More Snow?!

I just have to blog real quick about more snow....I don't want anymore!!! Jason and I are ready for spring and it's so close, but with more snow coming, it seems so far away. We're ready to get out to the property and be able to spend some time out there and not have to bundle up in 3 layers of clothing. We want to tromp through the streams and creeks and go mushroom hunting!!! Hurry up spring!! At least give us a day in the 40's....that's all I want!!! And no more snow.:)

What A Stinker....

Jason left this morning for Iowa City with some friends to go to Fin & Feather as well as Scheel's, which are both sporting goods stores. He's looking for a gun for turkey hunting, so that's all he told me. About 1:00, he calls me and said that he spent more money than he should have. I asked him how much and he tells me he spent $1300!!! He said, "Well,maybe I should have called you first, but I can do so much with it!!" I told him I felt a little guilty buying 12 rolls of paper towels,but I no longer did because of his major purchase. He asked if I were mad,and I said no,but deep down I thought he went a little overboard with the purchase. He's such a brat...he was just testing me and just wanted to see my reaction! He never did purchase anything and wants to keep on looking. He's such a little stinker. :)

Ash Wednesday

It's been a while since we've written a post, so we'll do some catching up. We finally got to go out to our property this past weekend and it was a blast.  We first took my parents out and Jason and my Dad put up no trespassing signs.  It was a little tough since we had to walk through the snow, but it was good exercise for all of us.  We went out on Sunday and Jason cleared some trees that had fallen down and burned some of the wood and then stacked the rest.  This hasn't even made a dent in all of the trees and brush that needs to be cut down/cleaned up, but it does look good what he's gotten done so far.  We have plans to head out there this weekend as well and clean it up a bit. 

Jason did some traveling this week.  He flew out Monday morning to Charlotte and came home today.  It's so nice to have him around and it just throws me all off when he's gone.  I'm starting to get used to him traveling in the sense that I'm getting more comfortable staying here, but I just like him to be home.  It makes me feel so much more comfortable. At least I have him for a little over a week in a row.  :)

Today was Ash Wednesday.  We went to mass tonight with my sister and the church was packed.  Father Crossen calls people that only come to Christmas and Easter, Chreasters, so I wonder what he would call people who only come to those two holidays plus Ash Wednesday???  It was great to see the church so packed and afterward, we went out to dinner with my sister and brother-in-law.  We went to the Thai restaurant in town and it was delicious as always!!!

I'm going to sign off....I haven't slept well since Jason's been gone, so I'm about ready to fall asleep as I'm typing this.  I'm really looking forward to getting a good night's sleep,I hope anyway. :)  Oh, and it's 3 weeks and 2 days until Jamaica!!!!!!!!

All in One Week

Just wanted to post this real quick before we head off to volleyball....what an eventful week this has been for Jason & I.  First, it was finding out that Jason's offer was accepted on the land and then second, I just found out yesterday that I am getting another job on the Arsenal!  I don't have to worry about BRAC anymore and not having a job....thank the Lord!!!  I will be going to JMC (Joint Munitions Command) and I will be a Quality Assurance Specialist.  Completely new job, so lots of training involved, plus more traveling than I have ever done before.  So, while I'm excited about it, I'm also nervous at the same time because it is changing fields and meeting all new people.  This will be a completely different building with people that I have never probably seen before.  It will be exciting and I am looking forward to it.  I'm just finally glad to be over worrying about having a job....what a relief.  :)

It's Official!!!

