Catchign up with the Greenburg's

long time coming....

2009-04-27T13:30:00.001-07:00

I have been meaning to sit down a write for a while now... but something always comes up and i get distracted...ohhh shiny kitty.... Life has been interesting... kids are almost out of school for the summer.. we have spent the last month or so picking out jakes middle school classes and getting them ready for the end of year tests.... jake and keara are both over 5 feet tall now... sighs think they are going to well surpass me in teh height arena... oh well i took after my grandma wright... short but no one to mess with! winks... Jaum is still teachign for the navy it is great to have him home all the time.. He jsu started taking some more college classes... one online adn one on friday nights... homework.. teh dredded plague... Lily is coming along... she is a super chatty cathy...i have been informed that i was also that way... but i was shyer than she is... i would never have tried to engage the teacher in a conversation... but hey better to not be so shy.... she jsut turned 8.... wow... my baby is 8....i no longer have little ones.. i have BIG ones.. and along with big ones comes big problems... i liek the mommy my toy fell problems better than the mom she hurt my feelings and told rumors about me.... those suck.... heartache is coming i can see it... i jsut have to make sure i have a freezer full of ice cream i guess....
I am the same hanging out here in hawaii... missing my family...its nice though here people actually come to visit us... smiles... We have had some hard times lately... with my sisters appendix rupturing and causing her to have her son Thomas Wayne too early.... his loss has effected us all... but we know he is up in heaven being fought over by his uncle, adn our grandma and nana.... its hard sometimes to think how life sucks sometimes.. but hey if we can jstu endure to the end... adn think that there is always some positive somewhere.... some reason for all the suffering in this world... we will make it to the rest...at the end of journey... i am thanksful that i ahve my children who are great people.. they ahve teh problems jsut liek every child does... but i am thankful truely thankful that i am watchign them turn into loving caring people... and i hope that continues... adn i am thankful for the love a great man... who would go to the endes of the earth for me and our family... i jsut wish it were easier to show him how wonderful i think he is... adn i wish tha ti could take away his stresses and i try hard to make his life easier... and hope that i am... ok so that is where we are...

farewell to my best friend....

2009-01-24T23:32:00.001-08:00

As many already know on the 23rd at about 9pm i lost my friend.. He passed i guess the toxins that entered his blood stream when his bladder got blocked was just too much forhis system..He passed while laying in jaums arms... My heart is broken... He helped me heal after i lost oreo after 12 years... Linus was a character.. He loved to follow me around talking to me.. He like to knead my pillow and try adn steal my blanket.. like to play fetch and drop his jingleballs in my glass of iced tea or inmy face while i was trying to sleep.. He made me chuckle every single day of the 4 1/2 years what we spent together. I never thought that our time together would be so short.i always made sure that he had his shots and that he was taken care of to the best of my ability but the best wasnt good enough this time..I know that he was a happy cat adn that he enjoyed our time together i just hope that he knew what he meant to me.. I know that some people think that pets are jst property adn that they dont have human feelings or human thoughts.. well they are pets but they are aware of our feelings and they hurt and are happy they are members of our family and i will always have my memories and smile everytime i hear a ball jingle. the ache will always be there for he was my baby boy....and i thank him for all the love he gave me so freely over the last almsot 5 years...

Who was the world created for?

2009-01-18T16:12:00.000-08:00

After helping a neighbor with a bug problem i had a couple discussions with friends about bugs and why they are here...As good Church going folks we are taught that the world was created for us to live on so that we could complete the tasks we were sent here to do...but after dealing with creep crawlies...that never seem to go away i sometimes wonder if the world wasn't created for them and we were an after thought! HAHAH cause they are everywhere nothing we can do keeps them away! one fo the many questions i will have on my list for the after life...why???? hehe food for thought.... nope jstu silly!

2008

2008-12-21T20:33:00.000-08:00

What a year... I swear as i get older the years seem to fly bye so fast i barely know it... We have been in Hawaii almost a full year now.. Jaum has already been with us for a year..
The kids are growing so fast.. Jacob is 11 1/2 now... and turning into a very handsome loving little man.. scares the heck out of me...Not ready for that. But he is a great kid, he makes good choices about help in others if i could get him to make those choices with his siblings it would be even nicer.
Jake has lost a lot of weight int he last year.. HE has also grown about 4 inches he is 1/2 inch from 5 feet tall...i can imagine that he will be taller than me in a short amount of time!
Keara is 5 feet tall and 10 years old now... She is loving girl but wow the Teen years are approaching FAST....can we say all aboard the Hormone roller coaster... But she is such a joy most of the time its all good... She love that she is taller than her brother, She is a nurturing child, loves to watch all the little children in our alleyway.. her favorite is Madison whom she entertains and watches all the time.. Keara is maddie's Rahrah...
Lily is almost 8 and will be getting baptized during the coming year. She is a talkative little girl and loves to be in the center of everything, except dinner that is always a battle with her... She is in the 2nd grade and doing well.. Loves Hawaii and the fact that she can almost always go to the beach or the pool... she has sprung up too.. she is very tall all legs like my little sister.. She surely keeps me a busy never a dull moment!
Jaum is teaching for the navy right now and really enjoying being home every night to spend some much needed time with us.. its been an eventful year fro him...But he is doing well!
As for me... Well i turned 35 this year... seems like it should be a marker of some sort but doesn't feel much different..I am teaching the 5 year olds at church and i have a autistic little guy that has taught me alot and has softened my heart.. I got my long time dream of my eclectus parrot for my birthday thanks to my loving man... but don't let him fool ya he loves her just as much as i do!! She is a hoot only 9 months old now... still a baby but learning lots of stuff already... My grandma got to spend the last few months of the year with us which is GREAT.. she gets to spend time with my kids and with me of course. Oh and in May Jaum and i finally got the wedding that i always wanted. He sure does alot to keep me happy! laughs... We renewed our vows at sunset here in beautiful Hawaii..right on the water of course... My family came out which was very enjoyable. and i got the pictures that i always wanted... ti was perfect! I felt like a princess... and my kids were there too... My Dad played some clarinet music for us and then he walked me down the isle... a moment i had always dreamed of and until it happened thought that it might not have been realized... He is doing great since HS brain hemorrhage.. has been getting back to his old self.. although some of the old him is gone forever we wont miss that part! We like the New and improved Bubba!! I am just happy that we have this extra time with him... each day is another blessing. So that is our year in a nutshell... I sure hope that your year has been as good and that 2009 is full of joy and happiness for all!

What is a military wife

2008-12-10T20:59:00.000-08:00

Got this from an email a friend sent adn i think it is well written adn teh TRUTH!

What is a MILITARY Wife?

They may look different and each is wonderfully unique.

But what do they have in common?

They have THIS IN COMMON!

