WARNINIG...If grossed out easily DO NOT read BLOG!!

Where have I been lately?? Well I have been struggling to eat, shower,and dress....Why you ask?? Because I have 8 stitches in my hand! Let me explain...
Saturday morning finishing up a wedding cake. I am leveling the cakes. This means cutting the tops off so that they are level. At about noon I am working on a layer when I accidentally slice my hand instead of the cake. It bled like crazy...but I knew I HAD to finish the cake. So...lots of band aids...and a latex glove...and back to the cakes. Hour later...repeat..new band aid and glove...and so on and so on(for a total of 8 hours).
Finished the cake drove it an hour to home town. My parents came to help put it together. We finish and dad says "OK let me see it". So I take off the glove, and it's STILL bleeding(it's been 9 hours bleeding now). So we went to the minor emergency clinic. After cleaning it all up they decide I need stitches. I got 8 stitches in my hand. OUCH it hurts.
So.....typing is very difficult and driving...so I have been doing as little as possible til the stitches come out. One last thought...ever try putting on a bra one handed??? Yeah, it SUCKS!!!! Here is a picture of my hand.

Ha Ha Ha this will make you laugh!

I saw this tonight and had to share! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Incase you are wondering...it's Koby Bryant, A-Rod, Michael Phelps, and Tony Hawk!!

We miss you buddy

Joe's best friend SSG Garth Sizemore passed away in Iraq 2 years ago today. We miss you buddy and think of you often.

Tagged

Tagged

I was tagged by my friend-- THANKS A!!
Here are the rules:
1. Post the rules on your blog
2. List 6 random things about yourself
3. Tag 6 people at the end of your post


--I sleep with my feet out of the covers. I cannot stand to be cold sleeping, but also cannot stand my feet to be covered up.

-- I NEVER wear matching socks... I think that it's bad luck!:0)

--I went to college the first time on a music scholarship. I use to tour the country in high school with a singing group.

-- I am STILL terrified of the dark and I CANNOT STAND clowns

--I am getting closer to wanting to be a mom...not quite there yet, even though I am 28....
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--Every airplane ride to and from Germany was a DISASTER!! Lost luggage, emergency landings, bomb threats, death....you name it...it happened!

Not very interesting. . .I know. I will probably think of better stuff later, after I've posted this. If I do, I'll change them in a different post.

Tag:
Jen
Jamie
Brandy
That's about it....all the others were already tagged before me!

Sears new clothing line

For those of you who have not heard Sears has teamed up with the Army to come out with some vintage style Army clothes.(Think WW2 style). The money is going to help with some type of military family something.....not too sure! Anyway, they started with the BIG RED ONE.
I spent some serious $$$, but Joe got some cool things. They came in the mail today and they look great! I am just ready for him to be home to wear them!
They are having a 40% off sale to kick it off, BUT only until tomorrow!! YIKES! So....go on the sears website and type in 1st infantry division....and all the clothes will come up.

That is all....have a good weekend!GO COLTS

In honor of a friend

Hey guys-
I am writing you to ask a favor. As many of you know Joe's best friend SSG Garth Sizemore died almost 2 years ago(Oct. 17th) in Iraq. His wife Lena is running in the 33rd Annual Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. She is asking for donations for the TAPS organization . The money that is donated will flow directly into TAPS programming such as a 24 hour crisis and information hotline, peer support, Survivor Seminars and Good Grief Camps for both adults and children.
I have put a link to her webite below if you would like to donate.

I also ask that you keep Lena in your thoughts and prayers. As the anniversary draws closer she is going to have some hard days ahead. She si still having a really hard time dealing with his passing.

Thanks,
Roxxi
http://TAPS.kintera.org/mcm2008/garthsizemore?faf=1&e=1925902314

Happy Birthday Baby!

Today is my hubby's 27th Birthday! I was looking for a picture of us from his birthday the year we met, but I cannot find one. So....this one from 2 months before his birthday will have to do! This is us on July 1st 2000.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY!! I LOVE YOU!

AAAAHHHHHHH nothing better!

This last week was an AWESOME week! I got to go spend about 4 precious hours with the hubby and then yesterday my old Germany friend Jen came to visit! I got to see her 2 little ones. It was a BLAST. We just talked and talked and caught up on old times. It was perfect. Two great events in one week. YAY ME!!

This week..... no looking so good! Been waiting since 8am on the electrician to come look at the stove that shocked me AND as Jen was leaving I noticed something ran out of my car all over the driveway. YAY...more trips to the mechanic....

Quick Trip

So Joe called me today and needs some cold weather gear. They are going to the field and it gets about mid 40s at night right now. He said he was going to buy all new stuff, but I said NO. NOT when I have an attick full of that crap and don't want him to buy more. So...tomorrow when I get off work(1pm) I am driving 2 and 1/2 hours to Lawton to see him and deliver the goods. THEN turn around and come back home because I work at 7am on Friday morning. YEAH ME!!!! But atleast I get to see my hubby!:0)

Wish me luck!

Roxxi

Maybe I am crazy.....

