Happy 8th Birthday Griffin!

Is my baby boy really 8??!! Gosh, time flies so fast. I love birthdays, but I hate that my babies have to turn a year older to have one! haha!

It’s fun to think back to what Josh and I were doing eight years ago right now! And last night we were thinking that eight years ago we had NO clue what was about to happen! Here’s the story in case you missed it!(I’m gonna have to find it and post it later, check back!)

Griffin’s party was a hit! The kids had so much fun! They were on the move the entire party and we had to bribe them to slow down long enough to open presents and eat cake!

My sweet little(or not so little) fam! Table decorations…”Happy Birthday to you…”Cute cupcake toppers made by ME!Griffin and MimiMe and the sister!Us with Big Mama!Banner made by ME! Woop woop!Escape artist…Giving sugar to his fav!Sweetest little lamb I know!

I’ll be back to post the invitation as soon as I get a chance tonight! We’re off to Chick-fil-a for the birthday boys’ dinner! His choice! haha!

xoxo,

Three

My life would not be complete without these three!

My life would be so boring without these three!

I really don’t know what I would do with myself without these three!

And I can’t wait to make these three FOUR!

xoxo,

Officer Hubby, The Drunk

The following story has transpired over the last few weeks and hubby FORGOT to tell me! We’ve been that busy…but don’t you worry your pretty little head, he got in trouble because he KNEW this was blog worthy! hee hee!

A couple of months ago Hubby sold his car so he could get that fast and furious car that I told you about. Actually, we have a family member that owns a car dealership and the family member sold it….AND forgot to take the license plate off of it before the new owner left with the car. Big no no. A few weeks ago new owner dude had the car parked somewhere it shouldn’t and the license plate was ran…it was no big deal because whoever ran it knows Josh from work, but they did let him know.

Then, sometime last week, new owner dude was apparently involved in a hit and run and was found passed out in the car on the strip(happening place on the UA campus if you don’t live here!) An officer from TPD(where Josh used to work) found him…this officer is newer and doesn’t know who hubby is. New owner dude is so passed out that he can’t even tell the officer his name soooooooo officer runs the plate and it comes back to Josh C. This was over the radio and allllll of Josh’s buddies started calling each other…trying to figure out what the crap my husband was doing passed out in a car….”he must be out celebrating his new job…no, his wife would never let him do that!” haha. One of them finally just decided to head on over to where “Josh” was and get him and take him home. As soon as he got there he realized that it wasn’t him…

Needless to say, Officer Hubby got his license plate back the next day…

xoxo,

Sick

Well, I'm sick. I've had a sore throat on and off for about a week. Sunday night it was chilly and windy when I ran. Monday my throat was sore all day but I just tried to ignore it. I'm not a very good sick person. I have too many people to take care of and I'm always taking care of any family member that's sick....I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO BE SICK!!

I'll be the first to admit that I am a whiny titty baby anytime I am sick.

Poor Josh.

So this morning when I woke up at 3am and couldn't swollow my own spit, I decided that I better go get some shots. I don't have strep. I have some unknown something that I get about this time every year. My throat is covered, I mean COVERED in ulcers....it's red and inflammed and the doctor said it was almost completely swollen shut. Great. Just give me as many shots as you can! I got two, one in each cheek and almost couldn't walk out of there! I came home after dropping my prescriptions off...one was a pain med if that tells you how sorry the doctor felt for me..I crashed and took a three hour nap! I woke up feeling like a new woman and cooked homeade chicken enchiladas for dinner! I'll share that recipe soon along with that cake! Throat is still a little sore but nothing like the trobbing pain from this morning!

Remember I was supposed to have jury duty this week? Well I got a letter Thursday saying it was postponed until the 11th. Thank goodness!

Josh started his new job yesterday. I think he's bored and ready to hit the streets. The other two people that were hired with him have to go to the academy in January..and will be doing in-house training until then. We are not sure if Josh will be doing that much in-house training or not. It seems things are kind of not organized or something. The only thing we're worried about now is what shift he is going to be on. They only do shift change twice a year so if he gets put on evening shift now, he won't be able to change until January. And that means that me and the kiddos won't see him at all on his workdays! :( boo. BUT since it's already OCTOBER....January is not that far away! We'll manage!

That's all for now, I'm off to let Hubby pet me since I'm still sick!(gotta milk it!haha)

xoxo,

Hodge Podge

I’m sure you’re wondering where we’ve been! And the answer is here, there and everywhere! ha!

We’ve been cheering on our team…

Last week when we played Arkansas I was sitting in a chair by a window. Well, the first two plays of the game were BAD, reeeeeaaally bad and I was having a fit! Josh looked at me and said, “Babe, you need to move that chair, you’re about to go through the window!” haha! Florida comes to town this weekend! I’m excited AND nervous AGAIN! We probably won’t go anywhere Friday night or Saturday…traffic is going to be nuts!

Making yummy, cute cakes…

Getting ready for our schedules to be turned upside down when hubby starts his NEW JOB MONDAY!

