He Made It!!

Finally....he made it!! We have had such a wonderful time so far!! It hasn't even been 24 hours yet and we've gotten so much done!! Well, since i'm supposed to be relaxing in the tub....I better enjoy!!! It's hard to focus when there are no interruptions. I'm so used to knock-knocks, Mommy's, and screams....I'm not sure what to do since no one needs me right now!!!!

Anxiously Awaiting!!

I know he'll be here soon, i just don't know when exactly. I wish it was early this morning like i had hoped. I'm so shocked that i haven't heard from since 3:45 yesterday morning.

An update: I have finally read Twilight. It only took me about 3 days to read and I absolutely loved it. I'm almost half way through New Moon but Isaac asked that I not be reading while he is home!! Gosh, I can't imagine that he has other things in mind, rather than curling up with a good book.

The kids are all fine just anxiously waiting for their dad to get her and then leave for Disney World.

We've had a good week and a half of summer break, and Mikayla is still alive!! LOL!!

More updates to come!

SORRY!!

I'm sorry to all of my followers!! I have been so wrapped up in facebook recently that I forget to type an update on my blog!!! Life is actually pretty good for me right now. Well, Sunday was a little weird for me, but all in all I have no room to complain.
I babysat over the weekend for a teacher friend. That went well. She and Erica are close to the same age and on Friday evening they 2 girls went to a girl conference called Smart Girls. It was here on post and lasted from 7-10:00. They really had fun.
On Saturday the kids went to a friend's house so I could run a race in Copperas Cove. I tied with my friend for 10th place out of 77 in our category!! I was so excited. I didn't even care that i slowed my time by 2.5 minutes from my last 5K! The hills (which i really like to call mountains) were excrutiating!! My friend and I decided it might have been easier to bear crawl up the biggest of the hills.
Saturday afternoon I took all of the kids to see Monsters vs. Aliens, 3D. It was really good, with only a few slow parts.
My friends plane came in early so she picked her daughter up early, which was nice. Another friend of mine has her life crumbling around her.
I'm pleased as punch to have so many blessings in my life! Isaac and I are already preparing for how we can ensure this return from deployment (like in December or January) will be smoother for all of us!! I love that we are strong enough to discuss these things to make our lives happier!!

I've also recently enjoyed seeing the Hannah Montana movie....I actually cried in that movie!! CRAZY ISN'T IT??!!

I'm going to be participating in a book study this summer to do the Twilight series with a couple of friends. 1st book in June, 2nd in July, and 3rd in August! I want to try to be better at just picking up a book to read and i think this will be an easy way to help me get started!!

That's about all i can think of right now! Oh...all 3 little spices are doing really well!!!

I guess I am going to have to abandon the anonymous name thing on here because I always end up using our names!!! Maybe it's the teacher in me!

Races, etc...

I am really enjoying these races!! I have completed 4 of them recently. I've completed 3 5K's and 1 10K! My time has gotten better with each race! I'm glad that my children are starting to see that mommy has more energy! Ya know, when i was weighing in at 254 all my energy was going to keep me walking from place to place and make it to the recliner!! Since that was not the life I dreamed of, it's nice for my children to notice a difference!! At 34 I know I still have a way to go, but I can achieve a healthy life that will help my children grow into healthier adults!!
Now, back to the races....my times are not army standard yet...but could be in a couple months!! I always joke with Isaac that if he is getting out...then maybe I should get in, just so we could both fully understand the whole army experience!!! LOL....
I better start dinner and some laundry....

McHenry

As I sit here finishing up some laundry, I'm very consumed with missing my husband. Although R&R will be here in June, I still am missing him pretty badly. I was pretty spoiled on the first deployment and if any of you know me, I'm pretty used to being spoiled. Well, being spoiled is a great thing at the time, but then when things don't go your way, you seem to take it even harder than the unspoiled person! So, Isaac is moving around a lot this deployment. It has actually worked out okay until Thursday. Now, he's in some remote place with no internet service and the cell phone that he got over there doesn't get reception there either!! What's even worse is that he is scheduled to be there until like a week before he's due home for R&R.
I guess I just feel a little out of the touch with the world. When I get like this, it seems to be easier to not talk to anyone. I feel like it's a little easier to transition Isaac back into the house when i've talked to him at least every other day or so. I don't remember feeling this desperate to talk to him for quite some time. What's even funnier is when I do finally get to talk with him, I'll be at a loss for words!!!
I'm blessed in so many ways! I love explaining how wonderful my husband is to everyone but i truly just wish he were here to prove it to them himself!!!

Easter Pictures!

http://www.shutterfly.com/lightbox/view.sfly?fid=276d9c90b8d7a33a6276141d224b0f78

This link should take you to my album where you can view them as a slideshow! There's probably an easier way....but it's late and I have to work tomorrow!
Love to all!

10K Here I Come!!

A few prayer requests....since I can't sleep!
1. That I wake up on time!
2. That I finish!
3. That I'm not too sore to move afterward!
4. That I feel good upon completion!

I'm afraid 6:35 is going to come rather quickly, so goodnight for now!

Party at Wazoo's!

Make a Smilebox photobook

Running Smoothly.....

If only everything ran smoothly, life would be easy! However, when things don't run as smoothly as I would like, it is a helpful reminder of how much I miss Isaac, how much I need Isaac, how much I love it when Isaac is here with me!!
I've really tried not to complain too much....but enough is enough!
If only the garbage disposal still worked...
if only the light in the stairs could be reached to change...
if only the sprinkler system still worked...
if only registration/inspections never expired on cars...
if only brakes on minivans lasted forever...
if only the extra refrigerator still kept things cooled/frozen...
if only children never vomited in their beds...
if only i wasn't out of the house 12+ hours five days a week, then perhaps all the minor things listed above wouldn't seem like MAJOR things in my life!!!

HURRY HURRY HURRY Sweetie....come back to me!!!!

HOORAY!!!! TAKS TEST RESULTS

Okay so it's the first day back to school after spring break and reading TAKS results are in!!! As gradelevel leader, I quickly checked our scores to see that 94% of our students passed and 38% commended!!! After that I was able to disect my own class's scores to see that all 16 of my students passed and 50% of them received a score of commended with 1 person making 100%!!!!
I AM SO EXCITED!!! MY HARD WORK PAID OFF AND ALL OF MY LITTLE DARLINGS CAN PROMOTE TO 4TH GRADE (so long as they are passing all subjects, of course)!!!!
I know there are some who don't really understand the excitement....but several of you do!!!