It feels like yesterday I called Wes at work and said I am in labor it is time to go! Not the best day of my life as far as that goes, but the actual getting to hold him part, most definitely was.
People always tell you time flies and I never really understood until we had Kercher. Time did fly before, but it didn’t seem to bother me as much as it does now. He is such an amazing little person. Everyday with him around is almost like a new adventure. What will he learn? What will he do? In my case will we go to the ER? It all just seems to be happening so fast.
Last year was rough for me. I am not really sure why, but Kercher turning one for me was very hard. I cried, and cried, and cried. I think it is because that is the day you have to admit that he is no longer a baby. Kercher had been walking for 4 months by then, off the bottle for 4 months, mumbling a few words, eating solid foods, but that day I had to say, he is a little boy. It was really tough, and as crazy as it sounds I kept seeing him graduate college. I know that is still 15 years away, but the fact of the matter is, in reality that is just not far enough.
Last night Amy and I had dinner at Applebee’s (not the best dinner we have ever had there, but that is neither here nor there) but she looked at me and said “when did they turn into little people”.? I said I don’t know, but they are just getting too big too fast!
It truly is amazing to watch him grow and turn into a little boy. All the sweet little things he does and says are just so amazing. I wish it would slow down, but since I can not make that happen, I will just continue to enjoy each and every day as they come and go. Pray for his safety and health. And wish for the best for him and his life. But it is still crazy to look at him and think I made that! Wes and I made that perfect little person.
I love you Kercher. And happy Birthday
Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
1st Rant of the year! 1/23/09
The article below is something I have feared for a long time. As my husband and most of my friends spouses sit in the middle of the Indian Ocean fighting for freedom for other nations I wonder what happens to us next? One of my mothers good friends Susan and her husband were still active duty Air force during the years of Clinton and she asked me when I was home last week how much longer we will be in the service. I told her a little over three years, and she responded “Good”. She told me how it took about 2 years after Clinton came in to start seeing the changes, but they were drastic when they came and they not only effected her husband, but her and her children as well. Susan talked to me about the decrease in health provisions and service’s for family members, how the Exchange’s (basically the Military Wal-Mart/Department Store) and the commissary (the grocery store) decreased in what they offered and often had very limited amounts of what they did offer. She talked about how when someone was at the either store if they had diapers they would call everyone they knew who may need them and would buy everyone’s sizes because they were almost always out. They dropped the ability to opt out of tri care prime (the ability for military dependents to see non military dr’s) in areas of large military populations, many of the services offered were discontinued, MWR facilities lost funding (military community centers), as well as military housing allowances and military housing were down graded greatly.
I saw this coming by statements made by the new administration before they were ever elected. So far in the first week I have been impressed by nothing this administration has said or rushed off to do. Donating more funding to world organizations that support abortion as a part of birth control is not really something I believe was a) necessary to do right away or b) something we should have even been doing considering the economic state our own country is in, forget the fact that I am completely against abortion to begin with. Those 2 reasons alone are more then enough to already be put off.
Everyone b*tches and complains about Bush this and Bush that, when it was just not all his doing. McCain asked for a review of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in 2003 and was denied by congress as well as the laws that were used to create sub prime and non-income verified mortgage loans were approved during the final days of the Clinton administration! The 700 billion dollar bailout was not supported by republicans and was only approved by Bush because either way people would not have been happy with it. If he did it and it didn’t work (which we can all say it really isn’t) then everyone would blame it on him just as they are now, and if he didn’t do it and things were just the same as they are now (which they would have been) they would say if he had done it we wouldn’t be here…so it was a lose, lose, so he said if CONGRESS passed it he would sign off, hence complain about the right people!
Now your new administration, who started back pedaling on November 5th, is asking for 1 Trillion dollars! 1 Trillion Dollars!! Seriously? We really think this is a good idea? They already can’t decide what they are saying. Does it make 3 million new jobs? Save and make 4 million jobs? If they don’t know then why should be do it? Their response to members of the Republican Party is to stop listening to Rush Limbaugh, I won! I think I might have said that to Sissy when I won the SGA class chair position in the 2nd grade, or was it 3rd grade? Wow, so I guess you really are just a YMCA director and now you are going to prove it to the whole world.
