tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56299080820668995932012-02-16T10:32:51.556-05:00Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-64768041933977753902011-03-01T20:54:00.000-05:002011-03-01T20:54:37.528-05:00

It has finally happened - I've turned 30!   Sunday, March 1, 1981 at 8:10am, I was born. No big celebrations for me tonight.  I had some girlfriends over to celebrate with me on Friday.  We had a good time but I can't wait till my husband comes home and we can have our big joined 30th birthday party! Since I have nothing else exciting, I'll leave you with some jokes my grandma sent me in my

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Yes, I know it is not Friday but my weekend has gotten away from me.  I was nervous to weigh in this week because I knew I ate like crap at the baby shower on Saturday.  I also didn't get to go to the gym on Monday because schools were closed and the kids were home and then didn't get to go on Tuesday either because schools were closed with the stupid snow.   I was actually preparing myself to

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Right now we are 321 days into this stupid deployment. And this deployment is finally ALMOST over! And I can't wait! I don't have definite dates yet but my hubby did give me a date to have his cell phone turned back on. That's a start....right?? I'm getting excited - can't wait to have him back in my arms!

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-45457610345689891122011-02-23T20:14:00.001-05:002011-02-23T20:14:00.542-05:00

Back in November I finally broke down and bought a new vacuum.  This is something we normally have to do every few years.  It sucks but I figured it was just life with a huge white hairy dog. After talking it over with my husband though, we finally decided to take the plunge and get a Dyson.  This one to be exact.  I was so super excited to get it - but to be honest - I haven't really been too

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-65648666628261100142011-02-22T20:13:00.000-05:002011-02-22T20:13:51.143-05:00

I received an award from Misty Marie. Thank you!Here is how the award works: 1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award. 2. Share 7 things about yourself. 3. Award 8 recently discovered great bloggers. 4. Contact the bloggers and let them know about the award. So, here are 7 things about me: 1. I don't sort laundry - ever! 2. I kinda sort of wish I had some sort of money

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After several weeks of researching phones, I finally got my new phone on Friday.  I decided to get the Samsung Transform.   It is taking a lot of getting use to (and the weekend hasn't left much time to actually play around with it) but I think so far I really like it.  The touch screen is probably the hardest for me to get use to. I use to have a Blackberry and I thought I loved that phone -

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I know I've mentioned several times that I want/need to lose weight.  The amount I've wanted to lose has also fluctuated quite a bit as I seemed to of gained quite a few pounds towards the middle of  this stupid deployment. I've decided that I'm finally ready to really lose this weight, so I can be super sexy when my husband comes home.  The other thing I've been contemplating is actually

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Setting:  Driving down the road with kids in tow. Boy 2: pointing out the window at building.  What's that?   Me:  Wal-Mart Boy 2:  Ewwww!  Yuck!  We don't like Wal-Mart.  Only Target! What can I say, the boy has his mamma's taste.

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Do not EVER volunteer to co-host a baby shower (or any event for that matter) again! Specifics: Co-host is in charge of invites.  Only puts herself as the host when she sends invitations out. Co-host wants to spend $2.49 per cookie for favors.  That's over $50 for cookies alone! Ridiculous!  (And that doesn't include the cost of the cellophane bags she wants to put them in!)

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So December was a very stressful month if you didn't get that from my first three parts.  And then there was Christmas too. The holidays were good considering my husband wasn't here.  We did get to Skype with him Christmas morning so he got to see the kids open all their gifts.  And then him and I were able to open gifts together like we do every year as the kids sit around and play with new

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-2080500829205405012011-02-10T11:18:00.001-05:002011-02-10T11:18:00.680-05:00

Way back in the beginning of the summer I started discussing the issues we were having with Boy 1.  I know I made mention several times that we were almost to a point where I felt we would have a definitive diagnosis.  We finally received that towards the end of November. We have had four professionals (the psychologist, the psychiatrist, the intake worker and his weekly therapist) all agree

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-49206228228075842412011-02-10T08:27:00.000-05:002011-02-10T08:27:37.651-05:00

A week ago I asked everyone for some suggestions on a new blog layout.  And I got so much better than that! Jeanette over at Crafty Hippo Design offered to redesign by blog for FREE as she is considering opening her own business and I got to be her guinea pig.  How amazing is that? I absolutely love my new design.  What do you all think?  I'm sure Jeanette would love any constructive feedback 

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So this next section of December I've contemplated posting about at all.  I've written and re-written this post several different ways trying to give enough detail without giving all the intimate details of my children, who I often try to shelter on here. Basically what it boils down to is discipline.  Before I go any further, I understand that this topic is and can be touchy with some people.

