Saturday, August 04, 2007

Museum pictures


This is pretty neat you can find me and Chuck at the musuem now. A army wife group that I belong to shared it with us so I made a some pictures of me and Chuck. Here they are. :) You can make them to at www.dumpr.net/museumr.php.


Thursday, August 02, 2007

Thursdays news

Well I passed the yard inspeciton I saw him outside but he didnt leave anything so I passed. I am so happy and releaved one less stress for me. :) I got some cleaning done today and my allergies are starting to bother me again. I dont have any exciting plans for the weekend just gonna work on my crocheting and my knitting loom to. I am also gonna read to. Happy Thursday everyone.

Amy

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Update on my notice that we got . :))

Today the guy that CHuck hired to do our yard and came and did it for me. He did everything that I got a violation for. I was so happy. I was really nervous about it. He said that a lot of people got violations for their yards in my housing yesterday. He said that the mean Sgt was having a bad day thats why everyone got one. He said that he was gonna talk to him anyways and tell him to stop picking on the houses that he does here. I am kind of over tired tonight because I worried about it. I feel better now and the preinspection is tomorrow at 1. Keep me in your toughts for passing. I know I will but you never know.

Amy

Happy August 1rst

Happy August 1rst today is my cousin Jims birthday he turned 32 years old today. Hes in the airforce and stationed in Neveada. Happy Birthday to him.

Somethings I want to accomplish this month is to start to read more. I bought a book and I hope that I can stick with reading it. Its called the Army wives the unwritten code. It looks like it would be a great book to read.

I also want to get back into scrapbooking again and crocheting and using my knitting loom to. I so want to be more crafty.

I also want to get more boxes unpacked to and get my house together and looking good when Chuck comes home. :)

I figured that I would write all this out and I hope that I can stick with doing this stuff. :) I will blog about the stuff that I do get done and read. :)

Amy

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Tuesday hello

Well it was a nice day today I woke up and did some stuff around the house and then my friend Rhonda came over and we went out for lunch at a Mexican Resturant. The food was really good there. Its called the Monteray. We met up with her hubby Brian which is cool. I had the chicken quesidilla and water with lemon. I thought it was pretty good. Then I went and cashed a check and we went to see I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry that movie was good. I will give a review after this blog.
I seem to be getting a lot of headaches lately which isnt me. I am not sure if its stress or what. It started to happen after the movies today. I still had fun and didnt let that bring me down. :) I am just thankful and happy that I have great friends everywhere. Rhonda is one of my great friends she tries to keep me busy and sane so this deployment dosent drive me nuts. :) She was happy that I came back from NY. She said that she missed her movie buddy that made me feel good. :) I missed her to when I was in NY. :)
Well I got home and there was a package for CHucks camera so that was fine with me. THen I got a white piece of paper by my door. What do you all think it was. I thought it was a newsletter for the housing area but it wasnt. I got sited for my yard. I am so stressed out about it. I have 48hrs to get it done. I am so upsett that the mean SGT just put it in my door instead of talking to me about it. So I hope that the lawn mower man comesd today or tomorrow and does it for me. I am thankful to him to for doing my yard. I just never got notice. I dont want to lose housing over it or it goes back to Chucks commander in his unit. I am really upsett about it. That is one reason why I dont like military housing to many rules. :( They dont care if the hubbies are deployed or anything.
I hope that everyone has a better night than me.

Hugs

Amy

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry was a very funny movie. My friend Rhonda and I went and saw it today. I think its worth it to go and see it. There was some great actors in it.

Amy

Monday, July 30, 2007

A pic of Chuck

Well its been a rainy blah day here today but I am happy to say that I finally figured out where the pic of Chuck saved. For some reason it saved in my downloads but thats okay. Here he is. This pic of him is very cute. :) I love getting pics from him he finally took some for me. :) Looking at this pic made me smile today. :)

Sunday, July 29, 2007

My Sunday

Well my day went pretty good and we finally have cable to. I went with the cheapest package just basic and standard. I didnt want anything to fancy just to have some more channels than CBS. I am also excited because I get to watch army wives tonight. I am so happy to have that channel. The cable guy got totally lost when he came to my house but I am glad that he finally found it. My parents left today and gonna spend the night in VA and then head to NY in the morning. I am trying to be happy to be back in NC but I sure miss NY. It was great to have family around and that helped the time go faster. :)

On a sad note two of my neighbors my friends are moving tomorrow. One is heading for Nebraska and the other one for Wisconicin. I considered them both of my friends and its gonna be sad to see them leave. I know that its part of the army life and that it isnt bye its c ya later. :) They are leaving because their hubbies just deployed. So they want to be by their family. :)

There is also new rules for my housing area since I have been gone to. I am not sure why they have these new rule but I guess they go by Ft bragg which is fine.

