Wordless Wednesday: Happy 235th Birthday Devil Dogs!

In honor on the Marine Corps 235th Birthday, here is my #1 Devil Dog!

Muscial Monday: #22

Sure you all know about a version of Musical Monday. What song are you hooked on right now? What song could be your theme song, in general or just for the day? Grab the button above and share on your site or just let me know in the comments.

Today I bring you : Just the Way you Are

by: Bruno Mars

King Baboon hit the mark a few days ago when he send this to me on my phone. He made my day! He really is a good egg! I love you King Baboon!

I hope you dance your way through your Monday!

30 Day Blog Journal: Day 2

It's day 2 ( for me) of 30 Day Blog Journal. I should be on day 3 but I was not able to get this post written yesterday. Figure if I am already behind in the meme might as well be extremely behind. Go big or go home, right!!!!

Click on the 30 Day Blog Journal to the left to get the low down on this meme, you can be a "pokey" just like me! All the kool kats are!

This meme is hosted by Legally Brunette, check her out!

Day 2: Favorite Movie

My favorite movie is The Notebook. I am sure a lot of people would say this but this storyline is in the foundation of my relationship with King Baboon.

King Baboon and I met in May of 1999. At the time I was 19 and he was 21. He was a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton. He had said that he had this awesome book called The Notebook by an author I had never heard of before ( cringe... I know, not cool), Nicholas Sparks.

Well, a few months into our relationship King Baboon decided he was going to read The Notebook out loud to me, swooon!!!!! This might have been the moment I finally caved and allowed myself to love again.

Fast forward years later and out came The Notebook movie. I was beyond excited to see it because I felt they casted the movie perfectly. Now, most know that I am normally not a fan of movies that our based off books, they fall flat to me! NOT THE CASE HERE! Just made me love the story and characters all the more.

King Baboon is a county boy ( TN) and I am a city gal ( CA)

There you have it, my favorite movie and my own love story to go along with it!

What's your favorite movie?

The Moment You Knew: EPT (Review)

E.P.T. has decided to do something special to help moms remember that important moment when they first knew they were pregnant. Here is what the case looks like (please note that is not my test, lol).

Seeing that I am on my 5th pregnancy you can say I have a lot of these memories stored in my brain and I remember each of them like they were yesterday.


Christmas Time 2000: King Baboon, my mom and I went to Idaho to spend Christmas with my sister and her family. I thought it was weird when I broke down crying when the plane took off. I have never been a great flier but it has never made me cry. Two days before Christmas I had mentioned to my sister that my period was late. Her and I stuck out to buy pregnancy tests. When we came home we ran upstairs to take the test and boy was I shocked when it came back... PREGNANT! I wrapped the test and gave it to Jim. Now we have our wonderful 8 year old "D".


September 2004: King Baboon had just returned from his second deployment to Iraq. Really do I need to say more??? I ended up with a UTI and doctor asked if I could be pregnant.... ummm no! Or wait few days later took a test, and now I give you "J"!


July 2006: Vegas trip.... came home and a month later I was missing something again. Went out with some girlfriends, had a bit too much to drink and decided I was brave enough when I got home to take a test. Opps!! Pregnant, sorry baby "M" for all those drinks!


June 2009: This pregnancy came as the biggest shocker. I had thought we were done, didn't want anymore babies ( ashamed to admit this now). I was over 2 weeks later and finally decided to take the plunge to take the test. Pregnant! It took me many weeks to come to terms with this, and I am still hard on myself because this pregnancy would have been our sweet baby Cameron who we lost at 13 weeks. Goes to show you don't realize how much you really want something until it is gone!


March 2010: 2 days after my 30th birthday, 3-12-2010. Dh and I had decided we did need/want another baby with everything in us. I was too scared to look at the test, so after I took it I walked away and when the time came Dh went in to see the results. He walked into the living room and asked " what do you think the results are"? I immediately said negative but he started to laugh and said " WRONG, PREGNANT"!! I was so happy, I busted out in tears.


I have all my pregnancy tests from all 5 of my babies. Some may say it is weird to keep them, even gross but for me it is important. It was the start of some amazing journeys!


How about you, do you remember when? Did you keep your pregnancy tests?


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disclosure:I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of e.p.t and received an e.p.t. keepsake case and a $20 gift card to JustGive.org to facilitate my review.