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Way back in February of last year I came up with a list of deployment goals.  I revisited them once before here but since deployment will be coming to an end soon, I figured it would be time to revisit those goals. 1. Read at least 12 books. This accounts to at least one book a month. Shouldn't be too hard but we'll see what happens with my course load. I also want to try to integrate some

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So with December, brought it's own issues.  Some old, some new. I was still technically recovering from surgery.  I still wasn't suppose to be driving but decided to anyway.  I tried to take it easy - I really did; but life just sometimes didn't allow that to happen. After about 4 weeks; I was allowed to start wearing a tennis shoe again.  But ONLY tennis shoes, with ties.  Do you know how

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-9281247852962729212011-02-03T11:30:00.001-05:002011-02-03T11:30:03.228-05:00

I want a new blog layout. Does anyone have any suggestions where to get one for FREE?  In the past I've spent countless hours searching sites and finding and losing layouts that I like and then finally getting fed up because it isn't working the way I want it to in my head. Is this just a part of doing a redesign?  Or is there an easier way?

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If you missed the first half of my recap of the month you can find it here.   By that weekend (I had surgery on Wednesday); the kids had gone with my parents and I was on my own to take care of not only myself but my dog.  Even though my doctor told me I could walk on my foot - it was unbearable.  I spent most of the weekend either hopping or crawling to where I needed to be.  That made things

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I first learned of Operation Paperback from ABW.  She mentioned it on her blog and I immediately went to the website to check it out. Basically they are an organization that collects and sends books to not only deployed soldiers; but also to military and veteran hospitals and USO centers at the airports.  They have also recently started sending books to military families of deployed service

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-24947088459668178732011-01-29T21:10:00.001-05:002011-01-29T21:10:00.266-05:00

Wow!  November seems like such a long time ago.  And believe me; I do not miss it! As I'm pretty sure I mentioned November was the month of my surgery.  I had a bunionectomy.  Again.  (Even though blogger thinks I'm spelling it wrong, I'm not!  It's my third one; I'm pretty sure I know how to spell it by now). I spent the first half of the month stressing out over if I was making the right

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-66292926461712841532011-01-28T20:46:00.000-05:002011-01-28T20:46:37.163-05:00

Hmmm.  So where to start? I'm not real sure why I haven't blogged in forever.  I mean, yeah I've been busy (really busy) but it seems like lately I come up with all these blog posts in my head and then they never get out.  I don't really have a good explanation. I want to blog, but something is holding me back.  I'm just not sure what it is.  Part of me thinks it's the pressure to constantly

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-48246317043138675132010-10-20T23:31:00.000-04:002010-10-20T23:31:10.081-04:00

Wow.  Where to begin?  So much has been going on and life has really just seemed to have gotten away from me here lately. For starters, TJ has been gone for 194 days now!  I can't believe it has been that long since I have been able to hold and kiss the love of my life!  Luckily R&R is coming up right around the corner and I can't wait! I've also been working way more than I had planned on

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My youngest is at the stage now where he comes up with some hilarious things.  I really need to start documenting these better but tonight was one of those moments. **background:  Friday evening the high school homecoming parade came down our street and the kids were super excited** As I was getting him out of the shower tonight he said something about Christmas. Me:  Slow down, we need to

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-67860058850560088682010-09-29T21:28:00.000-04:002010-09-29T21:28:36.973-04:00

 Yea so, my night..... I *allowed* my six (almost seven) year old son to run away.  He was in the midst of one of his "episodes" tonight (which lately happen ALL the time) when he screamed at me that he wanted to run away. I simply told him that was fine and he could get his stuff when we got home and go. We get home and he runs to his room to pack his bag.  Within minutes he was back at the

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-23386940658150033392010-09-28T18:06:00.001-04:002010-09-28T18:06:00.890-04:00

I know, you're probably thinking just yesterday I was saying that I needed to slow this process down a little bit and not make so many changes at once.  But this is actually something I started using several weeks ago and it's been working - it was later in my list of challenges but I decided to move it up since we're already using it. You may also be asking, what does using a white board have

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-71171202539359418522010-09-27T23:17:00.000-04:002010-09-27T23:17:24.909-04:00

So in the midst of the my parenting posts, I wanted to give you all an update on deployment as well. We are currently 24 weeks/170 days in.  Which means we are 42.5% done with this stupid deployment.  Almost to the half way point!   I'm really starting to look forward to R&R - I just don't know if it can possibly get here soon enough!

