Where are you from?

When people ask me where I am from I can't help but let out a little chuckle. I just say I was born in Ohio but have lived everywhere. I moved so much as a child that when I was in High School I said I would never date anyone in the military so there would be no chance of me marrying anyone in the military...guess what? I ended up in the Air Force myself and then yep, married someone in the military...so I am still living everywhere.

Well here is everywhere:

I was born in Columbus, Ohio.

Then moved to Alabama...Ft. Rucker/Ozark/Enterprise.

Onto Texas...Ft. Hood/Kileen (this is where I started Kindergarten)

• Oklahoma...Ft. Sill/Lawton
• Ohio...Grandma's house while my dad went out west for a bit and then we joined him.
• California...Ft. Ord/Salinas...Monterray area
• Pennsylvania...Ft. Indiantown Gap/Harrisburg
• Oklahoma...Ft. Sill/Lawton...again!
• Alabama...Ft. Rucker/Enterprise...again!
• Kansas...Ft. Riley/Junction City......then this is where I left home and joined the Air Force.
• Texas...Lackland AFB/San Antonio
• Texas....Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls
• Texas...Lackland AFB/San Antonio
• Japan...Yokota AB/Tokyo
• Utah...Hill AFB/Layton....then I got married so here I go again.
• Kansas...McConnel AFB/Wichita
• Washington...Fairchild AFB/Spokane
• Mississippi...Keesler AFB/Biloxi
• Illinois...Scott AFB/St. Louis...both Ben and Madi were born here. We were only here just barely two years...got here right before Ben was born and left when Madi was 8 weeks.
• Germany....Rhien Main AB/Frankfurt
• Germany...Wiesbaden Army Air Field/Wiesbaden
• Georgia...Ft. McPherson/Atlanta......I wonder what comes next??!!

Now I do enjoy moving. It's harder with a family and a house. I tell Steve he must know I love him when I have moved 7 times to be with him. I guess that is just military life but 7 moves for him in the first 10 years of our marriage is a lot...we have been married for 12 but have been here in Georgia for over 2 years.






My parents were so good about showing the whole United States to all four of us kids. We went to the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Joshua Tree National Park, Petrified Forrest, Death Valley, San Diego, Los Angles, Disneyland, Big Sur and Pebble Beach, Yosemite, Sequoya, lots of missions...up and down the whole coast of California. To this day California is my favorite state besides Georgia.


Colorado was one of our favorite and most frequent places to go. I have been to the top of Pikes Peak more than a few times. Saw Garden of the Gods, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Rocky Mountain National Park.

Of course I have been to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons, loved Jackson Hole. Mt. Rushmoore and the Badlands. I could never forget Arches, Zion, Bryce and Dinosaur National Monument.

While living in the East we saw lots of historic things along the Appalachian Trail and the Amish country. And Gettysburg too. I like Civil War history.

• In the south we went to lots of different Civil War Battle sights including Vicksburg. We always teased my dad about being a National Park freak but I am very grateful. I sure hope Steve and I can educate Ben and Madi with lots of traveling.

See I told you I have lived everywhere.

Giveaway winner and Snowmen/January decorations

Early this morning before school, Ben and Madi thought the whole drawing a winner for my blog giveaway was cool. Here they are folding up all the entries. Ben was the one who wanted to close his eyes and pick the winner........susy over at Everyday Gourmet!!!! Yeah Susy!

Instead of setting these cute snowmen ornaments out at Christmas, I saved them to have something special for January. In the past I didn't always enjoy my house as much in January...I would have just put all the Christmas stuff up and then it would be so cold outside and not very exciting. Now decorating with snowmen and other winter things makes January a little more fun and warm.

I LOVE to stitch! So of course I have some for every season...I like the little snowballs under the tree.

100+3 posts giveaway

I want to have one of those cool blogs that gives stuff away. To be entered in the giveaway just leave a comment by Tuesday night and I will do a drawing on Wednesday for one lucky winner. The winner will get a "be warm" pillow hand stitched by me and a 5 pack of my homemade Valentine cards(not pictured so my loved ones will be surprised when they get one).

Here is Madi on Christmas morning in her new shoes, new High School Musical shirt, High School Musical hat and High School Musical necklace(she doesn't have the movie yet...she didn't want that just the stuff) playing on the drumset Santa gave here.

On New Years Eve we went to Chic-fil-a's Drop The Nugget. We had gone last year and enjoyed it so we did it again...but since it was so cold we didn't stay too long. We had a fun party right here at home. Both kids stayed up until 1245 that night....it was so fun counting down and YELLING Happy New Year with them. We had some festive glasses to go with our sparkling cider. I cracked up watching Ben and Madi...they never drink soda so when that bubbly stuff hit them they were quite funny.