Dear Crazy Holiday people,

It's Christmas time. A time of giving, peace, love, and joy. However, it is very hard to feel any of these things with all you crazy shoppers. The following things are not very Christmasey...

1. I don't care what parking spot I get. Please, don't give me a million and one heart attacks in the parking lot because you have to walk an extra 10 steps to the store.

2. Please quit racing through the parking lots. I don't know what stores you just have to get to that you are practically running over the elderly and woman with children.

3. Store clerks. It is not ok to mess up when scanning an order and then send the customer to look for the correct ticket price, and then leave your register and let another clerk take over that has no clue what she's doing. Therefor leading other people to believe that they are in a shorter line, when in fact they are not, and have to wait another 15 min.

4. And lastly. If you do not have a list please do not put your cart in the middle of the isle and plant yourself in front of everything. There seems to be plenty for everyone and I won't fight you for the last item. You can have it. They'll restock it in a week anyways and it will probably be on sale.

Sincerely,
Jan Cavazos

Tricks and Treats

Last night Isaac went to bed at 7pm (b.c. he had to get up at 2:30am). And the little guy went to bed at 8:00pm. Hurray! I thought to myself. A whole night of watching what I want on the tv. So, I turned it to WE or OXYGEN and it was one of those woman killer shows that you don't intend to watch but within 30secs it has you completely sucked in. So there I am watching this show and I think I hear our glass door open. I told myself it was just my imagination. Then I heard the door handle jiggle and our dog starts barking like crazy. I bolted off the couch and ran down the hall to our room and the following convo takes place....

Me: Isaac get up! Someone is trying to break into the house!
Isaac : *groggily" huh? what time is it? Go away, I need to sleep.
Me: I swear someone tried to open the door get out of bed and check the house!
Isaac: No.
Me: Where's the gun? I'll check outside myself!
Isaac: Top drawer.
Me: I didn't mean it! I don't even know how to load the dumb thing! Get out of bed!
Isaac: No.
Me: *jerking the covers off of him and hissing* You're supposed to be the man of this house! Now get up!

Isaac finally got up. Complaining the whole way and telling me to call Security Forces next time I panic about nothing since they're up already. He checks through the peep hole, the kitchen, the other rooms. Looks at me like I am crazy and says, "I'm going back to bed".
So, until 2:15am I sat on the couch talking to my sister (her husband is Army and doing some training , so she was paranoid too). When Isaac wakes up he says, "what were you talking about earlier?" I go over the whole scenario again. And his only response is "oh, yea Kubuy said some kids left a Halloween bag at his door yesterday and he thought they were playing a prank." Of course after that I go and check the front door and there's a Halloween bag with a note, candy, and a candle. So sweet! To bad they had really tricked me this year! Oh, well the treats in the bag were totally worth it :)

And the award for worst parent goes to...ME!

This last summer I got a bike with a bike trailer in hopes that I would lose weight. I rode it everyday for 3 weeks. And I didn't loose one pound. So, for the most part I don't ride it. I find many excuses. The weather, I don't feel up to it, etc. You name the excuse I'll use it. Today was actually a sunny day after what seems like an eternity of cold dreary ones so I decided to get the bike out. Little Isaac was excited. We did our usual route from our house through the woods, past the apartments and then to the park. I usually turn around every now and then to make sure he's happy and that the bike trailer is still attached (yes, one time it did come unattached. If you have not heard that story ask me about it.) The apartment area also happens to be down hill (my favorite part b.c. then I don't have to peddle:) However, today it was wet and I really didn't think anything of it. That is until we got to the park and I turned around. Poor little Isaac had mud all over his clothes and face! That's right I didn't think to put the rain guard up! He was giving me the dirtiest look ever. I proceeded to apologize to him and asked him if he was mad at me. He shook his little head yes while rubbing mud out of his eyes. I felt like the worlds worst parent until I saw a man riding his 4 year old sons scooter down from the apartments while letting his dog pull him as the 4 year old ran as fast as he could behind him. I guess that makes me only the worlds 2nd worst parent ;)

Me? A dog person!?