Now they say they are going to get all this money from the military. Forget the fact that they are already grossly underpaid (given the amount of time my husband spends working and away from his family, he makes less then $1.50 an hour, would you work for that? And that includes all the money for benefits). Now lets take some more away, lets forget that we are still and until we fall will always be the most hated country in the world, lets forget that these are the lives of people who protect us, let us forget that we currently operate under an All Volunteer Military unlike many nations that require everyone, even woman, to serve a few years no matter if they are at war, and lets deny the obvious. The fact of the matter is that we are not in the economic situation we are in thanks to the war, we are here because Wall street got greedy! People got greedy! And Americans like to spend money whether or not they can afford it. But the solution is to take away from defense…I guess so 9/11 can happen again? The military has been operating at a peace time level people! Barley above the normal spending and we have been able to build new ships, which are needed, build new planes, which are needed, develop new weaponry to protect our service members and our country. But, let’s take some of that away. Let’s not upgrade our artillery, let’s allow China and Russia’s military technologies to advance ours because we don’t think we need to develop new war fare because we can save a few bucks. Let’s give more money to those who cause the issue in the 1st place. Let’s return more terrorist to their countries so they can plan new attacks against Americans and their Allies. Lets do to those what we do to our own prisoners, lets be real we put them in jails with Cable TV, workout equipment, and more amanitas that I am pretty sure they don’t deserve or pay for. Why not? After all this is the change we all want to see right? I mean his response was He won? So now because he won we should just all move over and let him do whatever the heck he wants to?
I can assure you I won’t be doing that, and there are many others who will stand grounded. I am all for change. But lessening our defense, putting someone in charge of the CIA who has not Intelligence or covert operation experience, and rushing off to sign into policy as soon as you can anything and everything the last administration did is not change. It is called getting even and being and idiot. Sure change some of it, ever president does it. But didn’t you tell us all you had bigger and better things to do? So why don’t you start doing them, and start telling people the truth! That they should expect this down turn to last a while! That they should stop looking for a handout and see where they can help, tell wall street to figure it out! Stop aid to countries and programs that are just full of FAT and don’t really help people in the way they need it.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482365,00.html
Yes, I am aware this is an opinion column. But it talks about a lot of things that are facts and how they relate to something I have seen coming since I heard the Name Obama.
I saw this coming by statements made by the new administration before they were ever elected. So far in the first week I have been impressed by nothing this administration has said or rushed off to do. Donating more funding to world organizations that support abortion as a part of birth control is not really something I believe was a) necessary to do right away or b) something we should have even been doing considering the economic state our own country is in, forget the fact that I am completely against abortion to begin with. Those 2 reasons alone are more then enough to already be put off.
Everyone b*tches and complains about Bush this and Bush that, when it was just not all his doing. McCain asked for a review of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in 2003 and was denied by congress as well as the laws that were used to create sub prime and non-income verified mortgage loans were approved during the final days of the Clinton administration! The 700 billion dollar bailout was not supported by republicans and was only approved by Bush because either way people would not have been happy with it. If he did it and it didn’t work (which we can all say it really isn’t) then everyone would blame it on him just as they are now, and if he didn’t do it and things were just the same as they are now (which they would have been) they would say if he had done it we wouldn’t be here…so it was a lose, lose, so he said if CONGRESS passed it he would sign off, hence complain about the right people!
Now your new administration, who started back pedaling on November 5th, is asking for 1 Trillion dollars! 1 Trillion Dollars!! Seriously? We really think this is a good idea? They already can’t decide what they are saying. Does it make 3 million new jobs? Save and make 4 million jobs? If they don’t know then why should be do it? Their response to members of the Republican Party is to stop listening to Rush Limbaugh, I won! I think I might have said that to Sissy when I won the SGA class chair position in the 2nd grade, or was it 3rd grade? Wow, so I guess you really are just a YMCA director and now you are going to prove it to the whole world.
