A special message of love

Sometimes it really hits me that Jeremy is working about 500 miles away from us. And then I get really lonely and miss him. So, today my blog is entirely devoted to him.



I think that most of you know him, but for those of you who don't know him really well, he is the very most special man I could ever ask for! And I have 4 other "men" in my house that love him as much as I do. This is a single snapshot of the goofy guy I know. He puts up with a lot from me and yet he is always supportive and there when a girl like me just needs a special hug.



So, "Sugar Booger", even though you're a billion gazillion miles away, today I want you to know that I am hugging tight to your little boys and hoping and praying that you will be able to fly home to us for good very, very, very, very soon. We love you "as much as your head!!!" (that's a special message just from Timo!)

Crafty nights

For the last three years or so I had been working off and on to finish a hand-designed Boise State afghan for Jeremy. Well, in my incredibly lonely nights here I finally finished it!!!



This one was definitely a challenge to design but it turned out to be my favorite one to date. It is double sided, with one side being the design and the other side is a simpler granny-stitch.



I love each and every afghan that I have completed, even the ones that end up getting thrown out for not making the grade. This particular afghan was taken apart and remodeled many, many times, but in the end I think it came out very pretty.

Go Boise State Broncos!!!


I don't know if this only happens in our house, but we constantly have to look for the remote controls for the TV. On top of that we have multiple remotes for each TV, and they have always seemed to get lost in the couch cushions with the change.
So, the other night (while dreaming) I had the brilliant idea of making a little pocket to keep them in, so we will always know where they are. Well, I decided to make my mental snapshot become a reality and came up with this! If anyone is interested in a "Remote Pocket" (or has an idea for a better name for it) let me know.
(Yes, that's right folks', that is a Becka-version NBC logo inside a widescreen TV that you're looking at on the front of my pocket)

I'm back!!!

Well, here it is, my first blog entry since moving to this wonderful state we call Idaho! We are all doing well. I love our new home and have made it pretty homey, well, as homey as it can be without our big man here full time. Yes, we are still waiting on his transfer. Hopefully it comes soon, he is getting really burnt out being away from me and the boys.



The boys wake up in the morning eager to go play outside, and I don't have to worry about mud being tracked inside the whole house. They are enjoying their summer. We just got them a pool and slip 'n slide that I will be taking some pictures of and, of course, posting them here.



Noah is getting to be a little talker. Jibberish and all, we can still only understand about half of what the big bubba says, but I'm the mommy and get the majority of it. He has inherited Timo's phobia of dogs, no matter how small or harmless they may be to the rest of us. Both of our nearest neighbors have little dogs (one a long-haired weiner and the other a pit-bull mixed breed) and if they even start looking in his direction he freezes and calls for his MOMMY!!!!



Mr. Mikey is showing more personality every day. He is such an easy going baby, probably mostly out of necessity rather than it being his choice. I wish I was an octopus and had eight arms so I could tend to each of the boys' needs at the same time. Oh, it would be the life. Doing the dishes would be faster, cooking dinner would too, but then again how would my pants fit?
Anyways, those are just the crazy thoughts of this busy mom.

Here's a special picture from my phone! I loved it and thought I would share.