Lots of moving---
Moving.
Moving far from home.
Moving two cars, three kids and one dog----all riding with HER of Course.
Moving sofas to basements because they won't go in THIS house.
Moving curtains that won't fit.
Moving jobs and certifications and professional development hours.
Moving away from friends, moving toward new friends.
Moving her most important luggage; her trunkful of memories.

Often waiting-
Waiting, waiting;
waiting for housing;
waiting for orders;
waiting for deployment;
waiting for reunion;
waiting for phones calls;
waiting for the new curtains to arrive;
waiting for him to come home
For dinner----AGAIN!

They call her 'military dependant', but she knows better.
She can balance a checkbook,
Handle the yard work,
Fix a noisy toilet,
Bury the family pet...
She is intimately familiar with drywall, anchors, and toggle bolts.
She can file the taxes, sell a house, buy a car, or set up a move ---- all with ONE Power of Attorney.

She welcomes neighbors that don't welcome her.
Reinvents her career with every PCS; locates a house in the desert, the arctic, or the deep south and learns to call them all 'home.'
She MAKES them all home.

She is fiercely IN-dependent and somewhat hasty;
Leaps into decorating, leadership, volunteering, career alternatives, churches and friendships.
She doesn't have 15 years to get to know people.
Her roots are short but flexible.
She plant annuals for themselves and perennials for those who come after.

Military Wives quickly learn to value each other.
They connect over coffee, rely on the spouse-network and accept offers of friendship and favors and record addresses in pencil.

Military Wives have a common bond.
The Military Wife has a husband unlike other husbands, his commitment is unique.
He doesn't have a job, he has a 'mission' -- he can't decide to quit -- he's on-call for his country 24/7, but for the military wife, he's the most unreliable guy in town!

His language is foreign:
TDY
PCS
TRE
OPR
ACC
DCA
BDU

And so, a Military Wife is a translator for her family and his.
She is the long-distance link to keep them informed the glue that holds them together.

Military Wife has her moments----
She wants to wring his neck, dye his uniform pink, and refuse to move to Siberia.
But she pulls herself together.
Give her a few days, a travel brochure, a long hot bath, a pledge to the flag, and a wedding picture.
And she goes.
She packs.
She moves.
She follows.

Why?
What for?
How come?
You may think it is because she has lost her mind.

But actually it is be cause she has lost her heart.
It was stolen from her by an amazing man
Who must put duty first
Who salutes the flag
And whose boots in the doorway remind her that as long as he is her Military husband,
She will remain his Military wife. And proud of it.

Government rant....

2008-11-26T10:57:00.001-08:00

Ok times are tough right now... everybody every has to find ways to cut corners, including our local governments... But what gets me is there are certain things that jsut shouldnt be touched.... and one is education it irks me beyond belief that in stead of cutting administrations you are askign schools to cut out stuff.. liek special teachers, special ed teachers arent a luxtury they are a need.. adn then to expect the regular teachers to take over that responsiblity is insane... the schools here in hawaii are bare minimum... no ac, kids sweat they are required to bring bottled water with them so they dont dehydrate, they dont have play ground eqip ment... they run aroudn playign chase in a half dirt area... very few balls...the class numbers are insane..The teachers already teach music.. adn they only get P.E. once every 2 weeks cuase they only have one teacher for 900 kids.. kearas class has 33 in it already adn they are adding more... they can bring home books cause there arent enough... adn they want them to cut more budgets... whats next? less teachers? lets jstu drop out english they can do with out that.... our school doesnt evenahve a kitchen the food is cooked at a nearby middle school adn then taken to our kids... i dont understand how this is acceptable? But there are very few alternatives, one is paying 600 a month PER CHILD for private school, and te second is home school them.. neither are really options that will work for us... first who they hell has 1800 a month plus uniforms and books to send thekids to private school? adn home schooling is somethign you have to alot to do... i am not paitent enough or smart enough.... so i am stuck to complain and struggle through with mu children hoping that what they are getting is enough.... adn pray to return to the mainland where schools are at least beter equipped....

Cel Phones

2008-11-10T09:44:00.000-08:00

They make our lives so much more convenient... when lost or late for a meeting or staying in contact with families and friends over the many miles... BUT OMG THEY really really drive me nuts..sometimes i wonder if it isn't just me.. I have some strange gene in my body that makes it so that all electronics HATE me.... That they find a way to malfunction at the most inconvient time for me... when ti will frustrate me the most... when my hubby (who has electricity running through his blood) isn't around to rescue me!! And now Cel phones are the newest scam makers... i jsut caught some charges to MY cel number for a dating service from detroit... now really i woudl be looking for a new man in detroit... never stepped foot there... never ever heard of the place.... adn the a game cheats one.... cause i need game cheats... they got us for at least 40 if not more.. not sure how long they had hacked into my accoutn but i caught them sent them nasty emails adn put blocks on my phones...so they cant do that to us any more... why do people have to be dishonest and mean and steal other peoples money why cant they jsut go out adn ge thonest jobs and make their own... so jsut call me electronically frustrated!

my luck

2008-11-06T14:45:00.000-08:00

yeah so its my luck that jsut when pennies are tight i drop my cel phone into a glass of water.. yes my line life to the outside world is now not working... sure hoping that it dries out.... soon!!!! or i might go insane!

Halloween

2008-10-31T22:51:00.001-07:00

madison diving into the candy before we even got home!

think my son should star in the next twilight movie... sooo handsome he makes me shudder at the thought of him in highschool

madison in her pebbles costume!
WE had a great tiem getting all sorts of candy adn watching maddy eat her candy bythe fist ful
adn i forgot what military housing was like kids EVERYWHERE!!! it was great fun....

Addicted to Twilight

2008-10-26T22:46:00.000-07:00

I get to blame somethign on my baby sister.... she got me addicted to this new book serise adn i wanna scream i want every waking moment to be in the books cant stop thinking about what ways the story is gonna go... their lives are interesting to me... i want to know what happens next... i was very upset to hear thatshe wasnt gona write anymore case her confidence was breeched but.... i hope that with the sucess of the upcoming movie that iw ill be sitting at on november 21st..... that she will change her mind and continue writing as there are sooooo many different stories that are out there...a bout so many different characters... MORE MORE I WANT MOREEEEEE~!!!!
and its all Krista Fault!

Talk Shows

2008-10-16T14:38:00.000-07:00

Was watching Tv today like i normally do as i race around the house cleaning all the disaster that is here... and a new show came on ... The Bonnie Hunt show... i was like heck i should check this out see what its all about.... talk show hosts are a dime a dozen.. but i always like Bonnie hunt when she had her sitcom... so why not... usually they love to make a fool of their guests or get to the bottom of some huge thing that is going on in the world... And the good ones actually show you a little of themselves....and i have come to the conclusion that bonnie hunt is just like everyone else.. she has her mom on the show often... and she calls looking for people who used to be in her life... she is one of those people that i really believe that she is genuine.. that she cares... she did a sketch with kids... and she was so concerned for one of little boys that she followed up during her next show to help build him up and give him some confidence... I felt better for wasting an hour of my life watching the boob tube..

