Most of the cold and flu season, GB and I have been able to stay away from almost all of it. Unfortunately, in the past couple of weeks, he has brought home a stomach virus, and now, some kind of icky flu-type illness. Since he rarely gets sick, this latest one concerned me that most. Poor man was running a very high fever, for quite a few hours, and slept like a fiend all day yesterday. Every time he would wake up, I was making sure that he drank fluids, OJ seemed to be the best one for him, kept him medicated, and checked his temp.
He's still sleeping today, and complaining (not too bad, mind you) that his joints and muscles are really achy. I think he was hallucinating a little bit yesterday, as he kept saying a little red-headed demon was poking him in the hip with a pitch-fork. Who knows, but it was a bit amusing! :-)
I just have to say that this last bout really scared me. He's not been this sick in our relationship, and it was a bit scary, as he's just a strong man.
Now, I am hoping and praying that I don't get it. I'm never fun when I'm sick, and God help us if he has to take care of me!
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Some other stuff on my mind
In light of all of the new National Guard photos that are surfacing with "soldiers" acting in less than honorable ways while in uniforms, I have a lot to say about this. First off, even if I have NEVER worn that uniform, I have a right to speak my opinion on what happens when someone acts stupidly while wearing it. I am a United States Citizen, and it's our tax money that pays those salaries, and buys those uniforms.
For the Air Guard girl who thinks it's ok to tongue kiss a POW MIA flag, and then post the photo on Instagram, I say that you need to re-evaluate your being in our military! You have no right to wear it, as you will dishonor not just the uniform that you wear, and the oath that you took, and you have NO clue as to what that flag represents.
For the Wisconsin NG girl who posted photos of her Honor Guard class standing around an, albeit empty, casket draped with an American Flag, in a joking manner, while wearing your uniforms, and then posting that on Instagram, and then while in your Honor Guard uniform, on the way to a cemetery for an actual funeral, with an incorrectly folded flag behind your head, complaining about the cold and having to do a burial service outside, and then stating that someone was going to get a jacked up flag because it inconvenienced you: I say GROW UP, and SHUT UP! The Honor Guard is a volunteer position, and it's an honor to serve on it. It is NOT an inconvenience to you. As someone who has worked in the Cemetery Industry, I can say that I have personally stood outside in the snow, the rain, the heat and humidity, the freezing rain, and the sun, to help a family bury their loved one, and many veterans to boot. You need to be dishonorably discharged. I no longer wish to pay for your salary.
To the newest young woman who posted a photograph of herself, while in Uniform, working at Ft. Carson, as FULL TIME Army, with a caption that talked about hiding from the flag lowering at 1700 hours, and complaining about it, you have a lot to learn.
What surprises me that so many people will come to their defense, including a superior officer, Non-com, but either way, a member of these soldiers chain of command. I get that it's stressful to be in the military, I get it that it's no fun to stand at attention and honor our dead soldiers, veterans, and their families, I get that having to stand at attention for 2.5 minutes, twice a day, every day might just get old, however, when you sign up, VOLUNTARILY to join a military organization, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, you sign a piece of paper that states that you will honor your branch, our flag, and our country!
I also get it that some of you are young, and maybe just don't know any better, and that people make mistakes, however, most of us are not stupid enough to post them on social media, where the whole world can see us. Most of us aren't wearing the uniform of our country's military either, and most of us have a clue that everyone would go freaking crazy in seeing that kind of dishonor to our country!
Chain of Command needs to change, it is obvious that leadership in the military is slipping when these young "soldiers" are allowed to act in that manner, and are not taught any better. Maybe a couple of days on Military Manners is in order for every recruit during boot camp! I don't know, but I think that they need to face some severe consequences over these actions.
For the Air Guard girl who thinks it's ok to tongue kiss a POW MIA flag, and then post the photo on Instagram, I say that you need to re-evaluate your being in our military! You have no right to wear it, as you will dishonor not just the uniform that you wear, and the oath that you took, and you have NO clue as to what that flag represents.
