Day #4

Day 4. A picture of your favorite night..
Well i really dont like night time. It makes me feel un-productive, so i wouldnt really have a favorite night.. So then i guess it becomes a competetion of cool things that happened at night..
So Wilson being born wins it..
(Presley was also born at night but his birth was scary and painful and it had only just gotten dark when he was born..)
I was pretty sure i was in labor when James got off work..
I knew i was in labor when i left the grocery store..
Hard labor by the time the kids were bathed and at the baby sitter..
At 2:40 am Wilson was born in a quiet, dimly lit, peaceful room to his Father and I with just the Doctor and the Nurse who left a few minutes later.. It was beautiful. We named him and I nursed him and then the three of us took a nap..

My first two births were very hectic.. There were about 15 people in the room when Presley finally came and Maggie flew out to be with us when River was born (who came so fast the Doctor almost missed him!).. So just me and James in a quiet room was quite different..

Day #3

Day 3. A picture of the cast from your favorite show..

Okay this is easy..



ER changed my life yall.. That was MY show! When Dr. Mark Greene died, i literally threw up because of all the emotion. I spent many years wanting to be like Abby. I cried through every episode of the last season because I knew i was going to lose 15 seasons worth of friends.. I really think my love of ER would fall under the jurisdiction of an addiction because really did affect my day to day life.. I wouldn't answer the door if a knew episode was on!
And then it ended..

I still don't have another show that i make a point to watch..

Day #2..

Day 2. A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest..

This question doesnt really make much sense..
The closeset or the longest?
So heres what fits best for both..




(hehe, i look taller than her in both of those pictures.. Im not, not even close!)

Maggie is my sister and my best friend. She was born about a month after i turned three so we've been pretty close for a pretty long time now..
Ive missed her alot since she left for Air Force training and i get sad thinking that it will probably always be a long drive and a special occasion to get to see her now.. I feel like i JUST got her back! I lived on the other side of the country for soo long. We finally managed to live less than an hour away from each other and she leaves for basic.. But thats the life. As soon as she gets done with training and gets settled at her duty station it will be time for us to PCS again anyway.. I suppose were both grown ups now with lives and husbands so its not like either of us has a lot of "hang out" time. But there will always be things in life that only she will get. Like indian brushes with blackberry paint or what Malibu Barbie smells like..

30 pics

Okay.. So I've been a little down in the dumps lately and all of my blogs (as few and far between as they have been) have been pretty negative..
So I'm doing one of these cheesy blog challenges.. It'll get a few post up and maybe convince the world I'm not about to throw myself off the roof..

Day 1. A picture of yourself with 15 facts
Day 2. A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
Day 3. A picture of the cast from your favorite show
Day 4. A picture of your favorite night
Day 5. A picture of your favorite memory
Day 6. A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
Day 7. A picture of your most treasured item
Day 8. A picture that makes you laugh
Day 9. A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
Day 10. A picture of the person you do the most messed up things with
Day 11. A picture of something you hate
Day 12. A picture of something you love
Day 13. A picture of your favorite band or artist
Day 14. A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
Day 15. A picture of something you want to do before you die
Day 16. A picture of someone who inspires you
Day 17. A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
Day 18. A picture of your biggest insecurity
Day 19. A picture and a letter
Day 20. A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
Day 21. A picture of something you wish you could forget
Day 22. A picture of something you wish you were better at
Day 23. A picture of your favorite book
Day 24. A picture of something you wish you could change
Day 25. A picture of your favorite day
Day 26. A picture of something that means a lot to you
Day 27. A picture of yourself and a family member
Day 28. A picture of something you're afraid of
Day 29. A picture that can always make you smile
Day 30. A picture of someone you miss

Okay say Day #1, here we go..

#1 I was born and raised in Hattiesburg Mississippi, I take great pride in being A Southern Woman.
#2 In approximately 3 months i will give birth for the fourth time, bringing into the world my fourth son..
#3 The largest elephant in recorded history weighed 24,000 pounds and was 13 feet tall at the shoulders. (24,000 pounds is more than an empty F/A-18C/D)
#4 I just really do not like Jimi Hendrix.
#5 I'm seemingly confident as a parent from a distance but once you get closer its easy to see these kids will need years of therapy.
#6 I have known James for 16 years. James and I have lived together for over 7 years and we have been married for 6 years (next month is the 6 year mark anyway)..
#7 Technology has ruined manners and made America's children fat and stupid. I would throw the TV away if James would let me..
#8 Seven out of every ten children with epilepsy will never know just why they have seizures..
#9 The older i get the more I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to be left handed.
#10 The smell of yellow Jessamine on a spring day in the South will stop me in my tracks.
#11 I hate change.. Mostly because i suck at it.. I like things the way they are..
#12 Before it was Scrabble, it was called Lexiko..
#13 My all time favorite song is Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight and the Pip.. Get it Gladys!
#14 ASD affects around 1 in 110 kids. Sometimes the signs aren't so blaringly obvious. It can be hard to spot in very high functioning kids and show differently in girls.. If something seems off to you, ask your doc and don't stop until you get answers!
#15 I am a Navy Wife through and through. I am the Queen of squared away. I know what goes in a Sea Bag. I know how to survive deployments and detachments. I know what MWR, NMCRS, FFSP, TSP, PCS and DeCA stand for. I know the difference between away and aweigh. I know where to put the patches (and i can do if faster than those uniform shop bitches). I know my place in our family. I know my place in the Navy (not in a sea bag). Mostly though, i know i love my husband and i am thankful that his career has opened many doors for our family..