My 35th Birthday

2008-10-06T11:46:00.001-07:00

Jaum Getting His Very First Pedicure...
Them Singing to me! Yeahhhh for Haupia Cake!

What a wonderful day. My Neighbor Took on the task of taking my kids for the whole day. While Jaum and i just went and did whatever we felt like. We went and paid the nice man for my bird and took her to visit her brothers. Then we went for a beautiful drive around this island with out the kids yelling and complaining how boring we are and its hot in the car.... we went to a mall and looked at the places that WE wanted too.... Then I got Jaum to get a Pedicure with me.. it was nice and i love that He got a little pampering too.. Since He spends his whole life spoiling Me. And i am truly spoiled... I never want.... Then we did a little Christmas shopping and He bought me a new sewing machine since mine has decided to rebel against everything... right in the middle of my Christmas sewing!!! Then we went to dinner at a Fancy steak house... where we were waited on hand and foot... and weren't worried about the chicken nuggets burning someones mouth.. it was weird...But a welcomed change... then we hurried home to rescue the neighbor from our children... who had a great day at the pool and playing with friends... and didn't fight all day long UNTIL i walked in the house! imagine that! smiles.then Jaum disappeared and went and got me my favorite Haupia Cake (coconut).. I count my blessings, i have a husband who loves me, kids that are great...good kids..even if they fight each other, GREAT friends who are there when i need them and always offer me a chance to help them out! Even those who are far far away from me. I just hope that I make them feel as loved and lucky as I do!!! I am a Very Very Lucky lady!

Department of Vetrans Affairs... HAHAHAHA

2008-09-30T19:29:00.001-07:00

Slight rant if anyone things the Department of Vetrans Affiars is the greatest you might not want to read any further!
Ok so where to start... i see thsi from 2 sides adn neither are pleasant.. fromt eh side of a military member CURRENTLY servicign the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.. And a retired Member who now after laying his life on teh line needs assistance from teh country whom he WILLINGLY vowed to defend...
The servies seems to want all that you ahve and are for nothign in return. They pay our men mere pennies on teh dollar to leave home and family to go to foriegn lands to be shot at, blown up, spit upon and called pigs, or to spend montsh under water with out seeing the sun or smelling fresh air.. The same jobs done by civilans are for twice the amount, with regular work breaks, adn great vacationadn retirement packages plus most are union... oh sorry our service men loose their vacation time If they happen to not be allowed by their commands to take those much needed vacations! and once they are finished with their time in teh military they are discarded like trash no longer needed or wanted.. when later in life the effects of what they have been through shoes up they need the help of that SAME government that asked them to GIVE THEIR ALL, welll then the tune changes... they have to fill out paper work after papare work and wait months on end to jsut find out they didnt fill it out right or that it isnt enough for the VA office. Some of our Vietnam vets are require to have incedent report numbers names and contact information from teh peopel that were around them when they were getting blown up and shot at... hell these men were worried about not loosing their lives not about getting the name and ranks fo the men who were dying aroudn them ... now they are treated liek liars and theives jstu trying to get enough money to live, since their lives have now been forever changed by war. My father who was directrly under several hundred agent orange drops has suffered from Horrible high blood pressure depressionand now a ceribrial brain hemorage cause by that high blood pressure which teh Va says he doesn thave... he was a once vibrant man who always provide for his family even though he suffered inside fromteh horrors that he had to face.. now he is a mere shell of himself, his emotions effected by the stroke, his eye sight lsot on one eye... he is unable to walk with out assitance of another person or crutches.. both his kness need to eb replaced.. he can no longer ever provide for his wife and himself adn what does the va tell him... you arent disabled adn there is not enough documentation that thsi is caused by thsi so called high blood pressure adn that there isnt enough proof that his knee (which was broken in boot camp we hav epicutres to prove it) was c uased there. not to mention the Post tramatic stress disorder that RE-surfaced after teh brain hemorage... i mean what kind of gervernment does this to the men who fight to keep it free .... what ever happen to taking care of ones own? Dotn get me wrong I LOVE THSI COUNTRY and woudl never wanna live anywehre else but i really think that it is time that the whole country knew the plight of our vetrans adn our current fighting men! Then maybe they wouldnt be treated liek dirty socks... It makes me sad to knwo that these brave men are living on the streets adn strugglign to make the Choice power of food this month. What else can be done where do i turn to get help for my father and those many others who are fighting this never ending battle with teh VA?

4 Years

2008-09-21T14:44:00.000-07:00

4 years have come and gone since that day that i went to the hospital with Kim to have my insides rearranged... Doesn't seem like that much time has passed guess time flies when your having fun! 135lbs of me gone with that time... very grateful that this opportunity was placed in front of me and that everything worked out and i was able to succeed.. and i can say that i have succeeded... i have kept the weight off... I am enjoying my new self, my new energy, my new love of outdoors, My new independence now that the old health problems are gone! What a Joyful day to say Thank you for all that i have and enjoy!

Happy Birthday to ME!

2008-09-12T14:00:00.000-07:00

Well i got my birthday present a little early thanks to my beloved hubby! Met Trixie Belle she is a Solamon Island Eclectus Parrot... She is about 4-5 months old... I have wanted one of these birds for YEARS (13)! Since the first time i walked into a pets store here in hawaii adn saw a beautiful girl sitting on a perch greeting customers... She is a hoot! These birds are a lot different than normal parrots.. First i have to cook for her... seh eats almsot what we do! She loves oatmeal... and tey are a lot quieter... mind you seh can shreik... but not usually... I have fallen in love once again! she loves to snuggle with me too.... and gives kisses... I just hope that i can be a good parrot mommy... adn that she stays this good as seh gets older... seh will live for 30-60 years... so i have a 2 year old for for 30 years... woo hooo.... great present for my 35th birthday... wow i am old!

