Happy Monday and pics...

Well hope everyone's weekend went well. I have kind of taken a break from blogging with the exception of the 3 posts I posted on the fourth last week. I hope everyone had a great fourth. We did. Our neighborhood has a huge block party and fireworks so we went out and sat out and watched the fireworks. Hubs bbq'd too and he is sooo good at that.

So last weekend (not the one we just passed the one before that) was my birthday and so my parents took the kids for the day and Hubs and I went to a baseball game, that was so fun and relaxing except I got burned! But otherwise we went out to dinner too.

This past weekend Honey Nut went to camp with our church. I am very happy for her that she gets this time to know God better and have fun with her girlfriends,but since it is her first time away I of course miss her. She will be back Wednesday evening which works out to only 3 nights 4 days but as far as I am concerned that is a long time. I am such a sap. I know this is a great opportunity for her though. She is really growing up fast! She is especially excited to go because they have a "chills and frills" workshop there with all the makeovers, etiquette, beauty tips, and fluff a girl can handle. I just know she will have great things to tell me when she gets back. Until then I will continue to pray this is a good experience for her.

So back to my bday. I got two bday presents from hubs and the kids they totally spoiled me this year! I asked for and received a sewing machine. Don't you just love the pink? It is so me. lol I have been having trouble finding clothes for my 8 year old daughter that cover her rear end lol. So I wanted to get a sewing machine and make her some cute dresses I saw. I also received a new rice cooker...make that a multifunction cooker. Yes you read that right I got not one but two appliances for my bday and loved them both! lol I am one of those weird people who likes things like that. My mom says I am nuts, she also says if my dad ever gets her an appliance for a gift she will club him over the head iwth it lol. I guess he learned because they have been married 35 years and he has no bumps on his head lol.

so I am posting pics of my two presents and also the new gazeebo we just put up on the back deck. I really like it. I had been thinking about it for awhile and then saw over on HsKubes Haven at home blog (http://hskubes.blogspot.com/) where they just got one and she and her children put it together on their own. I will say after setting ours up with Hubs in the hot sun and having some difficulty with it I am IMPRESSED! lol. You should check out her blog anyway she has the cutest little family!

Well that is us in a nutshell lately. I will write more when I can. Been busy this summer with extra daycare kids etc.

till next time
The Cheerio Queen

ok one more post today...

I know it is a celebration and not memorial day lol but you those of you who have read my blog for awhile have seen me type about my cousin "brother in my heart" before who we lost to the war in January so patriotic days are bittersweet for me and our family especially his wife and son.Mainly because it is all so new and raw to us. But I thought you would like to see a face with the name. This is a video clip I finally got recently and this was played at his memorial. The pictures in this slideshow tell it all...he is exactly who you see in the pics. :) He was a father, husband, brother, cousin, nephew, son, soldier, warrior and most importantly to our family he was our hero so instead of mourning him I am going to post this video to celebrate his sacrifice for our freedom...besides if he were here he would be telling me to quit whining and suck it up anyway haha.


Sarge...we love you and miss you dearly but are so glad and blessed that you are in a better place. :)

I Pledge My Allegiance

I saw this video on Military Mommy's blog today and had to post it myself it is great. ;)

HAPPY FOURTH EVERYONE!!

Ok so it is America's Bday and so I am more patriotic then usual and that says a lot because I am pretty patriotic but here is a little note about our soldiers etc. I am definitely a Proud American, I am writing this little bulletin here and now because of our troops who are fighting for my right to free speech and to live in a great country. I know that there is a lot of people who disagree with our politics and our president's choices, BUT none of this would be possible without our troops. Recently a family member of mine was at work when she heard two customers loudly putting down our military and saying what cowards they were to be over there. etc. you know how it goes...I am betting neither of these guys had ever been in the military and probably never seen any of the images of the "good" that our military is doing over there, especially since the news here chooses to only see the negative side of things and forgets to show all the good things that are happening overseas. The news loves to glorify one or two bad events but refuses to show the troops helping rebuild buildings, and helping little children. These guys who were complaining about our "wimpy soldiers" have probably never stared death in the face, and never seen mass ruins. I am not so ignorant as to say I have witnessed anything even close to what our troops have however I know that because these men and women are over there sacrificing their lives, time with their own families, and because they are true proud American's then I don't have to witness up close and personal all the scary things they are seeing and fighting. These guys who put down our military the other day as well as all the other "americans" on our home turf who are putting down our troops sure did quickly forget all the patriotism this great country displayed after 9-11 , it was so sad that so quickly after that we had to go back to being "politically correct" by taking down crosses and flags in schools because it "might offend" someone. These two guys in the store made the mistake of asking my friend what she really thought about them. Being that she was at work she could not say what she really wanted so she told them she had just buried her own family member on her birthday this year so she did not feel like talking about it. Well I am not afraid to say anything and I am not at work. So here is what I would have said. I would have looked at the two real cowards and said: Well, your entitled to your opinion because our military is busting their butts to give you that right even though you are backstabbing them by talking behind their backs, furthermore I will pass on your "educated remarks" to my brother's widow, and young son I am sure they will be grateful to you two weenies and all the other weenies out there who hide behind our great american troops and then bad mouth them, and I will be sure to pass on your remarks to our soldiers when they get back, heck I am sure they will appreciate the fact that you are toatlly taking advantage of all the freedom they are fighting so hard for you to get. :) THAT is what I would have said. As for those two guys in my family member's store they stood there for a minute as she politely explained she had buried one of our own soldiers on her birthday this year and hung their heads and apologized, and walked out of the store without saying another word. They could not handles one sweet girl politely and "politically" explaining to them the sacrifice she had to make so they could have the freedom to say things like that. Gee I am sure glad they are not on our front lines I mean seriously they hot footed it out of that store so fast. wonder what they would have done if they had to face our enemies.As for me...I am proud to be an American and whether or not I agree with any political decisions on our soil I will ALWAYS support our troops, and not just because I had a family member who was in the military, because I have always been a supporter of our troops, and always been a true American.

To our soldiers: THANKYOU. :)

To our soldiers families:THANKYOU. :)

Happy Birthday America!