weekend get away

It's an understatement to say that I suck at blog life.

I love,love reading..but I'm so not motivated to write.

I try to sneak peeks in between clients and telephone calls..shh!

Don't tell the bosses. =]

 

Life has been good. Work is has become interesting as I'm slowly learning

more and more about the clientel we work with everyday.

Challenging?

The Scentsy business is going wonderfully though thanks to a few,

cute and cuddly Scentsy Buddies being buy one,get one free!

Thank the HEAVENS for Scentsy Buddies! ha.

 

 

Over the weekend-D, Monkey, and I made a too quick trip to see my mom.

We all had a blast.

Her house is in the mountains/hills of Northern Arkansas and it is like

it's own retreat! It's so comfy, D and I rarely sit on the couch..because

we fall asleep instantly! lol It's the truth...sadly :)

 

 

 

Monkey got to hang..and do what Monkey does best..

Be a boy! He fished, and threw rocks, and collected MILLIONS

of acorns which will find their way to acorn heaven in the vaccuum :-/

Sooner rather than later...I'm sure.

 

 

 

 

 







Yay for dates,Scentsy, and bangs!

Home girl has a hot date this weekend with a pretty special bald man =)
Whoop,whoop!!
After not having a date since June, D and I are both pretty stoked!
Alone time.
No naps, no picky eaters other than myself, no time schedules, no random bathroom stops, no arm limitations,no McDonalds, no cartoons....!!!
Not sure what D has planned but at this moment..but I am perfectly content with strolling the streets of downtown Little Rock,enjoying the weather if nothing else.
I'm easy. Let's just go. Do whatever "big people" do.
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On another update/note:

I am now an independent Scentsy consultant!
I love Scentsy. Everything about it..so,why not sale it.
My best friend introduced me to it last year and I've used it ever since.
She is a consultant in West Memphis and makes it look like a breeze-so,why not!?
I am fully prepared to eat those words later.
Look at the super cute business cards--->>I marked out the cell number and the blue is more aqua!

 

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I got my hair cut before a friend's wedding last month and my normal

side bangs were NOT cooperating--at all.

They were blowing both ways and ended up in the middle like I got regular bangs? However, D   L O V E D it!

He never,ever mentions anything about my hair.

I could literally come in with it purple and he wouldn't say a word.

But he gushed, and gushed about the bangs! So when I went for a hair cut this

month, I had her whack off the side bangs and VOILA!!   Bangs =]

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On Uncle Sam's Time..

I'm sure you have heard me talk about our decision for D to re-enlist.

Well, Uncle Sam called..and D swears in tomorrow morning!

This time around, D isn't 17 and he now has a family of his own.

Monkey and I will be by his side,supporting him every step of the way!

Pray for D, monkey, and I!

Congrats sweet husband! You will make us all proud :-)

Introducing..nephew #2

Yesterday morning, the world gained another beautiful little boy!

This is Rhett.

He weighed 8 pounds and 7 ounces.

He is 20.5 inches long.

He's perfect.

As IF my "baby fever" couldn't get ANY worse..it certainly DID.

He has the sweetest little toes and fingers and nose!!

And yes,the butt chin is adorable too!

He looks alot like his big brother, Brandt!

And Brandt was SO,SO excited to meet his "Bubba"

(he even managed to fit that new word into his vocab!!)

Brandt and Nonna waiting to see Rhett

Brandt wants in there with his Bubba!!

Aunt L was ready to hold that sweet boy,too!!

Proud Nonna and Pops :)

I think the number FOUR looks good on us??  Make that happen,D..we want PINK!!

I saved my absolute favorite pic of the day for last..Monkey has been on one for the last few months with.."I want a baby brother.." or "I want a baby sister.." which has not helped MY thoughts on adding another child to our family. I even got so carried away with that..I ripped the BC patch off a week before time, protesting that I wasn't going to use it/take it..I have since then changed my mind. lol Back on with the patch :-/

 Monkey is going to make a great big bro someday..eventually..

xoxo--LH

Christmas in July?

It's July.

The day AFTER Independance Day,and I'm seriously planning for...

christmas.

A bit anxious are we?

Uh,yes...yes,we are!!

 I have always disliked Christmas and major holidays in general.

My parents are divorced and have been forever,which gives us all a MILLION+

places to be..which = STRESS! and $MONEY$.

Our schedules have always been nuts around the holidays-throw in a spouse, spouse's fam, and our child...and OMG!!

And not to mention the SCROLL of people you have to buy gifts for :-/

I want to buy everyone a gift,I truly do..so don't make the assumption I am fussing about buying gifts for loved ones but..

((Buying gifts for 40 people))

 (yes,real number..just wrote them all down!)

Will NEVER, EVER, E V E R  be cheap.

-and I SUCK at DIY gifts-

So,I have decided to try something new this year..

lay away.

I can get started now..or August/September..

and hopefully,be DONE by October/November!?

awesome idea..right!?! (no need for comments,really :)

NOW If I could only find out what to do about that schedule we feel like we MUST keep..

it goes something like this--

November-Thanksgiving/Christmas at mom's the wknd before Thanksgiving

thank you for doing these TOGETHER and a month in advance before it gets TOO crazy! We LOVE this!

First wknd in December-Work Christmas party

Second wknd in December-Christmas at dad's with step bro's

always entertaining..seriously.