Baketball hoops

2008-08-08T11:54:00.000-07:00

Ok my husband said a whiel back that i was destined to be te grouchy cat lady that lives on teh corner and shouts at children who walk on her grass... well you know just maybe i am but there are certain things that drive me NUTS.... And one of those things are basketball hoops... i understand that it is good exercise but you knwo that is why our housing has courts established for you to play in. We share a VERY SMALL alleyway with 12 other families... we live in CLOSE quarters...last night while i was cooking dinner i heard teh neighbor banging adn make a horrible racket if figured he was putting together a new grill or something so i went about my business...but yeah NO he was putting together a huge basket ball hoop which he put in teh alleyway next to his garage.... sighs now all the older kids are ognna kick out the smaller ones to play ball... adn they will fight over who was allowed to play onhis hoop... adn whose ball it is... OH adn then there is the minor annoyance that the hoop sis right outside my BEDROOM window... adn he played ball at 11pm last night.. luckily i was out cold or i woudl ahve called security to report the breech in our quiet curfew... which i guess makes me the crazy cat lady.... but heck RESPECT your neihgbors... what if that had been a babies room adn you woke the baby at 11pm at night with what sounded like a a hammer on the wall... shakes head and goes to love my cats...

eye appointments from heck

2008-07-26T22:38:00.000-07:00

So i called adn got the kids their annual eye appointments... easy got them in teh next day! it was great... get there sign in they take the kdis do their first set of tests.... then we sit and wait for the doc... adn wait and wait adn wait somemore... they finally called us back at 2:15 mind you our apt was at 1:30...ok fine so i take jake first.... and they test him and test him and test him and test him .... at 3:10 he is finished.... adn I have to take him back to be dialted adn DO IT AGAIN!... so i take lily back and send jake home with jaum... they test lily she is a wiggle worm cause seh has been sitting there for a long time and her daddy gave her CHOCOLATE before she went it... and at 4pm.... they tell me ohhhh you will have to bring lily back also to have her eyes dialated too....ack.... i am fed way up by this point so i get lily make their next appointments which they cant get us in until the 18th of august...sighs... i get hom e adn teh neighbor parked in a werid spot so i coudl barely get my car into teh garage.. had to crawl otu the passenger side of the van to get out... i was about to explode.... but gotta love military medicine.... as someone says to me... well its free... you shoudl be grateful.... i about came unglued.. free..... ummmm yeahhhh NO and that is all that si covered is the exam we have to pay for the frames and lens... adn ummmm my husband putshis life on teh line to get us that "free" insurance..... i jstu had to breath deep and smile... or i woudl ahve probably been a headline inthe morning newspaper....

Old age is stalkin me!

2008-07-24T15:27:00.000-07:00

so yeah as i approach yet another birthday i think that old age is sneakin up on me... not that mymind feels old or that i consider myself old but things are starting to happen to me.... every joint in my body aches... i have good days where i dance aroudn teh house doign everything very easily adn then there are the days when i open my eyes and think how am i gonna get this old tired body out of bed... muscles rebel against every action... back screams.. there are days i feel every joint my body has... i didnt even knwo i had joints in some of these places... adn tey ache so bad i pray for relief... i cant imagine what it iwll eb liek in 20 years....gonna get doc to check me out to make sure its not something besides my "golden years" sneakin up on me! HA

the party

2008-07-20T20:14:00.000-07:00

The Cake The pinata
the presents
he had a good party... with our friends....adn he is an old boy now!!

Baby Boy is 11.....

2008-07-18T23:57:00.000-07:00

So i always end up in reflextion when my kids have a birthday... mayeb its wondering how i survived the last year of their life? or maybe it is WOW another uear has flown by... but i think about all the changing that they ahve done... and get caught in how i used to love doign certain things with them... being back in hawaii where jake was born makes me think abou tall the things i did wiht him here when he was a little guy... chasing him aroudn the back yard... puttinghim in the little baby poolin my back lani adn listening to him squeel with delite... now i look at him adn he is almsot as tall as me... and he has changed soo dramatically in the last 7 months.... he has lost that little kid look and he is now a PRETEEN... awwww run for your lives... the hormone monster is starting to rear its head... but i am proud he is a great kid... he makes good choices... most of the time.... He stands for whathe knows is right adn walks away from things that arent right... he loves our Heavenly Father....I see his conpassion (as long as it isnt his sisters... lol ) he wants to help and he cares about others... i have hope for his future.... He is a handsome loving young man... and i sure hope he stays on the path he is on! ok enough of the reflection.... until november when its kearas turn!

Highway robbery..AKA ....school supply list

2008-07-10T15:13:00.000-07:00

remebber back in teh good old days when the dinosaurs roamed the earth we got our back packs new lunch boxes a couple out fits and were sent back to school.. yeah now adays you ahve to take out a mortgage to be able to afford school supplies and heaven forbid you ahve more than one kid...
i understand the need for pencils and paper a binder and basic supplies but we are being asked to provide paper towles, hand soap, santizing gel, sharpie markers, postit notes, and dry erase markers for our kids teachers... ummm so what is it that the taxes pay for ? we have to provide all the paper and anythign else that comes along like their project boards and such which is all good but all the teachers supplies too... i knwo they dont get paid well but 10 rolls fo paper towels... i mean next they gonna ask for toilet paper? i think somethings come wiht the cost of operations... stop paying the admin staff so much and buy the paper towels for hells sakes... and you dont get to choose which suplies you buy if you dont have teh right color folder, and erasers adn all the long laundry list they give you including NO ROSEART..crayola ONLY list then your poor kid gets hounded until you provide... i mean what is this the mafia or school???? grumbles as i sulk off to label my 72 #2 pencils with kids names.....

healthcare...

2008-07-09T17:21:00.000-07:00

i am gonna step up on my soap box now..... you ready... ok.....
now i was happy witht he new privacy laws that they put into effect thinkng wow they are finally looking otu for us.... UNTIL all the navy clinics adn other ones that i had visited told me that i could no longer bringmy children with me to my appointments...well for me not so much of a problem as my children are older...but for some of my firends who have young children who finding a sitter for is a long task that is sometimes impossible..thsi becomes a HUGE issue... mothers as a rule dont usually take care of their health needs as everyone elses are more important.... so whenthey finally feel the need to see the doctor now they ahve these hurdles to climb adn wiht lots of them single as their hubbys are off DEFENDING our country.... this is jsut another reason for them no tto recieve the medical care they need i mean yeah my 2 or 3 year odl is gonna hear what is up with mom... sio what.... liek they dont already know and its not liek theyw ill et on the internet adn tell every one.... screams... why do they have to make life so DIFFICULT while trying to "Protect" us? not sure i am ready to step off soap box but will let this one rest for a bit....

The Popcorn fiasco!

2008-07-06T13:46:00.000-07:00

So last night kids were watching a movie and ran out of microwave popcorn and jaum decided to make some the hard way on the stove... sohe got out a small fry pan and tossed in the oil heated itnad put the corn in there... adnwhen it started to pop yeah ummm it went everywhere...the kdis were screaming adn laughin.. but it sure tasted yummy.... and we all enjoyed a good giggle!

