SGT to SSG

Wayne got promoted this weekend. I was able to do what they used to call pinning him. Its now all done with Velcro but it was still a really cool thing to do. I am so proud of him and all he has done in the Army. Sometimes it is hard to have him gone but it has been a blessing in our lives. Here is a couple pictures of the promotion ceremony. Thank you Chris for the picture.

My Favorite Staff Sergeant:

Wood Show

The other thing Wayne has been really big into lately is his shop. He has the garage in the back all set up for a wood shop. Back in June we bought him a table saw which is still in the box. That really isn't his fault. He had a really busy summer and then he hurt his leg. That has been really hard on him not to be out there working in the shop. I think it is his stress reliever. I will love it when he gets it up and going. I am going to get really cool things made. But back to the start of the story. We went this weekend up to a wood show. It was really cool and the things people can make was amazing. There was a booth that you can make your own pen. Wayne talked me into trying it. I had a great time and made a really cool pen. There was this really nice old guy who told me how to do it and then left. Wayne was in the background helping me make it too. I had so much fun. It is something that i could totally see myself doing in the future. It is alot of fun. Wayne was really cute and took lots of pictures. I love him so much. I am really proud of my pen I have shown everyone I can.

My Fish Tank

So I have been walking around pet stores with Wayne lately. He has really had his head set on having a huge fish tank. It has made me want to get one at work with a beta. I find betas beautiful. So one day while I was at work I took Carrie with me and we bought a fish tank. It was about a gallon. When I told Wayne what I did he was happy for me. But I guess I didn't get the best one out there. So about 2 weeks later he has bought me a 3 gallon tank. A girl at work gave me her beta so I could take care of it. She named him Bill and has had him for about 8 months. I have one plant and and would like one more. Plus Wayne bought me something called Java moss that will grow on the top of my rock. It is going to look so great. A guy at work who is really into fish has been giving me pointers. He said that i could get some frogs and they won't fight. I am still trying to get the tank set up to look good before i buy anymore fish. You can see Bill. He is up in the left by the filter. He is bright blue. I have actually grew my plant from a bulb it is really getting big.

Walking is Great!!!

Wayne just starting walking this week and today he graduated into a shoe. He has a little bit of a limp but he is doing so well. He lost a lot of muscle in his left leg but with time he should be able to gain it back. I feel like a proud parent. Yes my husband just started walking. Isn't it so cute.

Sunrise Can Make You Feel Better

I got up early yeasterday to take Wayne to school. I walked out before he was ready and saw this amazing sunrise. It was so beautiful that I wanted to share. I actually had a long day but this really made it worth getting out of bed. I hope you enjoy.

Thank you Kate

Thank you kate for making my blog cute. Sorry I posted so much at one time. I was afraid Kate was going to turn off my blog because I haven't posted much. Love ya Kate.

My Columbus Day Activity

I was grounded to my house most of today because I didn't do my homework. It is due tomorrow and so I had to get it done. When Wayne come home from school around 3:00. His mother called us and wanted to know if we wanted to attended the 3rd annual pumpkin picking trip. It is a lot of fun to go out and pick pumpkins. We walk thru a field looking for the cutes pumpkins. Wayne was looking for pumpkins that are big while I was going for the perfect around ones. I found two really cool ones and Wayne found the big one. Rose came out with us but didn't pick one out because Derek loves to go to. So she walked around with us but was going to go back tonight with Derek. Last year we bought 3 and sat them out with the plan that we were going to carver them. We ended up throwing them away in January when they were all covered in ice. This year we hope to get them carved. I will post pictures if we actually get around to doing it.