Amateur... just saying before you judge! lol

Hmmmmm... twice in one week huh?

Ok
So i took some photos the other day of the girls and I at Dunbar Cave just having a blast... but Jared insist on continuous photo-taking now and I am dabbling a bit in the fine art of picture taking with those complicated devices known as cameras so I thought I would try some simple things to see if I have any suppressed talent beneath the many layers of extra weight, droopy hair that desperately needs some fixing up, and sunken shoulders from the loads of homework I carry around!!! LOL Just in case you are wondering, as awful as it all sounds somehow I still manage to see the glass as half-full in life...quirky, I know... just a gift I suppose. Keep in mind I am just using a cheap and simple camera so lighting and all that technical jargon crap aren't my fault... I blame inflated prices on bigger chunks of photography toys that I just can't afford... Really steps on the little man... or woman in this instance I suppose!
Anyway on with the pictures
Oh, and here I am again sitting at the computer NOT doing homework
Honestly... you blogging people are a horrible example to me!




So here are some shots of the kids with their bread for the geese and with their suckers Aunt Dani gave them... I unfortunately did not get a picture of little miss Cadince trying to feed a goose her sucker, but she did and it was quite entertaining!
I love these little wild children... they never cease to amaze/amuse me! hahahaha!










This one was our favorite... that is until it tried to attack Cecilia! What a spectacle we were... Cecilia frightened and running away from the goose... The goose wings half spread attempting to snatch the remainder of the hotdog bun from Cecilia's hand... and me, the paranoid mom totally freaked out arms flailing around everywhere chasing the killer bird shouting at it and doing my best to knock it out with the few pieces of hotdog bun I had left... anything to save my child's life you know!!! Oh, and dodging all the nasty green and white poop that lined the sidewalk and water edge was not a simple task... that right there, that takes talent I don't care who you are... so, I may not be great with the picture taking but....let's just say I came home with poop-less boots!


We also went up to the little information building they have there and took some shots of the girls for the heck of it... You know, I see them everyday and I still can't believe how big they are getting... and when I look at them through the pictures I take, it sinks in all to fast...

I LOVE Cadie's face in these pictures... she was ALL about that sucker!

























Just so ya'll know... I believe I have both met and exceeded my quota for this month... picture posting wise... so I better see plenty of comments on the beauty of my fine little creatures and my obvious skill in the art of camera usage... just a friendly FYI that's all... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Ok, so not really.... but kinda really lol

A True Art...

Greetings,

Alright, for those of you who have spent many years (Mom I know you have spent many many years but I am trying to keep from exploiting your vast age on the internet) (oh, don't slap me for that one...lol) anyway! for the rest of us younger people who have spent a great deal of time trying to perfect the art of true procrastination and avoidance of the inevitable (i.e. currently my HUGE exam tomorrow I should be studying for...) here is the secret... I have found the hidden puzzle piece...


Eh... what am I saying, I know for a fact Andrea has the procrastinating thing down way better then me! lol but really.... here is my true art of not-doing-what-i-need-to-be-doing at its finest!






We went to Jared's Basic Training graduation last week and so I thought I would post some pictures of him and the girls... We went to one of the parks in the housing area and just let Jared play with the girls for a few hours! They loved it. This close up here of PVT Jared Golson is to show off his wonderful black eye some punk PVT gave him... long story, but ultimately, Jared was the victor because he refused to fight and lose his family day... and he didn't snitch on the other guy either for fear of getting in trouble himself! He did hold him in a headlock, however, until the other guys broke the fight up! Boys will be boys as they say! Oh, and please join me in protesting Jared's desire to ever again go bald! I think my husband is a very attractive man... but he is not "too sexy for his hair!" LOL





And... since I have yet to post pictures of our Halloween and I am once again practicing the secret art of avoidance of major obstacles, here are the pictures we took before we went out. Cecilia is Wonder Woman... Ciara is a pirate again because she is just sooo cute and she refused to be anything else... and Cadince is a scarecrow... and way too adorable for her own good! I forewent the dressing up this year... waiting until next year when Jared is home so we can go as a themed couple... little does he know! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!














And that concludes our update, though I have another set of pictures I will probably post in a day or two of the wild goose chase... literally!!!! that took place while feed the geese at Dunbar Cave the past weekend... and my amateur shot at photography...
Plus I will be posting a video of Jared's platoon too. Tried to do it tonight but it is taking too long and I am getting tired!
See that, not even getting off to study but getting off because I need sleep and have to get up in about 5 hours!!!! That is talent right there! Until then....

Jared's Address

PVT Golson, Jared
Hotel Troop, 5th Squadron 15th Calvary
2nd Platoon
194th Armor Training Brigade
3576 Wilson Road
Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121-5272


He wants mail if you have time! Pictures and letters or whatever but no contraband of course!
He is doing really well, says he actually likes the training, even the physical exertion he has to put into it... but he is still getting use to the army... duh!
His graduation date is the 7th of November from 8am-10am, though I know no one will probably be able to make it...

I get to talk to him once a week for about 2 minutes... that is unless some ding dong in his platoon doesn't mess things up for everyone like last weekend!
That's about it1

Oh, I start back at work on the 1st of October... I am excited and worried about the stress.
Wish me luck!

Well...