OK so after test after test the doctors just say it's nothing and I am fine. My parents even my husband say it's nothing.... Actually last week I was in the room at the doctors office waiting on the doctor when I overheard the nurse outside the door talking about me. The nurse was talking to a intern. She said "have you met her yet"?? He said "no". Then she replied "shes' all kinds of crazy". GREAT NOW EVERYONE THINKS I AM CRAZY. My parents say it's stress. Joe says it's all in my head....yada yada yada.
So..... I have resolved to tell myself NOTHING is wrong and maybe if I stop worrying it will all just go away.
So.... I sleep more, drink a little more and take more bubble baths to relax and tell myself I am "fine".
I started school on the 18Th of August. It's OK. My science teacher is EXTREMELY boring and my math teacher is a "NOT NICE WORD". I missed a day of class last week because I got really dizzy at work and they took me to the doctor. We had a review that day, so I missed it. When I went to talk to her she said" It's not my fault you were gone, you can just take the zero".
GREAT!!! What a way to start this semester off right.

I have 2 new jobs. I told the daycare where they could stick it. They were doing too many things that I did not agree with and I was taking care of other people's children...so I quit.
I work early in the morning at a dry cleaners. I am just customer service. Fairly easy job. Then my other job is working for OSU. My official title is "First Aid Responder". I essentially work all home football and basketball games and we administer First Aid/ CPR to people in the stands if they need it. I get paid to watch sporting events...basically!

What else...I am on the downward side of Joe coming home. Slated for 13 November...we'll see though...right?!


That's about all from me. HOPING to see a really close Army friend at the end of this month....should be fun!
Gotta go get ready...going to see The Women tonight at the theatre.

Best Birthday Present...

Yes, today was my 28th Birthday. I had a BLAST and will tell all about it later! I have to get to bed quick so I wanted to share the BEST part about my day. Joe had CQ today. He was talkin to me on the phone but then started yelling at soldiers. He called for a formation. They lined up and then he told them that their duty for the evening was to sing Happy Birthday to his wife into the phone. He counted to 3 and about 40 soldiers started singin at the top of their lungs.. I was crying I was laughing so hard! It was the SWEETEST thing!:0) Boy do I live that man!
Just had to share.....to bed I go...what a great day it was!

WOW...it's been a month....

So...it's been OVER a month and they STILL do not know what is wrong with me! I have been back to the doc to look at this and that ans STILL nothing! I go on Tuesday to draw blood to check for celiac disease( it's where you body cannot process wheat or glutin)......So.....we will see.. still stomach cramps and still loose stools( I know...like you wanted to know that...but your all moms!)

I quit my job at the daycare. VERY poorly managed and the owner talked about me to my back at a restaurant where I was eating with my friends.....
I work at a dry cleaners at the front desk....might have another one through the college too...we will see.
I start school the 18Th and my 28Th Birthday is Sunday.(17Th)

Have a great weekend!:0)
Roxxi

UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Ok, so no EColi or salmonella....they think now that it is my gallbladder. I go on Friday for an ultrasound and some fluid test thing. The doc says if there is even one gal stone out it comes......So......still in pain and now have to wait to find out anything. I think now is the time that God chose to teach me about patience.

Wish me luck...

Rox
PS... I need all my FRG leader friends to help me! More about this tomorrow!

WOW!!! It's been a LONG time!

OK so my last blog was in May. Let's catch up to now. Joe is gone, have seen him a few times. Cut hair off, going to summer school and working. Oh Crap it's catching up to me! Moved down the street to a new house. Still not completely unpacked. Do not feel like it and too tired after work and school. Pains in legs...scare...NO blood clot but still hurts...??? There....all caught up!
Let's talk about my weekend. I have felt bad ever since about July 5Th(last weekend). Cramping stomach and loose stools(sorry if that grosses anyone out).
Went to the doc for follow up on legs on Thursday and mention stomach not feeling well. Doc says probably a bug and ignores it. The next day at work doubled over in pain, sweating, clammy and sharp stomach pains. My friend forces me to go to the ER. Get in right a way...only to sit in a room for a hour before a doc will see me. GREAT! Quick belly exam..nothings wrong...here's some stomach cramping meds and away I go. Saturday and Sunday feel AWFUL and nothing has changed. Joe tells me last night to go back. Afterall...we do have tricare at the moment! So I go back. This time I am again seen right away, BUT this time. They do a urine sample, stool sample, IV, blood work and pain meds through an IV. OK...NOW we are getting some where! They actually listened this time. The stool and blood both showed my white blood cell count was high. They had to send the stool off for more testing and now they are looking at possible E Coli or Salmonella. So.....after being told it would be ready today.... IT'S NOT and I have to wait and call the doc tomorrow. All the wile I do not feel any better and they have not given me any real drugs yet until they figure out what it is.....so I am still in pain. So, please say a little prayer for me and hope that I get some answers tomorrow.
Good night all

