The amazing William

So once again I am taking to my blog to trumpet the accomplishments of my husband. Today I was super excited because for the first time in 4 years I was able to witness my husband receive a medal. Now it is not his first medal, but I have never been able to make it due to having kids with me, but by some magical miracle they both were in school!! He received it in commanders call. Which is when they make every one go into a room and they brief them on all the new things and remind them of all the old things. But in the beginning the Colonel walked in we all stood up and he called William up front. He immediately went into what a wonderful soldier William is and that he was receiving the Air Force Accommodation medal. He then went on to list all the things William has been able to do for the Range Wing since becoming an NCO, noncommissioned officer, a Staff Sergeant. It actually made me tear up hearing how proud his Commanding Officer is of him. This is actually huge for us since William hasn't won anything since becoming the 2009 Airman of the Year for the Warfare Center. Not that he hasn't deserved it but things tend to cool off when you win a huge award. I take that back William did win something while at the Airman Leadership School. But this is still huge. I am very proud of my husband and how much he loves his job. I am thankful that he is supported at work and that they recognize all that he does. What a wonderful blessing for us. William is continuing in his education. He will graduate with his bachelors in August but his last class ends June 25th. I am so proud of him and I am excited for the end of June when I may have my husband back!!

An old picture but it will do!

James the stinker

Today James is on fire for being a little stinker. This morning he started out all sweet, by brushing my hair. None of the kids have ever offered to brush or touch my hair before. So I was beyond thrilled. We were in my bedroom since we had just switched out the sheets. I was sitting on the bed watching something on HGTV when he got the brush and started to nicely brush my hair. I was in heaven. I practically melted on the bed. When he was done he showed me the results in my brush, which even as I write this I have to keep from throwing up. I am not a fan of hair that is not attached to me anymore. So, I thanked him kindly and put the brush away. I then laid down next to him. He was behind me as I continued to watch the t.v. He started to play with my hair again and I thought, Oh, my how did I get so blessed to have him play with my hair twice!! Well it didn't last long. Soon his sweet little foot was stuck in my hair!! Yes that is right he was playing with my hair with his feet!! His little piggies had my hair all wrapped around all of them. Here I thought I was being pampered, but nope just being punked!

Later the same day we were all in the kitchen and the boys decided that they were going to paint. They got some paper and James went outside to get a rock. He put his rock on his paper and used another piece to place some paint while he painted. I stayed and supervised until it looked like everything was going well I got up and started to put the lunch dishes in the dishwasher. Then I went to the computer center to get a plate and James meet me over there talking about his rock. I really didn't pay much attention besides telling him to go put his rock outside to dry. I went back to the sink and looked around and realized that there was hot pink paint all over my kitchen floor!! Yikes. Somehow during the paint process James got paint all over the bottom of his shoes and painted my floor and the doggie door since that is how he put his rock outside!! Oh my, Oh my!! So needless to say my floors have been scrubbed and some of my carpet!! He is on a roll, hopefully this is where it stops or he may not make it to bed time!!