On a happier note I got pictures of my hero, He sent them to me of him swimming in the Tigres river and some other ones. If I can figure out to post them I will.

Happy Sunday

Amy

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Die Hard With A Vengence

Today my parents and I went and saw Die Hard 4. That movie was great. Bruce Willis did a great job. The movie was very action packed and lots of special effects. It had some funny parts to.

Amy

Friday, July 27, 2007

River Boat Cruise

My mom and dad with their shades on.
The big boat we took.

Standing by the big boat.
Looking cool with my shades on. My parents and I spent the day in Wilmington in nC. We didnt do the beach this time we just did a boat cruise for a hour in a half on the river there. We got a neat tour and got to see some stuff. I am happy that it was a nice day for us. Heres some pics from today.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

If Sabrina Isnt Happy Ain't Nobody Happy. .....

If Sabrina Isnt Happy Ain't Nobody Happy is so true for our trip. She was miserable the whole trip down to NC. She made us miserable to. She cried all the whole way from New York to to the Super 8 motel in VA. When we got in there she cried the whole night while we trying to sleep. She kept me awake. She drove me nuts and my parents to. She was a very unsatisfied customer there. She would jump on my head then go to my parents bed and jump on theres to. I was so not happy with her. I was a very mad mommy last night. Now shes back in her own house and she seems to be happy now. :) I am very tired and glad that the day is almost over with.

Sabrina said shes gonna blog about this weekend. Shes to tired tonight.
Amy

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Going back to to NC today


I had a ton of fun in NY and it helped make my deployment to go fast. I am gonna try and come home again. I seem to get more homesick when Chuck is gone. We are gonna spend the night in Virginia and then head to NC tomorrow. My parents are gonna hangout with me until Monday and then they are going home. We are gonna go to the beach one day and not sure what the other day. I will talk to everyone when I get to NC. I just hope that Sabrina can handle all this traveling. That poor cat had to get her nails trimmed yesterday and she wasnt happy. I felt bad because she bit my friends sil because she was really scared.
Hugs
Amy

Monday, July 23, 2007

What a rainy Monday :(


Hi everyone today I had a busy day. I went out for lunch with my cousin Jim and my Aunt Molly to Cosmos and I had a chicken sandwhich and french fries. Then we went to my aunt Mickeys house for some pics. Then me and my cousin Jim went and said bye to my aunt Doris and Uncle John at their house. Oh my cousin Jim is leaving tomorrow for Nevada hes in the air force. I am leaving again on Wenesday for a month and then gonna try and come back to visit again for another month. It just helps this deployment to beable to come home and visit our family.
Then for dinner I spent time with my great Aunt Jane we went to Olive garden for dinner. Now I am just relaxing tonight. I am glad that I got to come to NY to spend time with everyone. :)

Amy

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Some pics from today :)

Danielle is playing peekaboo shes to cute. :) Making funny faces while eating pizza they were to cute. They were making me laugh. :) Spending time with my little buddies Danielle and MitchellToday I had busy day in the morning I spent time with Chucks mom, grandma, his Aunt Nancy and Aunt Dianne to and their cousin Fredrika to. We had breakfast at Dennys. We chatted there for awhie then his mom and grandma andme checked out the church picnic at St Cyrils. It was a nice little picnic and it was neat seeing the Czechoslovikian dancers. Oh on a side note Chuck and I married were at that church. Then I was suppose to go to the movies with my cousin katie but the time didnt work out for us. :( I didnt get home until almost 3. I felt bad. Then I went back to the picnic with my my mom and my little cousins so they could play games. Mitchell and Danielle both had so much fun. :) Then we came back to the house and took a pic for Chuck.

Then I spent sometime with my friend Tonia. I had a very nice Sunday. I am gonna miss my family when I go back to NC. :( They helped my deployment blues and make my summer go by faster. :)


Amy

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Saturday news

Today I had a good day mailed some boxes to Chuck and my bil Joe to. I hope that they get them soon. The lady made me laugh today at the post office she said that I was a expert at filling out custom forms. I have had 6 years of being a armywife to know how. :) Then picked up pics at Sams club and I forgot to get Chuck a phone card there. He said that he needs more so if I remember I will get him some. Somedays I am so absent minded.
Then came home and talked to Chuck online and that was cool and then he called me. We talked for awhile. Then I went to church with my parents and my dads aunt and then had dinner and relaxing tonight.

