What a day what a day. There currently are 9 people in my house.. the 4 of us, my MIL and FIL, the niece Katie, her husband Matt and their 5 month old Adalynn....
Oh and two dogs... yeap.. that's a house full for sure.
Katie and Matt are fun though.. and will be here until the 29th when they move into their first home together at Ft. Bragg.. I am totally excited for them.
Outside of that, we had lacrosse at 10:30am, football at 2:30pm (had to be there at 1pm) and then straight to a corn hole tournament which was a breast cancer fundraiser for the walk that Missy, Amy and I are doing in late October..
It was a great time and alot of fun was had overall... lots of good food, a keg of beer (which was gone by 9pm) and prizes thanks to one of their friends! Great time with some really great people!!!
And as soon as we get home, I have to log into work and work some.. just testing for a change that is going on but hopefully all will go well and it will be an early night... they started about an hour ago... so fingers crossed!!!
I find myself a bit stressed... and buying hair dye more often that I might have before... but overall, things are good and we are enjoying life to the fullest!! That is the key right....to enjoy every moment and pack it full of memories to last the kids lifetimes. I will never have to worry about my boys ever saying that they spent all their time playing video games... whew not with the schedule we keep!!!
I might be ready for another St Marteen trip ~ just a thought!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
September's events..
September has been a good but incredibly busy month so far... we started labor day weekend with cookouts, a day trip to the beach, Ryan's first football game... we headed back to work for ONE day.. and then Chris and I took off to the mountains for a 2 night getaway... yes.. our weekends are so busy that we felt bad for putting that on anyone, so went away during the week so we could be back to enjoy all the boys sports.
Luckily Katie and Matt are here.. waiting on housing at Ft Bragg... they have their place and move in on the 29th... they are really excited! It will be their first place as a family... we are happy for them!
Made it back on Friday afternoon ... so that we could see Trenton's first lacrosse game on Saturday morning.. he did really well considering he has never played.. NEVER .. like NEVER EVER... I was very proud of him. From the lacrosse game we went straight to football.. and saw the PW Black team win another game.. they played well....
Sunday was NFL kickoff Sunday with the Bengals winning against the Browns.. always a HUGE game for us.. and then Trenton's soccer game at WRAL. Trenton started as goalie and made several great saves... the second half he played defense and his team won 3 - 1... overall a great game!!
I have posted some pics on Facebook of the mountain cabin.. it was a quaint, cozy place with a fireplace, a King sized bed and a hot tub. It was in town but was still pretty private.. and was really nice on the inside... overall a great place to call home for a couple of days.
We rode Tail of the Dragon while out there... so I officially am a Dragon Slayer now.. it was such fun.. but a hard ride for Chris since it was the first time riding that two up. But it was fun and we made it through... good times for all. The weather was really nice and not too hot either.. so we got really lucky.... the first of the leaves had started to turn.. looks like this year will be a good years for the mountain colors.
That's it for now... hope you get a chance to read this Jim... and anyone else that might stumble across it... :-)
Luckily Katie and Matt are here.. waiting on housing at Ft Bragg... they have their place and move in on the 29th... they are really excited! It will be their first place as a family... we are happy for them!
Made it back on Friday afternoon ... so that we could see Trenton's first lacrosse game on Saturday morning.. he did really well considering he has never played.. NEVER .. like NEVER EVER... I was very proud of him. From the lacrosse game we went straight to football.. and saw the PW Black team win another game.. they played well....
Sunday was NFL kickoff Sunday with the Bengals winning against the Browns.. always a HUGE game for us.. and then Trenton's soccer game at WRAL. Trenton started as goalie and made several great saves... the second half he played defense and his team won 3 - 1... overall a great game!!
I have posted some pics on Facebook of the mountain cabin.. it was a quaint, cozy place with a fireplace, a King sized bed and a hot tub. It was in town but was still pretty private.. and was really nice on the inside... overall a great place to call home for a couple of days.
We rode Tail of the Dragon while out there... so I officially am a Dragon Slayer now.. it was such fun.. but a hard ride for Chris since it was the first time riding that two up. But it was fun and we made it through... good times for all. The weather was really nice and not too hot either.. so we got really lucky.... the first of the leaves had started to turn.. looks like this year will be a good years for the mountain colors.
That's it for now... hope you get a chance to read this Jim... and anyone else that might stumble across it... :-)
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Sports ~
Are you ready for some football...? Well we are... and those who know us know what our fall sporting seasons are like. Soccer for Trenton began 2 weeks ago and his team is playing well. Football began today for Ryan and they started the season with a great WIN. Next weekend Trenton starts lacrosse as well.. so how will we spend our weekends you ask... ? Getting some major farmers tans for sure!!!
Things are going really well here in the McHargue household... both boys are back in school and doing well. Sports have started and we are staying busy busy busy!!! Truth be told.. we love it though.
We went to see Grandma today... it was a nice visit. She will be 88 in October.. what an amazing woman... we didn't get to stay too long because we had to head out to football... but it was great to see her and get a chance to catch up with her.
