Army-Navy Game 2011

It's that time of year again -- our big Army Navy game! Our neighborhood has a get together every year at our community pool club house with a good mix of Army and Navy fans to cheer on our Midshipman and Cadets. This year I wanted to do something fun and try out my new "toy....."





I got my Babycakes Cake Pop maker! Combine with a Dr. Oetker organic cake mix and you get a real super treat.


~ This is what came in my kit ~


The cake mix called for 3 eggs, however I've nearly cut the use of all eggs in our household since the Summer ~ what I prefer to use in my baking is EnerG Egg Replacer (you can find this at any Whole Foods Market or health food store).  

It's a powder made of tapioca/arrowroot that you mix with water and it does the same thing in your cakes as eggs do. It binds. But with no cholesterol or harmful side effects (and animal friendly as well).


Easy peasy! 4 minues per batch and I got these beauties! 


I dipped them into a small amount of melted white chocolate (I know, I know....healthy? Listen, I can't take EVERYTHING away from my Sweetheart). He likes his cake, he just likes it healthier :o)


Blue & Gold sprinkles I found at Michaels. Perfect!


Then my Navy man had a little fun and lined all of our Navy cake pops up on a piece of styrophome...


One by one. Until he created....


An "N" for Navy!


He was very proud of himself. And rightfully so.


Because Navy WON for the 10th year in a row!!27-21. GO NAVY! That is all.

You know you've been married a long time when your husband gives you this ensemble as a gift:

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Look at my new statuettes!

I just had to show off what came in a little box for me earlier this week.....

Look at these two little wooden statuettes that my father in law made for me! It may not show well in the photograph, but they stand up and can be displayed on a shelf or in a cabinet. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THEM!

The left one is my son Josh at his recent (March 4) Army boot camp/AIT graduation at Ft. Benning, GA and the other is my precious, precious Minnie Mouse; my little female long haired chihuahua whom we lost last September due to heart failure at age 12 1/2. (((breaking my heart)))

To say that I was surprised by the box is very true. To say that I was brought to tears by these adorable little figurines is also very true. Do I wish I had taken a better picture of them instead of with my cell phone on top of all of my clutter with my uber funky brown blanket in the background? - Well, uhhh...YES!! But I couldn't wait to show you all and waiting for me to get organized enough to get some real images on my blog may have taken awhile.

My world misses Minnie & Josh every single day. Thanks, Jack, for making these for me. I will treasure them forever and ever. I mean that from the bottom of my  heart.

And quit making me cry xoxo

PVT Josh Davis, Graduation ~ The 3rd generations

Yay, He did it!

I am so proud to share with everyone that Josh graduated boot camp & advanced infantry training on March 4th!!! We got to spend several wonderful days with him at Ft. Benning, GA. The 198th Infantry Brigade put on a very impressive ceremony at the National Infantry Museum and I enjoyed the speech from Batallion Commander LTC Hastings, quite memorable.

At Josh's repeated requests, Johnny dug his uniform out of retirement to wear ONE LAST time for the ceremony. He was thankful (and proud) that it still fit after 4 years! He did say not to make him laugh or he'd have a problem, haha!

3 generations of military in our family: Left to Right: Allen/Dad (Air Force), Josh (Army), Johnny/Step Dad (Navy, Ret.), My Dad Jerry/Grandpa (Army, Ret. Master Sergeant).

I have plenty of pictures to share in the coming weeks of the ceremonies and of Uchee Creek Campgrounds ... (I took 472 pics & Johnny took 83....umm...and that doesn't count the rest of my familys' cameras AND cell phone pics). I sure have my work cut out for me in creating a memory scrap book for Josh from when he raised his right hand to graduation day. But I can handle it :o)

Can you believe that out of hundreds of photos there is not ONE image of just me and my soldier? And not ONE of Johnny, me & Josh; a family photo. In all of the excitement it didn't occur to me....I am stunned. Oh well. What's a Mama to do now?

Thanks so much for your support everyone!

Wooden Spoon Trick

I've always wished that I could pull practical jokes on people. I'm not a funny person, I don't think. I inevidabley ruin the punch lines of every joke I try to repeat.

I wish I had the ability to have a dead pan poker face when I'm trying to trick someone, but instead, my big, dumb, cheesy grin gives me up within seconds every single time.....so I can appreciate this video. It made me laugh so hard, and I can't even understand a single word the guys are saying!! It's probably due to the fact that I have a nearly 20 year old son and this is something he and his friends would do! When Josh sees this I can bet you $100 he will pull this on one of his buddies....