Ain't No Party Planner

Party planning, how do people go about getting it all done? For the last 2 months I have been trying to plan Coconut's birthday party, or so I keep saying. I am no good with planning parties. There is so much to be done and I come up with so many ideas but just never seem to execute them. I am not planning anything big this time around though, just a small party for her to invite her classmates. The last time I planned a b-day we spent so much and it was a total fail cause not many people showed up. Maybe that is why this time I haven't gotten much done. I'm not even sure what to serve, whether hotdogs or just wait until we see how many kids show up and just order pizza. So far the pizza idea is sounding better and better!! Can't go wrong with pizza, right? I mean, what kid don't like pizza? I still have to order the cake, pick up some candies for goodie bags and come up with a few games I guess. Oh and I have to figure out where I can get tables and a few chairs. I guess I can also decorate a little too. Some ballons, streamers and call it a day. So much to do so little time. So far this is all I have.

I know, not much but a good start...uummm, I think!!

 So I guess I better get crackin' and start, being as the party will be on the 6th. If there is anyone interested in helping or just plain out wanting to do everything for me you are more than welcome.

Haha, yeah wishful thinking!!

New Family Additions

As I had mentioned in 1 of my first post, our Troop has grown. It is no longer just the 7 of us. We have expanded "The Troop" to 9. There are now 4 four legged kiddos running around this crazy house. A German Sheperd puppy by the name of "Shooter Patron" but call him "Shooter" for short. We got him from a  K-9 breeder by the name of "VON HUNTER KENNELS." He is a free spirit kinda pup that likes to destroy all of my stuff!! Yes, seems like my stuff either tastes better or is just more fun to destroy. He has now destroyed 2 sweatshirts, 4 pairs of socks and a few magazines. Oh, and can't forget the famous panties. If he sees socks or panties peeking through the drawer he pulls them out and goes at them. He sure has a way of showing me love, NOT!!!

"SHOOTER PATRON"

Looks are very deceiving!!

"THE PROOF"

Sweeatshirt, New Balance socks and my favorite Puma socks!

(only some of the things he has destroyed)

"CAUGHT IN ACTION"

Yeup, a pair of the famous panties!!

Told you looks are very deceiving. Even though he is a pain in my butt, he still has managed to find a place in my heart. Hope our "RELATIONSHIP" gets better with time. As for our 2nd addition, it happens to be a "Yo QUERO TACO BELL" kinda puppy. Yeup, that would be a chihuahua!! His name is "TACO" thanks to me. I just couldn't find a more perfect and fitting name than that! He was given to Blondie by her uncle, which happens to be my brother. So yes, the beaner dog came from the beaner side of the family, ha!! He is a little happy jolly thing that thinks he is the big dog and can take on all the other dogs in the house. Which I'm sure he could totally kill them, due to choking them to death if they tried eating him. He is a big snuggle rat that likes to cuddle with everyone, well except with little man. Little man seems to squeeze the pee out of him which he don't like. Taco likes to run to me for me to hold as soon as he sees me. He also enjoys sleeping with me when Blondie escapes her room in the middle of the night. Now he has a good way of showing me love!!

"TACO"

He is such a Sweetie!

"PROUD OWNER"

Blondie with her new BFF and room buddy!! She makes an awesome pet owner for being only almost 4 years old. She takes care of him pretty much on her own. Feeds him and even cleans up the poop!! So now a set of parents, 3 children and 4 four legged ones add up to  "THE TROOP." All we have left to wonder is how will it continue to grow....STAY TUNED!!!

SUMMER in WINTER

Winter is still here thanks to the famous ground hog's prediction!! and I'm not happy at all with Phil!!!! I'm a desert rat and do not like cold weather!! So I decided to make the best out of the winter storm that no one saw coming yesterday and make the best of it...so there for I turned it into a SUMMER in WINTER kinda day, well at least for me..hehe!!

A total twist to laying out huh?

Well at least I didn't have to worry about getting a sunburn!!

I even went for a little dip, no skinny dipping though or else I would have frozen my little ass off and ended up with frostbite in some very private places!! 

Even our SnowMami was in SUMMER spirit!!!

And well I had to give SnowMami a man to love, so she got SnowPapi!!

So even though I truely dislike living in cold weather, I gotta say I had loads of fun in my

SUMMER in WINTER

kinda day!!

