Heavy heart

As of late I have had the comings and goings of a heavy heart. Unless you have been under a rock recently you know that 2 F/A-18 Pilots died recently. There was a shooting in Coronado (the small resorty islandish city off the coast of San Diego) on New Years Day.

Now when you get to where we are in Aviation training it soon becomes apparent that everyone knows everyone. Mainly because all these pilots have been stationed together at one point or another.

And it is with a heavy heart that I say we knew one of those pilots affected by this incident in San Diego. Bob Reeves. He went through training in Mississippi with us. He was actually in Jet Pilot's class and went to the Aircraft Carrier to get qualified on the boat with him.

I happened to find out about the story because I read it on the Internet (without all the names initially) and being that the Aviator pool is so small and the fact that we actually know several pilots who live in San Diego I texted Jet Pilot and asked him to call Bob and make sure he was ok. I'm really not sure why I was so adamant that Jet Pilot do this I just felt this weird sense of urgency. When Jet Pilot finally called me back he told me the news, Bob was one of the people who was dead and all the details were still sketchy but it didn't look good.

I'm not going to rehash the details of the story, that's what Google
Is for, and honestly it's so sad I don't want to dredge it up again.

The authorities are saying Bob committed this horrible act, for that I have no words- he was a friend and nice guy and always seemed happy around us.

I do not know how to take all this...so I am giving it over to the Lord and asking for His hands to touch the minds and hearts affected by all this senseless tragedy.

I pray for the three families who's loved ones are gone, and I pray tonight for all the pilots who knew one or both of these Aviators. As a friend and co-worker I'm sure there are a multitude of questions or concerns that have rolled around in their heads and I pray for their peace of mind. God's plan is always at work.

I went back and forth as to whether or not I should publish this post but thanks to a good friend I decided I should. And honestly, I'm glad I did. It's like a load has been lifted-closure, or something.

So tonight hug your littles, kiss your spouse and never take it all for granted.
Because it could all be gone in a flash.

Against the grain. The flushing of the toilet grain.

Alright--please tell me I am not the only mother out there who is constantly going behind her children and....
FLUSHING.THE.TOLIET.

It's like my kids shun flushing. It's taboo or something.

I am all for being green, shrinking your carbon footprint, waste less, reuse more but personally I have to draw the line somewhere. And using that shiny silver handle is that somewhere.

Its driving me bonkers!!
(now to the credit of my children--lately I have been a little stressed, under slept and sluggish, but still!)

Tell me to get over it, tell me it's not that big of a deal. It's a menial task that takes .00047 of a microsecond to complete.

So do tell, do your kids also FIGHT THE FLUSH tooth and nail?

Hellloooo 2012!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Apologies

I'm sorry.

Lately I stink at blogging. There is no real, legit reason. Just life.
And in theory, I should be better at chronicling these life experiences so I will be able to use this blog as a memory jogger.
Yet I don't blog.
I'm sorry.

I will do better!! Promise!!

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Sweet Simple Snowflake Christmas

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Big Boy

Time has flown.
He will be 6 months--tomorrow.

It has been a blur of awesomeness. Birth, nursing, exhaustion, more nursing, first smile, nurse again.

We do ALOT of nursing in this house.
We stick to what we are good at.

180ish days went by so fast. I wish I could have them back. Times 3 kids. I want them all to stay babies, it's was easier then.

But it's amazing to see them grow and turn into bigger little balls of awesome-nosity.
Yeah that's a word.
Awesome-nosity.

I just made it up. So it counts. But I digress, here is my adorable little man...growing bigger by the second.

Heavy sigh.



He has these fantastic little elf ears, and cheeks that look like he is storing acorns for the winter.
I do love him so.
More and more each second.

Motherhood rawks.

Big G Cereal and DC Comics #MyBlogSpark Giveaway

It goes without saying that when you have a son-you know superheroes.
All forms and types of superheroes.  Whether the superhero is a popular well known character, or the one your creative child just made up while in the privacy of their bedroom, they are all enjoyable.

And on a high note, General Mills and DC Comics have joined "forces" to make the first meal of the deal extra "super"!!

In my review pack from MyBlogSpark I got:

• 1 box of a participating Big G cereal (We got Lucky Charms-YAY!)
• 1 set of the collectable DC Super Hero comic books
• 1 Green Lantern action figure

My original intentions were to stash the action figure and comic books for Clyde for Christmas and just show both kids the cereal and let them be excited about that.  But my over excited 4 year old wanted to fully express his mad homeschool skills and he cut open the box with safety scissors before I could stop him.
Surprise ruined.
However, insert SUPER HAPPY BOY--ACTION FIGURES AND LUCKY CHARMS!!!  Sahwheet!

Plus Bonnie decided to play nice and she read the ENTIRE comic book set to Clyde while sitting on the couch together.  It was their sibling bonding time.  Now she wants her own set...so we will probably be trolling the cereal aisle on the hunt for her.

Wanna know the best part??  One fabulous "The Dill-io" reader will also win the same prize pack I received!!

Easiest Part...just leave a comment on this post!!  Giveaway closes  in 3 days--its a quickie!! So what are you waiting for you..write a comment on this post!!