Summer time Joys

2008-07-02T14:40:00.000-07:00

half way through the summer and we have survived so far... although the fighting has started to pick up... jake is in skate camp thsi week which helps get him out of his sisters hair for a while! only a couple more weeks then its his birthday and a week later they start school again! woohoo for me.... its getting hotter liek 92 in the shade right now... today i decided that i would checkin on the kids rooms ... ihave been trying to let them do their chores alone and give them a little responisbility to take care of the things they are supposed too... well the expirement failed miserably.... yeahhh took me all morning to clean their rooms... clothes, trash, dirty clothes, toys, books EVERYWHERE.... ummm yeah... not liek they havent been taught a million times that stuff goes in its spot... sighs.... adn that when we are done with stuff we put it back.... but i guess it doesnt apply to the black hole that is their rooms... other universal rules apply once you pass the threshold.... chores are always a battle... adn the kids have now started to be nosey about other peoples chores.. mom she hasnt done her chore or KEARA that doesnt go there... ohh the joys....

Our Weekend

2008-06-23T12:48:00.000-07:00

very quiet adn relaxing actually... saturday some strange critter bit me...named the cleaning bug... i cleaned the house.... adn i pull teh car otu of garage adn cleaned te garage then hosed it out adn it is much cleaner now.. i hate all the stuff that blows into my garage.... drives me nuts... my house looked great.. then i enjoyed soem time out in the alley way wiht myfriends jsut chatting... kids played except keara who is battlinga yucky cold.. she is much better today thank heavens... Sunday i had planned to go to church but didnt make it out of mybed in time cuase lily had soem sever growing pains that cuased her to get up in tehmiddle of the night crying so mommy got up got her some motrin and rubbed them til she fell back alseep in my bed all warm and snuggly... makes me sad whenthey hurt liek that...i used to have thsoe pains as a child.. they suck... so we jsut hng aroudn sunday.. i let jaum sleep in LATE he deserves it once and a while... smiles... i tossed a roast in the crock pot so i didnt have to worry bout dinner... adn we took a late afternoon trip to the beach.... let the kids swim and i soaked up some much needed sun.... while relaxing to the sound of the waves and squeelin kids! then dinner and we played soem family WII it was great fun and although not too eventful was very enjoyable! yeah for peacefulw eekends... now i am starting the monday cleaning blitz adn then some sewing... gotta get busy on those christmas presents..... as the time escapes me too fast!

floating in teh ocean

2008-06-18T19:29:00.000-07:00

i guess being in the ocean has its down side... beauty surrounds you.... gorgeous views and vistas everwhere..b tu when you want to comminicate via us mail.HAHAHAHAHAHAHA seems liek there is a menahunie (hawaiian leprechan.) that sits int eh post office and says yeah this doesn tneed to be delivered for a month or so..... or hey i am gonna eat this one all together.... cause sometimes it takes 2 days to get to mainland other times they dont show up at all... so far te missing persons list includes several wedding invites a letter, soem bills and a coupel birthday cards..... and i am still wiating almsot a month now on a package withs oemthing for thekids from Ga... umm yeah makes me nuts...adn if we order something onlien adn what it shipped here... hahah talk about high way robbery... they charge you usually more than the item costs to ship it... unless it can come from amazon then it is ok with their super saver shipping... or enough ranting...

Hawaii most beautiful place on earth

2008-06-15T13:53:00.000-07:00

umm yeah unless you wantto get something off line and have it shipped cuase evidently we are in the middle of an ocean and have the plague according to most people on mainland... to get somethign at a reasonable price i have to order off lineand yeah then they wont ship here or ifthey do the shipping is more than the item i want... it is rediculous and makes me nuts.Last night i was about to scream adn send evil hate mail to all the places that refuse to ship outside of the 48 states... its not like i am in a 3rd world country i am in teh FRICKEN US! takes deep breath..... adn to think that myhubby wants to retire here.... its worse than booneyville usa.... ok i am done venting

I MADE BREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-09T11:47:00.000-07:00

i feel like martha stewart... ok yeah i know.... it doesn ttake a brain surgeon to make bread but it was somethign that ihave never done wiht out a bread machine and i have been learn how to use yeast adn figured hey i cna do this... whynottry and save moola make some bread! Yahoo it was soooooooo yummmy! i wanted to eat the whole loaf.. but one small piece was moe than enough for me! and it brought back memories for jaum too fo coming home from schoolto tha smell.. so hey that helps too...even jake says wow mom this bread is the beat i LOVE IT! heheheh so now gonna try different kinds of bread... hehehehhehe ihave created a demon...

Rising cost of getting by

2008-06-07T12:27:00.000-07:00

We have always made it through.... never really ahd to worry too much about moola... but with gas prices rising ona daily basis adn the gas tank taking more nad moer of our pay check and makingthe cost of everything go up i find myself getting more nad more worried about making ends meet... so this summer i am making an effort to walk more, drive less.. i am gonna spend more time making things from scratch instead of boxed or take out.. although i do cook alot... i use some semi prepared foods.. well they are jstu getting too exspensive..t oday i am making cinnamon rolls cuase i wanted some but i canmake twice as much at half the cost.... that is if i dont kill the yeast... it is a new thing for me... i have never used yeast except to toss in my bread machine... lol...Living in hawaii is a blessing it is the most beautiful place tha ti have seen in the world... and ihave seen a few places...BUT it is VERY VERY exspensive....... adn that concerns me... kids want to go and do things liek water parks and such but with mola tight we have to be very careful.... iwish there was a way to make the oil companies see how mean and greedy they are.. ohhh oil prices are so high... ohhhh wha waa waa.. but we have RECORD profits this month... but we arent gouging prices... ahem any how stepping off my soap box to go check on the dough!

my baby boy

2008-06-02T11:19:00.001-07:00

i ahve been having these a lot lately with jake and keara... msotly jacob though... he asked to get his hair cut a coupel weeks ago of course AFTER the wedding but whatever.... but since he got it cut he is looking so grown up nto to mention more like his daddy....he has thinned out by like15lbs and grown about 3 inches since we got here... He is so handsome... I dropped him off at school today adn they are having their 5th grade end of year dance..so they didnt have to wear their uniforms he has jeans on wiht a tshirt adn a plaid button up shirt.. he looked so handsome... and when i dropped him off... as he was walkign in 2 little girls got out of a car... look at jake and whispered at each other and giggled... (yes THAT giggle) sighs... i am not ready for this... i knwo that he is handsome... i woudl ahve dated him... lol but he is my baby... iw ant the little guy that wore thsoe cute overalls... and loved to cuddle up on couch with his momma and his ktity cat blankie... and who thought the sun and moon rose with his momma.. i knwo that it is my job to raise mychildren to be responisble, lovign caring, productive adults...but no one warned me that it woudl hurt to watch them grow up and away from me... just wanna hug him to me and never let him go...b ut i knwo that isnt realistic... dern hormones....i guess the saying that children are little pieces of your heart wandering around outside your body is true! growin pains...

So What did you do today?

