Mil Spouse fill in Friday

1. How do you spend your deployment money, do you save, pay off bills or enjoy the extra money while it is there to buy the things you do not normally have? (from Troop Petrie) The first deployment Rob had was only 6 months. I paid our car off 18 months early, the second deployment I paid off a few more things. The third we I do not remember. The fourth we had just bought a house and I bought a deep freezer, riding lawnmower and and other stuff. The last two times it seems like I have paid credit card debt down but now it seems like that is extra money to pay for homeschool stuff and babysitters while he is gone. Our sixth deployment I hired someone to come in twice a month and clean bathrooms and floors and dust.


2. If you could relive one occasion or moment, what would it be? (from Currently On Land) The birth of our second son, we knew before he was born that he had passed. I was so young and in a German hospital. I wish I would have known more, asked more, done more.

3. What’s the worst job you ever had and if it was so bad why did you take it? (from Faith and Deploying)I can not say I have had a bad one, I have had a few babysitting jobs that make my head spin and not because of the kids but because of the parents.

4. If you could play any character on TV, who would you be? (from Many Waters)
Michelle Duggar so I could learn to be more patient.

5. If you could become the world’s expert in something, what would it be? (from Army of Two)
oh man this is hard. I guess in preemie care because that was one of the hardest times of my life and I wished I would have understood more of what was going on with her.
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5 Question Friday

1. What is the first nightmare you remember? the movie Jason or nightmare on elm street.


2. Even if you're not a sports fan, what's your favorite sport to play/watch? We do not watch any sports in our house (I know I am lucky) although my daughter did ask if she could start watching football. I said yes. A couple of days later I saw her light up at the football snack comercial and realized she did not care about watching football she just wanted all the snacks on TV. I do not know anything hockey but I love watching it.


3. If you could pull off one piece of trendy fashion, what would you want it to be (jeggings, hats, thigh high boots, etc.)? knee boots or high heels, I think I have said it about a million time but I would love for someone to buy my size 11 foot cute shoes.


4. Did you make good grades in school? nope, just did well enough to get by. honestly I think my mom would have prefered me to stay home with her than be at school.


5. What magazines do you subscribe to? none currently but I have seen some great quilting magazines I would love to try

Frugal Friday

My frugal tip this week is laundry soap. My hero actually loves making our laundry soap. I shared the recipe here. It cost us 18 cents a gallon. We make a 5 gallon bucket at a time. We have tried making the powder and it works just as well but it does not last as long.

thankful

I am so grateful to have a amazing husband who supports me and encourages me and well who puts up with me. I have wanted to quilt for a long time but have not had the guts. So last week when I was in Hancocks the lady helped me pick colors and know what I needed to buy. My wonderful husband helped me cut all the fabric out. Then he took me back to the store and bought the backing (he picked it). He helped me for 2 nights to get it put together. He never complained and when we were done he even said I could do another one, although he knows it means I will need his help again. I can not wait to go back to the store to try it again. He also insisted that this is now the quilt on our bed because WE made it together. I am telling you ladies I love this man.

Wordless Wednesday

What is this you may be asking, this is how I packed for my hero to take the kids away for a week. I have always hung the kids clothes by outfits until they are old enough to pick out there own clothes. It means my hero does not have to try to match outfits. So when he was taking the kids camping I took each outfit and added undergarments and then put them in a bread bag and rolled it as tight as I could. Then I put a label with that childs name on it. It helped everyone involved and made more room in the suitcase.