Happy Saturday everyone,

Amy

Friday, July 20, 2007

TGIF

Its my last weekend in NY and then I have to go back to NC. Today I went out for lunch with my cousin Melissa and her kids. We went to Friendlys and got lunch and ice cream to. I am gonna also go to the mall later and walk around to. Its gonna be a relaxing day not sure about the weekend yet. I am so happy I got a phone call from Chuck this morning and he sent me a gift to my moms house. He got me a shirt that had all the camps on there from the sandbox. Its really cool. Sometime I will have to take a picture of it. I will be back this weekend with some more pics to share. Happy Friday everyone.

Adios,
Amy

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Shopping fun Wenesday

Yesterday I went antique shopping with Chucks mom and his grandma. We had a lot of fun we went to a few stores and bought some stuff. I found the cutest flip flops they were on sale. Its the stlye I guess they were mismatched. One was poka dots and the other one was stripes. They were really funny. Sometime I will take a pic of them. We had lunch at the Rose Cafe and got lunch. Then we went to Dunkin Donuts for desert. :) Then last night my friend Tonia came over she was one of my old friends from highschool and we chatted for awhile. :)

Amy

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Family Reunion pics

just relaxing at the family reunion
My little cousin Johnny hes to cute hes 2 years old and 2 months :)
My mom and all of her cousins
Me and my cousin Katie

I went to the family reunion at my Aunt Doris house and it was really nice. They had a band there and they did a great job singing. They sang Amy for Chuck. I didnt get that many pics but they came out good with my new camera. We had a ton of fun. :) I am happy that I was able to come home for it.

Hugs




Amy

Roadtrip




Here our some pics from our Roadtrip from NC to NY. It was 12hrs long but Sabrina actually did good so that made me happy. :) She only cried twice. We stopped in PA for lunch and to use the bathrooms. They had a tourist spot to take pics infront of the sign Welcome to Pennslyvania. We also took Sabrina out of the car to put her on the picnic table so we could eat sandwhiches.


Ps. its a long way of doing my new camera with the pics I email them to myself and save them in my pic folder. :)

Monday, July 16, 2007

Some Beach fun




Here our some pics from the beach. My parents and I went to the beach last Saturday for the day. After it stopped raining I took some pics.

Amy

Yeah

Yeah I finally got to talk to Chuck today. I was finally home when he called. Hes doing great. He wants more pics of me but I told him that I wanted a pic of him to. :) He hasnt emailed me any since being there. He does have a digital camera so not sure what is going on. I even got him a new digital camera card to send him. Its a 2 gig it was on sale at walmart. I guess he called my parents last week and I wasnt home and then he Imed me and I wasnt on the computer. I was upstairs checking our cat. :) He also got to talk to Melissa and her kids. :) He seemed in good spirits so thats a good thing. I miss him but it was great talking to him. Its a great Monday. :)

Hugs

Amy

Checking in

I know that I haven t blogged for a awhile I have been busy since being in nY which is great. I have been spending a lot of time with my cousin Melissa and her kids Mitchell (5) Danielle (3) and Samantha or knowen as Sammy (almost 2) They keep me on my toes which is good. I have fun playing with them. We are suppose to go and see a movie on Friday. I am not sure which one. Maybe Ratatoonie or something like that.

This pass weekend I celebrated my friend Liz birthday she turned 30 years old. So went to Tullys for it which is a yummy resturant by my parents house and her house to. Then we went shopping at Old Navy and Barnes and Noble. I ordered The Saber The Unwritten Code Of The Army Wives. I heard that book was good and I wanted to get it. She got her nails done and then we went to Walmart and had birthday cake at Chucks parents house. My bil Chris made her a German chocolate cake. Then we came back to my parents house and he made her steak on the grill. She had a fun day.

Then on Saturday I went to my aunts house for a family reunion. I got see all of my cousins and relatives from out of town. I had a lot of fun and got some great pics to share with all of you but I cant figure out why the kodak thing dosent work with my pictures on my laptop. I guess I stink at figuring on digi camera or something. Well if some one could tell me how to make it work. We stayed at my aunts house all day long which was great. The neat thing is that there was a band and they sang Amy what you gonna do. That was cool I love that song and so does Chuck. My aunt came over and told me they sang it for Chuck. :)

Then yesterday I had lunch at Cracker Barrel with Chucks parents, his grandma, my bil Chris and my friend Liz. Then my bil, Liz and me went next door and saw Liscense to Wed that movie was really funny. It was about a couple that has to go through different things before they get married. It was to funny. I reccommend that movie. Then we went shopping at Kohls, Target and Kmart so my friend could find a swimsuit for her work. I bought a few things for me and Chuck and I got some shoes to.