2008-05-29T01:04:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite (or most hated)questions... you ask the kids that whenthey get in the car after school and you get a whole mirad of answers from "i don't know" or "stuff" to a whole lsit of things that happened along with who hit who or stole what or pinched who..always makes me giggle to listen to their answers... then there is the hated part of it.. when someone walks in and looks aroudn and says what did you do today? now my hubby the wise man he is hasnt said that to me with out completely joking.... cause he knows that a painful death would follow... but i have heard other say it to people and it makes the little hairs on theback of my neck stand up and the claws come out.... so i thought one day (when i was feeling liek i havent dont anything and i am a lazy cuss) to make a list of everythign that i did on a normal monday... so as i went about my duties i had a little clipboard in hand...my list amazed me...
got up showered, got dressed
grabbed laudnry basket out of my room adn headed down hallway, waking each kid on the way down teh hallway..pickign up whatever was on teh floor on the way headed down stairs started a load of laundry, then i went to make the kids lunches... calling upstairs to wake the kids again adn remind hubby to get up! then finish thelunches.. make sure all the back packs are loaded adn ready to go ... get kids downstairs, breakfast in them hairs brushed... kids all ready tell man i love him adn pack them all in car... take them adn neighbors kid to school! drop them off head back to house...switch laundry as i come in door.. grab frozen meat for dinner out of the freezer drop it in the sink. check the dish washer unload clean dishes, load soem dirty ones in there... head to the down stairs bathroom , wipe counters, sqwish potty clean mirror.., head to craft room pick up all stuff ont eh floor including all the snack wrappers those rotten kids of mien left there... head into living room, straighten up, fold blankets.. make sure floor is clean.. vacumm craft adn living room.... head back to kitchen... clean off counters wash them down scrub stove... clear off table, pledge it... get broom sweep entire down stairs...g et otu floor cleaner... clean all the floors down stairs... switch laundry, fold dry load...head upstairs.. check cat box...c lean it out.... head ot kids bathroom.. pick up all dirty clothes, rehang towels...wipe counters with lysol..clean toilet, scrub out tub...wipe mirrors... then to kearas room... change sheets, remake bed.. pick up her toys...put away clothes she hadnt finished putting away.... , head to jakes room ... what a mess... skip for moment head to lilys room , pick up toys, puther clothes away..change sheets.... put her bookcase back together as she had books everywhere..... head to my room ... clean my bathroom.. wipe counters, mirrors, get clean towels... cahgne my sheets now that my hubby is out of it... make bed.. put any clothes away that we havent yet... wipe mirror dust dresser... head back to jakes room with trash bag... change sheets, pick up all his skattered clothes.. decide which are clean adn which are dirty put clean away... clear his floor.... get vaccumm.. vacumm upstaris all kids rooms and my room and the room with cat box... then ehad downstairs for a break to check email.. adn its only9:30am.... finish email the went to work on the laundry in earnest... finsihed that up adn it stime to get hte kids... ge thtem start dinner... get them all fed adn showered and tucked in bed adn then i clean up after dinner... reload that dishwashe adn start it... the plop on couch .. adn wonder why i am so tired...
THAT IS WHAT I DID IN ONE DAY!!!

godmother has spoken

2008-05-28T20:36:00.000-07:00

Hehehe always wanted to say that and now i can! My neighbors here have asked me to be there little girsl godmother... she is the most adorable little thing that took to me like on day 2~ so i am excited... kids are liek magnets to me... kind of liek animals.. stray kids and animals always seem to land in my lap...but iw ill take Maddie any day!
other than that bestowal all is normal here...kids are almsot out of school iam a cleaning machine i am obsessed with it here... nto sure why.. but i cant stand it.. so whatever its a good work out.. Jake is all settled with his meds.. which is a process that i am very glad we have settled in on.He is so active out here.. its great loves to ride his bike and skateboard!.. Keara is turning into a beautiful young woman.. she jsut got a hair cut..we layered it to make it a little lighter and easier to take car eof for her... adn it makes her look so beautiful!
Lily is her bossy little self... she is gonna be a mean girl i swear... she is pretty and thin and WILL get her way.. and if she doesnt like you WOW you know it! but seh is still my baby...
Jaum is doign well except for tryign to break himself... he was running for work and twisted his ankle and torn some tendons or ligaments or those musclie things.... adn he has a kankle now! sighs.. poor guy... at least he isnt on the boat and is at least in an office where he can sit when he has too...and thats it....for us now

life

2008-05-24T15:27:00.000-07:00

Soemtimes i wonder if life ever slows down jsut when i think its gonan be a relaxing week hahah yeah ummm life has other ideas.... life i thought after wedding is over iwill be able to relax then the kids have end of school stuff and i have to run to do this then jaum hurt his foot... adn my hosu eis demanding lots of time... and and and... guess i jsut need to get used to the chaos that is my life... if i embrace it mayeb it will be the normal.... trick myself into thinking that... the kids dont even have extra activities right now... and its still nuts... hard to belive i have been in hawaii already for 6 montsh... wow andnow jakes birthday is sneaking up ...a ck.... breaths!

general update adn rant

2008-05-22T10:17:00.000-07:00

been a while since i posted about life... all thefmaily is gone now... trying to get everything back to normal..house back to normal clean... yesterday i was gonna be doen finally adn i hear a crash... the shelves i had in my garage came crashign down.... so i had to go get new ones the ones i bought were junk so had to tak ethem back and get new ones.... then spend the rest ofthe day organizing the garage.. oh adn it was about 85 with no wind... i sweated so much thought i was gonna disappear.. but the garage looks great.... and i got rid of a lot more junk.... adn all the cardboard we were collecting to recycle... but nothing got done inside... so today i have to finsih all that up.... but arugh seems like i spend my entire day, week, life cleaning something or another... but i know that is what moms do... just makes me tired..... ona brighter note we got the proofs for our wedding pictures...adn they turned out so pretty just what i always dreamed of! yeah....

Renewing Vows

2008-05-12T13:57:00.001-07:00

It was wonderful to have my children and mom and dad there with me... on the beach with a gentle breeze blowing...to tell the man i love how much i have loved him and that i will continue to love him for all time..After several years of trials that would have made lots of other running for court.. We have triumphed..we made it through and hae recommitted ourselves to each other. I had the wedding ceremony that i was robbed of i now have pictures to keep and cherish, i had my dad whom i almost lost walk me down the isle to my husband.. it was a dream come true..
content is the feeling that i get..my children there with us to see the love we have for eachother... so happy that myhusband did so much to help me have my dream... that day every little girl dreams of....