I am not a dog person. Never was. When I was growing up my brother and sisters each had a dog of their own. The only type of dog I wanted was a Chihuahua. My Dad wouldn't get me one b.c. he says that they are not real dogs. In college I got one. That relationship lasted all of 2 weeks. So, when we got little Isaac a dog for his Birthday I thought I would tolerate her. Surprise Surprise it turns out I really like this dog! I pet her, play fetch with her, praise her, give her food and water. Things I said I would NEVER do until Isaac gets deployed. Lately, big Isaac has been taking her on runs. He makes it sound real easy, "Malaya and I went for a run. She's a really good dog. Makes me run faster." Well, tonight Isaac had to work from 6pm-6am. I was going for a walk so I thought 'why not take Malaya?' Can't be that hard right!? WRONG! The walk started out ok. I even figure out a way to hook up the leash to the stroller so that she could run ahead and help me pull the stroller ha ha. Then things started to go bad. She would try to run off in the grass and the whole time I am saying "no, sweetie come back on the trail!" And trying to balance the stroller so she doesn't pull it over. Then she starts to tangle the leash into the wheels of the stroller. So, every 100 ft I am stopping to untangle the leash. On one of the stops a couple comes back to help me. The little Asian wife says, "I hold dog for you." I tell her it's ok. I've done it plenty of times by now. She takes the dog from me. Ok, lady, I think to myself...whatever floats your boat. The next thing I know the lady is saying "whoa doggie.no you stay doggie". I look over my shoulder in time to see Malaya pulling the lady along the path. The lady has her feet planted and is sliding. Not good. I quickly untangle the leash and grab the dog back. Off we go again. More tangles. By the time I get home I am out of breath. From running, trying to get the dog to stay untangled, and keeping the stroller from tipping over. My wrist hurt, my shoulders ached, and my teeth hurt from grinding my teeth so certain words a 2 year old are not suppose to hear don't come flying out of my mouth. The really insane part is I am thinking about doing it again tomorrow!

Do you smell something burning!?

My awesome hubby has been redoing our lovely base housing cabinets. He is taking them from a really dark brown to white. However, he has had to sand the cabinets, wipe down the cabinets with linseed oil, prime them, and then paint them. He did one whole half of the kitchen 2 weeks ago. And today he decided to do the other half. So he sanded, wiped down the cabinets with linseed oil, then primed them. It was getting late and he was tired so we decided to sit and watch tv together. There he was sitting. And there I was sitting playing around with facebook when I smelt something. I mention it to Isaac and he tells me it's the paint fumes. I had been smelling paint fumes all day and I knew it wasn't that. A few more minutes pass. Something was odd and familiar about the smell....FIRE!!! I tell Isaac, "Something is on fire!!!" I think at that point he thought I was crazy but got up to check on things so I would leave him alone. I start sniffing the air and run to little Isaac's room. Not in there. I go to our room, the guest room, and the bathroom. Negative. So, I head to the kitchen. The smell was definitely coming from there. But the hubby and trash can are missing. I walk outside and there is smoke coming from our trash! What the heck!? This doesn't make any sense!!! We had eaten take out all day b.c. Isaac was busy redoing the cabinets. Really odd. Isaac, dumps the trash out and uses the fire extinguisher. I start pouring cups of water on it. Only the rags he used were on fire. So, I look up some info on linseed oil. Check this out....Linseed oil can polymerize and the reaction is exothermic, and rags soaked in it can ignite spontaneously. (from Wikipedia) Wow! Did we ever avert a disaster! The moral of this story is: Never put soaked linseed rags in the trash! It will catch on fire!!!

Onederful One! Bring on the Terrible Two's

We can't believe our little guys already 2! It seems like yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital. And we could have sworn the other day we celebrated his 1st Birthday. He's grown so much in the last year. He's learned to walk, run, jump, talk, read some words (with the help of Baby Can Read, awesome program!), throw and catch a football. The list can go on forever!!! We are so glad God blessed us with him. We have enjoyed every moment. And we can't wait to see what this year holds!

Newborn

Last year, when he turned 1. Eating his Birthday Cake!

A few weeks before Isaac's Birthday I took him to Party Galaxy to get some party stuff. I was thinking along the lines of Elmo or Blues Clues. However, he went crazy when he saw the football section. And who can say no to his face!?

