Inside out onesies, anniversaries, and the hard stuff

As I changed "little man" this morning I realized something as I took him out of his PJ's. The hubs had put him in a onesie last night that was inside out and backwards! Thankfully, it was a larger size so "little man" was none the wiser. But this little act made the corners of my mouth turn up as I thought of my man that has been the hubs for the last five years. The hubs has been my rock, my stable ground, my safe place to fall for five years. For five years he has listened when I have cried, laughed when I smile, and thankfully keeps me from gettting too angry.
It's the little things (like inside out onesies) that keep us going. Because if "little man" is wearing an inside out onesie it means that the hubs was the one who carefully and lovingly put it on him, giving me a small break. I love those small breaks the way he takes out the trash because I hate to, he takes the car to fix the windshield, he changes the toliet paper, he even loads the dishes when I just can't do anymore. I love that I'm not the only one running this circus. I'm not alone on this journey.... Dallin's combat boots sit in the living room....he's here, he's home, he is safe.
Dallin and I are made of the hard stuff, our marriage has been built to be hard, to last, to be solid, to be each others rocks. I know it sounds cheesy (especially for it only being 5 yrs.) but our marriage has been tested, in ways that military families are, and we have made it to the other side. We know what it takes to keep each other going and to keep it together through good times and bad, through miles and years.....We will be here again, in a heartbeat, celebrating our 50th anniversary because we are, were, and will be made of the hard stuff.

Where is Ottis?

I know that I already wrote today but I'm trying to procrastinate, so bear with me......How do lose a 165 lbs animal?...In your house?!
Well we did tonight! I'm sitting here in the office trying to do my homework while Cole is down for the night, but not being able to concentrate (too many other things on my mind).
When in walks the hubs. "Honey, where is Ottis?"
Now don't get me wrong I love the slobbery beast but since he has gotten larger in size I am forever cleaning up drool, dog hair, and dog food. Not a good combo for a clean freak! My house is ALWAYS dirty! So when the hubs announced that Ottis was missing a small part of me danced with glee. I admit this, by the way, with total and utter shame. I also beg that the few people who bother to read my sad looking blog not clue the hubs in on this betrayel.
So, off the hubs went to go looking for our beast and I stayed right here.
5 minutes go by....
10 minutes go by.....
I hear the hubs open and shut the back door... hmmm... we must have left him outside?
NOPE!
15 minutes later I hear the slobery beast sneezing and shaking his head walking down the hall way. In he comes head level with mine as if to say "Hey mom, what took you guys so long?"
The hubs says that Ottis was in "little mans" room!
Apparently, they had both fallen asleep in there. For some this might not be strange but here is the funny part. The door was closed. We close Coles bedroom door at night. So did Ottis open and close the door? Is he really as talented as Scooby Doo? Or did both Dallin and I manage to miss the slumbering Ottis as we left Coles room???
He is 165 lbs!!! How do you miss that?!!!?!?!

GRrrrrrrr!

So I hate chaning my background on my blog. I HATE HATE it! It never ever goes the way I want it to, what with all the blinkies, ads, photoshop, background, headers....the list just goes on!!!!! ARGHH!!! It never works for me!!!!!

o.k. so some of you have been saying that I have not been putting up pictures of "little man" (yeah I'm talking to you Cindy Lou)

So here are a few pictures of the summer..............

The Fourth of July...Is it bad to let a baby play with a balloon?????

He LOVED the fire engine! I thought for sure he would be scared. I tried to crop myself out of this picture but again....photoshop...grrrrr!

We celebrated the hubs b-day along with Steve's, Logans, Mom, and myself.

We went to military Family day.....or whatever it is called. It was fun to see Cole in a blackhawk!

And last.... here is Cole a few days ago at 7 months. I have to admit it is tougher navigating these "stay at home mommy" waters than I thought. Some days it is a struggle to get some makeup on and a warm meal ready for the hubs, but I love it and I wouldn't change it.

The summer has brought talks of moving to Alabama (flight school) which would be exciting but has brought fears of losing jobs in this economy and how to sell a house when so many are for sale around us? For now we are staying put. I just hope it can stay that way.

I finally finished all of my math! Yahoo! No more math for my degree! I'm still in school and just added a night job on the weekends to my list of duties and I just got called to Primary!

I'm not sure about the primary calling, seriously do they really want a girl who is as big of a nerd as I am influencing our youth?

I really think they need to think about that one again.

That's about it... I struggle to keep my eyes open these days and Cole is struggle to keep his closed. He is the most active and wide awake kid I have ever seen! Makes for a tired mommy!

I'll leave you with this thought

"Why is it that my scale says I'm 5lbs away from my pre-baby weight but my hips are saying I'm MILES away?"

Nightime Ramblings

Wow! I can't believe it's been that long since I have written in the blog.

We have just recently celebrated my parents anniversary of 40 yrs. 40 years!!! And they dated for three years before they got married so it is more like 43 years........

It makes me wonder what you learn about a person after 40 years. It's no wonder that when I was a kid I always suspected my parents of speaking in code. ;-) They always seemed to know what they other was thinking.

You know how you hear about kids asking the mom after the dad said "no" and finally getting the answer they wanted? Well that never happened with me, nope, not once. It's like they sent telepathic messages to each other......"Don't let her go to the movies, I already said no."

My parents have really been together through the ups and downs....when everything was crashing around them they held tight to each other. As dad always likes to say "She is my best friend, who better to spend my time with?"

They have been a true and honest example to me of what love, commitment and marriage is supposed to be.

My favorite memory when I was a little girl is to watch my parents get all dressed up for date night.... My mom put on her dancing skirts, and best perfume. Dad shaving and putting on a tie.

The best part about date night for me was, once in a blue moon, I got to go and watch my parents dance during class (their date night was ballroom dancing lessons).

When my mom and dad dance they no longer are mom and dad. They are Duane and Merikay... a boy who loves a cute brown haired girl. My mom's eyes twinkle at my dad and dad smiles at mom like she is the most beautiful thing in the whole world!

For a little girl who loved story book romances I got to see one up close.... and as my parents danced on their 40th anniversary, I again, got to glimpse at the depths of their love for one another.

Thank you