Chris and I are looking forward to a couple of days in the mountains here very soon... it will be nice to spend a little quality time together and we love the mountains any time we get to go. We miss the boys, but sometimes its nice to get a way for a couple of days.. but no worries.. we won't miss a single sporting event!!!!
Just a short little catch up... Jim in case you are reading this... we are uploading pics and stuff to our shutterfly site...
Things are going really well here in the McHargue household... both boys are back in school and doing well. Sports have started and we are staying busy busy busy!!! Truth be told.. we love it though.
We went to see Grandma today... it was a nice visit. She will be 88 in October.. what an amazing woman... we didn't get to stay too long because we had to head out to football... but it was great to see her and get a chance to catch up with her.
Chris and I are looking forward to a couple of days in the mountains here very soon... it will be nice to spend a little quality time together and we love the mountains any time we get to go. We miss the boys, but sometimes its nice to get a way for a couple of days.. but no worries.. we won't miss a single sporting event!!!!
Just a short little catch up... Jim in case you are reading this... we are uploading pics and stuff to our shutterfly site...
Sunday, August 14, 2011
August part 1
It is 12:28am.. what are you doing? I am working.. take 2 of the B2C DMZ firewall upgrade... hoping this one goes better than the last all nighter we pulled...
Jim is officially in Ghazni now... we get to keep up with him through email and also through the blog they have going there... I have got to get this blogging thing down better... geez...so Jim.. I hope you read this... and maybe even comment!!!!
Ryan has started 5th grade... and football... Trenton has started soccer.. school starts for him the end of next week... Trenton will also be playing in a lacrosse league we hope to try to get him ready to try out for the school team... wow.. I think we are going to have a busy fall.
Football is back on and I am thrilled.. though I may not get much time to watch it.... seriously... I am not joking about this....
We had a pretty bad scare with dad last week.. but thankfully he is fine and back home and as long as he continues to rest and improve...he will be back to his old self in no time.. it is so very hard to watch your parents get older. My father was and still is my rock.. and it is so hard to realize and accept that he is not invincible. He was released from the hospital on a Thursday.. and that Sunday he and mom celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary... amazing if you ask me. I hope Chris and I hit 51 years... what a wonderful thought to spend that many years with someone you love <3
We are considering getting another dog... but have to get ours 'trained' more... she is great with people.. and recently was eating and while she was eating Megan stuck her hand in the dish and took food out.... Princess did not even flench... she is great with little ones... now if only she could be great with a puppy...
Any suggestions for relieving stress... I seem to be in a mode here lately where I stay pretty stressed... I can tell... I think it has to do alot with how busy we are... yeah.. I am pretty sure that is it. I think if we could go a week without either me or Chris getting woken up at least once... that might be a great place to start!!!!
Jim is officially in Ghazni now... we get to keep up with him through email and also through the blog they have going there... I have got to get this blogging thing down better... geez...so Jim.. I hope you read this... and maybe even comment!!!!
Ryan has started 5th grade... and football... Trenton has started soccer.. school starts for him the end of next week... Trenton will also be playing in a lacrosse league we hope to try to get him ready to try out for the school team... wow.. I think we are going to have a busy fall.
Football is back on and I am thrilled.. though I may not get much time to watch it.... seriously... I am not joking about this....
We had a pretty bad scare with dad last week.. but thankfully he is fine and back home and as long as he continues to rest and improve...he will be back to his old self in no time.. it is so very hard to watch your parents get older. My father was and still is my rock.. and it is so hard to realize and accept that he is not invincible. He was released from the hospital on a Thursday.. and that Sunday he and mom celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary... amazing if you ask me. I hope Chris and I hit 51 years... what a wonderful thought to spend that many years with someone you love <3
We are considering getting another dog... but have to get ours 'trained' more... she is great with people.. and recently was eating and while she was eating Megan stuck her hand in the dish and took food out.... Princess did not even flench... she is great with little ones... now if only she could be great with a puppy...
Any suggestions for relieving stress... I seem to be in a mode here lately where I stay pretty stressed... I can tell... I think it has to do alot with how busy we are... yeah.. I am pretty sure that is it. I think if we could go a week without either me or Chris getting woken up at least once... that might be a great place to start!!!!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Country Music
CMA's are tonight...as I sit here, cold stone ice cream in hand and watch.. I find myself singing along.. and I must admit... I love country music. Now some songs are just twangy and are just there.. but alot of songs have some real meaning. Listening to country music you will find that for the most part, the songs tell a story. A story of who we are, where we came from and where we are going. They are songs of hope, love and dreams... how can anyone not appreciate a music that centers so much on who we want to be. When you hear a song and it makes you tear up, then you know it has touched your soul. Listen to Arlington by Trace Adkins which I cry through every time. Trenton loves that song and his voice is deep like Trace and it just rips at my heart strings to hear him sing it. We have always been Toby Keith fans because of the patriotism in his songs.... our blood bleeds for the red, white and blue and we feel it to the core of who we are. In my opinion... music should touch people more....
Thursday, February 10, 2011
2011 Goal
My big goal for 2011 is that Missy, Lindsey, Denise and I are going to do the Avon Breast Cancer walk in Charlotte in October.. 13.1 miles a day for two days... lots of fund raising between now and then! And lots of training to do to get myself ready for that!