Also, we were in Seguin, TX for his Birthday and we are blessed to have an amazing family and they all came for his Birthday and made it a ton of fun! Thanks guys! And a special thanks to Grandpa and Grandma Renee for letting us have it at ya'lls house!

Blowing out his candle

He got a dog! He was actually really happy to get her. I just got a bad pict. ha ha



Peeking out from behind a present

It wouldn't be a party in Texas without a pinata!

The whole family

Our First Storm!!!

Close-up of the tree branch that got hit by lightening

the Hail!


So little Isaac's slide is supossed to be on the other side of the tree

the branch

We had our first storm a few weeks ago. We were just standing outside talking with our new neighbor when my husband says "that cloud looks like a finger". I was soooo excited. I grabbed the little guy and went and sat in my Hubbies truck bed to watch the storm(stupid I know!). Meanwhile Isaac was looking at our backyard. It was windy, rainy, with lots of thunder and lightening and I was loving it! Then there was a large BOOM and CRACK, Isaac comes running to the truck and says, "We better go in I just saw lightening hit our tree!". So, we continued to watch the storm from our windows. Like I said earlier I was loving the storm. Then the electricity went out around 6pm. And the storm stopped soon after. So, now for the not so cool parts. I hate the dark and we did not get our electricity back until 10:30am! That was not cool! But it was cool to have TV again right!? Wrong! We didn't get a signal! And of course I had to go to the Commissary to replace some of the things that went bad in the fridge. When I got back it felt like a sauna in our house! But b.c. of the storm they could not come and fix the air until later. Like 5pm later! So, what does a sleep deprived, sweaty, now grouchy housewife do!? First, I called Mathis Brothers b.c. we got a new kitchen table and the varnish started coming off. Isaac had taken it in to get fixed and they called us back and said they couldn't fix it. At first I was going to ignore it but I needed someone to take my anger out on, so I called and asked what the problem was. The man says, "scratches are not covered under warranty, only dents and cracks" I explain to him that it's not a scratch I am complaining about but if he would like I could take an ax to that spot to get a good crack in it! Guess what? Our table got fixed! Then I called Direct TV. and chewed them out (our receiver had been giving us problems wayyy before the storm). So, we got a week of free TV:)

Through this experience I've learned that I still love storms! I hate not having electricity! And I can get really mean when I don't have airconditioning ha ha

spiderman spiderman does whatever a spider can

Isaac hates baths (that is until you get him in the actual water, then it's a fight to get him out). The other day his Dad made the mistake of putting on the kiddos Spiderman slippers. I think this led him to believe that he did not have to get a bath. So, I ran the water and amid "NO! NO! NOOOOO!!!" I managed to get him out of everything with the exception of his slippers. At this point he managed to wiggle out of my grip and run around the house like so....

I WILL NOT TAKE A BATH!!!
Rounding the corner at spidey speeds

Just pausing for a picture before I run from mom some more

Milton Bradely is a LIAR!!!

You see the commercials all the time. A group of friends or a family around a table playing a fun board game! They're laughing and encouraging each other! The commercial says that a game really brings out the fun! Or that it really brings the family together! I can say from personal experience (with the exception of the Dalyrmples ha ha ) that is tears a family apart, makes friends enemies, and turns loving marriages into near divorces! Here are some true stories:

I have 3 siblings. When we were little we played board games. Pictionary ALWAYS winded up with someone being hurt b.c. the other person got mad at their teammates lack of drawings or guessing skills and threw the pencil at someone else. Which of course turned into spankings!

The last time my siblings and I played candy land was 2 years ago for my youngest sisters graduation! It turned into a yelling match with the board game being over turned.

About a year ago my youngest sister and I tried to play Operation. I totally won, so she pinned me to the floor until I admitted that I "cheated". It totally turned into a cat fight!

How does that bring smiles to family faces?!

At Tyndall we went to our friends David and Joy to play some games. Somehow all the guesses turned into some of us having a "skanky wardrobe".

How is that bringing friends closer together!?

Currently, my bro and his fiance come over alot to play pictionary, Family Fued, and 100,000 Pyramid. There is a ton of yelling! And the last time we stayed up till 4am until a couple broke the tie!