Now they say they are going to get all this money from the military. Forget the fact that they are already grossly underpaid (given the amount of time my husband spends working and away from his family, he makes less then $1.50 an hour, would you work for that? And that includes all the money for benefits). Now lets take some more away, lets forget that we are still and until we fall will always be the most hated country in the world, lets forget that these are the lives of people who protect us, let us forget that we currently operate under an All Volunteer Military unlike many nations that require everyone, even woman, to serve a few years no matter if they are at war, and lets deny the obvious. The fact of the matter is that we are not in the economic situation we are in thanks to the war, we are here because Wall street got greedy! People got greedy! And Americans like to spend money whether or not they can afford it. But the solution is to take away from defense…I guess so 9/11 can happen again? The military has been operating at a peace time level people! Barley above the normal spending and we have been able to build new ships, which are needed, build new planes, which are needed, develop new weaponry to protect our service members and our country. But, let’s take some of that away. Let’s not upgrade our artillery, let’s allow China and Russia’s military technologies to advance ours because we don’t think we need to develop new war fare because we can save a few bucks. Let’s give more money to those who cause the issue in the 1st place. Let’s return more terrorist to their countries so they can plan new attacks against Americans and their Allies. Lets do to those what we do to our own prisoners, lets be real we put them in jails with Cable TV, workout equipment, and more amanitas that I am pretty sure they don’t deserve or pay for. Why not? After all this is the change we all want to see right? I mean his response was He won? So now because he won we should just all move over and let him do whatever the heck he wants to?
I can assure you I won’t be doing that, and there are many others who will stand grounded. I am all for change. But lessening our defense, putting someone in charge of the CIA who has not Intelligence or covert operation experience, and rushing off to sign into policy as soon as you can anything and everything the last administration did is not change. It is called getting even and being and idiot. Sure change some of it, ever president does it. But didn’t you tell us all you had bigger and better things to do? So why don’t you start doing them, and start telling people the truth! That they should expect this down turn to last a while! That they should stop looking for a handout and see where they can help, tell wall street to figure it out! Stop aid to countries and programs that are just full of FAT and don’t really help people in the way they need it.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482365,00.html
Yes, I am aware this is an opinion column. But it talks about a lot of things that are facts and how they relate to something I have seen coming since I heard the Name Obama.
Baby Shower Frenzy 1/22/09
I say this out of the kindness of my heart to all of my friends. I really do love you…but for the LOVE OF GOD stop getting knocked up! LOL no really it isn’t that big of a deal. But tonight I seriously attended my 3rd baby shower in 2 weeks! 2 of which I helped host! Plus, I have a shopping problem and baby showers are definitely a down fall for me. I always over spend, especially when it is a girl, and that is just not positive for my check book. Not to mention the amount of birthday parties Kercher has over the next couple of weeks. Either way congrats to Kimberlee Westlake on a baby boy (she isn’t giving a name which I get, but wish she would have given me at least the 1st initial so part of her gift I had to keep last night and finish when she tells us his name), Amy Scott who is due with baby “B” any day now, no B is not the initial either (but I am super special so I know the name…but don’t tell Bryan ok) and Lydia Avant who is having a girl in April and her name will be Kennedy Marie and she will be so spoiled it will be ridiculous. As far as I know no more babies on the forefront but I don’t expect that to last long seeing as the ship my husband is on is due back in a few months and there tends to be a HUGE baby boom about 9 ½ to 10 month after that happens…no clue why?
Sad News 1/21/2008
Poor Wes. The guy has been deployed for almost 4 months and his other grandfather passes away this morning. The ship was going to let him come home for a week since he lost his other grandfather just 3 weeks ago (the day before Christmas) but we would have to pay for it and we couldn’t get him here in time for the funeral so he is staying. I wish there was more I could do from here, but sometimes there just isn’t anything you can do to make someone feel better.