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-76647881811099116352010-09-27T21:34:00.000-04:002010-09-27T21:34:46.772-04:00

I have not fallen off the band-wagon of my parenting a child with ADHD challenge.  What I've discovered though is that I need to take smaller steps and implement new things slowly.  My son thrives on routine and changing so many things at once was putting him on edge; so we've had to slow it down a bit. As for an update on where we are: Challenge #1 - I started back to the gym today and am

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-72058440825735808332010-09-18T20:22:00.000-04:002010-09-18T20:22:49.014-04:00

As difficult as I know it is,  you need to stay calm and have a friendly disposition. When an ADHD child can sense anger, they will likely match (if not top) that anger. As much as I find myself raising my voice with anger (mostly because he isn't following directions); I need to step back and practice those breathing exercises we have been working on with him in therapy, and try to remain calm

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-73264805616599971332010-09-17T18:38:00.000-04:002010-09-17T18:38:09.766-04:00

Start every command by stating his name in attempt to get his attention.  If I walk into his room while he is watching TV and simply tell him to clean his room - it's NEVER gonna get done. I must first ensure I have his attention and he is looking at me.  Saying his name, generally does the trick (but not always).  Then begin with the first simple direction.  Saying clean your room (even if I

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-2824971596101126912010-09-15T22:42:00.001-04:002010-09-15T22:42:00.226-04:00

In this post I mentioned that one of the diagnoses with my 7 year old was ODD.  What is ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder) and what does it entail?  I have had this question asked on more than one occassion so I figured it was worth a post of its own. While again, I am no expert, here is what I do know about it.  It is when a child is routinely uncooperative and defiant towards authority

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Post clear precise rules that he understands.  And go over them frequently. General rules like "Be on Your Best Behavior" mean nothing to him.  He needs to know exactly what behaviors he needs to be exhibiting. If he going to a friends house, I can not say "be on your best behavior", I must tell him: - Remember your manners (please, thank you, etc) - Follow directions the first time they are

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-74828322057761051912010-09-15T00:23:00.000-04:002010-09-15T00:23:47.785-04:00

The first and most important step before being able to help your child is to help yourself.  You need to eat right, exercise, find ways to reduce stress and get adequate sleep before you will be able to fully function in the level needed to be able to successfully parent a child with ADHD. It is my goal to start going to the gym again on a regular basis or if my schedule doesn't allow it, to at

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-2519231063622882922010-09-13T20:28:00.000-04:002010-09-13T20:28:46.153-04:00

Several months ago, I spoke of some issues that we were having with our middle son, who will be 7 next month.  I am finally ready to discuss this in more detail.  It has been a very long and drawn out process that is still not complete but I am confident that we are seeing some of the best doctors in the area and we will continue working on solutions. While our school district basically told me

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-74527335564535229422010-09-03T08:08:00.000-04:002010-09-03T08:08:29.051-04:00

Gone are the lazy summer days of not working.   I was not suppose to be working full time this year, I was actually not even suppose to work part time.  I was simply suppose to substitute.  Mostly on Tuesdays.   So far this school year, I have worked EVERY single day.   I have found myself in a long term sub slot in my classroom from last year.  Mind you, I'm not really complaining.   I love what

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-69744545698051048672010-08-27T21:19:00.000-04:002010-08-27T21:19:52.751-04:00

I never got around to doing Mil-Spouse Friday Fill-In's last week since I was in Pittsburgh.  But I'm back this week for week #10. Here are the questions for this week: What secret indulgence do you act on while your spouse is away? (from Devil Dog Darling)  Blogging and excessive use of the internet.  Although it's not really secret, I guess.  When hubby is home my internet time is limited so

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-77991222527730833362010-08-27T12:39:00.000-04:002010-08-27T12:39:21.352-04:00

7:  The number of days since I have last been on blogger.  I've taken an unannounced/unexpected break from blogging and the internet in general this week (okay, really - I did read a few posts from my phone while waiting at various places over the course of the week) and have been trying to be productive. 558:  The number of unread posts in my Google reader.  (See above).  My break has been a

