Long time No blog

Hey everyone!  I just rediscovered this old blog that I regretfully let fall to the wayside during atime it probably would have been very helpful.  Things have changed so much for the better in my life.  I am no longer married to K's dad, who cheated one to many times.  I am now married to an amazing godly man and now have an 8 year old step son and a 6 month old daughter in addition to my beautiful K bug.  God got me through all the hard times and now life is grand!
    I decided to post because I have been having a really hard time losing my baby weight, so my husband and I decided to do the gm diet cleanse!  Today is day one which is all fruits.  It is 1 in the afternoon and I am dying for some crunch! Guess that will have to wait for tomorrow which is veggie day!  I took a before photo but there is no way I am subjecting the public to a picture of me in a bikini but I will keep you posted on my weight.  DAy one is 155 lbs.  I am hoping to drop 10 lbs, though I know most will be water weight.  Hopefully I will remember to keep this updated through out the week~

On our own again!

We finally found a place that we love and can afford. We are moving into a beautiful townhome that seems perfect for our little family. I am so grateful to have parents who allowed us to live with them (for free might I add) while we got back on our feet. Switching from Army life to civilian, but God is good, and he always provides! Hope everyone has a happy Halloween.

sickly family!

So it's official everyone I know is sick with something. The majority being swine flu. My immediate family has gotten off lucky it seems. Kaylee has strep throat and I have bronchitis. Who knows what TJ has he hasn't been to the dr. Hopefully everyone starts to get better, and we can get back to our lives and enjoy this fall weather instead of being cooped up in the house. Well off to rest a little Hope all is well in your world!

6 months have flown by.

Happy birthday Kaylee Marie! She is 6 months old today, and I can't believe it. It seems like yesterday I was holding her in my arms in the hospital. Looking down at this beautiful baby that had lived in side of me for the past 9 and 1/2 months. So much has happened in the last 6 months and she is growing so fast. As I write this she is playing inher bounce bounce babbling to herself. She loves baby dolls and stuffed animals and she laughs a lot. Everyday my little miracle amazes me, and I thank God for blessing us with her.

On a sadder note, tonight we are leaving to make the 15 hour trip to Florida. I wish this trip was for a happy reunion to meet up with our ranger family, but we have to lay to rest one of our own. Please keep us all in your prayers.

so goes the life of a (former) ranger wife

This has been one of the hardest weeks we have had in recent months. Which is saying a lot with everything that has gone on in our lives. The death of our friend and the constant hope that our other friends will not only survive but return and thrive in life, has sent us on an emotional rollercoaster. Rangers, as my fellow wives now, don't really show emotion; Ranger wives however show LOTS of emotion. This makes for a hard time moving on from the loss of a friend. I wish that I could make things better for our guys, make it easier, make them feel less guilt and sadness. I also wish that they would understand that they can show weakness to us, they can admit they are sad and not just angry. I hope that when we all see each other this weekend, we can use it as a time of healing, and rejoice together, celebrating the life of our Airborne Ranger in the Sky Rob.

A hard night

So tonight has been a rough one. During my small group for church I got a call from a friend of mine, letting me know a good friend had been KIA. I am shocked and saddened by the news, but at the same time sooo grateful that God gave me my husband back safe and sound. We made it through a few deployments with no injury, and I thank God for that. I am sending prayers out to my ranger family. I love you guys.
Rob you were an amazing man. Brave, strong, caring, and your most endearing quality your sense of humor! You will be missed. RLTW

Hello all! Sorry it was been awhile, things around here have been a little rough lately. Now that things are getting worked out and worked through I will hopefully be keeping this up to date!

Kaylee is growing up so fast, it amazes me every day the new things I see her do. She is so beautiful (as you can see above), fun and smart! I know I am bias, but hey her daddy agrees with me! She is learning lots of new tricks and is turning into a little daddy's girl much to my dismay!

We are starting to get excited for Halloween! Kaylee is going to be Tinkerbelle. Her little costume is so cute with the little wand and all! Then comes the first Thanksgiving and Christmas. This first year is really flying by!

Tj's new job is going well, although I could do without a certain aspect of it. It has helped us get back on our feet and adjusted to civilian life again. Hopefully by January we will be out on our own again, but who knows. I am very thankful for parents who have let us stay with them, but boy am I ready to have our own home again!

Let's see what is new in my life? I am working on losing this baby weight. It started off well with me losing 15 lbs, the first month of my diet and workout regimen. Now I have plateaued and am not nearly where I want to be. So this week I am cracking down again, and as motivation I will be posting on here my results and whether I have worked out that day. I am working out this evening when my mom gets off and can watch kaylee for me!

Well I am off to paint my nails while the baby is asleep, hope everyone has a wonderous monday!