For the Wisconsin NG girl who posted photos of her Honor Guard class standing around an, albeit empty, casket draped with an American Flag, in a joking manner, while wearing your uniforms, and then posting that on Instagram, and then while in your Honor Guard uniform, on the way to a cemetery for an actual funeral, with an incorrectly folded flag behind your head, complaining about the cold and having to do a burial service outside, and then stating that someone was going to get a jacked up flag because it inconvenienced you: I say GROW UP, and SHUT UP! The Honor Guard is a volunteer position, and it's an honor to serve on it. It is NOT an inconvenience to you. As someone who has worked in the Cemetery Industry, I can say that I have personally stood outside in the snow, the rain, the heat and humidity, the freezing rain, and the sun, to help a family bury their loved one, and many veterans to boot. You need to be dishonorably discharged. I no longer wish to pay for your salary.
To the newest young woman who posted a photograph of herself, while in Uniform, working at Ft. Carson, as FULL TIME Army, with a caption that talked about hiding from the flag lowering at 1700 hours, and complaining about it, you have a lot to learn.
What surprises me that so many people will come to their defense, including a superior officer, Non-com, but either way, a member of these soldiers chain of command. I get that it's stressful to be in the military, I get it that it's no fun to stand at attention and honor our dead soldiers, veterans, and their families, I get that having to stand at attention for 2.5 minutes, twice a day, every day might just get old, however, when you sign up, VOLUNTARILY to join a military organization, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, you sign a piece of paper that states that you will honor your branch, our flag, and our country!
I also get it that some of you are young, and maybe just don't know any better, and that people make mistakes, however, most of us are not stupid enough to post them on social media, where the whole world can see us. Most of us aren't wearing the uniform of our country's military either, and most of us have a clue that everyone would go freaking crazy in seeing that kind of dishonor to our country!
Chain of Command needs to change, it is obvious that leadership in the military is slipping when these young "soldiers" are allowed to act in that manner, and are not taught any better. Maybe a couple of days on Military Manners is in order for every recruit during boot camp! I don't know, but I think that they need to face some severe consequences over these actions.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Been on my mind lately
So, I haven't blogged much about me lately, as there's been so much else going on in my little world. I still have deep thoughts, don't worry! The past couple of days, it's been very heavy on my mind that there are extreme feelings about how relationships between men and woman are "supposed" to go. I mean, every relationship is different, and each couple must negotiate their relationships all the time, but when someone has different views on relationships that someone else does, it seems that it's ok to verbally or to use the internet to attack the opposing view, rather then opening up the mind and trying to understand where the other person comes from in their viewpoint.
Case in point: Submission in a relationship. Point blank INCENDIARY discussion. It is something that causes some women to become so very enraged, that they'll go to any length to just insult and attack the woman with a differing view! Happened to me just the other day, and I'm still frustrated about it.
So, if I believe that submitting to my man is what I'm supposed to do in my relationship, aside from the religious aspects of it, then that's my right to do so, right? Well, not so fast, other women seem to get unbelievably offended by that statement. It amazes me how vehemently they act on this one topic. So, let's talk about it, in an open, and kind manner.
What I have learned over the past few years is that men equate respect with love. Therefore, it goes to follow that if I respect my man, he feels loved by me. It's no surprise that men and women are different from each other, and thank goodness for it, but for women to feel respected in their relationships, they have to feel loved. It's DIFFERENT. Not right, not wrong, just different!
So, if GB has to make a big decision that will affect the both of us as a couple, doesn't it make sense for me to voice my opinion and thoughts on the matter at hand? And if he loves me, as he says he does, doesn't it make sense for him to WANT my opinion and thoughts? Of course it does! It's part of the partnership, right? Ok, but not so fast, see, I also believe that the final decision is his. It's his decision on how we spend our money, as he is the larger bread-winner, and yet, my opinion counts, it's his decision on how we spend our vacation time, and yet, my opinion counts, and it's HIS decision, as in the end, he is the one who will have to answer for it in the end. That's how I see it. If you don't agree with me, that's ok, just do me a favor, and don't expect me to change my mind on this, don't try to curse at me, or get frustrated with me because I don't agree with you.