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-62137669123379050752010-08-16T15:55:00.000-04:002010-08-16T15:55:06.214-04:00

I seem to have missed my 125 day countdown.  I'm not entirely sure how that has happened, but I guess it's not a bad thing.  I guess it signifies that the days are moving fairly quickly - or at least busy enough that they all seem like a blur. As I've mentioned to several people recently though, the days seems to drag on but the months seem to be flying by.  We are almost to our half-way mark

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-38171402091959170302010-08-15T21:09:00.000-04:002010-08-15T21:09:23.964-04:00

I'm sure most people have seen this video on Facebook.  But in case you haven't, it is a must see!  I think I was crying not even a minute into it and cried until the end.  Very touching.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-77980967277551065132010-08-13T09:31:00.000-04:002010-08-13T09:31:39.385-04:00

 Wow!  I can't believe Mil-Spouse Fill-Ins has been going on for eight weeks now! I've been saying since the beginning that I wanted to participate.  But like I've said my life has seemed to have gotten away from me lately. Anyway, I finally get to participate!  Yay! This week’s questions are:  1.  What is ONE thing you’d like civilians to understand about being a military family? That the "

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-57602372408147579932010-08-12T17:18:00.000-04:002010-08-12T17:18:18.405-04:00

Happy Anniversary to the love of my life!  Since we can't be together, I thought I'd post pictures of us together during our honeymoon in Hawaii!  Love you honey!  Hope you enjoyed our trip down memory lane!

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Another crazy thing that has happened since I've been gone. I had an unexpected visitor show up on my doorstep last Tuesday night.  At 10pm.   Here's the story: I hadn't been feeling good the few days prior to that.  I suspect I had the early stages of an ear infection that has since thankfully cured itself.  I was planning on getting a little bit of work done on a paper and going to bed by

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-48277674993232943022010-08-11T15:19:00.002-04:002010-08-11T15:19:00.409-04:00

Where have I been? Well, I've been sitting at my desk.  Writing.  For a week straight now.  Seriously. I wish I could say that I was coming up with something awesome.  But I can't. Remember that I'm in graduate school?  And I'm taking two classes this summer.  (It's okay if you forgot, I'd like to forget right about now too.) Well those two classes have royally kicked my ass recently.  And

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-77092117658091572172010-08-11T11:06:00.000-04:002010-08-11T11:06:17.997-04:00

I am super sorry about not posting the winner sooner for my giveaway.  Life has just gotten the better of me these past few weeks (which I'll be explaining in posts coming soon) and blogging has obviously been put on the back burner.  I'm trying to get back into the swing of things - please be patient with me. But without further excuses...the winner selected using random.org was: Sara at

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-60042540969869874622010-08-06T13:53:00.000-04:002010-08-06T13:53:19.163-04:00

I'm still here.  I know it's been a week or something like that since my last post.  It's been quite crazy around here.  I know I still owe you all the contest winner as well, which I will get to, I promise.  But before I can do anything I have two papers that need to get done for school.  One by Saturday and one by Monday.  I'll be returning - promise.  Just a little overwhelmed right now.... 

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We are in the early stages of planning a family vacation to Disney when my husband comes home.  We are planning for the mid to late May time frame.  I need help!  I absolutely hate having to plan all this stuff by myself and stress that I'm going to forget something.  Can you all please give me all the advice and suggestions you have to make this a successful trip? Please! Oh yea, and my

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Several days ago, I mentioned that I had a little surprise for all of you..... It's my very first giveaway! I was recently contacted by Paperspring to review their products and host a giveaway. Paperspring is about sharing and celebrating the important moments in life. In our fast-paced world of e-mail, text messages and other virtual communication, it's still nice to stop for a moment and

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Wow!  As my sister so kindly reminded me, it's been 5 days since my last post.  What a slacker! There are many things that I can blame my lack of posting on but I'll spare you all the details and blame it on the fact that I had another kid free weekend (you can see the first one here) where I worked on redecorating projects around the house.  (Remember I mentioned that here). This go round, I

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3 year-old:  Mommy, am I gonna be a mommy when I grow up? Me:  No, you're gonna be a daddy. 3 year-old:  Yay! 3 year-old:  And then Daddy will be a little kid! Me:  {laughing} Me:  No, then Daddy will be a Pop. 3 year-old:  {laughing hysterically}  3 year-old:  No he won't! You gotta love their innocence!

