Dearest readers:

Well, I am so sorry that I have not been blogging on here as often as I promised! As most of you know, we got moved into our new house, and all of our belongings are still in Ktown, Germany...until OCTOBER OF 2010! I am without a computer... I am trying to keep updated as much as I can. Next week will be super busy with the fam from WV here, and Jen and Lee's wedding...then right after that my beloved hubby will FINALLY be home...for just a visit.
So, hopefully I will get some time to blog and put up some pics. For now, the boys and I are headed to the water park for a bday party! YAYAY

Oh, and Rowan and Kyle are finally feeling ALLLL BETTER! Yayay! I think I should write a book: The Mommy Chronicles??? Perhaps? In all my free time, right?

Sick babies...:-(

I have had an exhausting last couple of days. Rowan woke up from his nap on Sunday, and he was just not himself. He was very lethargic, not playful at all, and wouldn't eat or drink anything...all he wanted was for me to hold him, and when I wouldn't, he screamed and cried. He ended up vomiting all over his room, and when I took his temperature, it was 102.4!!!
I brought the boys to my aunt's house, and Rowan just couldn't get the life back in him, even after three doses of Motrin...so, I called his doctor and was told to take him to the ER. Once there, the doc told us that he had a double ear infection, with the left ear being more severe, a throat infection and a viral infection. YIKES!!! My poor baby!
He started on meds that night, and his temp was still high. I have been giving him (rotating) Motrin and Tylenol every three hours. Well, in the middle of the night, Kyle came in my room crying and holding his head. He said he had an awful headache, so I also gave him some Tylenol. Before much longer, he was over the toilet...needless to say, between the two of them, I got NO sleep that night! LOL They are both on the road to wellness, but not fast enough!
Hope you all are doing well!!!

House pics

These were all taken last week, and obviously a LOT has been done since! I will get up some new ones soon; we have more furniture now! WOOOHOO!!!

WE ARE MOVED IN!!!

Hi folks!
We have officially moved into our new home! We still have some work to do, it is a work in progress, but it is officially where we will lay our heads tonight! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!
I will not have a computer for a while, so I don't know how well I will do at keeping my blog going...stay tuned!

Loves, happiness, and many cheeky smiles!
Ashley

Need to post!

Sorry readers, I have been terribly busy these last few days. There is a lot going on, and a lot still to do! I promise, I will fill you all in soon! :-)

Jamie, I love you honey! Sorry I had to rush off the phone today. MUAH XOXOX I miss you!!!

Loves and hugs,
Ashley

coming along?

So, pictures do not do justice, and certainly do not validate my hard work! LOL Nevertheless, there they are. List of things accomplished:

new front and back doors are put in

new stuff around the windows and top of the house (whatever it is called???)

had the carpets cleaned

got a good start on the bathroom/painting is done

new bed for Kyle's room!!! YAYAYAY

new and WORKING smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors

hallway is painted and finished

Kyle's room is painted and finished

LR is painted (need to remove the tape still)

laundry room is painted and finished

washer and dryer are in and hooked up! WOOT!!!

new chair railing is primed and painted (ready to put up)

sidewalks are finished

I can't remember what all else...but for those of you who have been leaving me messages, and I have not called back...I hope the running list above is proof that I have been busting my ass and super busy! LOL

Hi Loyal readers, AKA JAMIE K! LOL

Sorry that I have not posted lately. I am working SUPER hard on getting our house done and ready to move into!!! The painting is DONE (at least for now), thanks to my little sister, Mel, for her help!!! Thanks to everyone else who has been over to help as well!!! :-) I appreciate all that everyone has done for me and my family; we are very grateful to you!!!

I will be posting new pics soon...when I remember my darn camera! It's getting there though, and that's the important part. I'M READY TO MOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! House, here we come!

Uncle Lee comes to visit!!!

The first pic was taken yesterday, and that is a watermelon he is sitting on! He didn't quite know what to think of it; he wanted to play with it, like a ball, only it was too heavy...so sitting on it was the next best idea! LOL Uncle Lee came out today, and he took Rowan out in the peddle boat...being the paranoid mom that I am, Rowan had to put on his floaty! LOL

IN NEED OF YOUR HELP!!!

So, as it gets closer for us to move into our new house, I am a little but...uh, stressed may be a good word! Jamie and I have a full house of new, beautiful furniture in GERMANY, and the damn Army REFUSES to send it to us until OCTOBER OF '09 AT THE EARLIEST!!!!!!!! I have two children and an EMPTY house!!! I seriously want to just cry b/c there is no way we can afford to buy new furnishings for our home. Kyle is coming to live with us in ONE week! I have been searching frantically for used furniture, but if it is in decent condition, they want way too much for it. PLEASE, if you have anything that we can BORROW until next year, or something you would be willing to sell for a low price, PLEASE contact me! Here is what we still need, with the most important listed first:

couch for our livingroom (as well as other furniture for the LR, but a couch would be a great place to start!)
bed for Kyle's room
I have NO dressers for any of our rooms!
Crib and mattress for Rowan's room
book shelves

the rest, I am going to just get wherever I can for now. But these three things are most important right now!

STRESSING OUT!!!!

accomplishments!

We are getting there!!! I finished Kyle's room today, and it looks SHARP! I think he will really love it; to be honest, it is my favorite room in the whole house! I taped off the hall and it is ready to paint! I also need to quickly give the LR a second coat of paint; I have the edging done already! WOOHOO
The sidewalks are DONE! I didn't get any pics today, so I will get some up tomorrow...hopefully! Tomorrow the new front and back doors are being put in, and next week I will have the interior doors done! YIPPEE!!!! I hope to have it completed next week...prayers please!

So, on a side note: I had an emotional day today. While I was at the house, alone, I had a little breakdown; I do this from time to time. I really miss Jamie! Jamie found out that he will not be coming home on the 12th of next month as planned...thus, he will miss his brother's wedding, and all of his family while they are here. Jenn and Lee are upset about it, understandably so, but took the news far better than I had anticipated! THANKS JENN AND LEE!!! :-) He will still be coming home, just not when we had planned...for me, this is a huge disappointment, but with the military, well...somewhat expected. PRAYERS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!