The most current game night was with a group of friends. I thought for sure Britt was going to kill Brian. And it didn't help that Brian kept talking about what a long ride home he was going to have ha ha. Kari and Brad came in second during Pictionary. I thought they seemed pretty nice to each other, that is until they went to leave and poor Kari had to carry all her dishes up to her chin while Brad ate a piece of cheese ( I could have sworn he was waiting for her to open the door). And then there was Isaac and me. We won, so that was a good thing. However, I can not get over the fact that he could not see that I had drawn a very simply but AWESOME monkey! So, he got a slap. I mean we would have won quicker right!?

I am pretty sure we all wanted a divorce at the end of this game!

Anyways, the point of this blog is to tell you those commercials are a LIE! Milton Bradley is secretly working with lawyers and hospitals to bring in the big bucks! Shame on you Milton Bradley! From hence forth you will be known as Joe the Camel in our house.

"The One"

No, I am not talking about marriage. I am talking about Church. My Hubby and I come from two different backgrounds. He grew up Pentecostal and I grew up Southern Baptist....yea, 'nuff said. I mean we have the same core beliefs, however, Pentecostals are known to clap, speak in tongues, and are a bit on the louder side. Then there are the Baptist. We clap (sometimes), ummm in some churches we might raise our hands, and you might hear us say an "amen" now and then ha ha . Talk about opposites! So, now Isaac and I have to find a happy medium. Not too loud, not too quiet, not to crazy, not to Conservative, etc. So, far we have been to 5 churches and we will try our 6th tomorrow! Isaac, and I were laughing b.c. we said finding a church is like dating. You keep going on dates hoping to find "The One". I can't help but hope that this Sunday is it!!!

Awwww Soot!

Big Isaac made a fire in our fire pit thing the other night. Usually he is pretty good about cleaning it up right away. So, go figure the one time he doesn't the next day the lil' guy gets in it and rolls around and makes a huge mess (I am talking about soot in his hair, all over his face, clothes, and shoes!)!!! Here are the results....

ha ha mommy!!!

See mom there was this stuff and it looked like fun....


Getting Clean!

PS B.c I am a parent I reserve the right of the corny Title!

Just one of those days

*this was originally a "venting" email to Lisa. She said it was funny and that I should make it a short story. So, go on, have a good laugh at my expense :)

So, Isaac and John started class today and Cara had a seminar. She called me and asked if I could watch her kids (on mon.) Which is never a problem b.c. they are so well behaved. Then last night little Isaac got a fever and it carried over to this morning. John dropped the girls off at 7am. I guess he had to wake the girls up early to get them ready and little Isaac woke up when they got here so they have all been cranky! I have never heard so many "NOOOO!!" "MINE!" or fake crying in my life! ha ha
Anyways, I was told there was no pediatrics on base so I called Tricare and there is one on base! I called to make an Appt. And they lady was like "How is 9?" This was at 7:45am. So, I asked my neighbor is she could watch emmy and monroe for an hour. She said she could but she had to leave her house at 9:40am. So, instead I borrowed a car seat from her. So, I loaded all three kids and brought them to the clinic (without my drivers license). So, the Dr. checks out Isaac and guess what he has? Nothing! Nothing but GAS! ha ha . Apparently I should be in for 3 days of terrible diarrhea! Not fun!

