so proud

I want to take a minute to talk about Jack a bit. I know alot of times I leave messages for him in here and talk about him, but today I wanted to talk a little bit about how well he is doing.

Jack has a job over in the sandbox that is usually given to higher ranking Marines. And Jack is doing an amazing job. His higher ups have told him how pleased they are with him and his work. It makes me so proud.
They put him up for a few awards... 2 of which I know about, the 3rd I have no idea what it is (he won't tell me). So if you guys have a few extra minutes, could you say a prayer that Jack's board goes well and he gets to be NCO of the quarter, and meritorious Sgt. That would be great!

I am so so proud of him to even be considered for all of this. I mean he is doing so well.

We are 63% done with this deployment. Woo hoo!!! On the downward slope! So happy about that! Only 37% left to go!!!

So Jack... I am so super proud of you!! I miss you and I love you!!

Everyone... I will keep you updated with how things go, but if y'all could say a little prayer I would appreciate it!!

Thanks!!

XoXo
Amanda

Catching up...as promised

So it has been way to long since I updated the pictures... so here goes. Not to many interesting things... but definitely pictures from each day.

The whole picture of the day thing is to document what I do while he is deployed. Honestly I don't do too much, but I do enjoy the pictures. haha. So here they are....

Day 142 - May 28th

Ms Reeses...

Day 143 - May 29th
Jonathan stuff for drill...sea of camoflauge



Day 144- May 30th
got my shirt! yeah I love it!



Day 145 - May 31st

Happy Birthday to my Mommy!!

Day 146- June 1st
me modeling my shrit



Day 147- June 2nd

Kobe snuggled up... so cute

Day 148 - June 3rd

the flag in the wind... I liked it

Day 149 - June 4th

Me and Miss Bubblegum



Day 150 - June 5th

Mr Henry... mad I disturbed him



Day 151 - June 6th

Just me.. being silly...



Day 152 - June 7th

the tiki torches... getting ready for the new pool



Day 153 - June 8th

Miss Furry.. so sweet



Day 154 - June 9th

who knows what Peanut was hunting... silly dog

Day 155 - June 10th

Happy Birthday Dawn!!



Day 156- June 11th

Me again.. taking pictures for JMS



Day 157 - June 12th

the pool getting installed... a few pictures... casuse the whole process intrigued me.

Hope everyone had a great week!!!!

JMS - I miss you and I love you! I am so so so proud of you!!! Stay Safe my heart!

XoXo

Amanda

sorry

So I am just realizing that I haven't updated pictures in a while. I promise to do that this weekend.

I am wanted to write a little bit about shadiness today. I mean seriously, why do people find the need to be shady. Just tell people the truth, it is way easier that way.
I work in retail, and for some reason shady people love to come see me all the time. Awesome right. Shady McShaderstien.... grr... not cool.
If you are going to return something you wore... at least try and make it look like you didn't wear it. I mean come on, I am not that dumb.

Oh and if you are going to delete people off of a site, be honest as to why. Don't just deactivate them and then not answer when they ask why. Not cool. Apparently that is how some people are.

Things like this just baffle my mind. I always try to be honest with people. Pretty much the only time I am not is when I say I am okay... cause really I am not.. I miss my husband, but that is another story all together. I mean yes, I do put myself on invisible on my yahoo, but it isnt because I don't want to talk to people, it is because I am waiting for Jack with the computer volume turned up and doing 8 other things at the same time. I do it that way so I know when I hear the beep it is Jack. Just my own little thing. I don't see that as particularly shady.

But other people, clearly have been shady lately. So yeah Shady McShaderstiens.... not cool... just wanted y'all to know that.

Anyway everyone... promise to get the pictures up before the end of the weekend!
Hope everyone is well.

JMS - I love you and miss you so so much... We are on the downward slope now..and I can't wait!!

XoXo
Amanda

not cool...nope not cool

So I may have mentioned that I have rheumatoid arthritis. Normally I try not to let it bother me, but today I have decided that I would like to give it back to wherever the hell it came from. Grrr. I got new meds and yeah it isn't really working.
Maybe I should explain.

First for those of you that don't know what RA is visit www.insidera.com. It has a lot of great information. The easiest way I can explain it, is that it is an auto immune deficeny. Basically my body sees my joints as foriegn objests and attacks them. It leads for some real fun times, let me tell you.
Things like putting a key on a key ring, playing a video game, opening a medication bottle, those are all increasingly difficult for me. My hands just don't work as well as other peoples. It happens, I have adjusted and honestly if you met me I would like to think you wouldn't even realize that there was anything wrong. Yes I offer people one hand over the other, yes I tend to hide the fact that my left hand can not lay flat, nor make a fist and yes I hide the fact that my fingers bend outward. But really for me I don't see to much of a difference.