This doesn't make me "dependent" on a man, it makes me a valuable part of my relationship with my man, it makes me the Queen, and most people forget that the Queen is the most powerful piece on the chessboard, why? Because the Queen protects the King! My submission to my man is a gift, that I give to HIM, not to every man. Trust me, I am a strong woman, very strong, and pretty stubborn too. Matter of fact, I made sure that my man knew just what he was getting into with me, as I'm a red-head, and I have attitude. I like things to be my way, and that just always can't happen.
Submission does not make me stupid, it does not make me weak. As a matter of fact, I believe that it makes me smarter, wiser, and stronger. Because now, I am a part of a team, and a team is strong. Army strong!
OK, rant over! Back to your regularly scheduled programming!
Case in point: Submission in a relationship. Point blank INCENDIARY discussion. It is something that causes some women to become so very enraged, that they'll go to any length to just insult and attack the woman with a differing view! Happened to me just the other day, and I'm still frustrated about it.
So, if I believe that submitting to my man is what I'm supposed to do in my relationship, aside from the religious aspects of it, then that's my right to do so, right? Well, not so fast, other women seem to get unbelievably offended by that statement. It amazes me how vehemently they act on this one topic. So, let's talk about it, in an open, and kind manner.
What I have learned over the past few years is that men equate respect with love. Therefore, it goes to follow that if I respect my man, he feels loved by me. It's no surprise that men and women are different from each other, and thank goodness for it, but for women to feel respected in their relationships, they have to feel loved. It's DIFFERENT. Not right, not wrong, just different!
So, if GB has to make a big decision that will affect the both of us as a couple, doesn't it make sense for me to voice my opinion and thoughts on the matter at hand? And if he loves me, as he says he does, doesn't it make sense for him to WANT my opinion and thoughts? Of course it does! It's part of the partnership, right? Ok, but not so fast, see, I also believe that the final decision is his. It's his decision on how we spend our money, as he is the larger bread-winner, and yet, my opinion counts, it's his decision on how we spend our vacation time, and yet, my opinion counts, and it's HIS decision, as in the end, he is the one who will have to answer for it in the end. That's how I see it. If you don't agree with me, that's ok, just do me a favor, and don't expect me to change my mind on this, don't try to curse at me, or get frustrated with me because I don't agree with you.
This doesn't make me "dependent" on a man, it makes me a valuable part of my relationship with my man, it makes me the Queen, and most people forget that the Queen is the most powerful piece on the chessboard, why? Because the Queen protects the King! My submission to my man is a gift, that I give to HIM, not to every man. Trust me, I am a strong woman, very strong, and pretty stubborn too. Matter of fact, I made sure that my man knew just what he was getting into with me, as I'm a red-head, and I have attitude. I like things to be my way, and that just always can't happen.
Submission does not make me stupid, it does not make me weak. As a matter of fact, I believe that it makes me smarter, wiser, and stronger. Because now, I am a part of a team, and a team is strong. Army strong!
OK, rant over! Back to your regularly scheduled programming!
Thursday, February 20, 2014
My Daughter Is Now A Married Woman
I can now say that my daughter is a married woman. It still feels a little strange to say that, and to hear her call Tim, her husband! I'm thrilled that they are married. All of the hard work to make this wedding come together for them was successful. That makes me happy! There were times in the last 7 weeks that I wasn't sure that it would all come together, and now that the ceremony has taken place, the cake has been cut, and the bouquet has been thrown, I can take a minute and look back at everything.
Even with a huge amount of snow the day before, we had a beautiful day! 18 inches of snow on the ground also enhanced the beauty of the photos that were taken. The kids will have an awesome memory of that. GB and Pap had to run out the morning of the wedding to pick up the cake, and pick up some of our guests, as the snow didn't allow for us to be able to park everyone close to the house. The grooms parents made it to the ceremony with no troubles. Shayna looked stunning! I can't get over how pretty she was as a bride, and how much her face shone when she saw her groom on that day. The look on his face was priceless. I usually always watch the groom, as the bride is walking down the aisle, as that look, when he first sees her is amazing, but this wedding, I was too busy watching my daughter walk towards the man she loves. I needed to capture every memory that I could. Fortunately, GB caught the look on Tim's face in a photograph, and that will suffice!