It's official!  Jason and I are farm land owners.  Jason has had his eye on 140 acres about 15 miles west of us for sometime now, and he finally put an offer in and it was accepted.  We couldn't be more excited.  Jason has all sorts of plans for hunting and for recreational purposes.  He can't wait to go buy deer stands and go fishing out on the property since we are right on the Cedar River.  We went out with my parents on Sunday to see the land, but I only got to see part of it because the creek was running pretty fast and I didn't have the right shoes on to walk over it, just in case my foot fell in it.  It looks beautiful and I know Andy & Sadie will love it.  I really hope Jason gets a huge buck next year....this is what he's always wanted and he finally can go out on his own property instead of getting permission to hunt on someone else's property-and I may learn how to hunt since I think this is what Jason wants.  Scary thought, huh?!  I'll have to post pictures once the ground thaws a bit and we can get back into the property.  Jason can't stop smiling and I couldn't be more happier for him.  :)

One Crazy Week

This has been a crazy week. Jason has been traveling all over the south and I’ve been hanging out at home with the dogs….pretty uneventful for me. Monday started off pretty rough, not for Jason and me, but for my nephew. He’s 16 now, will be turning 17 in April, so he has his license. He’s been driving for almost a year now, and has been doing pretty well with it. Monday on the other hand, was pretty scary for him. The truck that he drives needed the brakes worked on, so he asked my parents if he could drive their 4Runner to school. They had no problem with it, so off he went. The roads were good, except for one spot in Illinois City. Illinois City is a small town about 5-7 miles from their house, where we all went to grade school. Well, I guess there was a culvert that had gotten blocked with ice, so all of the water was going on the road. Dakota said he saw it coming, so he slowed down, but as he was driving over it, the back tires spun and he shot over into the other lane. He tried to correct it and when it got into the correct lane, the tires grabbed the dry pavement and shot him into the ditch where the 4Runner rolled side over side and landed in a ditch. God was watching out for him that day as he climbed out with just a few scrapes. He couldn’t get out the driver’s side door because that was what side landed on the ground. So, he climbed up and through the passenger side door. As all of this was happening, there was another man coming toward him that saw all of this happen. He had slowed down as he knew it wasn’t going to end up well and once it was all over, he stopped to help Dakota and called 911. He told the dispatcher that a vehicle had rolled and he wasn’t sure if anyone would be hurt or coming out alive. Thank God he was okay. Dakota was really shaken up about it, and was more scared because he totaled my parent’s car. No one cared that he wrecked the car, just that he was okay because you can always replace a vehicle, but never a life. He went and got checked out at the hospital, in which everything came back fine. No stitches or anything. His Mom, my sister Jill, her birthday was the next day and she said this was the best gift she could have gotten-that Dakota walked away safe and sound. We are all very thankful it turned out the way it did.

Christmas 2009

Christmas 2009 was a little off for us.  We were supposed to drive to Milwaukee to spend Christmas with his Mom and Don, but that trip got canceled due to the weather.  I was disappointed since we were looking forward to spending the weekend with them, but we're going up there on the 16th of January to celebrate.  So, on Christmas day, Jason & I went to Riverside Casino with my parents and ate lunch and did some gambling.  I won $177!  After that, we were driving home and decided to go see Avatar, which was awesome!  Jason & I both highly suggest going to see this movie if you haven't.....well worth the money.

This past weekend, Jason's Dad and Stepmom came down to celebrate Christmas and poor Jason came down with something, either the flu or food poisoning, and spent the majority of the time sleeping in our bedroom or laying on the couch. His sickness started literally 5 minutes before they got here.  I felt horrible for him, but he's starting to feel better now.  I guess Christmas wasn't meant to be this year for us!  But, I had a nice time visiting with Gary & Mary and Jason did as well when he could. 

I had a nice birthday celebrating with my parents and Jenna & Dustin.  We went to Geneva to eat and have some drinks.  Afterward, everyone came back to our house and we played Catch Phrase and had some nice conversation. 

I am really looking forward to spring coming and I know it's a while away, but not really.  I believe it's only 10 weeks from this Saturday and our vacation is 9 weeks from this Saturday!!!  I still have to change my name on my passport and once that's done, I can sit back and relax and wait for it to get here.  It's going to be so nice to get out of here, especially if it doesn't warm up!!!

Hope everyone had a nice holiday and welcome 2010!!!