I will be back again but if anyone can tell me how to let kodak work with my blog, email, and stuff. I would be so happy. Its on my laptop but for some reason I think my desktop is easier for that stuff.

Hugs

Amy

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

I Heart NY

Yesterday after 12 hr long car trip ride with my parents and my cat we are finally here. I was to tired last night to post anything. I got a couple pics on the way down so tomorrow I will download them. :) Its good to be back home but I forgot something that I needed. I guess I cant think straight at 5am in the morning. Say a little prayer for Sabrina she wont come out of the back of the closet in the attic. She burried back there and its 120 all the way back there. I dont want nothing to happen to her. I also dont want to crawl on my knees either and get her. My dad put 2 acs up there for us so hopefully that will help her out. I dont want her to be scared or get sick because its hot up there. Shes use to the central air at our house in NC. . Today I spent the day with my cousin melissa and her kids. Then tonight did a little bit of shopping at wallyworld and Sams club. I am gonna go and hopefully tomorrow I will beback with pics. :) Goodnight

Amy

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Thursday headlines

There isnt much going on today just got the last minute things done for my vacation on Monday. My parents are driving down today and gonna stay in Virginia tonight and then tomorrow should be in NC around lunch time. :) They are coming to get me and Sabrina to go home. I need a break from here long story. I am gonna go to the family reunion there and see all my family and Chucks to. Its also my friends birthday to so shs gonna be 30. I havent celebreated her birthday with her for 5 years or so. It will be great to do that with her. Then I got to take care of bank business for Chuck. I am also gonna relax while I am there. I will be back on July 27th at Fort bragg.
I also got my new camera today it came quick. Its a really cool camera. After I figure out how to use I will share some pics with all of you. I just noticed that my laptop makes cds so I can take pics and save them on cds. so cooooooooool. I cant wait to do that.
Sabrina is doing good shes taking a cat nap by the window.

Amy

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Firework Code a fourth of July fact to share

FIRE WORK CODE

1. Keep fireworks in closed box


2. Take out one at a time and close lid immediately

3. Follow instructions on each firework, reading by a torch light not a match

4. Light at arms lengh with a saftey lighter

5. Stand well back


6. Never return to firework once it is lit

7. Never throw fireworks or keep them in your pockets

8. Keep pet indoors


Just wanted to share them with you. Chuck loves to do fireworks and if he was here this year he would have to do some.

Did you know 4th of July fact

Heres a 4th of July fact its a did you know:

Independence Day commenerates the formal adoption of the Declaration of Indepenence on July 4, 1776. However it was declared a legal holiday until 1941.

Easy Flag Cake

Easy Flag Cake

I just wanted to share a yummy 4th of July recipe with everyone. I was gonna make it this year if Chuck was here. I just wanted to share it with all of you.

Ingredients
2 pints of strawberries
1 recipe of your favorite yellow or white cake (Mix or from scratch)
1 1/3 cup of blueberries

1 tub of whipped topping

Preparation
Mix up and bake your favorite cake mix or recipe. Let cool.
Slice 1 cup of strawberries, set aside.
Top cake (in pan) with 1 cup of sliced strawberries, 1 cup of blueberries and all the whipped topping. Arrange remaining strawberries and blueberries on whipped topping to create a flag design. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Happy Birthday America




  1. Happy 4th Of July to all of our family and friends all over. We hope that you have a fun and safe holiday. Have a great Independence day.

    Hugs


    Amy

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Evan Almighty

Last week my friend R and I went to see Evan Almighty. That was such a good movie and made the both of us laugh so hard. I loved it and recommend anyone that needs a good laugh to go and see it.