We have experienced a cold winter this year.. with more snow than usual... its been fun, but now that I need to be walking more.. I need some slightly warmer weather... 27 degrees doesn't work for me.
Jim left about two weeks ago.. he is still state side training... we miss him already... work is just not the same! I hope you read this Jim... so you can keep up with your favorite McRaynor's... hahaha!
Getting ready to celebrate Chris's birthday next week... Trenton and I get a special date night Valentine's night... we are double dating with Vanessa and Corey so it should be quite fun!!!
We have experienced a cold winter this year.. with more snow than usual... its been fun, but now that I need to be walking more.. I need some slightly warmer weather... 27 degrees doesn't work for me.
Jim left about two weeks ago.. he is still state side training... we miss him already... work is just not the same! I hope you read this Jim... so you can keep up with your favorite McRaynor's... hahaha!
Getting ready to celebrate Chris's birthday next week... Trenton and I get a special date night Valentine's night... we are double dating with Vanessa and Corey so it should be quite fun!!!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
525,600 minutes ~ how do you measure a year?
Almost a year later and here we are. I have been thinking that I need to start blogging again, as we just recently found out that our friend Jim is getting deployed again. I started this originally as something he can read to keep up with things at home while he was in Djibouti, Africa. With news of his deployment again, my thoughts came back to my blog. Finally made it here and its been almost a year since I last blogged. Alot has happened... here is the run down.
Chris and I got married May 15, 2010. Trenton walked me down the aisle and 'gave me away' to the man of my dreams. It was a beautiful wedding with our family and friends. We got married in my parent's church (my church) ... a place where I grew up, was baptized, confirmed and now married in.... what a special place. The reception was so much fun and just full of memories and dancing the night away. Chris and I stayed home with the boys for a few days and then spent a week honeymooning in St Marteen... beautiful, simple, amazing way of life. Fantastic food, great rum drinks and very friendly people.... highly recommend it and we will be going back!
After things settled down from that a bit, we started looking at houses... and ended up finding out dream home. With painting from top to bottom, we moved in Oct 9th and are finally getting to the point of enjoying our new home.
The boys... well now, Ryan at 9 1/2 and Trenton at 14 1/2 are the lights of our lives. They are amazing and are such good kids. We are very lucky. Both boys ended their first 9 weeks this school year with their best report cards EVER!!! We are so proud.... We hope that the rest of Ryan's 4th grade year and the rest of Trenton's freshman year continue to go as well as they have started. Trenton has adjusted to high school without missing a beat. He is in NO special ed classes or even a CA class... he is doing really well and holding his own with his classes and grades. So proud... did I mention that?
Work is crazy busy for me right now... and it seems to be for Chris too.. when its busy for both of us it makes it hard.. but we get through it.
Right now we are in Disney with mom and dad and enjoying a family vacation. Sea World was today and a good time.. one of Trenton's favorite childhood memories and Ryan's first trip to Sea World Orlando.... tomorrow is Thanksgiving and then Friday will be Magic Kingdom day... Ryan is excited to see the castle and wants to know how big it is..? We can see the fireworks from our screened in porch which is nice... :-)
Enough for now.. just need to get back into the habit of blogging... can't believe I went a whole year (minus 6 days) without blogging... more to come.
Chris and I got married May 15, 2010. Trenton walked me down the aisle and 'gave me away' to the man of my dreams. It was a beautiful wedding with our family and friends. We got married in my parent's church (my church) ... a place where I grew up, was baptized, confirmed and now married in.... what a special place. The reception was so much fun and just full of memories and dancing the night away. Chris and I stayed home with the boys for a few days and then spent a week honeymooning in St Marteen... beautiful, simple, amazing way of life. Fantastic food, great rum drinks and very friendly people.... highly recommend it and we will be going back!
After things settled down from that a bit, we started looking at houses... and ended up finding out dream home. With painting from top to bottom, we moved in Oct 9th and are finally getting to the point of enjoying our new home.
The boys... well now, Ryan at 9 1/2 and Trenton at 14 1/2 are the lights of our lives. They are amazing and are such good kids. We are very lucky. Both boys ended their first 9 weeks this school year with their best report cards EVER!!! We are so proud.... We hope that the rest of Ryan's 4th grade year and the rest of Trenton's freshman year continue to go as well as they have started. Trenton has adjusted to high school without missing a beat. He is in NO special ed classes or even a CA class... he is doing really well and holding his own with his classes and grades. So proud... did I mention that?
Work is crazy busy for me right now... and it seems to be for Chris too.. when its busy for both of us it makes it hard.. but we get through it.
Right now we are in Disney with mom and dad and enjoying a family vacation. Sea World was today and a good time.. one of Trenton's favorite childhood memories and Ryan's first trip to Sea World Orlando.... tomorrow is Thanksgiving and then Friday will be Magic Kingdom day... Ryan is excited to see the castle and wants to know how big it is..? We can see the fireworks from our screened in porch which is nice... :-)
Enough for now.. just need to get back into the habit of blogging... can't believe I went a whole year (minus 6 days) without blogging... more to come.
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