Then I come home and the kids are super duper grouchy and want goldfish. I give them goldfish and started to clean the house. When I am finished cleaning the house I notice it is really quiet. I go to Isaac's room and they had poured the goldfish onto his bed and were taking turns rolling in them! So, I had to take the vacuum out again and try to get all the crumbs ( I think I failed on that mission) Anywhoo, it's raining today and they are hyper and grumpy so I thought I would go to Chic-fil-a and just risk the no drivers license thing ha ha. So, I load them up and as I am pulling out of the driveway Big Isaac calls and says "Can you make me 2 sandwiches, I have 10min to eat" So I unload the kids and as I am making the sandwiches all I could think was "Did I really go to college for this?! To make sandwiches, change diapers, and vacuum gold fish!??" So, I burst into tears. Not the small ones but the crocodile ones with sobs ha ha. So, that is how Isaac found me. All he did was hold me and ask what was wrong and tell me he wanted to help if he could. Which was really sweet and made things surprisingly better! So, he eats and leaves again. And I reload the kids and go to chic-fil-a. OMG was it busy! I mean kids, military, old people everywhere! And of course all the people have to comment on how well behaved my kids are and how close they are in age ha ha I got tired of explaining and finally just decided to let people think I am a super skank that has 3 kids under the age of 2 and obviously it's not the same man! ha ha. So, they eat and I take them inside the play area. I chose the play area for 1 reason over Burger King on base. B.c. kids are suppose to be 3 and under! Well, apparently all the parents can't read b.c. it was full of older kids. And they kept trying to pick up emmy, monroe, and Isaac. So, I winded up leaving early! To top things off I ate chic-fil-a and bought a drink from starbucks...now I feel really fat! ha ha

Anywhoo. They are all down for naps now:) This has been my day thus far and it is only 1:00! AHHHHH!!!

Ps After I got 2 hours of peace, quiet, and Starbucks, and they got naps the rest of the day went awesome!

Dreams do come true!

DREAM 1

There are two things I have always loved in life. #1. chocolate. #2. Shoes. And it's a good thing I love shoes b.c. no matter how much weight I gain from eating my beloved #1 I can still fit my shoes!

Since being married Isaac we have lived in two houses. And in those houses my 50ish pairs of shoes have been a jumble mess on the closet floors. So, when we moved to Tinker my wonderful Hubby offered to make me a shoe organizer. I LOVE it! I can now see over 40 pairs of heels and wedges lined up...I'm not gonna lie...sometimes I open my closet and lie on my bed and stare at my shoes (now that I can see them) ha ha

DREAM 2

Little Isaac was born in FL 1 week after we got there! B.c. of the move and Isaac coming early I didn't get to do a dream nursery and it didn't seem worth it to invest in one since we were moving so soon. So, when I found out we were moving to Tinker I was so excited to get to chose a theme for his room! We decided to go for a Safari/Jungle room. #1 b.c. little Isaac loves animals. # 2 We want to have another baby while we are stationed here and I wanted something unisex incase it's a girl. We were really blessed and found a girl that did an AWESOME mural at a great price! Here it is....
The sign on his door


She let him paint the baby tiger! I love it!

finished product....awwww

Sarah, did everything free hand based off of this curtain (we took the closet door off b.c. we didn't want him to pinch his fingers!)

Giraffe and monkey!

Zebra and Butterfly!

Tiger with a cub!
Cute lil Lion and a tree with a monkey!

So, that's his room! If you are in OKC and you are intersted in Sarah doing a mural for your kiddos room, contact me!

Won't you be my neighbor?

I love that my hubby is in the Airforce. I love that we get to go new places and meet new people. The sucky part is leaving the people you've grown to love.

June '08: The old neighbors left and new ones moved in. A good friend of mine from GA was down visiting and it was a rainy day. We sat in the living room staring at the rain. Then we saw movement on the porch next door. My neighbor was sweeping her porch and then her walls (I later found out she was getting the spiderwebs down). Later I saw her knitting. I thought to myself 'well, we don't have much in common'.

A few weeks later over much debating I went to introduce myself to the new neighbors. Little did I know that I would be meeting one of my best friends.

I find it amusing that I was thinking to myself that I would never have anything in common with Lisa. We sat hours on her porch talking, venting, and laughing. And when she moved to new housing we sat on her new porch and did the same thing. I don't know what I would have done without her in Florida.

Last week I got a text from her saying that her and her hubby are going to Germany. I was super excited for her, then my husband said "Baby you know they are not going to come through Tinker to train, they go straight to Germany". Why is it men say things they shouldn't at the most inappropriate times?! This statement made me hit reality, which made me burst into tears. Anyways, even though she is going to Germany I know we will keep in touch (Thank goodness for cell phones and Skype)

Lisa will always be my neighbor. Our backyards will just be Oklahoma and Germany, until we get stationed at the same base or meet again and get to sit on a porch and talk about life.

Tyndall to Tinker

On the way from Tyndall to Tinker we made a stop in Memphis. Of course you can't go to Memphis without visiting Graceland! Graceland was alot of fun. Isaac was like a kid in a candy store!