Jared has been gone nearly two weeks now... and it's just one big party after the other here! NOT!
I never had any idea what being a single mother was like and I give my full respect to any woman who manages a household alone... whether it be because she has no husband, or because he just isn't there... It is far from easy and I have much more respect for my mother too!
The girls are holding up pretty well. Things. of course, aren't apple pie, but we are getting through and have a pretty good routine (which includes mommy forgetting to sleep 90% of the time!). We often have "girls" night where we enjoy fingernail polish fumes and whale fat on our faces in order to beautify ourselves and feel "dressy". We have a movie night at least once a week where we eat hoards of popcorn to add cushion to our figures and sit mindlessly in front of the television for hours.
On the active side of things we do regularly go to the park and walking around the mall. Church on Sundays is set in stone of course, but other then that we rotate what days we have special times and what days mommy kindly says, "get your butts in bed, I don't care if it's only 6:00...and no you can't eat dinner because I have too much homework to cook!" (we try to space those out as much as possible for legal purposes of course!)
Jared gets to call my on Sundays for about 2 minutes...literally. Just enough to say how awful the people are and how much fun he isn't having and that he misses us and loves us....and to ask about the guys on xbox?!?!?! It's really s shocker because for once he does all the talking and I can't get a word out edge-wise!
That's about it for now I suppose. Things are otherwise on the normal side. Cadince turns two in 6 days...geez. I am not ready for that! They do grow up fast!
Leave me some feedback and let me know how everyone is doing. I will be posting Jared's address in a few days so you can all bombard him with mail that he will have to do push ups for! lol
I mean it! It's just helping him build muscle strength and endurance!
till then
au revoir

Adjustments

First things first, for those who don't know Cecilia recently had her front four teeth removed and two silver caps put two of her lower teeth. Here is the picture of the mass amounts of cotton they stuffed her with afterward.

She looked so pitiful after it all and then she said she was tired and crashed...poor thing refused to let go of her teeth in the envelope too! lol






Also, Jared left on the 27th. Wow was that difficult. Yes, I know that everyone else has had to do the saying goodbye to the husband/dad thing at least once...but we hadn't before and frankly it sucks!
We miss him like totally crazy and the girls are taking it really hard, Cecilia doesn't even want to get out of bed for school...a REALLY weird occurrence...
Before he left we took pictures of him for him to take in his wallet and for us to keep while he is gone to look at... her are some of them.











Getting the girls to smile proved no small task as they knew it was time to say goodbye...These were taken about 3 hours till bingo.










As far as other life happenings, school has started and I am back in full force. I absolutely love most of my classes though they are all sure to give me a run for my money this semester, especially with three needy girls to handle all day long! But, the way I see it, millions of people do this everyday, and they are no better then me...so i can get through this just fine...

Besides, it is semi-hysterical to think of Jared getting his butt kicked at Basic and doing mass amounts of push ups...lol I love that guy!

School is on the horizon...eeck!

ok.
i changed my major!
Before you say anything like "again?!" hear me out.
I just had to.
There, that's my argument!
My new major is pre-dental hygiene and I am actually thinking this one is going last! lol

When taking Cecilia to the dentist today, I had this sudden urge to trade places with the hygienist. Since such a move would have proved extremely detrimental to Cecilia's mouth and found me lying on the floor taser-ed and seizing like a giant beetle recently sprayed with Windex (did that today!), I buried this urge and instead began to ponder the lifestyle that would come attached to such a career move.

Ok, it may seem rash to you... but let's face it it's not your career! lol
Seriously though, I feel that this is going to be one heck of a ride and I would really enjoy doing this for time and all eternity..besides, hygienist make killer money and the prospect of dentistry on the doctor level will still be there for upgrades!

So, this now means that instead of simple and passive english papers this semester and every one after that, my new schedule is full of Chemistry, Biology, and Physiology to boot!
What a headache!
As far as Jared's career move to the military, we are still in the waiting game. He has signed a contract to ship on the 28th of August, but he never swore in so he will be returning to MEPS tomorrow morning to try and change some things on his contract and swear in so it is official.
This just means I will be alone and senile during my upcoming school semester and will be found, upon my husbands arrival, to be bald, scabby faced (from scratching my own eyes out), and insane beyond medical help.

I am so excited!

There is another post in the same month.
I think this deserves massive amounts of oooh-s and ahhhh-s!
So leave your comments and I will return the favor!

Fourth of July and other stuff!

Well... I don't have much to say because it all sounds too depressing anyway! lol
So here is the good stuff!

I love my new job (Toys R Us!)
I can't wait to ship my husband off.... if that day ever comes (we are looking at two weeks tops! yea!)
And we had a great Fourth of July with family and friends.

Here are some pictures.







We went on the third to the park and got there WAY TOO EARLY...we waited for the fireworks for 3 hours!
Here is the family waiting for the fireworks show at the river....
Jared was behind the camera this time!











Then we went to Grandma and Grandpa's for fireworks on the fourth.. we got to visit with Uncle Aaron and Aunt Sarah. Here are some more pictures, these include our cool fireworks pics from that night.

new home

Once again we find ourselves in a new home....in the same city...in the same zip code!

We love this house, just as we have loved our past 5 homes. This new move makes 6 homes in less then four years for Jared and I.

I AM SO SICK OF MOVING!

But this beautiful jungle that we now live in is a big and wonderful blessing that we were not expecting. So, we are taking it with smiles and enjoying our new life...again

Oh, and we got a kitty. Prettiest little tabby-cat you ever did see.
her name is Princess Dandelion. Ten bucks says you can guess who named her! lol

Well, that is it for now. Busy

Besides, no one else keeps updated anymore!