Getting ready for Griffin’s birthday party! Y’all know birthdays are a big deal at our house and well, I feel like I skimped all three kids for their last birthdays. Birthday party season has started at our house(October-Griff, December-Reece, January-Peyton) and I started working on the October party in August! Yep, I did. The party is next weekend and I’ve pulled out all the stops! It’s a costume party and it’s going to be SO fun! I already have in my head kind of what I’m going to do for Reece’s party and as soon as I’m done with Griff’s party, I’ll be in full planning mode for Peyton!

I’m on it!

AND and and AND!!! I’ve officially jumped ON the bandwagon with Hubby and started running! Since I was pregnant with Griffin I have really let myself go…and I know I’m not fat, but I am NOT in shape like I used to be. So I’m eating healthier…that does not mean that I am not eating fried pickles, because I will always HAVE to eat those! haha! I’m definitely cutting way back on everything. With all my grandparents having heart problems, I really need to be sure I do everything I can to prevent having problems myself! Right now I’m only running a mile, but I plan on building a lot on that so I can keep up with Officer Hubby!

xoxo and Rolllll Tide,

It’s official!

Hubby took the job at City #2! That’s the one that’s closer to home :) We are super excited!

He starts in about two weeks. Actually he starts the same day my jury duty starts…boo. I really don’t want to do the jury duty thing. I know it’s my civic duty blah blah blah. And if it was any other time then I would be excited. BUT, it’s the first of the month..which is my SUPER busy time at work. I mean I don’t even look up half the time when it’s that time of the month..BUSY! Griffin’s birthday party is that Saturday also so I’m sure there will be last minute things going on with that that I won’t be able to handle in a court room! Here’s to hoping I don’t get picked…

Oh and we almost bought a 3100 square foot house last week! How did I forget to mention that one? We could fit two of the house we’re in now in it easily!!! We’ve been thinking about building for a few months, we just haven’t found the right spot, plus we were waiting to see what happened with Josh’s job…then all of a sudden this house fell into our laps, so to speak. Of course it didn’t really fall into our laps! The house is in foreclosure like so many others right now, BUT it needs some work. When a house is foreclosed on it’s supposed to be winterized…well, apparently this one wasn’t and pipes burst last winter, along with the hot water heater that’s in the upstairs attic. ALL of the flooring is ruined…the carpet is mildewed and the hardwoods are all buckled. Plus, it’s about 10 years old and just needs some updating…which I would happily oblige! :) That’s my thing! There’s four bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, a HUGE kitchen, A HUGE LAUNDRY ROOM!!!, a massive den with a two story ceiling, two dining rooms…why anyone would need two is beyond me so that would be made into a fifth bedroom for another baby!!!!!!!!(thinking that will happen in about a year!) With all of that said, the bank that owns the house would need to significantly come down on the price of the house for us to be able to do all the work needed and last week they just weren’t ready to come down. So, we’ll wait it out and if it’s meant to be it will!

We really weren’t prepared yet anyway, we’ll need ALOT more furniture to fill that puppy up! Meanwhile, we’ll feel better when Officer Hubby is more settled in his new job before we decide where we’re gonna move next!

Life is so fabulous!

xoxo,

Chief of Police!

That just has a nice little ring to it, doesn’t it?!?!

So, here’s the deal Lucille! You fellow police wives KNOW what a long process it is to become a police officer…it’s horrendous. It takes almost as long to switch to another police department as well, only thing you don’t have to do is go through the academy again. That’s how it is around here anyway.

Josh has been working for the city he works for now for two years(we’re gonna call it City #1), before that he worked at TPD for like four years I think. City #1 is great, but it’s about a 45 minute drive from our house and since hubby was used to being really busy at TPD, he’s a little bored at City #1 because there’s just not much going on. So, Hubby decided to apply to a city that’s 10 minutes from our house(we’re gonna call it City #2) several months ago…I don’t even remember how long it’s been!

A few months into the hiring process Hubby and I were having a date night to PF Changs. On the way to the restaurant he said to me, “If City #2 offers me a job I am going to go to the Mayor of City #1 and tell them I will stay if I can have the Chief position when the current one retires.” I told him he was nuts. Not that I mind him being chief, I just thought that would never happen.

The hiring process continued on and he never said anything else about the chief position. Then it really started to look like City #2 was going to offer him a job. Meanwhile, City #1’s Chief(Josh’s Boss) came to him and told him that he knew Josh was thinking about leaving and that he just wanted him to know that he had talked to the mayor about Josh being City #1’s next chief when he retires in about 3 years……and the mayor agreed that Josh should be the next chief….. So, Josh never even had to mention that he was interested!

Awww snap! Just call me the Chief’s Chief! hahaha!

This week City #2 has offered Josh a job. So, it’s decision making time for sure. You may think that he would automatically take the Chief position. That’s not the case. At all. City #1 has to agree to several stipulations before Josh takes that position(he will be Assistant Chief until the current Chief retires). I really don’t know if they are going to be able to do everything that Josh needs them to do in order to keep him there.

And, I really would rather him be at City #2 for my selfish reason that I just want him closer to home. I really think he would be happier at City #2 because Josh is a “go get ‘em” type of police officer…he loves a good foot pursuit. They make him so excited….and me so nervous!

On the other hand he would make a GREAT Chief. And even if he goes to City #2 now, I don’t think that will rule him out as the new chief when City #1’s chief retires…

The decision is totally in his hands….I’ll keep y’all posted!

xoxo and I feel so much better for getting all that out,