the first ever Fort A.W.W.A.S. tour

Aug 25, 2011 | It's all relative, Uncategorized, What's going on | 0 comments

Look who came to visit me this weekend!

It’s my favorite lives-in-the-north Grandma (not to be confused with my favorite lives-in-the-south Grandma), my mother, and my sister!
They arrived around three o’clock and promptly spent the next three hours looking at and discussing Allison’s cuteness. Really, who can blame them? Just look at the child! She is extreme cuteness personified.
After supper I took them all on a tour of Fort at Which We are Stationed, here on out known as Fort A.W.W. A.S.

Right off the bat they made fun of me because my driving was slightly jerky. They were not sympathetic at all that I have only SUCCESSFULLY been driving a standard for the last week or so, and never with such energetic people as my passengers. Christopher’s not exactly what you’d call a boucing off the wall passenger.

As soon as we pulled up to the gates of Fort A.W.W.A.S., I began conducting my very informative and in-depth tour. I will admit there were times when I wasn’t quite sure what I was talking about. “And here is where, wait a minute, I think this is where the guys who do the…oh never mind, it’s not…”, but I should be given some slack because it was my first time conducting a tour with Sarah’s Touring Enterprise. 

I think they learned a lot from me. “And if we turn left here, we just might see the…oh, look to your right, everyone! Look to your right! Do you know what that is? It’s a humvee, but not just any humvee! This one actually has soldiers in it and is rolling down the road! That’s is not something you see in your neighborhood every day is it, folks? You may read about about them in your local paper, but you have never seen one at Fort A.W.W.A.S. Oh, look! I see something else approaching! It’s a…it’s a…never mind. It’s just a regular ol’ car. We are now approaching where Christopher works. Folks! I see some soldiers! No, I don’t know what they’re doing but if I were to guess, I would say walking down the road. After all, they are walking down the road. We will now cross over a road called, um, I can’t pronounce that name but we’re going to cross it anyway. We really don’t have a choice now since we’re already half way through the intersection.” 

They also learned from an expert how to decipher many of the initials on various Army signs. “Over in front of that building you will see a sign that says ‘1SQ, A BT, HHC 101 CAV’.” I would then proceed to tell them exactly what that meant.  (Side note: In case anyone with real military experience –hello, husband!– reads this, I know that’s not exactly proper army lingo. I just don’t remember anything else.)

Here I am showing Grandma office buildings. She was very interested in those for some unexplainable reason. 
I drove them to the park on Fort A.W.W.A.S. so they could see the woods, the pond, and the river. 
The purple flowers that I’m holding were a souvenir gift from the tour guide to her tourists.
If you would like your own purple flowers from Fort A.W.W.A.S., just let me know. After all, I know the tour guide quite well.  

Saturday Happenings

May 22, 2011 | Friends & Fun, It's all relative | 0 comments

Look who came to visit me today!! 
 They are so cute.
Molly found some (washable) markers at Nick’s and decided that paper really was too boring to color on. I’m so glad I saw Molly because my Molly o’meter was running very low and I needed a little LOUD in my life. 
We discovered a nest with three baby birds in the glider swing Grandpa made for Grandma years ago. Molly named the first Katie, the second Kate, and probably would have named the third Katelynn if she hadn’t gotten distracted by the trampoline and the jumping opportunities she was missing.
What fascinates me about this pictures is the bird seems to have eye lashes. I had no idea that was possible!
 Daniel and Erika came to visit too! 
I am a huge fan of all my people, big and small.

A day late but not a wish short

Apr 25, 2011 | It's all relative, Uncategorized | 1 comment

Yesterday was Dad’s birthday!
Daniel and Erika got Dad this Hawaiian shirt while on vacation in South Carolina. They were really going out on a fashion limb because Dad’s not known as a Hawaiian shirt kinda guy. 
Each year we make a new kind of Easter egg and this years eggs were made by wrapping eggs in 100% silk ties then placing them in boiling water for 20 minutes. This egg was so pretty I thought it was perfect for Dad’s cake. 

Happy birthday, Dad! We love you!

Mr & Mrs Bear

Mar 25, 2011 | It's all relative, Uncategorized | 0 comments

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Autumn, Marissa and Debbie gave me these bears for a shower gift.

Dad was sick recently so I suggested he get to know Mr and Mrs Bear. Because all grown men just LOVE to hold teddy bears when they’re sick. {Or not.}

He decided to do the fatherly thing for the bears and “give them marriage counseling”.

Never have two bears been so prepared to tie the knot.
{I happen to think their counselor is pretty spiffy,too!}