My Three Sons

People in general are a curious race. We have millions of questions on things we don't understand, don't like, things we do understand, things we love and are passionate about... well, in general the human race is just plain out curious. As we should be, right?

I have mentioned this before here on Punky Monkey's... the topic of my three sons and their appearance. People are always, ALWAYS coming up to me and mentioning how amazed ( just one of the many words used) on how different they look from each other ( and if you get to know them, this is not the only think that makes them different. None of them are alike even in their traits). Trust me the amazement is not lost on me, even though they are mine and I see them daily. Because it is amazing, DNA is amazing! These boys are amazing!


Here is a little back ground about King Baboon and I. Not one origin is repeated on either side. I am Irish, German and Dutch. King Baboon is Cherokee Indian, African American and French. So we are not a bi-racial couple, more like a multi race couple leaving our children as Heinz 57'ers! Ha Ha Ha! Or as I like to say perfection!

I will never be offended by the human races natural curiosity.. ever! But once again there is a fine line that I will bark at if you cross. There is a fine line between natural curiosity and you just being down right rude. Yes, all of them share the same father. Yes, I know that it is odd to think of "J" has anything but a white American, but he is NOT! He is not a fluke, he is every bit of what the good Lord planned him to be.


Why a grown adult thinks it is okay to say " Is Jim his father" or " Do they all have the same father" in general is beyond me, but when you say these statement in front of children you are just being flat out rude and you better dunk because the urge I am trying to control to hit you at that very moment is huge! The two older boys get it.... your nasty words are not lost on them.


People who stare are fine with me, people who bring it up are fine with me. Again we are curious by nature, and I know when we walk down the street we get looks. Again fine with me... we are a beautiful family, hard not to ( ha ha ha), but some people can't leave it at that. Some can take a lesson from our 3 sons. Color doesn't matter, in fact it is not even an issue or something we see.


Do you think this child cares or knows that his daddy is much darker than him? Or do you think he just worships his daddy and believes him to be a super hero like a lot of other little boys walking the Earth? Amazes me that in 2010 people claim they are not hung up on color, but are proven wrong at least weekly to me. Stop seeing the color of my children's skin! bBy just seeing this you are missing out on their greatness, their humor... you are missing out on all they are!


I find myself wondering what " Angel baby Cameron" would have looked like. Not so much if Cameron would have been a girl or a boy, but whether we would finally have a child that looked like another or would we have gotten the red head. Ha Ha Ha, imagine the looks we would have gotten if this was the case! Guess we will just have to wait and see one day.


I refuse to continue to let this be an issue, so this will be the last time I bring it up here. A lot of times I will just come back with a witty one liner. But I admit, as witty as I am, I am running out of them. Suggestions, lol??!!


Remember what I always say... Angelina Jolie has nothing on me ( well maybe millions of dollars). She has had to travel around the world for her rainbow family, I gave birth to mine!

Wordless Wednesday: Our Christmas gift

King Baboon and I opened this fellow on Christmas morning. D made it at school, love it! All my other Christmas decorations have been packed away, but this guy is going no where!

WW: Need a Lift?

Musical Monday's: If Tomorrow Never Comes

Musical Monday's asks you what your theme song is for the day. Or a song that helps tie up your blog post for the day.

Here is mine...

If Tomorrow Never Comes

by Garth Brooks

This weekend was both a trying and emotional one. I was pushed farther than I ever thought I could be pushed in my "young" life. I was tested to the limits, and although I still don't know if I won or failed, I made it to the other side.

I learned to hold tighter with each embrace given to me by my handsome boys, and to let myself be hugged a little longer in the arms of Jim.

I also realized that I have no control over my life and the sooner I stop trying to take the reins from the Lord, the beter. I may not know why He gave us this blessing of a 4th child, but He did. My prayers are answered... time and time again. I just need to stop looking for my answers and start, seeing, seeking and accepting His!

Life is an occasion, that is over before we realize it.... we can rise to meet the every day challenges, or we can sit there and watch the world pass us by, without leaving our mark.

XOXO!

Wordless Wednesday: Amazing...

'J', me and Great Grandmommy Annie ( King Baboon's grandma). She is in her late 90's and is hands down the best cook ever!!!