Crazy Minivan Mom/Annoying Grocery store Parent 1/20/09
I love my child. I love him with all my heart. But tonight he forced me to almost be turned into one of those Crazy Mini Van Moms! You know, the ones you pull up along side of and all you see is a left arm and shoulder driving because their head has turned around backwards like that scene in the Exorcist and they are flailing their right arm at whatever kid they can reach! Yea, that was almost me, just minus the minivan because I was in a truck. But ugh! I know he is 2 (well almost anyway), I know he doesn’t understand everything, but I know he understands when I tell him there is no juice in the car!!! I don’t even have a long drive from his sitter to home anymore, and tonight we had to stop at Lowe’s to pick up a dishwasher connection thingy for the dishwasher that is being installed tomorrow. (YAY!) He screamed the whole way there. Then in the store he pitched a fit and I became that annoying parent in the grocery store who’s kid is screaming and won’t stop. Everyone is walking around the store wondering why you won’t shut your kid up and is annoyed that you haven’t just left. I totally get that now. 1) your kid has to learn to deal with life! I do not produce Fruit Snacks and there for I can not pull them out of my a$$ whenever you want them. The fact that I told you we could get some when we get home should satisfy you. 2) My kid may be being a pain, but remember I am the one having to deal with it. 3) Obviously I am in the store because I NEED SOMETHING!
I just wanted to smack the woman standing next to me at Lowe’s. She actually had the nerve to ask me if I could take him outside! And do what, have the guy at the customer service desk bring the part out to my car? Then she tried to hand him candy from her purse! Who the H do you think you are! Thanks for that lady! Now he knows if he screams loud enough someone will give him candy and then his B of a mom will tell them no! I of course politely declined but seriously would you ever do that? After several more minutes of her huffing and puffing and rolling her eyes and whispering to the guy she was with I finally said something to her. I was like, if it bothers you why don’t you go stand in another line? But I am having an appliance being delivered tomorrow and I have to pick up this part, my husband is deployed so I can’t just go sit in the car and leave my kid out there because he is being loud, I just got off work, and I have to take this kid home and deal with him all night so I would appreciate it if you would stop trying to help me parent my child when I don’t know you before I start to get louder them him.
Needless to say the lady turned around and shut up and the nice manager of Lowe’s appeared very quickly with the part and I exited the building.
I just wanted to smack the woman standing next to me at Lowe’s. She actually had the nerve to ask me if I could take him outside! And do what, have the guy at the customer service desk bring the part out to my car? Then she tried to hand him candy from her purse! Who the H do you think you are! Thanks for that lady! Now he knows if he screams loud enough someone will give him candy and then his B of a mom will tell them no! I of course politely declined but seriously would you ever do that? After several more minutes of her huffing and puffing and rolling her eyes and whispering to the guy she was with I finally said something to her. I was like, if it bothers you why don’t you go stand in another line? But I am having an appliance being delivered tomorrow and I have to pick up this part, my husband is deployed so I can’t just go sit in the car and leave my kid out there because he is being loud, I just got off work, and I have to take this kid home and deal with him all night so I would appreciate it if you would stop trying to help me parent my child when I don’t know you before I start to get louder them him.
Needless to say the lady turned around and shut up and the nice manager of Lowe’s appeared very quickly with the part and I exited the building.
Trip to Memphis and Awesome News! 1/19/09
Life has been busy for us in VA to say the least. I honestly feel like since Wes deployed in September my life has not only been the usual stuff I was doing plus the usually things he was doing but about a million others that were not going on while he was here. Last week over the Lee/Jackson/King day (which it is officially called by the Fed! And kind of makes me happy, really I think we should just call it famous persons day and celebrate whoever you want, but that is a whole other topic) three day weekend we traveled home to Memphis as well as made a Pit stop in Tuscaloosa for yet another baby shower (which I will talk about later). Anyway, it was a great trip!