My house was full of the people that we love and who love my daughter. There were a few people missing, and their not being there was felt, but we know that the weather didn't cooperate, and new jobs, or distance prevented their attendance. Just know that we missed y'all being here and that we love you!
Now, we are able to get the ball rolling on the kids moving to Ft. Meade, and to get their household built. They don't have a whole lot of anything, but they'll build it, just like we all did. I forgot how expensive it was to buy the household staples all at once! Things like sugar, flour, condiments, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and so on! They'll do just fine!
Congratulations Babies! I love you!
Even with a huge amount of snow the day before, we had a beautiful day! 18 inches of snow on the ground also enhanced the beauty of the photos that were taken. The kids will have an awesome memory of that. GB and Pap had to run out the morning of the wedding to pick up the cake, and pick up some of our guests, as the snow didn't allow for us to be able to park everyone close to the house. The grooms parents made it to the ceremony with no troubles. Shayna looked stunning! I can't get over how pretty she was as a bride, and how much her face shone when she saw her groom on that day. The look on his face was priceless. I usually always watch the groom, as the bride is walking down the aisle, as that look, when he first sees her is amazing, but this wedding, I was too busy watching my daughter walk towards the man she loves. I needed to capture every memory that I could. Fortunately, GB caught the look on Tim's face in a photograph, and that will suffice!
My house was full of the people that we love and who love my daughter. There were a few people missing, and their not being there was felt, but we know that the weather didn't cooperate, and new jobs, or distance prevented their attendance. Just know that we missed y'all being here and that we love you!
Now, we are able to get the ball rolling on the kids moving to Ft. Meade, and to get their household built. They don't have a whole lot of anything, but they'll build it, just like we all did. I forgot how expensive it was to buy the household staples all at once! Things like sugar, flour, condiments, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and so on! They'll do just fine!
Congratulations Babies! I love you!
Monday, February 10, 2014
Open Letter To My Daughter Before She Marries
Dearest Shayna:
There are so many things that I want to tell you before you get married. You are embarking on a new journey in your life, and I couldn't be more proud of you and happy for you! I love you very much, and know that you will be a fantastic wife.
A couple of notes of advice for you:
1.) Allow your husband to lead you in your marriage. Let him know how much you trust him to lead you and lead your family. He needs to hear that often.
2.) Appreciate everything that he does for you and your family. Let him know how much you appreciate his efforts. He works hard to provide for you, and needs your encouragement.
3.) Tell him how much you love him, how handsome he is, and be his soft place to fall. He will come home from work cranky, it happens, allow him the time he needs to vent, and help him to make the hard decisions.
4.) Remember that he will come home from work cranky, it happens. Be his soft place to fall and allow him to vent to you, when he has problems. Be the voice of reason, and help him to make the correct decisions.
5.) Keep others out of your relationship. This includes me. If you are fighting with him, you need to fix it. Be the hero in your relationship.
6.) Always be your beautiful self! You, my dear daughter, are an amazing human being. You are loving and caring, and logical. You have a good head on your shoulders, and know how to use it.
7.) Never forget that there are those of us who love you and will support your marriage. We want you to be successful!
Remember that you are enough, that you are enough, that you are ENOUGH! You will make mistakes, we all do, but when you do, own up to them, and do better.
Remember that I will cry on your wedding day. Not because I am unhappy or sad, but because I know that you are wonderful, and I'm giving you to your husband, as your own woman. I will be remembering the day that you were born, your first words, your first steps, your first day of school, your first day of high school, your funny self, all of the memories (good and bad) that we have shared, and I'll be amazed by who you are and thankful and honored that I had the good fortune to be your mother.
I love you so very much!
Momma!