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I'm very lucky that I get to Skype with my husband at least once a day as long as they aren't out on missions.  Some of our conversations can be quite amusing. Would you like to see why?  This is what a typical conversation with my hubby looks like during the morning (our late evening): He wakes up and calls and we listen to the morning wake up call together: He washes his face; I watch: He

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Yesterday marked the 100th day of deployment!  We are now 1/4 of the way done!  It has definitely been far from easy but we've survived and grown immensely over the course of the last 100 days.   Lets recap some of our adventures: I had to replace practically every bulb in the house and got pulled over. I had to call a friend to come fix the leaking kitchen sink. We made a visit to the ER. I

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I'm tired.I'm tired of sleeping alone.I'm tired of putting on a happy face for everyone.I'm tired of pretending I'm fine.I'm tired of missing my husband like crazy.I'm tired of being a single parent.I'm tired of being the only one to discipline kids.I'm tired of making dinner 7 nights a week.I'm tired of having to do yard work.I'm tired of feeling the like the 3rd wheel with friends.I'm tired of

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I don't normally post/promote PR related material - but this one I couldn't pass up!  (I wasn't asked to post this and all views and opinions are my own.) Sometime way back in February, I signed up with BSM Media to receive the new MOM magazine.  I'll be honest, I sign up for lots of free things - sometimes you get them and sometimes you don't.  That's just part of the "game".  Well you figure

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My oldest asked tonight if she could get grapes for a snack for her and her brothers..... Are you kidding me - she left 4 grapes left in the bag!  The mind of a 9 year old - just baffle's me!

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That is the only way to describe these past few weeks.  I have pretty much decided that there is no way other than bullet points to update everything that has gone on.  So here it goes: The kids spent a week home from summer camps and daycare and we did various day trips. We went to the Splash Playground at South Germantown park. We went to the National Zoo  (Orangutans crossing in the zoo!) We

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Tomorrow we continue our very long journey to hopefully finding some answers.  If you missed it before or are new around here - you can read a little about it: here, here and here.  We go to see some of the best doctors in the state tomorrow and while I know I won't have any answers tomorrow, I'm hopeful that those answers will be right around the corner and we will see a much improved upon

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How is it that I can go through periods where I can't sleep at all and then just days later when I can't seem to get enough sleep. On a normal basis lately, I've been getting an average of 5 hours of sleep a night.  I may struggle to get out of bed in the morning and around 2pm, feel very tired, but I get my second wind and then am up again until after midnight.  Even if I attempt to go to bed

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My youngest turned three today!  It's so hard to believe that the time has gone by this quickly.  He has grown into a very independent, energetic, smart, handsome little boy before my very eyes!  Of course he's three and so there is also the sassy-ness that comes along with that, but we are trying to squash that pretty quickly. Of course this is also the first kids birthday that my husband has

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I can't begin to explain how much I miss my husband tonight.  Some horror has struck my neighborhood tonight and really has me shaken up.  I'm not going to go into details tonight - maybe not ever.  At least until I know for sure I have all the facts straight.  Oh how I wish he could be here holding me tonight...... And not to worry anyone - my husband is fine, I'm fine and my kids are fine. 

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Here are some snippets from a recent chat with my husband: 3:02 PM me: Miss your smile  Miss when you squint your eyes  Miss your touch  Miss your scent  3:03 PM   Miss you in bed with me      Miss your arms around me3:04 PM Miss taking showers with you   Miss you rubbing my butt  Miss you scratching my back3:05 PM Miss sitting around the fire with you   Miss playing cards  3:06 PM Miss your

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Too many random thoughts to actually get a true post out, so here's what I have: Why is it that replacement batteries for the smoke detector cost ten dollars? I had my first spider free Thurday night last week, I'm hoping for another this week. I'm stressed out planning the youngest's birthday party this weekend, wondering how I'm gonna make it through two more this year. I've never admitted to

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I know, it's been a week since my kitchen has been complete and I haven't posted about it yet.  I'm a slacker (if you consider a slacker working on mid terms for 2 classes, doing normal homework assignments, cutting grass, shampooing carpets, cleaning house, grocery shopping and my "spa day") and I'm okay with that! Just to give you an idea of how bad our kitchen was when we bought our house. 

