I'm sure some will take this the wrong way and I do know that Thanksgiving is the time to be thankful and appreciate what you have. I know that I have many, many things to be thankful for and that I am truly very blessed, but there are still things that I am just NOT thankful for and no matter which way you spin it. So, many of you know that we are a military family, which of course usually means lots of moves and living cities, states, and even countries apart from all those we love dear. This means many holidays are spent without family and, many times, without any friends. While we do still have each other and appreciate the time we have together, it gets lonely and it's just not the same. For me,Thanksgiving has never been about the food and especially not about the football or parades. My favorite part is getting together and having a good time with all our close family and friends. I love seeing those we may not get to see as often as we would like and just catching u...
I'm currently hiding out in my bedroom with my littlest of tiny humans, hiding (or at least trying to) from my 3 other tiny monsters, or I mean humans. Nope, nope definitely mean monsters. Its finally Saturday and I'm taking advantage of the fact that my husband is home. I'm giving him the opportunity to enjoy all those precious moments I get to enjoy during the weekdays. He can soak up all those sweet moments of our four year old begging for food every 5 seconds because he's starving and the 2 hotdogs, oranges, cheezits, and yogurt just weren't enough. He can relish the constant bickering between them, fighting over the smallest things from where to sit on the couch to what cartoon to watch. I'm sure he'll enjoy our two year old's meltdowns over wanting in the kitchen or one of his brothers taking away his toy. He's bound to cherish each time he has to get up after he just sat down so he can help them with just one more thing and having to pau...