horses

We had a fantastic time with the horses. Addie had 3 horses and a pony. WE are so hooked. She's not going to charge us much so I think it will be worth it.She has taught people for many years and she even teaches advanced things like jumping and competition. I just want to learn about them and how to ride and take care of them. We got to do it all from feeding, brushing them, riding, giving them a bath, and cleaning out the stalls. Leia loved every second of it. She rode the white pony name Rosie and the brown one named Thea. Chris and I both rode Thea as well. We first all rode in the riding arena and after the horse was comfortable with us and us with them then we went and walked the property. It wasn't that hard. JUST HOT AS HECK!!!! I can't wait to have horses of our own.

pictures

We got to see those glamour shots yesterday. They were all right. There was a fantastic one of Chris and Leia and then a great black and white one of Chris and me and an all right one of all of us. The rest looked bad. We didn't buy any though. They were a little miss leading in the prices. You could buy a package of 3 sheets of one pose for $120 not $40 like the first guy said. and Our paper was also miss leading because it said you could buy one picture for $45 apiece. Well wrong oh again. That was only after you bought 4 packages at $120 apiece so to do the math for just the 3 sets of pictures it would have been $360 for the ones I wanted. Yeah right. As Chris says. It was only $10 that we lost and had fun getting made up. Even though that was an ordeal as well.I blogged about that a few weeks ago. I just hate being lied too. I guess that's a salesman for you. I bet a million dollars he knew how expensive they were but his job was to fill all the spots up. I don't understand why they go to all the bases though. It's not like we make a ton of money.

Enough about that. Today is going to be a great day. We get to go to the stables and take care of horses. I will write about it when we get home. I promise to take lots of pictures. Leia keeps telling me Mommy don't forget to tell people that we are going to help pick up pooh. She is just so fascinated with that. I think it's hilarious. I bet she doesn't do it though,We'll see.

horse riding lessons

This is my dream

Hey everyone,

I just signed us up for horse riding lessons and how to take care of them.We are going to pay to clean out the barn ,how to take care of them, feed and bath them and how to ride them.I am so excited. We start this Saturday. Giddy up!!!They have a pony for Leia. And yes she will wear a helmet. I can't wait to one day have our own horses.Chris wants a Pinto, I want a Paint, and Leia wants a black pony.One day.................and keep on dreaming.

What a great day.It is our Anniversary and fathers day. It started with me making Chris his favorite chocolate chip cookies and Leia delivered them to him with her card and gift while he was still asleep.Then instead of breakfast in bed it was cookies in bed. I guess I'll find all the crumbs later.We got up and got ready for the state park caverns. I made up a picnic basket of sandwiches and fresh fruit salad. We had a beautiful picnic with the birds just a chirping away. And some serious ants on steroids. And they were bright orange. I have never seen anything like it. Like the size of a wasp with out wings.Then at the park we went to the river and explored it for awhile then made it up to the cave. We did the guided tour. It was about an hour long and Leia couldn't get enough of it. she thought it was awesome. After that we took some hiking trails. It was a blast. Now we are fixing dinner. Shrimp and grouper. YUMMY.Baked potatoes with some key lime pie for desert.And that wraps up the day.I hope you all had a good weekend.

What a view for our picnic
ice cream truck stopped buy and of course we had to get some
park time after the picnic
mom got some dress up clothes from a yard sale. I'm a pretty princess.



Leia showing off her shell that she found
yummy says it all

I have 2 kids at the park.

nothing new

Happy Father's Day

This is one of my favorite pictures of Chris and Leia.

Nothing new. Just waiting for the boot to drop. I worked a 12 hr shift yesterday in MRI. from

12 -7 I was by myself. YIPPEE!!! I had 2 really hard patients that keep moving and the one even had to get off the table so when they do that you have to pretty much start all over. so it put me way behind. I though I was going to go crazy,but it all worked out.

Tomorrow is our 12 year anniversary. Can you believe it. 12 years just flew by. Since it's fathers day also Sunday we decided just to have a cookout at our house. We'll put some grouper and shrimp on the grill and some scallops in the fryer. If anyone likes fish this is the best way to cook it. Marinade it 6 hrs or overnight in Italian dressing . then cut it in small chunks and wrap them up in precooked bacon (put a tooth pick in it to keep the bacon in place. Then just throw it on the grill for Oh under 10 minuets. And Walla the best fish in the world. It is so easy and OH so good.

I think we are going to hit the beach today since all the boats are rented out. It stinks that we have to rent one when we have a broken one in our driveway that we are still paying on. After Chris' truck is payed off then we can put some serious money into the boat. We just have I think 4 more payments for it. Yippee.Anyway I am going to go hit a few yard sales. I hope you all have a good weekend. Happy Father's Day

korea

Chris put in for Korea today. We won't find out any information for a few weeks. I hope this goes fast. I need out of Florida. I don't know how I will tell the MRI job that I will be leaving in 2-6 months. I still need money and they are still letting me train on their money. I feel bad that they are training me and I will be leaving but I can't keep that job after training because of the loss of hours at the other job.The students graduated a whole month earlier than what we were all told originally and so what few small jobs I knew of are now gone. Not that they were much, Part time only and a few hours a day.I will keep you all informed what I know. We are just sitting and waiting.

? moving ?

Moving on job wise or just moving to another state. Please help us decide.

