A Chance for You...

To give back!

TheMomJob has posted an amazing opportunity for you to donate to Children's Hospital of Alabama! For every post she'll donate 10 cents to CHildren's and she has EVEN put a donation button on her site (top right) so you can make your OWN donation! (SHE'S FABULOUS! I KNOW!) We will definitely be donating soon! And we will definitely be making that a tradition each Christmas! Just click on her name" TheMomJob" at the begining of my post (it's already linked to the post) and read her awesome (shortened) story of her sweet baby boy! God is SO good!

As many of you know Children's Hospital plays a VERY important role in my life as a mother. You can read some of Reagan's story here. But just like Children's saved my friend, Amanda's son, Chase...they also saved my baby girl's life and I am FOREVER AND ALWAYS thankful. As I told Amanda, they will FOREVER be on our Christmas Card Address List! lol. Children's definitely holds a special place in my heart and my husband's. We spent countless hours next to Reagan's bedside...countless hours waiting on visiting hour to come back around...countless tears...I could go on and on, but I digress. God is SO faithful and SO sovereign! He amazes me daily and I feel SO blessed to have this life He has so graciously given me. The husband he has provided for me. And the children He has entrusted with Chad & I.

*This is Reagan's very first day home at almost 3 months old!

If you don't donate to any charity this year (I know how hectic this year can be with soo many charities asking for some money almost nerve-racking) please donate to Children's Hospital of Alabama. Do it for Chase...Do it for Reagan! :o)

I'm SO Proud!!!

I FINALLY got a stinkin phone call lastnight from my husband! (I just L-O-V-E saying that!) anyways...He's doing GREAT...except for being sick...he thinks it a sinus infection. Anyways....after finishing decorating our Christmas Tree my phone rings..it's a 706 area code!! (woooo hooooo!!!!) I answer in excitement and say "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" LOL....he replies with.."You have no idea!"

He goes on to tell me that he got his marksmanship badge! (YAY!) and they just completed Red Phase!! (Thank God!) ANNND the most exciting...the Drill Sergeants made him into a "Team Leader" ...Which is GREAT news! I was SOO proud of him. He seemed very accomplished and proud of himself when he told me. They got to eat Burger King the other day at the PX lol..He said he drank Dr. Pepper and it totally freaked him out! LOL. and they were about to have a pizza party! (haha! I felt like he was in Elementary School when he told me that. haha!)

I am SO proud of all his accomplishments thus far! 12 more weeks to go and he'll be done! BUT! 4 MORE DAYS and...*sings in the tune of "I'll be home for Christmas!"* He'll be hooome for Christ-mas!....

I'm ecstatic! as you can imagine. I have planned a romantic evening of just the two of us...ya know...because I'm a good wife! :o) There's no surprise factor on his behalf because I just blurted it out last night all our plans! LOL. oh well...it will be SO FUN!

BTW....YAAAY FOR MARK INGRAM GETTING THE HEISMAN!!! ROOOLL TIIIDE!!! :O) Bama BEATS Aub, for the 2nd time...Bama TAKES the SEC...Bama gets their first Heisman!...Bama goes to National Championship!!! WHAT A GREAT YEAR!!

I'm never lucky enough to win anything SUPER cool! BUUT.....

MckMama is giving away an HP TouchSmart 600 desktop computer! It's SUUUPER cool! (and it looks GREAT in her FABULOUS red living room!) You can enter to win it too...but I'm not going to wish you good luck (I'm sorry...I'm an aweful friend) but this would DEFINITLEY save me a bunch of money on buying a new comp. to have for when my husband gets deployed! :o)

SOOO...Have fun! Go! and enter in the giveaway! You have until Christmas Eve!!!

Hello Lovah Boots!

'Ello 'Ello! Glad you finally arrived!

*Please excuse all the wires and junk..I'm at work! :o)

1 Boot, 2 Boots. Where Boots? TARGET!

I would like to announce the newest member to my shoe closet.....!:o) And for ONLY $29.99 you can enjoy these lovelies too!! Target.com baby! I am SOO excited about them. So here's my story about these boots....

So..I was walking around Target lastnight, (last minute decision to go "Target Shopping" after work yesterday) browsed ALL 2 racks of clothes in the wimpy Maternity section and of course...those 2 racks just so happen to be right next to the shoe section! soooo...I began my browsing of the shoe racks...LO AND BEHOLD I find this one boot just hanging out all by her lonesome (see boot above). She was a size 11 and dying for me to just try it on. I was curious anyways because my WHOLE life I have not been able to wear tall boots because my calves are just too dang big (that's what all those 13 yars of cheerleading will do for ya!) When I slipped it on...IT WENT OVER MY CALF! Can you imagine my excitement!?!? My FIRST pair of tall boots that ACTUALLY FIT! So I began to scrounge around for anymore because this one boot was a size 11...and it did NOT have a match ANYWHERE...(I couldn't help but wonder, "Did big foot come in here and still this poor boots match or WHAT!?) I began to think someone was playing a joke on me and when I couldn't find not only the MATCH for this size 11 boot but I couldn't find any OTHER sizes...I began to get FrUsTrAtEd! I slammed the shoe down...(not really, I didn't want to cause a scene in Target for Boot's sake.) [haha I know...I'll be here til 11!] and stormed off to grab some diapers and an address book and L-E-F-T!