Well until this past week or so. I went to the doctor, who sent me for bloodwork and xrays. Fun right? So I get all that done. And the x rays were to see why my back was spasming. Which is always a positive. The doctor also decided to give me a new medication. So I am thinking, Awesome... this will help. Yeah not so much. I have been on the new meds for a little over a week now. And I know some of you are saying.. Amanda give it a chance. And trust me I am.
See the first few days, I felt amazing! I mean I could make a fist (something I have not been able to do in 3 years) and I was like wow! I mean my stomach was a bit upset, but that is the price I pay. Well now a week into it, I feel no different than I did before the meds, in fact I feel worse. So I am thinking what the heck is going on?

The meds were supposed to work, just like the yoga and the chriopractor , and the water aerobics and all the other crazy things that I have tried to aleve the pain. It doesn't work. Or at least right now it doesn't. And I am annoyed. I can't sleep, cause of the pain. Yuck on that too.

I just want my husband here. He helps with the pain. He always knows when to rub my hands or when he needs to open the bottles and what not for me. I mean seriously I remember a time when I needed my meds sooo bad and I couldn't for the life of me open the bottle. It just hurt to much. This was when I lived on Millenia. Anyway I was in tears. I tried for 2 hours. My roommate wasn't home. I had to knock on a neighbors door, crying and ask for help. After hearing that story, Jack made sure my meds were in ziploc bags that I could open and labeled with what they were. It was awesome.

The pain just sucks right now. And although typing does not really help, I needed to get this out somewhere.

So yeah... this is kind of a vent... nothing to happy here tonight.. sorry guys. I just needed to get all that out.
I hope that everyone had a great weekend. I will update the pictures of the day soon.

JMS - I miss you alot and I love you more than anything. I am counting down the days. So glad May is officially over... another month down. Stay safe my heart.

XoXo
Amanda

Each day is one day closer

Okay... time to update the pictures of the day....

Day 133 - May 19th
Mr Kobe....



Day 134 - May 20th

Hello Kitty... in the house... you can tell it is raining out when Hello comes inside..haha

Day 135 - May 21st
had to get bloodwork done... ouch.. no fun

Day 136 - May 22nd

Happy Birthday Jonathan

Day 137 - May 23rd

Snoopy is silly

Day 138 - May 24th

Henry... haha.. silly cat

Day 139 - May 25th

Peanut's mug shot.... this is after she ran away again

Day 140 - May 26th

Magic won game 3! Only one more to go!!

The basketball net out front.... doesn't look quite right



Day 141 - May 27th

Crooked Carl... my favorite fish in the tank!!

So I hope everyone has a good week.

JMS - I love you and miss you!! finally over the hump

XoXo
Amanda

53%...over the hump!!

So I thought I would update y'all on what the donut of misery said...

53% over the hump!!! Woo Hoo!! Halfway done with this crazy thing! Yeah!!!

And here is an updated picture of the hearts... soo

Day 132 - May 18th

these things are growing!!!

Hope everyone has a great day!!!
JMS - love you and miss you


XoXo
Amanda

woah....way behind...

Woah.. I know I am way behind on posting... so I am going to try and catch up today... so bare with me...

Day 115- May 1st
so tempting..haha
Poor Peanut...

Day 116 - May 2nd
Our anniversary Happy 2 years Jack

Beautiful flowers from my love

Day 117 - May 3rd

Hanging out with friends
Jamie, Mayling and Krystae

Day 118 - May 4th

Snoopy's new do

Day 119 - May 5th
My loves.. Seneca and Kobe
Such good cuddlers!!

Day 120 - May 6th
Jonathan and Melissa

Day 121 - May 7th
Jonathan and Bubblegum

Day 122 - May 8th
Jonathan and Jordan

Day 123 - May 9th
Pretty Flowers from Colleen

Day 124 - May 10th

Happy Birthday Daddy!! and Happy Mother's Day

(an older picture.... but it's my daddy's birthday... so he gets the picture of the day honors)

Day 125 - May 11th
Busch Gardens with friends (was actually on sunday...but that was Daddy's day)

Day 126 - May 12th

Happy Birthday Maggie

(again an older picture... but birthday people get picture of the day honors!)

Day 127 - May 13th
My mother in law

Day 128 - May 14th
sleepy nuttie

Day 129 - May 15th
goofy pictures from Busch Gardens.... love em
Me

Alice and Lisa

Ashley..haha

Day 130 - May 16th

My best friends birthday...

Happy Birthday Manda!!!!

(this is an older picture... but it is Manda's day.. so a picture of her)

Day 131 - May 17th
my husband loves me... hehe

the little things he left me to cuddle with

Whew! All caught up now! So everyone hope you have a good week!!!!

JMS- I miss you and love you!!

XoXo

Amanda