I went and had my interview yesterday, again I did not get it. The tech who was going to leave decided to stay so again I'm in the same sinking boat. It was my last ditch effort to get a job in MRI here in Florida. I might have to go back to the hospital to work. At least they now know how much I did around there because they want to make a position open for me on one that does not exist. They say the new people they hired are major slackers and don't want to do OR, Fluoro,GI lab,Trauma's, It's like good grief did you think you just did Chest X-rays all day or what. They have told me that they miss me and my hard work.
Here is the kicker though. Chris got offed a job in Korea. We are majorly contemplating that. I want out of Florida so so so bad I think I am going to go Insane. We would get base preference. So We would probably get north or south Carolina. I would rather get Alaska.Great jobs up there. But Chris hates the freezing cold. I do too but I think it would be a fantastic opportunity. I think Germany is out. When we didn't have Leia I wanted to go there so bad, but now I don't want to take her overseas.I also think Colorado and Montana would be great too. Texas would be all right. Land is still cheap down there. I could be a rancher instead of a farmer.( that's another dream 5 years away) The very best place to get would be Wright Patterson in Ohio, but they do not have Chris' job there. And this late in the game, with 5 years left ,I don't know if they would cross train him into something different. If he did get Korea we could be gone in as little as 2-6 months. That makes me so happy. Not happy that we would be apart for another year and Leia would miss him terribly, BUT to get out of Florida................ Am I day dreaming. I have hated it here for 7 years. It is wearing me down. I don't know If I would move back home or just go to our next base. It would depend on where the base would be. If it is Alaska I would definitely go home. I need practice driving in the snow HA!!! I don't know if I could handle such a drastic change by myself. Plugging in a car,driving on ice and snow, freezing pipes, etc... It would be so much better for both of us to be there to do that. Plus he's an explorer and he would find us neat stuff to do. Where ever we move to we will buy a house. I will not live in base housing again. I want my own space. Where I can plant what ever I want and paint what ever I want.I can tell you there won't be many white walls in the new house. I might have to hire Kelly to help me on painting. Anyway, any advice for us needs to be brought to our attention before Sunday night, because I really think he might take it.

job?

This is an Aeriel
view of Tyndall. cool

OK I know I keep telling you all about different jobs. Another one might be available soon in MRI. Tracy my MR friend also works at this job and is giving me the inside scoop. She is pretty sure that the tech is leaving and would consider me for training. I keep praying for it. It would be part time 2nd shift. I can handle maybe 3 days not seeing Leia.It would save on daycare. I would be able to take her to school and to pick her up before I would have to be at work. It would save me about $400 a month. That is what I would have to pay someone to watch Leia for 3-4 hours. Ridicules isn't it. Anyway if I got it, it would be 2:30-10:30, but if the last patient is at 8 or what ever time I could leave. I would still keep the SOS MRI and would train while Leia would be at school and stay all day Friday. Chris has Friday off so he can watch Leia when she's not in school. I would definitely drop the surgery center. Please wish me luck. I sure need it. Chris is thinking about quitting the police job. He is starting to think it's not for him. Well that's about it on our end.

pictures from park

Trees make such a great back drop.
These are my friends Stacy,Mark,Andrew,and Derick.
A good meal at Mcdonalds.
A mommy and her million babies.
Dare Devil.


She is such a ham.


Cheese!!!


I love this park.



These guys were defending their territory.


I want this horse.

picture day

Does anyone remember Glamor shots. They were really big in the 90's.Kelly and I had some done when we were about 18. The company didn't last for some reason or the other,maybe because for most people it was a one time thing,even though fun ,who dresses up glamorous for all pictures and then pay an arm and a leg for just a few pictures. Well I discovered where they go.They go base to base. And yes I was suckered into it. After getting the $59 package of just getting my hair and makeup done ( and the guy said they would do Leia's Hair) for only $10 because I was walking away declining their offer. Long story short I got suckered in. because 10 bucks for my hair and makeup and Leia's hair sounded like a good time. For her I just wanted a fancy up-do to look like a princess. So we get their 15 minuets before our appointment and find out that they are so behind that there is a 2 hour wait. ( Behind because the CAK building didn't open up until 12 and they had appointments start at 8 am.) You would have thought someone would have done their research for their business. And they called me at 2 for a reminder about my appointment. Duh tell me then that you are so far behind.Plus I found out that they don't do kids hair under the age of 12. Their sales rep just either didn't know his stuff or was just trying to sucker people in to sign up for it. Because I also asked him how much pictures were and he said he thought the smallest package was $40. Wrong again. Smallest package is $120 for one pose and you don't find that out until the end of your session. and that package is like only 3 pictures.Dummy me should have asked the first time when we were there at 4. I don't think we would have done it. So we come back at 6 and wait and wait. It was after 7 when they finally got me in for my makeup and hair. I looked like a total clown. I could go on and on. So on the 22nd we get to see our pictures. If we want to buy 1 picture it's $45 each. You know Leia takes excellent pictures so I'm sure I'll buy one of her. What I should do is just run down to Wal-Mart with the same dress and get her pictures done. I'm sure they'd be just as good and a whole lot cheaper .Chris is right ,if nothing else we just chock it up and loose $10 and had a wasted Saturday.
Not much else is going on this weekend. I hit some yard sales and bought a few things. and after our pictures we went to a Mom And Pops type Pizzeria. We had Stromboli's for the first time. Not bad.I did some yard work trying to get my back yard into shape before Kelly gets down here. I think I'll run to Wal-mart to get some plants to help spruce it up. I hope you all had a good weekend.