I JUST happened to remember that precious, poor ole' lonely boot and logged onto Target and FOUND THE BOOTS! not just ONE boot by her lonesome...but a matching PAIR! and..IN MY SIZE! :o) then...I looked at the price...$29.99...ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? ....

They'll be on my doorstep around December 10th-14th.

18 DAYS....eh,who's counting?

I AM! 18 more days until my husband is FINALLY home for Christmas! We are SOO blessed to have him here for the Holidays! AND..he'll be here for a WHOLE 2 WEEKS! :o) My heart is absolutely fluttering with excitement!

He is doing soo well! They are still in the 1st phase of OSUT (which is Basic Combat Training [BCT] and AIT mixed all together!) I forgot what AIT stands for...soo just pretend you know what I'm talking about! :o) He does have a torn ligament in his knee but he's still able to do everything just a limited amount of it. So PLEASE pray it gets better ASAP! He also hurt his back a few weeks ago and we are praying that's nothing serious. I'm just glad he finally went to the doctor..he didn't even want to go at first...but besides all of that and the usual soreness from doing strenuous exercises DAILY..he's doing good and SO ready to come home for 2 weeks! :o)

He got to call me on Thanksgiving day and it was SO good hearing from him! It seems to lift his spirits more when he gets to talk to me! I try to encourage him and let him know how proud we are of him every chance I get! I FINALLY got his mailing address so I can FINALLY send him some letters and pictures! He was really wanting some pictures of Reagan and me. haha That's soo cute...I KNOW! :o) So as soon as I get them printed out I'll be sending him some pics! Speaking of pictures...I NEED A NEW CAMERA...I have a Cannon something or other digital cam. and for some reason it just doesn't work at all..it won't charge...it won't turn on...it won't do anything! SOO..I need some tips on what to look for. I need to get one for Christmas...preferably before Christmas! So shoot me any suggestions or reviews! THANKS! :o)

I broke down on Thanksgiving...I have been doing good up until that night on my way back home...I just started thinking about our conversation we had on the phone earlier that day and how sad he sounded when he told me he really misses us....it just broke my heart that he couldn't be here for Thanksgiving. but PRAISE JESUS he'll be here for Christmas! I am doing MUCH better now knowing he'll be here in 18 DAYS!

Anyway...Keep praying for his strength to get through this training! Pray for my strength to get through this part of life without him. Pray for wisdom for when I have to make family decisions and pray for Chad's health and his injuries!
God is so good and I am SO thankful for the life and the family he has given me! Praise be to God for THE GREAT things He has done!

Bless you all and thank you for the prayers! :o) I leave you now with a photo collage I made on picnik.com! These pictures were taken by a friend of mine for our Christmas card! :o) I LOVE them! I hope you do to!! :O)

It's the Army Wife Life for Me!

Well...he's officially gone!....to Basic Combat Training (BCT). My heart is FULL of emotions. I'm soo sad that he is away from us but SO proud of his decision to join the Army and fight for our country. I don't believe I have EVER felt this much pride for someone in my life. I'm so new to this Army way of life and still getting accustomed to all of the military jargon and etiquette and rules...it's seriously like a WHOLE OTHER CULTURE...I have read where some other fellow Army spouses started blogs where they would post the letters they received from their soldiers telling about BCT and just the whole experience! I think I might do the same (with hubby's consent of course) but it would be neat to get ya'll involved in our life! Especially since we will be traveling a lot more these days. (Which means, I REALLLLY need to keep this thing updated! haha!!)

Living at the in-laws while he is away isn't as bad as I imagined it would be. I guess not really being their child they don't really get in my business like they did when Chad was here...soo that's GREAT! I'm thinking I won't be able to move and be with Chad until later than expected...which means, if I am still in town by the time Will (baby # 2...remember!? haha) gets here then I *MIGHT* get an apartment orrrrrr move in with my mom in Florida...All in God's plan/timing....All I can really do is just pray about it and trust him....which I have NO problem with AT ALL!! :o) I'm soo excited to see where we will be stationed and when we will get to go! (I think in the back part of my mind, other than the fact of just being with Chad again, I am MOST excited about decorating our new home!! haha Is that super silly or what??...It's my thing...I cant help it!)

BTW....The cyst they found in Will's brain..IS GONE!! PRAISE JESUS! We were soo thrilled to hear the ultrasound tech. say, "Those spots I saw last time are gone...I dont see any of them at all!" SUCH A BLESSING!

SO for now...or until I get my first letter...God bless & have a GREAT day!!

P.S. I think I am going to start a whole new blog just devoted to Army updates!? I will post the link to it on here so you all won't lose me!! :o)