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Today marked day 75 of my husband's deployment!  Woohoo!  Almost to the 100 day mark! Several weeks ago, Renee and I were discussing how she does something every 25 days to celebrate and countdown the days during deployment; and I so stole the idea from her. With today marking 75 days, I decided to have a spa day.  Except it wasn't at a spa.  Another friend of mine works part time in a salon

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The exterminator finally came out on Monday. I had had enough of the spiders that I found here and here.  I found it weird that I found both spiders on a Thursday night a week apart from each other.    And to make it even wierder, when I was in West Virginia this past Thursday night, I found another similar looking spider but this time it was carrying a sac of eggs!   EWWW.  (And no, I didn't

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So what else did I do while being MIA?  Glad you asked.... My wonderful and hilarious friend Jess came for a visit and we took a day trip to Lancaster, PA. (That's her in the side view mirror!)  I honestly don't remember the last time I had so much fun in the car!  I laughed until I my face hurt and there were tears running down my cheeks! At several points, I almost started a voice recording

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Lets see, where do I start?  My last day of work for the summer was last Wednesday.  I was able to skip out of work early, grab the kids, and hit the road. We headed out to my parents second home in West Virginia.  (and yes, Dad, I am counting this one too.)  Over Memorial Day weekend we were out there (I just went to link to the post and realized, that I never posted about it...oops.) to spend

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There have been good reasons why I haven't been blogging.  Here is a sneak peak as I work on the posts.....

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I'm a Daddy's girl, always have been and I'm sure always will be.    Sure, like most teenagers, we've had some tough times over the years, but through and through we have an awesome relationship.  My Dad has widely shaped me into the person I am today and I am forever grateful for everything he has done in my life, both as a child and now as an adult.  I love you Dad! While yes it is Father's

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I know I don't often go MIA during the week.  And honestly, I have no good reason for it either. I guess it's been a slow week (which isn't necessarily a bad thing!).  The kids last day of school was on Tuesday and my last day of work was Wednesday. This weekend I have plans to head up to Lancaster to do some shopping so I probably won't be around too much over the weekend either. Hopefully,

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As our school year is coming to an end, I thought I would share a little bit of insight into my day at work. As some of you know, I work in an early intervention classroom working with special needs three and four year olds.It has been a very hectic year as we had way more students in our class than should of been acceptable. On some days we would have as many as 19 students. That's more than

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As I'm lying in bed tonight with my two year old he holds his hand up to me. Here is the conversation:Me: Get your hand out of my face please.Two Year Old: Smell It.Me: Smell your hand?Two Year Old: Yes, smell it.Me: Why? Two Year Old: Iit smells.Me: Why? What did you touch?Two Year Old: My FEET!As he proceeds to crack up laughing! I wonder sometimes where he gets this shit from!

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It seems like forever ago (I'm sorry my days run together lately) Tiffanie over at My Domestic Niche awarded me with this:The rules are as follows:To put the logo on your blog or within your post.Pass the award onto 12 bloggers.Let the nominees know they have received the award by commenting on their blog.Share the love and link the person who gave you the award.Here are the 12 bloggers that I

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OMG! I get out of the shower tonight and I'm thinking of this awesome post that I'm putting together in my head (which will come eventually if I actually ever remember it now...) as I walk into my bedroom and proceed to get ready for bed.I remember I forgot to take my antibiotics (from some mysterious insect bite that has some sort of infection) and go to walk back upstairs when I almost step on

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Look at this adorable hat that I got in the mail the other day!I won it on Tiffanie's blog over at My Domestic Niche. Isn't it the most adorable thing EVER! I told her it came just in time to cover that big ol' bruise that my youngest got last week. I'm sure people won't think I'm crazy if he has a hat on in 90 degree weather!Thanks again Tiffanie! We love it!

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This post should have taken place on Friday or sometime over the weekend or basically sometime since a week has past...but sometimes life gets the better of me!I threatened my husband that I was going to take the kids and move before he got home if I found another one of these:And I am SO not joking! I found this behemoth of a spider in MY shower!! And don't try to tell me it's not that big....