We had a nice time getting to see and spend some time with my grandparents. Kercher has been full of himself these days talking and chatting everyone up. My grandparents actually babysat him for 3 hours just the two of them. It was the 1st time I think I have ever seen my grandmothers house that messy! It was just the den, but still I have one of those grandmothers who everything is always in place. Back when my grandfather smoked, I don’t know what the woman did but the house never even smelled like it. The second he would finish she would be cleaning out the ash tray! It was so cute.
Kercher also had a great time with my younger brother and sister. Barbara was still home from college (I swear I should have gone to Ole Miss she had 6 weeks off at Christmas!!!) and Caleb wasn’t as busy as he usually is with scouts and football so Kercher got to play lost of Guitar Hero, he is actually better then me which is ridiculous!
It was just nice to be home. Even though we had visited in November for 10 days it was such a great time. It is hard to live so far away when you are so close to your family. Which is why I was beyond ecstatic when we got the news that Wes was selected to go to Charleston SC like we had been hoping!! He will detach from the TR sometime in June and must report to NNPTS (Navy Nuclear Power Training School) no later the July 14th! Although we are still over whelmed by selling the house and me finding a job there we could not be happier. We will finally be close to some family! Wes’s mom and step father live in Aiken which is only 2 hours from Charleston and it will put us 6 hours closer to my family and 7 hours closer for Wes’s dad and step mom. We are sad to leave our friends behind here in VA, but at the same time we know that this will be a great move for us and for our family. My good friend Amy told me that is the one thing she dislikes about being a military spouse, even if you don’t move, your friends do. We have already had friends transferred out to South Caroline, Connecticut, Georgia, and California and now I guess it is our turn.
We had a nice time getting to see and spend some time with my grandparents. Kercher has been full of himself these days talking and chatting everyone up. My grandparents actually babysat him for 3 hours just the two of them. It was the 1st time I think I have ever seen my grandmothers house that messy! It was just the den, but still I have one of those grandmothers who everything is always in place. Back when my grandfather smoked, I don’t know what the woman did but the house never even smelled like it. The second he would finish she would be cleaning out the ash tray! It was so cute.
Kercher also had a great time with my younger brother and sister. Barbara was still home from college (I swear I should have gone to Ole Miss she had 6 weeks off at Christmas!!!) and Caleb wasn’t as busy as he usually is with scouts and football so Kercher got to play lost of Guitar Hero, he is actually better then me which is ridiculous!
It was just nice to be home. Even though we had visited in November for 10 days it was such a great time. It is hard to live so far away when you are so close to your family. Which is why I was beyond ecstatic when we got the news that Wes was selected to go to Charleston SC like we had been hoping!! He will detach from the TR sometime in June and must report to NNPTS (Navy Nuclear Power Training School) no later the July 14th! Although we are still over whelmed by selling the house and me finding a job there we could not be happier. We will finally be close to some family! Wes’s mom and step father live in Aiken which is only 2 hours from Charleston and it will put us 6 hours closer to my family and 7 hours closer for Wes’s dad and step mom. We are sad to leave our friends behind here in VA, but at the same time we know that this will be a great move for us and for our family. My good friend Amy told me that is the one thing she dislikes about being a military spouse, even if you don’t move, your friends do. We have already had friends transferred out to South Caroline, Connecticut, Georgia, and California and now I guess it is our turn.
The Sickness 1/13/09
Ugh I am so over being sick! I have had strep 4 times since September! And now I have it again along with the stomach flew and I am suppose to be flying home to Memphis tomorrow afternoon!! The Dr gave both Kercher and I a 15 day prescription for Augmenten (or however you spell that stuff). Poor Amy is at L and D because she has it as well and is dehydrated and having contractions and I am sick and can’t even go check on her! Ugh these meds had better finally wipe this thing out because I am so over it!
The only advantage I can think of is that I haven’t been able to go to the gym because I have been ill and on meds, so hopefully when I am done with all the medication and get back to the gym all the fakers will be done by then =)
The only advantage I can think of is that I haven’t been able to go to the gym because I have been ill and on meds, so hopefully when I am done with all the medication and get back to the gym all the fakers will be done by then =)
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