Let's do some "catch-up", shall we?

I apologize to you, Internets. I didn't realize I had let days slipped by me like it did. It seemed like my life kicked into fifth gear after Wednesday got over with.

I am just adoring my Thursday morning program at the Chapel on base. Neighbor Debbie kicked in and let her creative brain juices flow, and we got great ideas just rolling. I have to be honest here...I'm just not crafty. I can do crafts and I do okay decorating (everyone's house but my own!), but to come with a project on my own? I have a seriously hard time doing that. I've stated to everyone from the moment I took it over that I have the voice and not the creative brain. Thank goodness I got friends who'll kick in and help a sister out. I got to meet with the new Command Chaplain last week and had a small meeting with him. He now knows my belief and passion and need for this program. Let's just hope and pray he sees fit to keep it going.

Friday morning found me headed to JAX (Jacksonville, Florida) to do some shopping with Judy and Neighbor Debbie. We all three had missions that involved Joanne's Fabrics. I needed more yarn to finish my son's afghan I'm crocheting. Didn't I tell you about that? Well, it's a work of love, lemme tell you. Worthy of it's own blog post if I ever get it finished. We grabbed lunch and made another stop at a favorite store before rushing home to get kids from school.

Friday evening found my family and I at Carla's house celebrating Braden's birthday! That boy scored some really nice stuff, for sure. Since we've been dieting, the sweets have become non-existent. Suffice it to say the birthday cake was amazing, but had the power to make us SICK. Whew. It was a great evening of hanging out and letting the kids play. Been missing doing that.

Saturday morning we woke up bright and early because there's was a festival downtown. That Paige had to march in. Otherwise? Miss Hope would have been in her gown most of the day. Dulcie is my partner in crime when it comes to festivals and such. We love to walk and look and see what the vendors have to offer. The smells of all different kinds of foods is amazing and we always run into people we know. Vladi, Jaime (with my baby Jordan), and Nicole were there and we all stood together so we could holler at Paige as she passed by. Our goal and aim was to distract her and see if she'd lose her step. We succeeded. High fives all around. Yeah, we're evil, but it was fun. This took up a major portion of our day and housework prevailed when we got home.

Chalk up today as a church day. We've found a church we're really enjoying. That's saying alot since we've been here two years. The kids love it. We're meeting lots of people. We'll see how it goes. I got a really good feeling about it, though.

See how busy I can get?

I FORGOT TO TELL YOU. About that gym. Lord have mercy. On my thighs. I promise you, my thighs disowned me for about three days. It hurt to walk. It hurt to sit. It hurt to get up. It just flat out hurt. No pain, no gain. I'm not giving up, but I'm steering clear of that elliptical machine from Hades for a little while longer. Mercy. I've taken so much back & body pain meds it's not even funny. My muscles were nothing but HUGE knots for days. Oh, the agony.

Now, I'm going to share a few pictures with you from the past few days. I do so adore my handy dandy camera phone.

This was our project last Thursday. 6 inch clay pots painted like candy corn to make candy dishes. I love how all my ladies show their creative sides in everything we do. I think that's mine on the far right side.

Ainsley (Carla's), Erinlee (Dulcie's) and Makenna (mine!) at the festival. The guys were doing a potty break and we decided to take a quick picture. How pretty are these girls?!?


I have no idea who these Nut Heads are with the stylish shades.

We managed to get a picture with The Boy to prove he was there, too.

Now another week begins. There's a trip to South Carolina in the works for the end of the week. I need to lay my eyes on my Mama. There's a few friends I need to hug while I'm at it. My heart's been missing them lately.