It's a new year!!

So it has just crossed my mind that it is a new year..yeah I'm only a few days late..no, don't have any new year resolutions...things have been crazy busy with the holidays, getting settled into our new home and well having to deal with a family member fighting a battle with cancer which ain't looking good at all..(it totally made xmas very hard, happy to spend it with family but yet very sad and tears rolled everytime we said goodnight) And to top things off, we have added a new member to the family..like 3 kiddos and two 4 legged ones weren't enough!!! We got a german shepard to add to the troop..was hard to decide on a name but looks like he ended up with "SHOOTER" haha, leave it to me and that's what you get!! So now not only am I wiping a 3 year old's butt when she goes potty and changing an 18 month old's diaper but also cleaning up poop an 8 week old 4 legged one leaves behind!!! Oh and did I forget to mention that we will be getting another 4 legged one once we get a chance to make a trip to Cali?! Yeup, a little chihuahua that will go by the name of "Taco" haha, once again leave it to me!! So yay to a brand spanking new year and cheers to me for surviving the last one!!!!

"Missing our HERO"

Yes, that is us..a day at the beach, Seal Beach to be exact...A day to enjoy near the Pacific ocean and all the fun it has to offer...No matter where we are or where we go, we end up doing something like this...taking a moment to think of our HERO, our GI SAILOR and on how much we miss him and on how he is missing out on a lot...We try to enjoy everything we do, our family time with out GI SAILOR but still have trouble enjoying ourselves for it is not the same with out him..for with out him, our troop is not complete..it makes me realize how some families are very lucky...lucky to be able to spend time together and yet some choose not to...here we are wishing we could all be together sharing and spending time together as a family....yes it is a sacrafice we make as a family, but honestly we take honor in it...don't get me wrong, it sucks, it sucks ass....makes each and every day hard to deal with...but yet we feel very proud of our GI SAILOR..he is not only my husband or the daddy to my kiddos but he is my HERO, OUR HERO, the one we miss so much and can't wait for his safe return!! Take a timeout to enjoy your family while you can and treasure it, for not all of us are lucky enough to do so...be grateful for what  and who you have in your life and never take it for granted for others are not so lucky!!

*This week has been a hard and emotional week for my family...for I wish my husband, GI SAILOR was here and this is why I decided to write this post today...this picture was taken last month but just shows how much we miss him and await his safe return!!!*

"THE TROOP"

The Tattooed Stay at Home Mommy

"The Blogger"

Yeup, that's me...Military wife and full time stay at home mommy trying to do it all..I get to take care of 3 wonderful yet wild kiddos, 2 four legged kiddos (a huge hybrid dog and a chew toy Pomeranian), the cleaning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, grocery shopping and anything else that comes along..but believe me I'm no super SAHM, as a matter of fact I suck at it...I don't know how to cook that well and truly don't enjoy being in the kitchen..I'd rather go outside and get my hands dirty and dig a huge ass hole to plant a tree or help build a deck than to cook!! I love art and pretty much anything having to do with art...I love photography, for my husband calls me "Mamirrazzi" every time he sees me pull out my camera..I enjoy drawing and painting even though I don't do much of it anymore..I find myself sewing more now days, yeah I like to get crafty and sew!! My days now, as a mommy can be rather chaotic and crazy especially with the hubby being gone..but hopefully things will get back to normal upon his safe return...

The Hard Working Sailor Husband/Daddy

"The GI Sailor"

Okay, so that is not a picture of my hubby...you caught me, but this little action figure pretty much represents him and will represent him in my blog...yeup, due to him not wanting to reveal his identity (for now) and would prefer to have nothing to do with the infamous blogger media..lol...but I will still speak of him to a very minimum..he is a hard working husband and great daddy...he enjoys wood working, big trucks, big dogs, and always finds something to do..doesn't really know how to relax..he gets the joy of spoiling our kiddos and me....I love him like I thought I would never love again..

The 8 yr old Drama Princess Lyrical Dancer

"Coconut"

Ok, so this is my 8 yr old...we call her Coconut for she is as hard headed as the shell of one and well her tan skin color too...brown on the outside but totally white in the inside...she is full of drama like a soap opera...has an imagination as big as the dragons her and her sister fly with (as I mentioned in previous blog)...she has a feisty little Latina attitude (she get it from her momma)...has a passion for singing and dancing...she lives in her own magical fairy tale...she loves to draw and paint just like me...I love her with all my heart for she is the one that changed my life over 8 yrs ago, the day I found out I was pregnant...

