New Bookcase

This is the bookcase that John built for me. He finished it last night. I LOVE it! He did such a good job. It was originally intended for the office. Because of where the office is located in the house, we could not get the massive thing into the room. So, it is now in the living room nicely filling up a large void. This thing is so big. It is about 6 1/2 ft tall and close to 4 ft wide.

This is a close-up of the trim:

Carson's Handiwork

This is just inside the living room:

This is just behind the loveseat.

Across the little space behind the loveseat:
The wall just inside the living room:

Ooooh, I was so mad! Since then, Madison has tried her best to imitate her brother in this area. I am waiting to buy a magic eraser on my next trip to the store. I've hardly left the house since Madison is sick again. *Sigh* It is a right of passage, right??

Playing Together

They looked so cute together. I just could not help it.

What a Mess!

We hosted the playgroup this day so my house was super clean. This is what happened when I took a moment to check my email in the office. They really were not unattended for very long. Apparently, it was long enough!

The Bestest Baseball Glove Ever!

That is how Carson described his new baseball glove. He absolutely loves it. He sleeps with it every night. For the first few days, it would not let it out of sight! He was so very excited when Daddy bought a baseball glove as well. He then became very concerned that Mommy and Madison did not have one, saying "I hope we can buy you one." whenever he thought about it. We bought this in anticipation of signing him up for T-ball this month.

New 'Do

I tried fixing Madison's hair a little differently since it is getting longer. We tried the low dog ears. It was really cute. I could not get a very good picture of it.

Potluck

I have absolutely no idea where January went, much less February! Soooo, this will be a long post so I can give you the run down of our household.

As you probably know, our 1940s house is scheduled to be torn down this year. The first week of February we found a letter from the housing office wondering when the best time for us to move would be. Our options were Feb/Mar, April/May, or September. John called them to let them know we would prefer the Feb/Mar move and they said it would be no problem since the level of house we are eligible for is already open. When John informed them that we would move off base, the lady backtracked and said that we would not be allowed to move until September. John asked to get both dates in writing so that he could take it to his commander since his commute interferes with 'crew rest time' and so affects the amount of time that he can be at work. Upon hearing the word 'commander' the lady became super nice and said that we would be put in the first group to move. We have yet to receive our 30 day notice. The latest rumor is that they will not be tearing down our houses because the original plan was to put a jr. high school here and the AF has no funds for that at the moment. This makes no sense to me. Why would they leave our ONE street of OLD houses when both sides of the base will have all new housing? We have found, upon comparing stories with other residents, that this office will blatantly lie to get their way. So frustrating!

I finally made the decision to start my master's degree a few weeks ago. I was going to utilize the military's MyCAA program for tuition assistance for spouses. I received my acceptance letter from Liberty University on Wednesday morning and Wednesday night found out that the program had been abruptly and indefinitely suspended. Needless to say, I was bummed!

The weather has been nice here lately. We have been enjoying temps in the 60s and 70s. We've been trying to get to the park as often as possible.

These are Carson's pants that she put on herself and Daddy's hat.

Carson took this picture of us.

I bought the kids these little toys that are tiny but you put them in water and they grow. Carson's were dinosaurs so after we put them in a bowl of water, he found all of his other dinosaurs and perched them around the bowl to 'watch' the other dinosaurs grow. He sat there with his dinosaurs for a good 30 minutes! I couldn't believe it.