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As I suspected yesterday, my initial IEP meeting with the school did NOT go well this morning. It is very frustrating! There were 6 school personal in the meeting and me. Unfortunately, I feel that they had already made their decision that my son would not be evaluated by a special educator before I even came into the meeting. They didn't seem to listen to or even validate my concerns. They

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I have been so stressed out lately!I finally have my 6 year old's first IEP scheduled for tomorrow morning at school. I'm honestly freaking out a little bit. After speaking with several of the special educators at the school (I work at the same school my children attend so I know most of them) I'm even more concerned that the school is going to blow off my concerns and tell me that he is too

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I seem to go MIA over the weekends. Sorry about that. It's not that I mean to, it just seems that weekends get hectic even when I plan nothing and I always seem to run out of time.But I wanted to let everyone know (in case there is someone out there that hasn't seen this yet) that Ann Marie over at Household 6 Diva has started a military spouse blogging community!It's an awesome way to meet new

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Are there songs out there that remind you of your spouse? (I was going to say husband, but I corrected myself just to be politically correct in case there are any men lurking out there.)My husband and I have quite a few but my new favorite to listen to when I'm down is this:It just seems to be fitting for our deployment and always puts a smile on my face - even if I do shed a few tears in the

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Today marked the 2 week mark since my husband has actually left the country. I'm still undecided how I actually want to count down the days though. From the time he left for the mob site or the time he actually left the country? If I count from the time he reported to the mob site then Sunday had been 7 weeks already!How does everyone else count down the days?

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Why is it that people always ask the woman who has three kids and whose husband is deployed for things? Don't they realize that I have enough going on? Do they realize that I'm also too nice to say no? Do they know I'm fearful that if I say no to them, that they may not help me out sometime during the next year when I'm desperate for help?And why is it always seem to be fellow military spouses

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So we had our first ER visit of this deployment today.That is a picture of my poor two year old's head after a fall at daycare. Now daycare calls quite frequently telling me that he has fallen and gotten a bruise but when they called today and said I needed to come - I'll be honest - I panicked. We went off to the ER and lucky for us the pediatric side had just opened and we were their first

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Do you know this song??How about this?Yes, my 2 year old (almost 3) is singing Hey Soul Sister by Train. I'm not quite sure where he learned it but he's been singing it all morning!

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I saw Sara over at Welcome to the Blog of an Army Wife and Lindsey over at Just Another Milspouse had posted these get to know you better ABC's. I starred them in my reader and kept meaning to do it but time has just seemed to get away from me! I guess better late than never. (And it gives me something easy to post in advance since I'm visiting with my parents!)Anyway, here are my ABC's.A.

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So way back in the beginning, when I started posting again, I came up with a list of deployment goals. Since deployment has officially begun and he was at the mob site for two months prior to that, I figured it was time to revisit those goals.1. Read at least 12 books. I'm already on track for this. I'm not really sure why I set the goal so low though. I've read the following so far:An Ocean

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A while ago ABW wrote this post about the things people you say to you while your husband is deployed. I read through her stories as well as the stories of my own but didn't have anything to add at that point.....Can you tell where this is going?There is this woman at work who on last Wednesday (mind you this was the day my husband actually left and I was already a mess) asked me if my husband

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I've been having a hell of a time trying to get my 2 year old to stay in bed recently. (I know it's just a stage and he'll outgrow it - I'm not worried about that) Like all kids he does the typical:I need a drinkI need to go pottyI wanted to tell you I love youWe forgot to brush my teethAs well as some of the newer ones:Is Daddy on a boat?Is Daddy on an airplane?Is Daddy sleeping on the boat?

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I didn't go silent on purpose. It's just been a rough week with my husband actually finally leaving the country. While he's been at the mob site for 2+ months, the realization hit really hard that he was actually leaving the country and I'll admit, I lost it on more than one occasion.On that same token though, I look at it that now that he is actually gone, I can finally start counting down the

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He's there. On the boat. More to come later....For now, I gotta get some sleep.....

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-53409492632978666642010-05-18T08:09:00.003-04:002010-05-18T08:20:35.704-04:00

So as every military wife knows, things just seem to go wrong when our spouse is gone. Whether is for training, TDY or deployment. Things just never go smoothly.Take for instance at our house: Our basement has flooded not once, but TWICE while my husband was gone. The dog had to have major surgery while he was gone. I can't begin to tell you how many plumbing issues we've had while he has

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-70052190430072540632010-05-17T00:39:00.002-04:002010-05-17T00:42:26.989-04:00

My heart aches.....As my husband says though, "I'm not saying goodbye, I'm saying, I'll see you soon."I'm so glad I have real friends (as opposed to those in my computer) who I can text and they'll be over in a moments notice to spend the evening with me so I don't have to sit here alone after the kids go to bed.Did I say yet, that my heart aches....