Feeling like Super Mom

2008-04-04T10:14:00.000-07:00

Don't know what got into me....I was stuck at home waiting for the housing repair guy to come fix my sink... so i decided to clean... i cleaned kitchen, living room , laudnry, 2 of thebathrooms, scrubbed the kids tub, cleaned jake, keara and lily's rooms that took hours... they are under room lockdown right now... lol.... i did 10 loads of laundry folded and put away... made dinner, replanted my seedling veggies, went to teh store to get cat litter and bougth more plants.. and got them planted.... and cleaned the garage... i feel it this morning i am sore but i love it when i get so much done!!

wohoooooo

2008-04-01T23:54:00.000-07:00

So the hospital calls me today i i saw the number come up on the caller id adn was thinking ummmmm if they are callign to cancel or postpoen the kdis apts again i am gonan go postal..so i answer.... adn she was liek hi this is so and so and we had a cancelation... for tomorrow at 7:30 am sorry its short notice.. i cut her off and said I WILL TAKE IT....cause poor jaek is having a heck fo a time after been off his meds for 2 weeks an dit was 2 more weeks before his scheduled apt./... so tomorro wi get to take him in for lots of questions and stuff... deep breath thank heavens they start testing thursday.... so eh will have his help to concentrate!!

Spring Break Survival....

2008-03-30T20:25:00.000-07:00

I made it through.... hahahha a little worse for ware but i made it through... lily is at a point where she enjoys testing every single limit i set for her... i thought that was what they did when they were like 2 but nooo she has saved it for 7...... smiles.... today i asked her to do somethign adn she does the whine i dont wanna thing.. butnormally she will go and do it protesting all the way.. today she made that eeeeee noise and gave me a face i told her agin to do it and not to give me that face or .... adn didnt even get to finish before she did it again.. WELLLL made momma mad... so i chased her into the house and explained that her attitude and behavior wotn be tolerated... taht it is disrespectful to us her parents then seh got a spanking and has been in her room when her dad got home he went to talkt o her adn yeah... she todl him that everyone else was treeaitng her so bad she HAD to act thsi way... ummmNOT the right answer... somedays being a parent makes you scream and wanna pull your hair out.... others its so wonderful... But i am over joyed that we are returning to school tomorrow!!!!! and i might survive to see another month.... wiht my sanity intact....

Kaite andmy thoughts

2008-03-24T18:40:00.000-07:00

Hey there again ,
This picture is katie She left this earth yesterday.... after a battle with MRSA Pneumonia... but she didn tleave unnoticed... she left ahving touched sooo many lives all over the world.. no matter how you knew katie or how long you knew her or how long it has been snice you saw her she touched you..She Kept the Lord first and formost in her heart.. she smiled... Last time is aw her seh was six.. skipping through the halways at church while i sat with her mom.... always a bright spot... my heart breaks for her family as they dealw ith this hard time... But i know that katie is still skippign through hallways even as a 13 year old (only wiht a back flip thrown in)in Heaven Gleefully doing the work that Heavenly Father has for her on the other side! Just rememebr to hodl thsoe you love close... enjoy every second of every day.... blessed to spend it with those you love adn NEVER for get about those youa re touching jsut by being you.... Smile you will make someones day.... hug someone you might jsut make their week... Our Prayers are still with theHaggards as they deal with thsi horrible loss.... God Speed Katie

MRSA

2008-03-21T10:28:00.000-07:00

My friends oldest is fighting for her life because of Mrsa... please watch this video
http://q13.trb.com/news/kcpq-032008-visitingmrsa,0,7237646.story
And take care of yourselves thsi flu season!!

Military Medicine

2008-03-19T12:38:00.000-07:00

Yeah i had forgotten teh joys of military medicine but ohh i remembered them VERY quickly.... we get everybody their doctors... adn go to ge tthekdis med refills so their teachers wont shoo tthem adn what do you knwo they dont even kno wwhat the heck the med is....adn they catn even give me a hard copy scrip tto go out and have express meds order it for me...so they refer me to child phycology... tahtis fine ... so i call them for a refereal.. and yeahhhh 4 weeks.. kids run out of meds NOW.....they are on spring break for 2 weeks sotaht is ok BUT when they head back they have the huge state testing.. adn they ahve 2 more weeks before they get the appointment .... so i sure hop ethey do well on their tests.... adn then i go to see my doc cause soemthign isnt rightwith my meds.... adn they tell me its all my antidepressants... umm no its the birth control that i started... anyhwo he sends me to phyc... so i go and talkt o them yetserday adn he says.. hummm only thing that changed is your BC so that is what we need to change... umm DUHHHHH that si what i wanted the idiot to do last week... sighs....so he brings ins the other doc..whos name happens to be HECK.... andhe says we will chane the BC... i will enter it.. so i start my long TREK across the hospital to get to the pharmacy to get the scripts... wiat a little bit they arent there... ok fine... so i sit down rad som mroe 10 -15 mins i take another number go up nope...ok fine maybe there was an emergency so i sit and read some mroe talk to my neighbor who came by .... take naothe rnumber and nope 45 mins later still nothign so i got BACK across hosiptal which is HUGE and talk to fmaily practice again and yeah.... he hadnt put it in cause he was seein gother paitents... umm WHAT>>> i was so pissed i left... and made jaum go back up there later withme... well we get p there i cant fidn my id card... SCREAMS... come hom i fine it go back up there and there is only ONE script there... he NEVER gave me a refill on my antidepressants... soemtime si wonder if it isnt the universe saying ok its poop on melisa day! runs into the woods screaming....

Children The Joy and the Misery

2008-03-14T10:07:00.000-07:00

I love my children withh all my heart adn woudl so lay down my life for any of them ....now that i have said that... OHHH WOW do they try me.... they fight until everyoen is in tears...s ay hatefull hurtfull things to each other.... it kills me... i have tried everything adn i am out of answers.... Lily does nothign but whine about everything and throws fits now on a regular basis... When seh doesnt get what she wants its liek i ahve a 2 year old again... and i dont knwo why.. she doesnt get her way ... i dont give in to it... it makes me mad and she ends up crying and in her room.... paitence is NOT somethign i do well at... guess that is why i am inthis situation... to learn it... Grinz.... chilren the greatest joy in the world adn the biggest challenge!

Evil Who Me???

2008-03-13T10:11:00.000-07:00

Raw evil score: 15.56%

Manoa Falls

2008-03-09T19:39:00.000-07:00

Just had a family hike to Manoa falls...threw a bamboo rainforest.. its was nice a little warm got to sweatin.. kids didnt complain too much which wasa GREAT change... got to see some beautiful flowers adn hear a stream again... it was lovely if i could have jsut sat by the running water i woudl have for hours... it makes me feel sooo happy ... the breeze blowing through the leaves... the birds chirping... makes me think back to how hawaii must have been before all the people moved here.... peaceful lovely way to spend a sunday afternoon!

I am invisible!

