Saturday Randomness
I’ve gotten calls and emails from many of you telling me that J was in “time for kids” this month. I used that magazine in the classroom when I taught and loved it. I’m so excited that J and his guys could be a part of it! Thanks to Julie Overby for sharing this image with me!
We had a few days of sunshine (and 91 degrees!!) and I just had to put the girls in their new matching swimsuits. Yes, I know I’m a dork. No, I don’t care. Teehee.
I am still laughing at this incident yesterday. She makes me laugh so hard.
a. note her dirty feet
b. also note her shorts under her dress. she has taken to removing her diaper, holding it in her hand, and saying UH OHHHH!
I hope you are all having a beautiful weekend.
xo
What a Man
** i’m adding a tear alert right now, some of you have jokingly asked for them, so here you go! i’m going to scare you all away, i swear. teehee. **
not many words needed here.
jimmy’s present to harper for her 3rd birthday.
xo
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More More!
today i received a few more photos and thought i’d share.
thanks so much sandy! sandy is j’s precious step-mom.
she’s the teensy thing in the photos below.
check out this bad boy.
i mean, really…WHERE are we supposed to put him?
sandy and jimmy’s dad, dennis, me and jimmy, and chris (his brother) and anna:
anna and i are squatting in order to be sandy’s height. HEE! good thing you cannot see me from the waist down in this photo. awkward.
j on the way to the bus,
i call this his “pillsbury dough boy” hat.
j and general casey.
i mean, he is positively beaming.
he is going to KILL me for posting this here, but general casey knows who he is,
he said he had read about him in the wall street journal that morning.
when j told me i said WHAT???? DID YOU PEE IN YOUR PANTS OR WHAT???
and mr. even-keeled gave me a “you know better than that” look,
but i know him and i saw the smile at the corners of his mouth when i asked him that.
see?? peeing in his pants, i tell you.
okay. enough of the DC trip.
i promise this is the last post about it. teehee.
okay, that’s a lie. i still have to post about Arlington Nat’l Cemetery.
On a scrap-related note,
those of you who guessed JBS in my previous post were correct.
I am indeed the May guest designer, and I’m thrilled.
I think you all know that I have a MAJOR scrap crush on jenni.
The gallery goes live at midnight tonight.
Here’s a preview:
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the encouraging words yesterday.
I’m feeling better today, but my head still hurts.
I truly think it was just stress, worry, and sadness,
but today was a better day,
and tomorrow will be a better day than today.
love y’all.
xo
p.s. several of you have emailed me telling me you’ve had problems posting comments. i’ve alerted typepad and hope to have a solution soon. sorry for the inconvenience!
I’ll Admit It
I’m pretty down today.
This morning I was pretty sick, don’t know if it was a bug, or something I ate,
or just dread at the thought of him leaving again.
But my dad had to drive him to the airport b/c I felt so bad.
Most of it’s gone now, except for a headache,
but I miss him so much.
You’d think that the 3rd time I’ve had to say goodbye in this past year
would be easier than the 1st,
but it’s simply not true.
Last night at supper H said
“Tomorrow it will just be the Howell girls again.
Don’t worry Daddy, we’re not scared”.
And she summed it up better than I could have.
But if I would have said the second part of that quote,
I would have been lying.
So here we are again. Seemingly at square one.
But luckily this time it’s only 2 months.
That’s what people say to me lots. But it’s “only” 2 months right?
As if I’m not fearing for his safety every moment of every day.
I know people mean well when they say that,
but whether it may be 2 months or 2 minutes,
there’s a hole in my heart when he’s not here.
I thought I’d share some photos from DC.
It was a whirlwind trip. We flew in Thursday afternoon and left Saturday morning.
Not much sight-seeing, although we did fit in Arlington National Cemetery before we left. I’ll share those photos another day.
I was so proud of him. So proud.
I cried 3 times. Which was embarrassing, but if you know me well,
you know that 3 is actually less than one would think.
Anyway, I’m just going to share some photos.
I hope you have a beautiful day.
xo
these photos are from the reception the first night-
the cutie in white is j’s brother, christopher (as if it’s not obvious)
and his wife anna is next to J.
my precious sister in law
these are from the luncheon, pls. ignore the fact that my left eye appears to be a black hole (wth is that all about??). that aside, i ADORE this photo.
the awards ceremony (my camera died right before the actual ceremony)
before our nice dinner the night before we left:
p.s. i will take a photo of the bust of macarthur later (the physical statue he received). it is HUGE!!!