Christmas Eve-Grandma's house w/ dad's side of the family 3pm ALWAYS!

Christmas Eve night (last year)-Christmas with D's fam

My mother in law is the BEST at bending and working around everyone's schedule! The "giver" of our family!

Christmas Day-Mamaw and Papaw's bright and early--8am! w/ mom's side

If ya'll are tripping about the 8am part-this has IMPROVED over the years from 6am! FOR REAL!

Somewhere in there, we have to fit in Christmas with our family..D, Monkey, and myself?

We love doing Christmas with all of our families,we really do..but Monkey's getting

older and we want to do Christmas Day/ SANTA at OUR home on Christmas morning?

Did I mention we MOVED....two hours away from ALL of those activites?

What are some of your Christmas/holiday festivities?? Is everyone's schedule as hectic as ours?? Suggestions to IMPROVE the schedule?!?!

sweet Monkey at Christmas last year :-)



Army Wife..round 2?

I fell in love with a soldier at 16.

Survived my first deployement  at 17.

I married a soldier at 19 and gave birth to our child later that year.

Survived my second deployment at 20-with a two year old in tow.

My soldier put his dream on hold for us for a year after returning home.

Where do we go from here??

After a whole year and one month of praying..and praying hard..

We've decided it was time for D to re-enlist.

I married a soldier at heart and you can't take that away from them, only special people

get touched by God's hands to do such a job.

As a mother,my top priority is my child..and his well being.

Will my child be left father less?

Will he understand?

Will he hold a grudge at D and I?

How will he cope?

Will I be enough for him?

Will I be strong enough mentally and physically to play two roles again?

 Children are resiliant.

They can handle and understand so much more than we give them credit for.

He will understand and embrace why his father and I have made this decision.

We have done this before..and CAN do this again.

The military has been wonderful to us in many ways.

The friendships we've made.

The people we've met.

The benefits.

And yes..the deployments were "wonderful" in their own ways.[$]

We have a wonderful support system here in our new town with the best neighbors anyone could ever have. As a matter of a fact,they're all military and all have young boys..and another little boy on the way. We are all away from home,and can rely on one another..if we ever have to face another deployment. (which WILL happen in due time)

I am at peace with all of this.

We ask that you keep us all in your thoughts and prayers as we go forward with the re-enlistment process..and I'm SURE it will be a P R O C E S S..!

Any little bit of encouragement is always welcomed,however I can assure you-negative remarks will not be taken lightly or with a grain of salt.

xoxo-LH

...SO much going on..

Dear Lawwd the things going on within the last month..I don't even know WHERE to begin! We went on vaca,got BIG news for our family,lost a loved one,came back to work,everyday life...which is exhausting in itself (in the BEST kind of way!) and I have been busy,busy with Miss Hive's bridal shower and the sweet baby shower for my future nephew!

Anyhoo---along with the good news for us. When the Monkey came into the world, D and I were totally unprepared! We were VERY young and the Monkey was a "surprise" for us. So,with that being said--insurance was something we knew nothing about and did NOT have. Luckily,the lovely state provided us with Medicaid and we thank God for it daily because the Monkey's first surgery raked in over $250,000 in medical bills..and then there were three more after that.However,with our move last year--we both got raises and were no longer applicable for Medicaid. Like most young couples with a family, private insurance rates are 1)scary as HELL  2)very over priced  and  3)a MUST for a child who has had 4 surgeries. Our jobs both offer insurance but they will take half of our paychecks which leaves us not paying important bills---that's clearly a no-go! So...our search for health insurance began. I was a nervous wreck because I had no idea if anyone would cover monkey since he had pre-exsisting conditions..but luckily,the laws have recently changed where children under the age of 18 WITH pre-exsisting condtions can NOW be looked at as not having ANY! Music to his mother's ears :-) With a little help from my mom (who is awesome with budgets,btw), we have realized..we can do this on our own. I mailed the ACCEPTED application in to the insurance company and Monkey's insurance starts July 1.

kind of a big deal at our house right now...

Moving along...we went on a small vaca :-) We just went home to Memphis for what I like to call an "away-cation"  Where you go AWAY but no where big! Totally what we needed! We went to the zoo and went swimming for a day and we had a FOUR YEAR wedding anniversary!  *high five for D and I because marriage is NO JOKE and FAR from easy! While at the zoo,Monkey and I got to FEED GIRAFFES! The neatest thing..ever! Monkey and I have a little bit of a "thing" for giraffes anyways..he tells me daily he "loves me bigger than giraffes" because that's the biggest (thing) he's ever seen! Melts me right into a big pile of mommy goo! Sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me..here are some pics from that!

our sweet friend, Kenya...

Monkey LOVED him and wasn't scared one bit!

Best $5 I've spent...ever!

D and baby Monkey :)

Now with the not so hot news..my great grandmother went to Heaven while we were home on vacation. It happened the afternoon of our anniversary-May 17th. We had originally planned on going away on vaca but due to a totalled car..our finances wouldn't allow..so we went home. I've told people before, God's timing is always perfect and we needed to be home at that time...and we were.

On top of all my "fun"...I have been busy,busy with two showers for JUNE that are back to back! Showers are tough work but TONS of fun! I can't wait to see how they both unfold!