Amy

Happy Tuesday

Happy Tuesday everyone just gonna check in and say hi. I know that everyone wants to see my stuff from crocheting and using the knitting loom. I am gonna start doing that again. I wasnt doing it for awile because I couldnt get it. I found some videos online that will hopefully help me with them. I figured that is one thing that will keep me busy and maybe reading more and scrapbooking to. I love pictures and take lots of pictures to. Chuck wants some picturs of me but I tried taking one of me the other day and I looked really goofy. I guess I could email him that one he will get a good laugh. LOL Anybody at Ft Bragg want to take a couple of me for Chuck that will be great. He would like that. :)
Tomorow I might go on post for the 4th of July with some of the girls from the group that I belong to. One of them is gonna come and pick me up so that will be great. I was happy to do anything tomorrow.
I hope that everyone has a great day I am off to get stuff done before I leave for NY on Monday.

talk to you all soon.

Hugs
Amy

Monday, July 02, 2007

Just poppin to say hi

Happy Monday everyone today I just worked on my house and getting ready to go to NY. Its gonna be great to get away from here for a few weeks. My new camera shipped today so I should have that for my vacation to. Well no news on Chuck I havent heard from him for a week. So I hope that he gives me a call this week. You know what helped me through my last 2 deployments was having friends. This deployment I only have R but she lives so far away that we only hangou t once in awhile. That helps to have her around and keep me company. I am hoping that my friend A moves in my housing area this summer. It will be great to have a friend that lives out here and someone to talk to. I guess this deployment I have been having the blahs. I know that it will get better because everyone I talked to said it took them a few months to adjust.

Amy

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Home Is Where The Army Sends Us


Home Is Where The Army Sends Us is so true. We have PCSed twice since Chuck joined the Army. We went from Ft Bragg NC to Hanau Germany and then back to Ft Bragg again. Each time we tried to make the best of it. We made some great friends each time. Its small world so we didnt say bye we just said cya later to them because you never know. We made a friend Manuella in Ft Bragg the first time here and then we saw her again in Germany. :) I still have my old friends that live here but I also made some new friends to. :)

Love the tag my friend made it for me. Didnt she do a great job. :)

Hugs
Amy

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Greek Resturant

We went to the Greek Resturant for dinner with our friends Maddy and Jared. It was our last couple days in the guest lodge and they picked us up. We had a nice dinner there and some wine to. We had a fun time there with them.

Yummy Ice cream in Germany

Lookie at Dakotahs ice cream to yummy.Check out Chucks speggetti ice yummy.. Look at my ice cream it was really yummy. Vernas little boy his name is Jesse. Look at the ice cream that he got yummy This pic was taken a week before we left Germany this is my friend Verna having ice cream at a town by Wurzburg. Vernas drinking a coffee ice cram drink.
A week before we left Germany to adventure back to the states we spent a day with our friends Verna and her family. We went to Wurzburg and had lunch at the PX and then we went and walked around the town by there and got ice cream to yummy. It was a really yummy Italian Ice place. Yummy.

Some more NY pictures.

My uncle Rich Chuck suprized him working wiith his the camera at Brozzetties the yummiest pizza place in NY. :) Holding my little cousin Darrius. Hes 10 months in this picture. Isnt he a cutie. We met my cousin Nicole at her gas station she worked at. We suprized her she was so happy to see us. I love suprizing people. :)I found these when I was looking at my pictures from NY. Chuck and I had a fun time seeing our family and friends in March. :)

Hugs
Amy

Friday, June 29, 2007

TGIF

Well there really is nothing to update here I spent the day with my friend Rhonda yesterday and we went to see Evan Almighty that movie was really funny. I am glad that I saw it because I was have the deployment blues. I talked to Chuck the other day to and he said that I could get the camera. I found a cheaper one on Amazon so I bought it today. Its a Kodak and its a 6.1mp. Please cross your fingers everyone that it gets here before I leave on Monday. I dont want it to get stolen or end up missing. I am gonna use the camera when I go to NY to see my family and for the family reunion to. I am also gonna try my lap top and see if the pics will download on here to. I am worried about it so I hope that the camera gets here before I leave. :)
Its a rainy and glooomy day here. I got some stuff done around the house so I am happy. I dont have anything going on this weekend just gonna hangout at home.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Digital cameras stink

Yup I have 2 digital cameras and they are Kodak and they are being stupid. Last week I was able to upload pictures on my computer and today they are giving me such a hard time and wont do anything. I was thinking it was the digi card that is in there. I switched them around and then put them back in the cameras and they didnt work. I am not sure why they both worked until now. They both take pics and stuff. Does any one know what is wrong. I cant be with out a digital camera. I dont have anyone here to help me. :( I havent blogged that much this week because I wanted to do some pics to but my cameras are being dumb. Hopefully I can figure it out before next week. (Amy who is grumpy because of my cameras.)

