One Day Closer To You

 Sorry I haven't blogged in a few days. I picked my mother-in-law up from the airport Thursday and we spent the night so we could see the sights around Wilmington on Friday. We went to the zoo. The monkeys were the first animals we saw and I was content to watch their antics for a while. This little guy in the picture up there was so hilarious. He ran around their cage and then jumped for the tire swing.  This peacock was obviously crazy about the lady peacock here, because we got to see him spread his feathers out, try to court her for several minutes and then lay his feathers back down when she just walked away from him.  Oh these goats were really aggressive about the food we were giving them. They all jumped up to stick their heads over the fence to get some. There was also a goat who was pregnant. We stood and watched her baby kick and squirm inside her belly for a few minutes. It was interesting to say the least.  We went to the nc aquarium at Fort Fisher after the zoo.

Until my mother in law is here! I'm so excited that I get to pick her up tomorrow at the airport. I have so many ideas of things to do with her while she's here. Movies, beach, yard sailing, just to name a few. I feel like a child who is not so patiently waiting for Christmas morning to come so he/she can open their gifts. The only difference is the child gets to keep their gifts, I have to take her back to the airport a week later so she can go home. Back to her house and job and the rest of the family. Boo. Aside from the excitement of my second mommy visiting, I'm excited about working out. Yes, working out. I've started doing an abs and back exercise daily to help flatten my tummy. I know some of you who know me in real life are reading this and probably thinking that I don't need to work out and I'm crazy for doing so, but I feel like if I don't get into a routine while Danny is gone, I'm going to let myself go and start gaining weight. That I don&

I was just laying in bed by my sleeping son, who is now eighteen months old, thinking about how fast he's grown. It really feels like the day I was in labor is both such a short time ago and ages ago. I'm truly blessed that my dear hubby wants me to be able to stay home and raise our kids. Yes I said kids, as in more then one. We'd like two, maybe three, but we're going to wait a little while before the next one comes along. Anyway, back to my reflections. I'm now the mother of a toddler, who is becoming more independent every second. He no longer needs me constantly. In fact it has been ten days now since he last nursed. Big step for us there! And he falls asleep by himself now too, although for my comfort, he's sleeping in bed with me. I'm only doing that because my number one concern is his safety should anything arise during this deployment. I definitely want to be able to protect him. S/n, I was trying to figure out if I could add pictures to blog pos

Okay, don't take me the wrong way when I say this, but I find it absolutely absurd that millions of dollars have been spent to promote the judgement day baloney I've seen and heard about. I for one believe in God and that some day the rapture will take place, God's people will be taken to heaven and the world will suffer, but no man knows when that day will be. Only God. It's May 21st and according to some people the judgement was to begin at 6pm in new Zealand and roll over the world as 6pm hit everywhere else. Well two hours ago, at noon est, I received a call from my husband, who is stationed 8 ish hours ahead of the time here. It's almost ten thirty now where he is, so obviously nothing happened. That being said, he called and made my week so much better. Anyway just wanted to rant a little about stupidness and ridiculous predictions made by man. I seem to recall several scriptures in the bible that site no man will know the hour of the Lord's return. (= S

So I'll be the first to admit I'm not the most patient person in the world. God must be really refining that quality in me lately. I say this because, as a military spouse you understand that your husband must deploy, but you don't like it. Aside from a few weeks of training here and there, Danny has been home every night before this deployment. Now I never know when to expect a call, email or letter. Sometimes I feel as if I'm putting my day/life on hold to wait for that call or email. Goodness knows how many times I've checked my email in this past week. I thank the good Lord for giving me a husband who spoils me. I can sit comfortably on the couch and check from my iPad now, Haha. Other times, I feel sort of guilty when I go about my daily routine and come back to find a missed opportunity to talk to him. I want to cry, scream, and hop in my time machine to go back and tell myself from five minutes ago to stop what I'm doing and go by the phone or computer. u

I never thought I would be one to blog, but I'm going to give it a try. I'm the type who starts something and is doing well at it for a few months, then one day it just stops, just ask the enormous box of yarn and knitting needles sitting in my office right now. Hopefully that won't happen to this blog. Anyway, my husband is currently deployed with the US Marines. I couldn't be more proud of him. Although I can tell you life has been really interesting since he left. I'm staying home with our 18 month old son. If you're a mom, you should know how interesting daily life with a child can be. Right now there is enough water from my son's impromptu afternoon bath on the floor to sail an entire armada. We're almost three months into this deployment, with no set return date yet, just some rumors. That also means that I've been driving for three months, but that's a different story for a later blog. Some days speed by, while others feel like they will