We've Been Invaded

By the sickies that is. We are all down with a really bad something or another right now. Tyler is currently on 5 medicines and a breathing treatment. Jack and I are just riding it out for now, but if he gets any worse I will have to take him to the ER per doctors orders. Boohoo. We are praying that it doesn't get that bad. Also, hubby is sick too. He always seems to get sick when he is gone. I think it is from all the germs on the airplane. So, if I'm not around for a few days now you know why.

Take care. Happy Super Bowl weekend. Who's playing anyway??

A Video for Daddy

Thought you all might enjoy seeing the cuties in action as well.

A Good Laugh

This is from the Comedy Barn in Pigeon Forge, TN. We went there once and Keith was pulled up on stage to be a back-up dancer. It was hillarious!

Military Discounts

The following businesses are known for offering discounts,but not all locations may participate:

Apparel
Aeropostale
The Buckle
The Children's Place
Dress Barn
The Finish Line
FootAction
Footlocker
Gadzooks
Goody's
Hot Topic
Jos. A. Bank
Jockey
Kohl's
Lerner
New York & Company
Pac Sun
Rack Room Shoes
Timberland Outlets (active duty only)

Auto
AutoZone
Big 10 Tires
Checker Auto Parts
Kragen Auto Parts
NAPA Auto Parts
O'Reilly Auto Parts

Restaurants
Applebee's
Arby's
A&W
Back Yard Burgers
Barnhill's
Burger King
Captain D's
Carl's Jr.
Chick-Fil-A
Ci-Ci's
Cotton Patch
Denny's
Dunkin' Donuts
Golden Corral
IHOP
Java Cafe
KFC
Long John Silver
Maggie Moo's
McDonald's
The Melting Pot
Pancho's Mexican Buffet
Panda Express
Papa Murphy's
Pat & Oscar's
Pizza Hut
Quizno's
Red Robin
Shoney's
Sizzler
Sonic
Taco Bell
Texas Roadhouse
Wendy's
Whataburger

Travel and Leisure
Amtrak
Beaches Family Resorts
Blockbuster
Camp Jellystone
Greyhound
Movie theaters
Professional Sports teams
Ripley's attractions and museums
Sandals Resorts

Other Products
Apple Computers
Bass Pro Shop
Champs Sports
Copeland's Sports
Dell
Dick's Sporting Goods
The Discovery Channel Store
GNC
Great Party
Happy Harry's
Home Depot
K-mart
Michael's
Play It Again Sports
Pure Beauty
Sally Beauty Supply
Spencer's Gifts
Sportsman's Warehouse
Suncoast
Wilson's Leather

~Busy Week~

I feel like we have been going non-stop all week! And really, we have.

Sunday-Church
Monday-Baby Shower at Church
Tuesday-Over to some friends' house for dinner and to watch Expelled
Wednesday-Church
Thursday-Hubby went to help a man from church with finishing his basement
Today-Mega-cleaning day for me, super busy work day for him. Tonight he packs his bags for a while.
Tomorrow-He leaves. :-(

Some other things I have been up to are: lots of cleaning, organizing, planning, baking, making homemade yogurt and granola, filling out some paperwork that seriously had no less than 1000 questions, playing with my babies, and loving on my hubby.

Whew! Being busy is exhausting. But in a good way. I love feeling like I have accomplished something at the end of the day.

I hope you all are having a wonderful week. Enjoy your weekend!!

Christmas Pictures (Finally)

This Christmas we have the privilege of having my family here for Christmas. It was so nice to be in our own house with the boys and our family this year. This was a first for us. I felt like such a grown up. We had so much fun!

My brother with Jack

My Daddy and the Boys

Tyler in his new Cowboy Room

Opening Presents

Admiring a plate

Checking out his new Spiderman shoes. They light up. What could be cooler for a little kid?

My Sweet Jackson

Daddy capturing memories. :)

He Did It!

The littlest one has slept through the night (11-8) in his own bed for the past two nights! That is something we have only accomplished with the two year old twice in his entire life!!!! (Now you know why I walk around in a fog all the time.) You can guess what I'm hoping for tonight. Ahhh, that's right. More glorious sleep!

Have a blessed week.

~An Award~

Amy over at By His Grace has so sweetly give me an Attitude/Gratitude Award. I just want to say thank you so much! That really is quite humbling. I do try to live my life with the right attitude and full of gratitude, but I do struggle from time to time.

This award comes with some rules for passing on the love and they are as follows:
Put the logo on your blog or post. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show GREAT ATTITUDE and/or GRATITUDE! Be sure to link to your nominees within your post. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

So, without further adieu...My 10 award recipients:

Jenny @ 4 Pages Saved By Grace

Kate @ The Ambroses At Home

Shannon @ The Bolden Adventures

Arlene @ Ever Joyful

Kimberly @ God's Daily Grace

Sherry @ Lamp Unto My Feet

Chrissy @ Meaningful Days

Kristi @ Thimble Thoughts

Jessica @ When Life Gives You Lemons

Jesnicole @ Jessnicole

These are all great ladies, and I really enjoy all their blogs. Be sure to stop by their blogs and say hello.

A Lot of "New's" This New Year

New Age- New Years Day is my birthday. I am now 27 years young. It was a very low-key day for us, as there isn't much to do in our little town, especially on holidays. Everything but the Country Kitchen was closed, so that is where we had my birthday dinner. Hey, it was free. I had the Rib Basket in case you were wondering.

New Rank- As of New Years Day, my hubby is now a Master Sgt! Woohoo!!! Way to go honey!

New Decor- Friday my sweet hubby arranged for a babysitter for Tyler and took me to the city to get some new things for the house. We have lived in this house for a year and a half and the walls were almost all completely bare. I was able to get some very good deals which I will share with you next week. We spent most of the day today hanging them as well as doing some other things we have been putting off. The house seems so much more cozy already.

New Goals- Well, New Years of course means new resolutions. There are many areas I want to work on this year. When I think of all the areas in my life that need improvement, I think of that song "He's Still Working On Me" and it makes me smile. Some of the areas I want to work on this coming year are:

• Consistency-in all areas
• Hospitality
• Giving More
• Saving More
• Creating More
• Eating Healthier
• Exercising More

There are other areas I want to work on as well. But these are some of the ones I will be sharing more about throughout the year. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year!