There are so many things that I want to tell you before you get married. You are embarking on a new journey in your life, and I couldn't be more proud of you and happy for you! I love you very much, and know that you will be a fantastic wife.
A couple of notes of advice for you:
1.) Allow your husband to lead you in your marriage. Let him know how much you trust him to lead you and lead your family. He needs to hear that often.
2.) Appreciate everything that he does for you and your family. Let him know how much you appreciate his efforts. He works hard to provide for you, and needs your encouragement.
3.) Tell him how much you love him, how handsome he is, and be his soft place to fall. He will come home from work cranky, it happens, allow him the time he needs to vent, and help him to make the hard decisions.
4.) Remember that he will come home from work cranky, it happens. Be his soft place to fall and allow him to vent to you, when he has problems. Be the voice of reason, and help him to make the correct decisions.
5.) Keep others out of your relationship. This includes me. If you are fighting with him, you need to fix it. Be the hero in your relationship.
6.) Always be your beautiful self! You, my dear daughter, are an amazing human being. You are loving and caring, and logical. You have a good head on your shoulders, and know how to use it.
7.) Never forget that there are those of us who love you and will support your marriage. We want you to be successful!
Remember that you are enough, that you are enough, that you are ENOUGH! You will make mistakes, we all do, but when you do, own up to them, and do better.
Remember that I will cry on your wedding day. Not because I am unhappy or sad, but because I know that you are wonderful, and I'm giving you to your husband, as your own woman. I will be remembering the day that you were born, your first words, your first steps, your first day of school, your first day of high school, your funny self, all of the memories (good and bad) that we have shared, and I'll be amazed by who you are and thankful and honored that I had the good fortune to be your mother.
I love you so very much!
Momma!
Thursday, February 6, 2014
A Daughter is getting married
Hey there y'all! Big news in our lives these days. My daughter is getting married! OMGOSH! This is the second wedding in less than 12 months for our family. My son, Andrew, was married last June, and now, Shayna is getting married on Valentine's Day.
Planning a small wedding for my daughter has been overwhelming to say the least. We are hosting the ceremony and small luncheon at our house! That means a lot of planning, moving furniture, hosting guests, and cleaning our home! Not that house isn't clean, it just needs to be straightened up a bit, and sheets changed in the guest rooms, and cleaning of bathrooms. Thankfully, we have the space for all of this.
Yesterday was spent making salt-dough ornaments for her favors, and they turned out really cute. I'm doing the finishing touches on them today. Tomorrow, I will be able to go figure out which furniture needs to be moved, where I'm getting the wedding cake, and how much I need to spend on food. WHEW! It's a lot!
I'm still freaking out a bit over the whole "My Daughter Is Getting Married" thing. When did I get OLD enough to have a daughter who is ready to be married? All I did was blink my eyes and now, she's a grown up! How did that happen? When did it happen? She's still in diapers and needs me for everything! Now, she is ready to form her own family! Tomorrow, I will post some advice that I want to make sure that I give her. It's still crazy to believe that she's getting married!
Planning a small wedding for my daughter has been overwhelming to say the least. We are hosting the ceremony and small luncheon at our house! That means a lot of planning, moving furniture, hosting guests, and cleaning our home! Not that house isn't clean, it just needs to be straightened up a bit, and sheets changed in the guest rooms, and cleaning of bathrooms. Thankfully, we have the space for all of this.
Yesterday was spent making salt-dough ornaments for her favors, and they turned out really cute. I'm doing the finishing touches on them today. Tomorrow, I will be able to go figure out which furniture needs to be moved, where I'm getting the wedding cake, and how much I need to spend on food. WHEW! It's a lot!
I'm still freaking out a bit over the whole "My Daughter Is Getting Married" thing. When did I get OLD enough to have a daughter who is ready to be married? All I did was blink my eyes and now, she's a grown up! How did that happen? When did it happen? She's still in diapers and needs me for everything! Now, she is ready to form her own family! Tomorrow, I will post some advice that I want to make sure that I give her. It's still crazy to believe that she's getting married!
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