So where have I been

I feel like I have been neglecting my blog. I see my blog as a journal. Something to look at. My husband is currently on leave and we are enjoying every minute of it. We decided not to take a big vacation. My hero did take the kids to the camper for a week and at the end of that week the kids will go to my mom's and I will be enjoying two wonderful days alone with my husband.

My day

Hello! Hello! Anyone out there? Okay I am going to assume you are wondering what I do every day. Some days we do school some days we sleep (just teasing). Some days like today we spend the day in the kitchen. I love to cook; I love to cook for other people. Once a month or so I am given the joy of making breakfast for our church which is about 60-75 people. Since tomorrow is a busy day I thought I would get it done today.

Okay, I kind of lied. I wanted to do it today because I will be busy tomorrow but also because my hero was home today to help me and I love working with him.
I want to tell you about this wonderful recipe we have (well pampered chef has). Take a white cake mix and pour in a bowl (no egg or oil or water, just the cake mix) add a can of pie filling. Mix and bake according to package. So today we made a blueberry with white cake mix, cherry with white cake mix, peach with white cake mix, and apple with white cake mix and cherry with chocolate cake mix. And then since I had my hero here we made 150 JUMBO cinnamon rolls. Thank you, Pioneer Woman. Then I made 6 pie shells with egg casseroles and one 9*13 egg casserole. I will also have French toast sticks and sausage. I think it will be enough. Part of the cinnamon rolls are for a friend and part are for my freezer. I cleaned as we went and can now wake up to a clean kitchen.
Do you have any quick and easy recipes? If so will you share?

Mil Spouse fill in Friday

1. What characteristic about yourself has either been strengthened or weakened due to your experience as a Military Spouse? (from The Albrecht Squad) This is really easy for me and hits home this week. My strength and weakness is the same. It is my attitude that I need to suck it up and drive on. It has helped me be a strong woman who can deal with just about anything during the last SEVEN deployments. But, it also allowed me to make excuses for being tired and in pain for the last 4 years. For telling myself I am fat and old and that is why I am feeling bad. When the reality is I am having thyroid issues and should have had them dealt with years ago.


2. What is your favorite vacation spot and why? (from ‘Tis the Life of the Army Wife)
this is hard because I love amusement parks and being busy. But I also love going into the mountains and relaxing and spending the day scrapbooking



3. If you could have any fast-food restaurant in the food court on base/post what would you pick? (from The Only Pink in a House of Blue)chick-fil-a, no questions asked please bring us some chick-fil-a

4. Where did you go on your honeymoon? (from Pennies from Heaven)This is funny and sad, we had reservations for Governors Spottwood in Williamsburg. Our wedding was like something out of a horror film. You know, no electricity, hurricane hitting close, guest stranded on side of road. So after the wedding we head to Williamsburg and kept driving around to find the hotel. Finally a police man helped us find our hotel. It was like a Budget 8 and underneath was a small sign that read Governors Spottwood. Then the office was closed and we had to wait for a man to come to the office and he was wearing a pair of cut of sweat pant and NOTHING else. The hotel was amazing after all.

5. If you could have any job in the world regardless of money, degree or experience, which job would you have and why? (from Proud to Be a Navy Family and The Calm Before The Storm) Working with abused children, helping them work through there issues and finding good healthy homes

Fill in the blank Friday

1. In the story of my life the actor who would play me would be.... I have a issue, it drives my husband batty. I cannot remember actor’s names. So I will say the lady who plays the wife on everyone Loves Raymond, her TV name is Debra. That is so sad that I would admit that is my life

2. If I could change one thing about the world it would be... how we see children. How we look at people who have more than a couple of children, how we talk about our children, how we treat children.

3. Yesterday... I felt good and it was a wonderful feeling, I felt like I had a brain and I had no aches and pains
4. My favorite comfort food is.... KFC fried chicken with mash potatoes and gravy and green beans and a side of banana pudding

5. My new favorite blog find is...I am sorry to say no one new because I have not had a chance to look around much recently but I look forward to finding everyone else’s
6. If I could meet any blog friend (who I haven't met yet) in real life, I'd choose to meet... a friend called khourtney, she had a preemie about the same time I did and I have watched her struggle, I have seen her Faith. She is a amazing mom and a amazing cook and I could really see us being best friends if we lived closer

7. My favorite breakfast food is.. Homemade biscuits with gravy and scrambled eggs

5 Question Friday

Questions for Friday, September 24th: (Special thanks to Colleen [no blog], inspiration from Pam, Tiffany, Angelina, and Jill for their question suggestions! If YOU would like to be linked in a future 5QF, c'mon over to my community and offer up your best question suggestions!!)




1. If you could speak with a different accent, what would it be (i.e Australian, Scottish)? hmmmmmm British would be it in a heart beat


2. Can you fall asleep anywhere? (i.e floor, couch, deck) a couple of years ago no, but now I seem to be tired all the time and can fall asleep anywhere. now sleeping is another story I need my bed or couch. Actually I would prefer to sleep alone on the couch. I always have but it is not good for my marriage, hehe


3. Do you use public restrooms? If so, do you sit on the toilet? Do I have to admit this answer? The answer is yes and yes. Okay now you can kill me. The reality is that I make sure the kids go potty everytime we leave the house but I on the other hand am in a hurry and never go.


4. If you were stuck in an elevator for 24 hours, what celebrity would you most want to be stuck with? Kirk Cameron, because I know we could find stuff to talk about but I would never be attracted to him or maybe Dr. Phill. oh yeah, Dr. Phill, a 24 hour counseling session.


5. Where did you & your significant other go on your 1st date? Oh now I love this question. He took me to play miniature golf only when we got there they were busy so we went to the driving range first. Then back to miniature golf. I asked if I needed to do anything else and he said NO. So I swing the ball and guess what? It hit a car in the parking lot.