2008-03-06T18:50:00.000-08:00

So if any of you have seen that tv comerical you know what i mean... laffin...And if you are a mom you sooo know this feeling... We are the invisible work force that keep our families moving and revolving in their happy little world. MOM WHERES MY SHOE... the invisble hand picks it up off floor and hands ti to child... HONEY HAVE YOU SEEN MY KEYS... the keys float off dresser adn into thehand of the frantic spouse... I'M HUNGRY... the plate floats to the table.... I AM OUT OF UNDERPANTS... the laundry basket floats to the bedroom!
That is how i felt today... guess i was throwing myself a pity party although i have no reason to do so.. i am healthy, my kids are great.... hubby is on SHORE duty!
So i got up today not feelign 100% had a headache hangover... i got kids ready for school lunches made everyone cleane dup adn homework in their bags, got jaum up for work, took kdis to school came home and took care of a few little things.. cuddled with linus for about 10 mins... then i went upstairs put all teh kdis laundry away picked up the glasses that arent supposed to be there but were anyhow... then i made my bed, cleaned up my bathroom, vaccuumed the upstairs...scooped teh kitty box into my new littler locker (which is the bes tthing ever) came down stairs started a load of laundry... adn then started to clean the craft room... got a few things put away... its about 50% done... but i was thinking as i was walking aroudn doign these things... who would do them if i didnt... who would wash the clothes.. i ahve gone on strike before and been sick and i knwo that it takes me weeks to ge tthe house back to where it was.. and it kills me when my hubby says things liek yeah well its in ourhosue is probably dirty... days liek today are when i feel invisible....

Hormones

2008-03-04T09:12:00.001-08:00

I really wish that hormones didnt have so much control over me... one day i am great the next day iwoudl like to rip someones head off and throw it off the nearest cliff... with no control of my own! frustrates me and my poor family also.. have tried birth control to keep this under control doesnt work.. have to keep on antidepressants to keep them sort of under wraps.. sometimes i dont liek being a woman... i get so upset of the littlest things... even when i am trying so hard not too... but whats a girl to do... but keep on truckin?€

Teacher work days

2008-03-03T14:06:00.000-08:00

Oh the joys of teach work days... the kids didnt want to go to bed last night cause they didnt have school today so they faught us... now they get up this am and i have my monday stuff todo... normal stuff i do every monday laundry cleaning, errands.. the usual... well this is an inconvience to their idea of what we shoudl be doing.... sighs i HAVE TO get these thigns done.. like pay rent.... adn send in payemtns and papers to ge tmy mooshu kitty here to hawaii... so iFINALLY get them all ready to go... adn theywhine adn complain... adn fight and touch each other adn she did this...no i didnt... i am tryign to ignore the behavior hopign it will jsut go away but no... we got to bank ge tthe checks they are ok then have togo to ups store..a dn they ahve to touch everything adn poke at each other all the while i am tryign to deal with the nice guy helping me... dont touch that, get over here, ok sign where sir? lily get off there, jake stop touching that... SCREAMSSSS it was liek taking a group of monkeys to the store... i thought as they got older it was easier.. so iguess i am gonna have to REteach them proper store behaviors since they seem to have forgotten! shakes head.... not like we dont og shopping enough.... adn when it doesnt suit their plans theymake life miserable for us.. which is not right...
the other day i only had one mor eplace to go adn they all said AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW we dont wanna... so i invented 4 more places to go jsut to torture them.... i am the evil mommmy... i WILL win this fight! stay tuned for more insanity!

more wedding fun

2008-03-02T11:11:00.000-08:00

Ok so nwo planning a wedding.. so we do things a lot backwards.. most peopel do it BEFORE they are married for 14 years and ahve 3 kids... laffin yeah so i am doign it now and it is much different than i had thought.. since there are lots of things that i dont ahve to do since i am alreadymarried like registering for gifts, adn planning showers.... we arent have attendants except my children so taht is another hting i didnt have to worry about. Yesterday my sweet husband took me to meet the cake lady adn we tasted cakes and picke dout our flavor and what we wanted it to look like! I can wait.. adn WOW cakes can be expensive... but hey at least i dont have to stress and make it myself... taht wouldnt be fun.. with all i have to do... i have left some of the planning up to Jaum like getting a photographer, food and all that... ig ot my invites in the other day and am addressing them gotta print out directions and hotel info and stick that in there then mail them out and hope someone wants to come and share our day.... and if nto we will have a great time wiht ourselves.... I knwo thatmy grandma and cousin are comgni for sure adn so are my mom and dad as soon as i buy their tickets.... and i am sure hopign that my baby sister can find themoola to get here too! so we ownt be alone!! smiles.... so there is my update!

First one

2008-02-29T11:07:00.000-08:00

Another forum to catch up with us.... well lets see... the Greenburg's up til now.... Jaum and i met when i was in 8th grade i knew right away that He was mine... took him about 5 more years for him to figure that out..b ut hey see i did have some paitence... snickers.... We started "dating" after i graudated from high school...He joined the navy and headed off to boot camp and we were married April 13th, 1994 and i joined him in CT in july to start our life together... we spent about 9 months there adn then we were transfered to Hawaii... talk about a long trip and so far from all our families... we spent 5 years there while he served on teh uss. william h. bates.. during that time we had tried to ahve ababy fro a while and then finally in 1997 we were blessed with our first little angel Jacob Alden he was a complete joy to me... i had never been more in love... jaum had to leave us VERY shortly after jakes birth for 6 months.. that was a very very difficult thing for him adn for us... but the time passed very quickly with a trip to california for jake to meet the family there. .. then daddy came home... and 9 months later Keara our second blessing came into the world... a challenge from teh start she was great.... when seh was a year old we were transfered to Kings Bay Georgia... back to the east coast we went... it was a very small town.... shortly after we got there ... jaums mother vy came to live with us... we moved several times while in georgia.... bought our first house adn lived there for 5 years.. but after a year there or last blessing joined us... Lily ann was born in 2001... she was sooo much fun .. adn it was a challenge to ahve 3 little people in 4 years... but they are great... so many changes for us while in Georgia ti was a place of challenges and great growth.. I had gastric Bypass 3 years ago.. lost 132lbs.. a whole other person ... feel wonderful... we have just recently been transfered back to Hawaii where we are enjoying every aspect of being back in this place.. if you have never been to hawaii you really should explore here... the people are great, teh island is amazing the feelings of paradise are well worth the stay so far away from family adn friends. In Jan Jaum proposed to me again .... and asked me to plan the wedding that i never had.. so on May 3rd, 2008 we will be renewing our vows to each other for our kids and loved ones to see.... I marreid the most amazing thoughtful loving man ever... but i guess i am a littel bias.... smiles... He treats me liek a queen... leaving me little cards to make me grin... surprises are always apart of our lives...
So Our Babies are growing... Jacob is 10 1/2, Keara is 9, and lily ann just turned 7.... time sure flies when you arent paying attention! So for more exciting things that happen to our family stya tuned!!