NO WAY

I went out of town with my daycare today. We went to OKC about an hour away. When I left the gift shop with the kids and a teacher told me the other two vans left already. RULE #1 Stay together at all times.
So we get in the van to leave and a child tells me that she has no seat. Since the other school left their teacher I am now one seat short. I called the daycare and informed them that they needed to contact the other van. I needed them to turn around so I could put a kid on their van. 45 MINUTES LATER.....they are back! GREAT so now we are REALLY late and there are parents waiting at the school for their kids. I get back only to be told by the director of the other school(there are 3 schools) that "I should have just double buckled and come on. I do it all the time". WHAT??????? (excuse language) ARE YOU F*&^%^& KIDDING ME?????? I am going to be driving 75 miles per hour on an interstate and you want me to just double buckle them??
I told her I was NOT OK with that and I was not going to do that. I informed her that I could have had a wreck or been pulled over and that I was not going to take that chance. She said well I have angry parents that had to wait on their kids. HOW MAD DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD BE IF THEY KNEW YOU HAD TOO MANY KIDS ON A VAN AND YOU DOUBLE BUCKLED THEIR KID?????????????

To make matters worse they laughed at the vans that left me and they received to reprimand for their actions.

I am in a BAD mood now. I cannot even believe that they truly wanted me to do that.

Just call me the queen B

OK so there is a place here in stillwater called the botanical gardens. It's an amazing garden that people from all over the place have come to help make it pretty. I went the other day with my friend and her 2 kids, plus a neighbor kid. OOOHHHHH MMMMYYYYYY GGGOOOOSSSHHHHH!!!! I do not remember being that embarrassed in a long time. OK get a picture in your head it's a nice quiet peaceful place. Lots of flowers, ponds, walkways,etc. She just tells the kids "Go Run" and they take off terrorizing through this place. Off the pathways climbing on things, out of control. I tell them "hey guys stay on the pathways and be respectful". She says
"No it's fine...they are kids". I quietly bite my tongue and just go on looking. We look for a little longer and then the kid is climbing the rocks of the pond. The lady in control finally comes and tells them to get down and stay on the pathways. She apologizes and looks dumb founded that they told her kids to stop. We look a few minutes more and then the kid takes off out the back of the place into an open field. She just lets him keep running until you can barely see him anymore. I call them back because we do not know what is back there plus it's rude, plus I am not comfortable with it all. He comes back up with sister(who is crying because he beat her at running). I tell him come on let's finish the tour of the garden and then we can go to a park and play. He tells me "NO" I do not want to. I say " Come on we are almost done, we can hurry and be done". He says" No, I do what I want and you cannot stop me". MIND YOU THIS WHOLE TIME THE MOM IS JUST STANDING THERE. I say Chris(name change) let's just do what the group wants and then we can go have fun. He then proceeds to tell me to" Shut up that he is not listening, I am not his boss, and I will not tell him what to do". I LOST it!! I flipped out! I told him that if he were my child I would slap the shit out of him. That it is NOT OK to talk to any adult that way. I told him that my child would never be disrespectful to me and NOT act that way in public. I just left. I told him that he ruined any fun I was having and I was not going to be treated that way.

I got in my car and drove home.
My friend will not talk to me. She says that he's just a kid and to go easy on him. EXCUSE ME???????? He does not need a best friend right now. He needs a PARENT. If she does not get a lid on that now can you imagine what he is going to be like as a teenager??
He was in the principles office weekly at school, now I know why.

I am sorry but I am not going to be around someone that lets their kids talk that way.
Any of you let your kids do that?? Am I crazy for believing they should mind and behave in public??

World War II America (Battle Hymn of the Republic)

In honor of Memorial Day I wanted to post this video. Being a military wife it moved me to tears. I get an overwhelming sense of pride when I hear songs like this. God Bless those who have gone before us and paid the ultimate sacrifice. I appreciate all of our troops. Thank you for fighting for this beautiful country.

Are you kidding me??

I know Joe just left on Monday and I am sure there is stuff to do before they get troops in late July...BUT.... He does not get Monday or Tuesday off. Isn't Memorial Day a day to honor those in our military?? Those who serve now and those that have gone before them?? I was completely blown away when Joe said he has to work on a Federal Holiday. Ft. Sill cannot stop what they are doing for one day?? He said he has had 1/2 days since he got there. Could they not work a few full days to allow time to be off?? Oh wait...that's common sense.

Sorry just rambling...but I just was annoyed by the situation.
Hope everyone has a fun and safe Memorial Day Weekend. Don't forget to take a moment to honor those who have gone before us.

Roxxi

Hurry up 6 months!

Joe left yesterday.:0( It was a hard day yesterday. I cried a lot. Sure I have done this before, but things are really good right now. We are both in school. We are happy and things are good. It's pretty easy to send you hubby away to the field when you are annoyed by them, but this time I did not want him to go.
He was pretty sad too. He said he's gonna miss me and our cat a lot. He called last night. He said his hotel room is nice. He still sounded pretty sad.
These 6 months better FLY by!

Finals are OVER!!!

I finished up Thursday and Joe finished on Friday. I am SSSOOOOOO glad! School is getting on my nerves! I am kinda sick of it....not looking forward to summer school. I think it partly has to do with Joe being called back up and me moving to our new house here. Just in a BLAH state right now! only 15 more days with Joe. :0..(