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-1875090653194814252010-05-16T12:10:00.001-04:002010-05-16T12:10:00.825-04:00

I use to do a regular from the mouth of post since my 6 year old is forever saying the darnedest things. And my 2 year old is right on his tail with the wittiness these days. Maybe I'll start posting more of these again but for now here are a few:Husband: "Welcome to my world."2 year old: "Welcome my world. I here all the time."Husband: "I'm sorry, I don't want to go either but it's my job

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-42313680907369789712010-05-14T23:56:00.003-04:002010-05-15T00:10:39.297-04:00

I had a wonderful time with my husband during his pass from the mob site. It was like he was never gone and we just fell back into our normal routines. It just seemed like he was coming back from any other extended TDY that he's had over the past several years. It all didn't really hit me until Tuesday night though that I actually had to take him back the following day to the mob site.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-2543400449775534932010-05-13T09:33:00.000-04:002010-05-13T09:33:00.498-04:00

Perusing through blogs the other day, I found this meme and decided I'd save it for a day when I was not up for blogging. Which happens to be today.... So here goes:1.How long have you been a Military Wife? It will be 4 years this August. We have big plans to celebrate our 5 year anniversary when he gets home!2. How many deployments have you gone through? This is our first one.3. What do you

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-37300410204039924662010-05-09T08:26:00.000-04:002010-05-09T08:26:00.067-04:00

Please excuse my lack of posting and commenting for the next few days as my husband is home on pass from the mob site for a couple days. I'm going to soak up as much of him as I can while he is home since all I'll have soon is Skype and email.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-34260752549780808912010-05-09T06:30:00.000-04:002010-05-09T06:30:01.418-04:00

Happy Mother's Day to all the mother's out there but most importantly to my mom.My mom is:StrongKindIntelligentCompassionateTalentedGivingHilariousLovingPatientAnd best of all, she is my MOM!While we may have gotten off to a rough start all those years ago, you are now one of my closest friends. I love you with all my heart Mom. Happy Mother's Day!

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-4919660595541777402010-05-08T08:16:00.002-04:002010-05-08T08:16:00.274-04:00

Just wanted to make sure that everyone is aware of the recall on Children's Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec products. I had seen this a couple times within the past few weeks but it wasn't until today that I actually made time to pull everything out of the medicine cabinet and check.While we have mostly generic medicines in our cabinet (that's what our self-help on post gives), I did

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-76582850312817667812010-05-07T08:02:00.006-04:002010-05-07T08:16:37.181-04:00

I need help and suggestions for my 6 year old son. Since he was 4, I've had suspicions that he may be struggling with dyslexia. (I know everyone says you can't diagnose dyslexia that young but there are many more symptoms besides the reading/writing aspects and it also runs in my husbands side of the family)Coupled with my concerns of dyslexia, he has had some fairly difficult behavior problems

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-3193466332485831062010-05-01T06:26:00.001-04:002010-05-01T06:26:00.294-04:00

Please tell me why my near 3 year old has insisted on coming to get in bed with me almost every morning for the past week and a half. Normally he doesn't come down until about 6:30am - which I'm completely fine with because I should be awake by then anyway (although I rarely am).But seriously, two times in the past two weeks, he has come down into bed sometime in the wee hours of the morning and

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-54683371329339078272010-04-30T12:24:00.004-04:002010-04-30T12:47:26.551-04:00

My name is Amy. I am 29 years old and currently I work part-time at an elementary school with special needs students who are 3 and 4 years old. While my job can be very challenging it is also highly rewarding. I am also currently taking classes to complete my master's degree in Human Resources. In what little spare time I may be able to find these days, I love reading a good book and am

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-30328897857639647032010-04-28T22:52:00.002-04:002010-04-28T22:55:57.267-04:00

As I'm sure you've noticed, I'm working on some changes. I am by no means happy with how it looks as of tonight but it's functioning again and I need to get some sleep!Please bear with me as I work through this and if you have any suggestions or ideas, I'll be more than willing to listen. (What that really means is give me some feedback!)

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552301709839717118noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629908082066899593.post-68420417157811456862010-04-25T22:52:00.005-04:002010-04-25T23:14:44.942-04:00

I had a pretty awesome weekend. Friday evening the kids went to my parents house and I got some much need R&R....actually I went out - got a manicure and pedicure and then came home and sat around bored!Saturday morning put me on the road for a road trip to see my hubby! Yup, I drove up to the mob site to see him and it was wonderful! We got to spend the day and the night together.Woke up this

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