Amy

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Happy Graduation

Happy Graduation to our cousins. We got graduations in our family from Kindergarden to College. :)

Michell-He graduated from Kindergarden and off to First Grade

Monica-She graduated from highschool and off to college


Ross and Mark- They graduated from highschool to and off to college

Molly- She graduated from highschool and off to college

Stephanie-She graduated from college


Congrats to all of you. We are are very proud. We hope that all of you had a great day. :)

Hugs
Amy and Chuck

Friday, June 22, 2007

TGIF

Thank goodness its Friday the week went fast which made me happy. I got a lot done around our house and got 6 boxes unpacked to. I am working my bum off and hoping to get more done to. I just hate going in the garage its to hot out there.

Today my friend Rhonda came and visited hame today. She dropped of my shoes that I got from Avon. They are really cute. Since shes been helping me out with stuff I treated her for lunch at Red Robin. The food is really good there. Then we went and saw Mr. Brooks that movie was really good and very scary to. I liked it.

Tonight I am just hangingout at home and watcithing tv.

Amy

Monday, June 18, 2007

To Hot

Happy Monday to everyone its start of a new week. I just did a few things around the house and played with Sabrina. I didnt have anyone to hangout with which is okay because I understand why they dont want to come all the way to Raeford. I have a couple friends that live across the street but they have their hubbies home so I didnt want to bother them. I live in the country here and so far away from everything.
I also read my chicken soup for the girlfriend soul book.. Theres some great stories in there. Chucks Aunt Nancy bought it for me when I was in Germany. I love the book I am just a slow reader though.
Besides cleaning the house I just did some boxes in the garage but it was to hot out there for me. I almost melted. So if it cools down out there I will do some more. :p
On a happier note I am going to NY in July from the 9th-26th to see our family and friends. It will give me someone to chat with and hangout with. I am gonna take Sabrina home with me to since they have stupid rules in housing. I dont want to get in trouble for leaving her. She wont behappy for sitting in the car for 12hrs but she will get over it.
I hope that everyone is having a great day. I am gonna eat low fat fudge sicle and watch tv.

Talk to you all soon.


Amy

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Happy Fathers Day


Happy Fathers Day to our dads we hope that you have a wonderful day.

Also Happy Fathers Day to all of our family and friends all over. We hope that you have a great day to.

Sabrina Kitty saids Happy Fathers Day to her daddy who is overseas. Shes misses and loves him. She saids stay safe. :P

Love Amy, Chuck and Sabrina

The History Of Fathers Day

The History Of Fathers Day

Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of a "fathers day." She thought of the idea for Fathers Day while listening to a Mothers Day sermon in 1909.

Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civial War veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastren Washington State.

After Sonora became a adult she realized the selflessness her father showen in raising his children as a single parent. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonoras father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Fathers Day celebration in Spokeane, Washington on the 19t of June 1910.

President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, suported the idea of a national Fathers Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidental proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Fathers Day. President Richard Nixion signed the law which finally made it permanment in 1972.


jerry whilson 1999, 2005

Friday, June 15, 2007

Feeling Accomplished

I am starting to feel accomplished I got 6 boxes unpacked today most of it was dishes. So I put them away in the cuboard. I cant find another box because it has the rest of my plates in there and my steak knifes to. Word of caution watch the the movers when they pack your stuff they packed our chocolate hershy kisses ewwww. I threw them away gross. They were from Christmas time. I also hurt my back today moving them. I am going to adventure back out there this weekend and work on some more. I am also on the hunt for my summer clothes and my sandals to. Wish me luck finding them. Thats been my friday working on the garage. Now I am gonna watch The Price Is Right tonight its Bob Barkers last episode and I am also gonna watch The Emmys to. Happy Friday.

Amy

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

What a great day

Today has been a great day because Chuck poppoed up online yesterday and we chatted for awhile. It was so great to talk to him. He said that he called me yesterday but I was out with some of my friends at Ihop. I told him sorry but he said that I got to have a life while hes gone. :) He even called me today and said that he was doing good. He got my box and his moms boxes to. :) He said that he keeps getting headaches because of the heat I know what he means because I get headaches fro the heat to. He also had bruised ribs to from Wrestling ouch. It was great to hear his voice and chatt with him today. Please keep him in your prayers today as him and his troop are going to a new post tomorrow. I am not sure how far it is from the one that he is at now but just say a prayer for all of them to be safe and get there safely. :)

I also found Sabrinas new toy that she got for Christmas from Santa claus we just didnt open it for her we waited for the movers to come and have it packed it up because it has catnip in it. She loved playing with it to day. I will post some pics of her later. I even got a little video to but not sure if that will work but I can try. If anyone knows how to do videos for blogger please help me out or even picture slides to. I need help. I am blogger dumb. :(



Amy

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Ihop

When being in Germany for 3 years Chuck and I missed our favorite resturants and many other things being there. One of the restaurants that I missed was Ihop. So today my friends and I went there. I had the French Toast La Viva it was really good.