Isaac singing along with an Elvis song

Had to take a pict with the pink Cadillac

We thought it was be fun to visit another museum. This one sounded interesting. Boy was it ever! I knew our guide would tell us about 10% truth when the first room we walked into was covered in Obama junk *puke*

Of course we didn't forget about little Isaac. We realize Graceland and an Underground Railroad Museum was not his idea of fun, so we took him to the children's museum. He had a blast!

Being a Firefighter

being a Dentist



We had to do Easter on the Road. The original plan was to do his Easter egg hunt at a rest area. However, it rained the WHOLE trip! So, we did it in the hotel. He still had a good time :)

Well, that was our trip. The end.

Goodbye Florida

It seems just like yesterday we were coming over the bridge to our new base, and now it’s time to leave. We have to say that overall we really liked living in FL. We will definitely miss the beautiful warm weather, the beach, fishing, Big Mama’s and all the friends we made ( all though it seems most of them have been stationed elsewhere and have left already and some we get to see again! Yay!). What we won’t miss is the smell of the paper mill, the driving (if they want to call it that), the lack of highways, and the Wal-Mart, and the overall ghettoness. So, onto our next adventure…cold, windy Oklahoma here we come!

A lil' background info.

How Isaac and I met:


I was home for the summer after graduating from college. So, what kind of job did I get with my hard earned degree? Ready for this? I worked at Lazer Wash! That's right a car wash! What every college graduate yearns to do! Anywhoo, you know that rumor about how you gain the freshman 15? Well, I gained the freshman 15, the sophomore 10, Junior 10, and Senior 10. Lucky for me I have a lil' sister who loves to work out and torture people into working out with her. Apparently working at the car wash in 100 degree weather was not burning enough calories, so she talked me into joining the gym.
One day while doing the elliptical a guy walked in. He had on a bandanna around his head, a muscle shirt, wind pants, and a mean look. My sister leaned over and whispered "just your type". And that was a problem. I had sworn off the gangsta types or Military guys. And he def. looked military or gangster. So, my goal in the gym was to avoid him at all cost. The problem was that he was smart. He quickly realized that my sister and I hung out with our friend, Josiah, at the gym. So, he made friends with Josiah.
Well, one day Josiah had to get his wisdom teeth removed. A perfect opportunity this fella to ask me where his work out buddy was. And somehow that turned into a 30min convo. 'hmmm' I thought to myself 'that guy's pretty nice'.
So, a week goes by and it was my Birthday so I asked for the day off of work to go shopping . Well, shopping always makes me feel fat. So, I hit the gym. Guess who was there? The "my type to avoid guy" aka Isaac! Well, we made small talk again for an hour...when he asked when my birthday was I tried not to sound like a big loser being in the gym on my Birthday and said "July 7th" Well, he figured it out and asked me to Chili's that night. We got there at 6pm and stayed till midnight talking. And from then on we were inseparable.


Proposal:
Pretty much after our Chili's date we both knew we had met "the one". So, we started dating in July '06. Said "I love you" by the 2nd week. And on Sept. 29, 2006 Isaac took me to "The Tower of America" in San Antonio, TX and proposed. It was so romantic!

Wedding:


We were married Nov. 19, 2006 in Seguin, TX.

Baby Fever:

So, you know how people say woman get baby fever? That was def. me! We got preggers on our honeymoon and on Aug. 21, 2007 at 5:50am Isaac David Cavazos was born! Yay! He was 20inches. 7.52oz. And a whole lotta cuteness!!!

Currently:

Currently we are stationed at Tydall AFB in FL. We really love being in the Air Force and living by the beach. And we love all the new friends we have made!


* So, the rest of these blogs will be random updates :)
Hope ya'll enjoyed the background info.

Why, you ask?

So, I've decided to do this blog thing b.c. we are Airforce and I really want to keep in contact with the friends we have made. Anywhoo, despite that fact that I have a degree and had to write a 53 page paper min. to graduate, I really stink at grammar, writing, and punctuation stuff!!! (Sorry, Dad ha ha ). Hopefully, ya'll can put up with all my mistakes!