The 3 yr old Imaginative Tomboy Ballet Dancer

"Blondie"

This is my 3 yr old, we call her Blondie...I think the answer is pretty obvious..(she is blond) she is a little fire cracker that can have pretty sparks but can burn you...yeah, she too has that feisty attitude...she has a little tomboy side to her that I could swear she was meant to be a boy...at times she can be as sweet as a cupcake but don't be fooled she can very quickly be as sneaky as a snake and strike a bite..she too has a big imagination, and enjoys dancing...she has a passion for animals, for we say she is a future zoologist...she is no angel that is for sure, but she too has my heart and nothing she does could change that...

The 1 yr old Tough Little Dare Devil

"Little Man"

Finally but not least, this is little man...why little man when he is not little, I'm not sure...is a very active little guy that keeps me on my toes...a dare devil to the fullest who likes to climb anything and everything..there is no such thing as baby safety proofing for him, he figures out a way to make it unsafe...he could be such a cuddle bug at times but has his moments were he shows his little tough personality...gets into everything left in or out of sight which makes him a total hand full and can test my patience at times...he is my little wild child that forever will have my heart, just like his sisters...


Ok so I lied, that is not the whole troop...I can't forget about my 2 four legged kiddos...for I am sure I will blog about them too...they to add to my daily chaos and craziness...

The Big Bad Pain in the Ass Hybrid Dog

"The Big Dog"

This is the big dog (Checotah)...GI Sailor has had him before we even knew each other..yeup, he is a fucken old dog...a pain in my ass...he use to keep me from coming into bed with the GI Sailor when we were just dating/living together...I would come home late from work and he would be in the bed on the side I slept and wouldn't move for me..fucker!! he to adds to the chaos and craziness in our home...he likes to destroy shit and doesn't get along with his 4 legged sister, unless she is in heat, then he tries to play nice thinking he will get a piece of that ass...but he is our security and takes care of us, so for that I am thankful...

The Hyper Over Active Chew Toy of a Rat

"The Rat"

This is the rat (Jewel)...she is a hyper little shit that is to active to be left out and about...she likes to/tries to chew and eat anything she gets a hold of..she was my xmas gift 2 yrs ago and too added to all the chaos and craziness...she was a cute little fur ball when we first got her but turned into a P.I.T.A fast...she has had stomach surgery for swallowing junk... she likes to act like she is a bad ass and a big bad killer dog...yeah she don't do anything but put on a show...she enjoys barking at the GI Sailor which at times I enjoy, for I have to deal with his dog..she is no security dog, but she is my dog and was a gift so I am thankful for her too...



Well this is it, this is "The Troop"... it may be chaotic and crazy most of the time but this is my family...the family that I love and am happy and thankful for having...and just maybe it will continue to grow, weather with little navy brats or four legged brats...we are one!! "The Troop"

New 2 blogging

First off hello to anyone who reads my crap...yeup, crap cause I am new and am sure I suck at this and really don't expect anyone to read..mostly doing it for myself, to let my thoughts, feelings, frustrations and stress out so I am not a total BITCH to the people around me..which pretty much 24/7 would be nobody other than my three wild and crazy rugrats (for now, hubby will be added to the mix upon his safe return)...So I basically live in Never Never Land with my 2 little girls who have an imagination as big as the dragons they fly with and 1 little guy that is caught up in the lovely fairy tales that his sisters bring to life or so they think...So yes, I am a stay at home mommy that is trying not to lose her mind if I haven't already!! And no, I do not have enough kids yet, haven't caught up to Jon & Kate, Ocoto Mom or 18 and counting yet..(that goes to the grouchy old fuck that asked me at the super market while pushing a cart with my 2 little ones and my oldest by my side!!) So basically this is just an apology in advance for me sucking at this to anyone, if anyone who decides to read...and if you do decide to read, hope you enjoy it and maybe get a laugh or 2 out the choas and craziness that I go through if nothing else..I will be blogging about all the crazy little milestones my kiddos go through, mistakes I make as a wife/sahm and my thoughts of the battle with cancer hitting home...