Amy

Monday, June 11, 2007

The Monday Blahs

Yup I got the Monday Blahs today I think my whole street did. It was a gloomy and it rained a little bit today to. Our grass needs it. I saw the Sgt out today he was writing our houses down because our grass is getting long. He hasnt gave out the paper yet just writing everyone down. I know that it needs to be cut so the lawn guy is suppose to be here this week. That is one of my fears is getting in trouble with housing for silly stuff like that.

Today I cleaned the house, mopped, swept, cleaned the bathrooms and gave the empty boxes to my friend Nikki. She also gave me the table with the chairs for outside to. She gave it to me for a good deal 10 dallors because she could only find 3 of them.

I also went to the grocery store and got munchies for Chuck and some stuff for me to.

Can you keep my dads Aunt Jane in your thoughts and prayers she fell down and broke her arm. Shes 89 years old we all just want her to be okay. Thanks

I didnt to much today after that just relaxed and played with my silly cat.

Hugs

Amy

Sunday, June 10, 2007

The Sundays Post

There isnt to much going on with me this weekend. I just did 5 boxes yesterday and I found my canon camera box with my stuff for my camera but not the dang charger for it. I cant find it anywhere and its driving me nuts because I have pics from Germany on there and NY. I looked up to see how much a canon charger was on Amazon omg 50 bucks. I hope that I can find it. Chuck has pics on there from his last day at 1-1 Cav and stuff to. I know that he would want those pics because it was his old unit. Maybe some good luck vibes for finding it. Thats my favorite camera to because its little and takes great pics. What did the silly movers do with it.

I also got my out my crochet book to and gonna work on that. There isnt anything on tv. I need to get cable because those bunny ears only pick up CBS from SC. :)) I asked Chuck last week if we could get cable and he said yes because he loves tv. The only reason why I want it is for boring weekends and for Army wives on Sunday night.

I did alittle bit of decorating to I found some of our pics. If I knew how to hang them up on the wall I would so right now they are on my DVD shelves and my bar to.

I am gonna get going for now hope that everyone is having a great weekend.

Amy

Saturday, June 09, 2007

Unpacking Boxes

Yup I unpacked 5 boxes today and ran across some old stuff. I found some of Chucks old brown tshirts and his old army pts. It was a box that he never unpacked when we were in Germany. I also found some some pictures to when Chuck was in Afghanistan in 2002.

I found some cards to from Christmas 3 years ago and I found money in there also. I guess we never checked the cards either. I found 50 dallors from my dads cousin. I guess we should start going through our stufff better before we have the movers pack our stuff up.

I found a box of pictures that were from Spring Lake there was some old pics in there. I am not sure what to do with the old pics because of our new pictures. I guess I am just gonna keep them in the box because my house would be a museum with all of our pictures. Its gonna be one anyways when I display Chucks beer steins.

I am trying my hardest to get more boxes unpacked so hpefully I can by the end of the summer. Wish me luck.

Hugs

Amy

Germany memories :P

My favorite shoes Birkinstocks. 2006

Neushwanstein Castle 2006 Hohenschwangau CastleAustria 2006 The mountains in Garmish. 2006 Chuck infront of General Patton 2006 Octoberfest 2006-I look like a dork in this pic of us. Rhein Cruise 2006 with my parents. At a resturant in Rotheburg we look to cute. 2005 Infront of the Vatican in 2005. Isnt the sky pretty. :) Chuck and I top of St Peters Dome in Rome Italy. 2005. We climbed to many stair to get to the way top. I was so out of breath when I got to the top. Some lady blessed me when we got to the top because I looked horrible. Let me tell you it was a lot easier to go back down them. :)I am so happy that Chuck and I got to be stationed in Germany we had our ups and downs being stationed there but for the most part we loved it. We were stationed in Hanau right in the middle of everywhere. :) We made some great friends there that we will never forget. We were able to travel over most of Germany and see so much there and the beautiful scenery. Chuck loved seeing the mountains that was one of his favorite things to see there. We loved going to the Christmas markets, going to the bakeries they were so good. We miss the food and Chuck misses the beer. I know that he isnt here with me right now to say that but he does. Hes got 2 crates of German beer in our laundry room.
Well being stationed in Germany we were able to go and see other countries to. We went to Czech Republic, Italy, Amsterdam, we went to Italy twice and Luxembourg and Austria to. We got to see a lot there to and if we could go back and travel Europe we would.
It was great for both of us and I am so glad that I could experience it there.
I have to many pics maybe sometime this weekend I will put some more up of my favs.

