New Blog
Posted by happygrl6
One goal during this deployment is to improve my photography skills. I love to take pictures, I’m just not great at capturing what I envision. While I practice my skills, I hope to capture what I’m seeing on ‘This Side of Deployment’.
A day in our life
Posted by happygrl6
Inspired from a post on the parenting board I visit, here’s a glimpse into a day in our life.
Laundry #1
Kids playing while I’m getting breakfast together
Nursing my babe
Elizabeth sharing breakfast with Santa Pooh
Settling Ben in…
So I can eat breakfast 
Load the dishwasher and run it
Take out the trash
Laundry #2
Pack the diaper bag (I LOVE my new bag!!!!)
Diaper change & putting clothes on
Everyone ready?
Am I back in the Midwest?
Washington?
Nope, its Hawaii, afterall. *sigh*
hmmm, I wonder what the speed limit is?
Oops!
A little respite from the unceasing chatter
There’s my turn
Stop #1–Hawaiian McDonald’s
Stop #2–Christian bookstore at the North Shore to pick up a children’s devotional and a Christian parenting book for the church’s library (I have BIG problems with the ones that are already in there).
Stop #3–Natural food store for some Burt’s Bees apricot oil, Bac-out laundry treatment, yummy & cheap organic garlic and some organic fruit (selection at the commissary is terrible)
Diaper change #5
(Not sure what happened to the afternoon pictures but they were nothing exciting–nap, a little Noggin for E, more nursing Ben and cleaning for me.)
Dinner. (Jim wasn’t home and I was tired.)
Another load of laundry.
We weren’t home all day, where did the dishes come from?!
*sigh* another load of the dishwasher
Sleeping baby
Bedtime snack…
And a little shopping for the money burning a hole in my Paypal account.
Locking up.
Home sweet home.
Welcome to Our World, Benjamin!
Posted by happygrl6
We’re so glad you’re here.
Benjamin James
January 27, 2008 at 9:47am
19 1/4″ long and 7lb 9oz
Welcoming Ben–the story of his birth
A few pictures
We have an address!
Posted by happygrl6
I sent out an e-mail with our new address. If you didn’t receive it, e-mail me at jtbrookover@gmail.com and I’ll send it on. We lost some e-mail addresses in the move, so I didn’t have many.
We drove by our house after we signed the lease. We have one building next to us and our garage backs up to an alley with, I think, six families. We are on the end and our side & front yard opens up to a big lot. We face a busy street but we’re set back from it a good distance.
Good news: They have loaner furniture available for us including living room furniture, washer & dryer, dining room table and bedroom furniture. That should come on the 18th.
Bad news: Our first shipment of goods isn’t scheduled to be here until the 28th. Which means we’re basically in the same boat as we were last summer. So we’re hitting the thrift shops this week to look for some pots & pans, etc. And we’ll need to buy some bedding linens. And a few Christmas decorations that were in that shipment.
I uploaded some pictures from the beach. Click here: First Beach Day
Picture Time!
Posted by happygrl6
Its been awhile since I’ve posted direct picture links. I also haven’t had belly pictures to post b/c I haven’t had a belly…until the last week and then it has suddenly popped out. I have been doing a lot of sewing lately. I don’t have pictures of all my projects, so I’ll try to do those tomorrow.
WDW–Day 1
WDW–Day 2
WDW–Day 3
WDW–Day 4
WDW–Day 5
Go, Go Power Wheels!
Playing @ Grandpa’s
September Photo Shoot
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