Yes, I am still here

My hubby and me before the big Lindsay High School Class of 96 reunion!

Just my pretty girl, giving me smiles.

Bo, right before he ate his first cereal!

So, Yes, I am here and my oh my have we been busy. I can not count the number of blogs I have "written" in my head in the last few weeks. All the times I had paragraphs of things to say and just got plain lazy/tired or a combination of the two...

Finally, here I am, with what I hope to be a start to more regular writing.

Jake has worked 72hrs in the last 5days...we have been to Enid, OK twice, Lindsay once and have seen my parents, Jake's parents, our grandparents, brothers/sisters/their fiance's and their families and lots of friends in the last few weeks too. I turned 28, and the same week I saw a family Dr. twice and a chiropractor and an optometrist - aka I am falling apart. No, really it seems like I was just due for a major body overhaul. I have new glasses now, have discovered (due to a lung infection of sorts) that I am now allergic to pennicillin but nothing a good cortizone shot can't fix. The pinched nerves in my neck are treatable but will take awhile, in the mean time, a lot of heat and advil provide very little relief. On a happier note, nothing is very serious, just humorous.
Okay - so the most recent trip to Enid - my brother got his WINGS! He is an official pilot for the USAF and he then passed his FAA test and is now commercially certified for multi engine aircraft. Ya'll my little brother can fly pretty much anything, if you know him, this is weird. Weird b/c he is Brando. I am nonetheless PROUD. So very proud. I am honored to know him, I love the heart he has for this country, the pride, the sacrifice and his commitment. He will be in the service, flying for at least 10yrs (that is what he owes in return for his training). The whole ceremony and tradition, breaking of the wings etc. is so neat. My brother's best friend (family friends of ours since we were weeee) were able to be there, and Brando chose Jeff to break his wings with. It was such a touching thing. The tradition is that the first pair of wings a pilot gets, they "break" with their best friend or a relative, and that person keeps the other half of the wings, the wings are not to be reunited until death. SO, having known Jeff since he was about 4 and seeing him and my brother do this was sweet.

Now, the kids...Bo is growing. He is eating his cereal like a champ, we tried some bananas today. He is so tall...if you put him in a one piece outfit it has to be at least 9months, most are 12-18. Mind you Anna can wear 18 month stuff still. Bo will most likely pass her in size by the time he is a year, if not before. Crazy! He almost rolls all the way over and likes to sit up, with just a tad assistance. He laughs and smiles ALL THE TIME and is such a joy. He has to be the sweetest baby! Seriously.

Anna is my ornary two year old. I love her and she is still a VERY good girl, but she is totally a 2yr old going on 12. Oh my, the things she says. She was kind of crying the other day, I asked her "what's the matter?" and she very firmly said, "You don't ask me what's the matter!". God love her. School started last week, she goes two days a week from 930-1230 and she loves it. She can tell you her teachers names and surprisingly enough I get a pretty good review at the end of the day. She has not managed to nap for them and I got a little note that said she was restless and hard to keep quiet. Other than that, no issues. She would rather be at school than anywhere else. The girl loves to learn! At the end of the day, no matter what kind of sass she has thrown me, I get big hugs, kisses that include her holding my face and all the sass is out the window. She is a joy.

My grandmother is here with us until Sept 22, when she and the kids and I will go to ID for two weeks. I am very excited. This is the best time of the year there!! I just wish Jake could go. Hopefully he will at least be able to be at home and not working the entire time. His job is going well just extremely demanding.

I think I have used up all the free time I can, duty calls. I apologize for the lack of posts. I seriously have had so much going on and with Jake at work, I just collapse when I get the chance! But, I will do better. There is too much running through my brain to not get it out on paper.

Here's my list:

1. Freedom - there are REAL people out there, husbands, mothers, cousins, children out there FIGHTING and RISKING their lives for your freedom this very second, pray for them!

2. Friends - I have a lot of them, and I am very thankful

3. My gma's health, that she can be here, able and such - I hope I can get around 1/2 as easy as her at 80!

4. My husband and the HOURS he spends away from us. I know they are as hard on him as they are on us.

5. My little boy whose smile lights up my life, he is my sweetheart

6. Anna, who loves shoes as much as I do, is a spitting image of me, which some days makes me fear her teen years. Seriously, she is a constant joy.

7. Cold water

8. General Hospital

9. Online photo albums

10. Airplanes