Hail to the Chief......

Or farewell to the thin blooded. So in the Navy there is tradition of having a Hail and Farewell each time a new group of people come to or leave a ship. Along with this tradition there is also the tradition of exchanging gifts, some serious and some not so serious. Last night was The Hubs farewell and in his typical fashion he informs me on Monday night that he has yet to purchase any of his gifts. Sitting at the dinner table talking about not knowing what to do Lippy Lou butts in and says "Ummm HELLO, she's crafty" pointing to non other than myself. The Hubs and I both got a good laugh out of that one! So we tossed a few ideas around and stole an idea from my bff and set off for some serious shopping, have I mentioned that The Hubs HATES shopping??

We ended up with some atomic fire balls, a stuffed squirrel, a play hatchet, a magnifying glass, a map, a horribly flowered button up shirt, some mason jars, a candy bar and some old movies just to name few. After a whirl wind shopping trip we end up back home where I begin to get my crafty on.

Turns out one of the officers on the ship loves Mr. Goodbar so.....

Special thanks to Jess for the great idea, see she was having me cut the vinyl for her shadow box this week and well as you can see I liked it!

And for the poor guy who has to fill in as CHENG until the new guy gets there....

I have to admit that the whole gift card idea was The Hubs but putting it in an old military award folder, that was all me. Here it is complete with the fine print...

So while I am glad and The Hubs is relieved that he won't be going on deployment with his fellow shipmates he sure will miss his crew. He really was fortunate to have a great bunch of guys working for him this tour. Fair winds and following seas!

Breast Cancer 3-Day Training Log

Sunday night while talking with The Hubs we decided that in order for us to get some much needed alone time we would try to start getting up 30 minutes early each morning and walking 2 miles together. We started yesterday and it went really well, it was nice to visit with him and get some training in at the same time. I also walked the girls to school along with The Fish and Bentley and we continued on to do a total of 2 additional miles. After school I got one more mile in by walking to pick the girls up. So Monday's total was 5 miles and it felt GREAT!

Today I started the day out doing 2 miles with The Hub's again. Then after walking the girls to school The Fish and I continued on to Joann Fabrics to pick up some crafty goods, you will see why soon! So that is a total of 4 miles for today.

Weekly Total = 9
2010's Total = 42.5

The wait is over...

So the other day I posted this sneak peak.....

And no one guessed what it was. Mrs. Wright was the closest saying "Is it a headboard from Knock Off Wood!?!" It IS from Ana over at Knock-Off Wood, but it is far from a headboard, unless you like your outdoor living to come indoors. I have been dying to have my husband build us some furniture for months and months and months, but with his job as an officer in the Navy his work hours never really worked with my plan. That is until a few weeks back when he decided to go and form a clot in the vein under his clavicle. Turns out that clot = blood thinners and blood thinners = limited duty. **Jumps up and down with joy that the hubs WON'T be deloying** Never, ever thought I would say I was glad my husband got a blood clot, well not really glad, but relieved that it means he won't be gone for months on end.

Which leads to my master plan to build tons and tons of new furniture for our home. I brought up the subject right before the clot knowing that we were possibly going to have a few weeks of pre deployment leave to do some things around the house and the hubs was game but a little hesitant. I had to DRAG him to Lowes/Home Depot, no joke, DRAG. Not that the man doesn't love tools, he just loathes shopping...of any kind. He was hesitant to spend a lot of money on a compound miter saw that he wondered how often he would use. That is until I told him that we could spend $600 on a saw, a table for the saw, wood, sand paper, stain and all the supplies for two projects or I could just go out and pay $600 for what one of the two projects would complete (yes it's true I am keeping you in the dark on the second project). The first option leaving us with a saw that we would still use on future projects so it would still be a wise money choice. He was quickly on the same page as me, and I reminded him that yes I do think things out contrary to his beliefs. So after much research and price matching we decided to go with Uncle Bob's advice and get the Ridgid 12' Compound Miter Saw and lets just say I am in LOVE. The Hubs may not realize it yet but I may just get out there and start cutting up things on my own!

So without further ado here is our first project from Ana at Knock-Off Wood!

The Bigger Kids Picnic Table

Hope to have many more furniture projects to show you in the near future. We have the wood for one of those projects out in the garage and after that is build and set up I have plans for at least 3 more projects! If you haven't been to Ana's site yet, I am sorry for your new obsession with building your own furniture...trust me, you will have one.

Sorry to prolong the wait...

I wasn't aware that stainable wood filler took so long to dry so we have to wait until tomorrow to reveal the project we have been working on. And sorry Mrs. Wright but it isn't one of Ana's headboards, although they are beautiful. Be on the look out for some fun projects to come.

Sorry I have been a little slow the past few weeks I spent 5 days in my hometown and while I was there I lost a family member to the big "C" word. I am still grieving the loss and trying to come to terms with the fact that my step father is gone. He was such a great man who would have done anything for my mother. He was her rock and her strength when she didn't have any left in her. If I ever become ill like my mother did I pray that my husband would treat me the way that he treated my momma. He was amazingly good to her and the definition of unconditional love. It saddens me that he had to fight a losing battle. His battle with cancer has only made me want walk those 60 miles in 3 days even more. Yes it is a walk for breast cancer and yes his cancer was in his bones, but once the cure for breast cancer is found it will only lead to the cure for ALL cancer. Sorry for the ramble I have a lot going on in my little brain these days.

Can't wait to get back in the crafty groove and show off all the projects I have running around in my head!

Breast Cancer 3-Day Training Log

Today my goal was to get in 5 miles and I decided to be an over achiever! Bentley, the dog, and I took a 3.2 mile walk before dinner and right after dinner I decided to hop on the treadmill for 2.8 more. It was a really refreshing walk/run cross train for the walk and a great way to end a great weekend.

Today's total = 6 miles
Weekly total = 18.8
2010's total = 33.5

Sneak Peek...

Here's a sneak peek into what Mommie (and Daddy) of 4 Munchkins have been up to. I can't wait to share the full reveal, hopefully tomorrow evening!

Breast Cancer 3-Day Training Log

Well today I was lazy, well not really lazy...but lazy on the training front. I walked -0- miles :(, but yesterday I did walk the girls home from school so I did get one mile in yesterday. So all was not lost. I did a lot of other stuff today that I will be willing to talk about in a few days, but not yet....

Weekly Total = 12.8

2010's total = 27.5

Here's to hoping I can get in at least 5 mile tomorrow!!!