAN. I so don't understand that.
I have learned to NEVER give the kids a specific date of arrival, just to stay vague. "end of the month", "next week", "a few more days", ect. But Sam called yesterday while I was at the park with Kaebrie, and he told Collin he would see him Tuesday afternoon. Of course, I am the one who has to tell him, it isn't going to be Tuesday, let's pray for Thursday. And I am the one who has to watch him cry.
:(
This vacation is coming at a good time. With separate events that have happened here this month with PWOC and the chapel and now this, I have about had it with all things military.
Will keep ya posted! Off to Wal Mart, because I was able to control the urge to go to Boise and spend money the other day, today I am going shopping!
Sunday, May 25
Cutie-Pa-Tootie
Here is Christopher's best friend, Wyatt. He is in the first grade and Tiff had a HARD time this year when Wyatt was gone all day long to school. He didn't believe me when I told him Wyatt wasn't home every day, so daily, for weeks, he knocked on Mrs. Erika's door just to make sure.
When they did school pictures a few months back, Wyatt had had an accident the day before, had slipped on some ice and busted his cute face up pretty bad ( I felt really bad because is was OUR ice).
Needless to say, his mom was NOT interested in keeping those school pictures, so this week we went outside their house and snapped a few.
I LOVE this first one, but we had to get some of him smiling and showing those brand new teeth coming in!
When they did school pictures a few months back, Wyatt had had an accident the day before, had slipped on some ice and busted his cute face up pretty bad ( I felt really bad because is was OUR ice).
Needless to say, his mom was NOT interested in keeping those school pictures, so this week we went outside their house and snapped a few.
I LOVE this first one, but we had to get some of him smiling and showing those brand new teeth coming in!
The new big boy smile!
We are sad that they are leaving. By the time we get back from our trip in June, they will be settled into their new house in Wyoming. They will be VERY missed!! _________________________________________________________
Hubby update!!
They left Bahrain on time, I think it was Friday, well my Friday anyway, and arrived safely in Spain for the weekend. They are thrilled about getting real food and CHOICES of food! He told me he didn't want to see a chicken or rice for months!
I got an email from the commanders wife yesterday, saying there was a problem with the plane they were on, and it might be NEXT Tuesday before they get home.
That did NOT put me in a good mood.
We are supposed to leave here next Tuesday. We have plans and reservations across the country based on Tuesday's leave date.
I thought about starting all the phone calls and changing all the reservations, but then I decided not to. Even if he did arrive home late that Tuesday, I don't even know if could have left the next day. I know his boss wanted some projects completed before he left. Also, he will be jet lagged and 9 hours off of our time, not the safest way to drive! So I didn't do anything, except call 3 close friends here and tell them to PRAY!
An email this morning said the plane was fixed and they are back on schedule for getting home THIS TUESDAY!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That doesn't guarantee anything, but I think it means they were able to leave Spain for Virginia.
We haven't talked in 2 days. I don't know if he couldn't, or just didn't want to have tell me they might be in Spain for another week.
:)
I don't blame him. I would not have called me either!
So, I would appreciate continued prayers for the safe return of the entire squadron and also a special prayer for our neighbors. He has been with Sam this whole trip, and his wife was told last week that the foundation in their home was leaking and they are being forced to move 2 houses down. Another neighbor is being forced to move due to a leaking roof.
This happens all to often!
The consequences of living in condemned housing.
The brand new officer homes are being completed this summer, so all the new incoming people will have nice and happy and safe homes.
We will be the last ones to live in these.
I just wish I could be the one to drive that bulldozer through this place!!!
:)
Saturday, May 24
Time Waster
WARNING!!!
The following link takes you to a completely addictive , time wasting , you surely have something better to do then this, site.I don't know if the following is true, (in fact, I seriously doubt it is), but here is what the game site said:
The object of the game is to move the red block around without getting hit by the blue blocks or touching the black walls.
If you can go longer than 18 seconds you are phenomenal. US Air Force pilots are expected to go for at least 2 minutes.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html
Yes, I made it past 18 seconds (on my 5th try).
Wouldn't that qualify me for my own ride in an F-15??????
Why did I even find this? Well, frankly, I am bored out of my mind. It is a 4 day holiday weekend here, and everybody is GONE; off camping, to Yellowstone, Vegas, California, Tennessee, Boise, ect. I am about to dial 411 information just to hear an adult voice. I am seriously thinking about driving to Boise this afternoon to go to Sonic. Yes, almost 100 miles round trip for a slushy.
Might as well hit a few more stores since we will be there.
I warned Sam that I spend more money when he is gone!!!
Wednesday, May 21
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