Amy

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Hide and Seek







Sabrina was playing hide and seek today. Heres some pics of her.

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Happy Wenesday

Today my friend Rhonda and I went to Olive Garden and met our FBF there and then we went and saw the movie Knocked Up. It was a really cute and funny movie. We both really liked it. :p Then we went to the bank today and it took forever because the lady had to put my POA into the bank system so I could cash some checks for Chuck. Well she also ripped it to but she didnt mean to. Its a small rip so I hope that it dosent matter when I have to use it again. I got worried about it but then I looked at the rip and it was small.
Well tonight I am just hanging out with my sweet Sabrina Kitty and watching King Of Queens. :)

Amy

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

My Tuesday

Yup my day today went good which I am happy about. I got my house cleaned up, laundry done and even got a couple boxes cleaned out to. Then I hungout with my neighbors outside they are both really nice. They were telling me all the rules for me going to NY in July. I am only going home for 3 weeks so I hope that nothing will happen to my house. I am also gonna take Sabrina with me because you cant leave your pets unattended for more than 2 days. I hate those rules. I guess I better get to use to them since I am living in housing. Last time I lived here and went home my house in Spring Lake got robbed when Chuck was deployed. I still think about that now when I want to go home. I just want the summer to go fast so I figure hanging out with my family and friends will be good and give me people that want to hangout with me. :)

I also got to talk to Chuck today he called me again. We talked for a little bit and he told me what kind of cigs he wanted. He wants me to get him a box of camel regs. Would you beieve this in all my years I never bought ciggerettes so its going to be my first time to do that. I love Chuck and if he wants them I will send him some.

I hope that everyone had a great day. I think we are gonna be getting thunderstorms yuck.

Monday, June 04, 2007

Loving A Soldier


This is so true

Happy Day :)

I am so happy that Chuck called me tonight. We talked for a few minutes before he went to bed. That made my day. :) I dont have anything else to report for my day just the ushall cleaning and stuff and hanging out with Sabrina Kitty. :)

Happy Monday everyone.

Amy

Sunday, June 03, 2007

Sunday News

Happy Sunday everyone Chuck called me today after 2 weeks of no talking. Hes doing good. He said that he got to swim in the Tigries river and his Sgt caught some clams and cooked them. He said they were good. The phone connection stinks but it was great to hear him it kept cutting out on us but I didnt care. I told him about about what was going on here. He didnt go with the Unit that he left with hes with a different one now. Hmmm he told me that FRG is suppose to call me from his new unit but still havent heard anything. He wants me to send him cigs but I forgot to ask him what kind he wants. I think Sanomas or something like that. I just wish that he would quit. Does anyone else have to buy that for your hubbies. Ewwww. Am I aloud to buy cigs and send them in the mail. Just wondering.
I didnt do to much today just did stuff around the house and Sabrina and I took a cat nap. Well shes still sleeping though.
We finally got some much needed rain here. My grass is still a little bit brown but is starting to go back to Green again. I guess I should invest in a sprinkler for my yard.
I found out from one of my friends that there is a Indian Resturant here. I havent had Indian food since Germany but I do like the veggie dish. I will have to check that out sometime.

Happy Sunday everyone,
Amy

Saturday, June 02, 2007

Music And Lyrics

After putting it off the last couple of weeks to watch it. I watched this afternoon. It was such a funny movie and very sweet. Drew Barrymoore, Hugh Grant and Brad Garret make the movie funny.

Amy

Friday, June 01, 2007

Happy June First

Well its already June the year is going fast..This week even went fast to. I worked on my house and hungout with my neighbor shes really nice to. She has a cute 3 year old. We talked outside today while her little guy was playing soldier. We also went to the Food Lion and I got some groceries and I went to the ATM to needed a little bit of cash to check out the garage sales in my housing area. I probroblay wont buy anything but it will be fun to walk around and check it out. I dont have to much planned for this weekend besides that. I hope that everyone has a great Friday and weekend to.

Hugs

Amy