Musical Monday's: Forever Young

It's Monday again, and while Monday's are not my favorite day of the week, I am totally loving doing Musical Monday's.

Musical Monday's asks what your theme song is for the day?

Here is mine:

Forever Young by Alphaville

Church on Saturday night was amazing. We are starting a Spiritual Journey and this evening was about preparing us for it. So, for the whole week we have a 'Do' and a 'Don't' for the day.

Today's Do is:

Be Greatful!!

Today's 'Do' works in perfectly with the first day of the Love Dare Jim and I are doing

Today's 'Don't' is:

Be Critical!

How can you work these into your day??

P.S. Don't forget to enter my awesome giveaway for a pair of See Kai Run shoes for your little ones... enter here!

About my WW yesterday....

A small handful of you caught on to this real fast....

I am NOT pregnant! King Baboon and I have closed up shop, no more babies for us, unless we have the ultimate opps, which to be honest would have me crying in my cereal bowl! The 3 punky monkey's are more than enough for me right now!

Thanks everyone that was sweet and congratulated me, you all almost made me feel bad reading the comments!

I must say I fooled a good number of you!!

HA HA HA

I am crazy,sure you all know this about me already, but just to confirm it in stone.... I started a 3rd blog yesterday. I Dare to Love join me as I take the 40 day love dare, and work on making my marriage to King Baboon the marriage the good Lord wants it to be.... He has big plans for the two of us and our little family, this I know to be true! Hope to see some of you over there.

P.S. Don't forget to enter my awesome giveaway for a pair of See Kai Run shoes for your little ones... enter here!

XOXO

Our families top Ace!

Today marks an important day for our family. A day none of us will soon forget. A day that we will all look up to the sky, with a tear in our eye, and a longing in our hearts.

3 years ago our Heavenly Father called Louis, my father in law home. It is no secret I did not have a father figure growing up, and longed for someone to call dad.... I got this and so much more when I married my husband. Louis took me into the family with open arms, and I will never forget this or him!

Louis touched everyone's hearts and lives that knew him, and 3 years after we lost him, he continues to touch those lives!

We love you Louis!!

P.S. Don't forget to enter my awesome giveaway for a pair of See Kai Run shoes for your little ones... enter here!

Musical Monday: Remember When

It's just another manic monday! Musical Monday asks what your theme song is for the day. Either share it in my comment section or grab my picture and post it on your site, if you do this please drop me a comment so I can go see it.

My theme song for the day is:

Remember When by Alan Jackson

King Baboon and I are enjoying the words to this song lately!

P.S. Don't forget to enter my See Kai Run giveaway for an awesome pair of shoes for your little ones. Click here!

Have a wonderful Monday!

Baby M is 2.. two...TWO!!

Two years ago today I walked into my weekly appointment to find out that I was walking around town 5 1/2 cm dilated. I was told not to go anywhere for the rest of the day, and to head on in to the hospital later on that night to have me a brand new baby boy.

I arrived at the hospital less than 3 hours later and was 6 1/2. Walked the halls for about an hour and was only a 7. By than I was tired and wanted to watch American Idol so I got into bed. Was checked about an hour later, no change, so I moved to my side... 10 minutes later King Baboon was running down the hallway to find the doctor, I was ready to go!

People always hate me when I say I have no problem with the labor part of pregnancy, it has always been very quick and easy for me, it's the 9 months leading up to that moment I hate!

Anyways.....

Happy Birthday to my sweet baby M. Your laugh lights up the room, your smile melts me heart, and when I look into your eyes I see a better world!

My little Jim Jr.

Mama will always be by your side

and I will catch you when you fall, hug you when you are hurt, and will leave lipstick marks on your face and pray you won't rub them off to fast!

You are a joy, perfect grand finale!

Happy birthday!

to read more about Baby M click on any of the below links... leave him some birthday love...

• 8 months
• 'M' is 9 month's old today....
• Attitude already... see he is me!
• Baby M, lover dove!
• Wordless Wednesday
• Last time.....
• Party in da house!!!
• Darth Vadar! A.K.A. Baby 'M'
• Get to Know Baby M
• Wordless Wednesday: Don't wake the lion
• Wordless Wednesday: baby M
• Musical Monday's: My Wish

Wordless Wednesday: A Classic Expression

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