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My Latrine Queen

Poor Blake. I am sure he is having such a hard time right now with basic. He looks so skinny in that last picture. Poor kid... And to top it all off he was made the Latrine Queen in his flight. The Latrine Queen is in charge of making sure the bathroom is spotless the whole time they are at basic. Blake is not enjoying that at all.

I want to thank everyone for their well wishes and phone calls. I have gotten phone calls and emails exactly when I needed them from my sweet friends, relatives and church members. Each one couldn't have come at a better time. The spirit truely is an amazing power in my life. Thanks to everyone who has helped me through the last 3 weeks and the next 5 weeks to come.

Update

I finally recieved a letter from Blake on Thursday, which was refreshing (even though he referred to basic as entering the 3rd level of hell). I also got another email from the missionaries from our church serving there on the base.

They also attached another photo:

I am so proud of my husband. I love him and can't wait to get a phone call. I was hoping today, but getting a letter from Sister Grafe was more than I could ask for.

Crafts (part 2)

BOO! magnets

Bat chandelier

13 weeks pregnant

(note: this is after I eat. But I am still pretty fat for 13 weeks!)

Airman Basic Blake Johnson

I am so grateful for my church. I am so lucky to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a church that reaches into the far corners of the world. I got a letter from Elder and Sister Grafe, whom are military Relations Representatives for the LDS church at Lackland AFB. They met with Blake on Sunday and he gave his permission for them to send me his address and his photo. This past week or so have been some of the hardest I have dealt with ever. I miss my husband so much. I have been so strong, knowing this is what we are supposed to be doing, but the last couple of days it hit me really hard. I miss him. I want to hear his voice, or see his handwriting. I am so grateful that I was able to recieve some sort of contact, even in a round about way from my husband. I have been praying for some way to know he is safe and good, and Heavenly Father helped me with that.

Keeping myself busy

I have been trying to keep myself busy by doing craft projects. Here are the 2 that I got done today.Homemade Halloween Tree

"Bleeding" candles

Our Angel Sent from Heaven

I didn't think Grace had any idea what was going on with daddy leaving. But last night, she was saying the prayer. She blessed that daddy would be safe, and I started crying. She said mommy? You crying? I said yeah. I'm just sad. And she said, mommy? Daddy will be back in a little while. Daddy is at work. You wanna hold my hand?
She is smarter than I have ever given her credit for.

Harder than expected

This day has been very hard and emotional. I don't even want to try to explain it in words yet, so here are photos of the last couple of days we had together.

Hill Air Force
Just having fun.Me cutting daddys hair last night.
We built Build-a-Bears for Grace and I while Daddy is gone. Grace's is the puppy in the camo, mine is the bear in the dress uniforms.Daddy leaving the car, heading off to Basic Training.

My favorite time of year

Fall is here!

My favorite time of the year.

A few things I love about fall:
-Crisp, Cool air
-Autumn Decorations
-Trees changing into beautiful colors
-Corn Mazes
-Halloween
-Pumpkins
-The smell of autumn in the air
-The crunch of leaves underneath my feet
-The new TV season - new shows, old favorites return, and no more reruns

-Sweaters, scarves, and jackets
-Haunted houses
-Hayrides
-The romance of the season

What are your favorite things about fall?
I stole this from Melissa's blog!

10 Weeks!

I had my doctors appointment today, and we got to see and hear our baby.

Our baby is just a little kidney bean, but that's okay! Its growing and has a strong heartbeat!
We couldn't be more excited!!

My wonderful husband

I am so grateful for the courage and bravery my husband has.
My husband has always been a very brave and honorable person.
Even as a child, he was pushing the limits, breaking out of the yard, and doing crazy stunts.
He was such an amazing example in high school. He was athletic, he set records and was such a great person. He was great at everything he tried, and he didn't ever back down from a challenge.
(that's Blake, number 22)(Blake winning first and breaking records at state!)
(basketball star!)(After he won!)
He got his mission call today, 8 years ago, and went and served his church in Brazil. To leave his family, friends, and country for two years still has me amazed at his courage and strength.
His decisions to marry me was a very brave thing to do!
And he was so supporting and awesome while I was pregnant and sick with our beautiful Gracie.
And yet again, his decision to serve our great nation has proved to me his bravery and courage.
I love you so much Blake. You are my hero, My best friend, and the love of my life.

Where was I?

Inspired by Kate, I decided to write down my feelings about this day 8 years ago.

I, like everyone in our country, remember exactly where I was and what I was doing on September 11th.

I was sleeping on the couch in my moms daycare. My little brother came running out to the daycare (which was behind our house) and said that a plane accidentally crashed into a big building in New York. We turned on the television and watched as the second plane crashed into the second World Trade Center.My sister and I were getting ready for school while watching the horror play out on the television. We watched as the first tower fell, and then cried as the plane hit the pentagon.We drove to school and all we did was watch the television in all of our classes. I remember it was a Tuesday and we were supposed to have a church activity that night, but it was canceled. I also remember that my sister worked at Pizza Hut and we went there after school to pick up a pizza. There was a man who was waiting to pick up his pizza and he was saying how the attacks were the governments way of getting back at the people.
After school, we watched the devastation of flight 93.I remember the pain I felt as I watched the news the whole next day. I remember everybody's tears. I remember my tears. I remember the horrible days that followed.
I am so grateful for the freedom we have. I am so grateful for the soldiers that are in Iraq, fighting for our freedom with their very lives.

I am SO proud to be an American.

Sickness

I am second guessing myself when it comes to this pregnancy. I wanted to be pregnant. I did! But how did I forget the horrible sickness I experience during my first pregnancy? Its back in full force, and I am miserable. And this time I have a two year old running around in circles making the sickness even worse!
(Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't change this for the world... I just wish I could be one of those people who "loved" being pregnant. Cause I would rather give birth once a week until the baby is due then to be pregnant the 9 months. :D )

Baby #2

Our sweet new baby is due on April, 15th 2010. We couldn't be more thrilled.