Ryleigh and Dustin are doing good. They had a really good Christmas, Ryleigh did not get the wig she wanted and Dustin did not get the Nintendo DS that he wanted. So a few days later good old trusty mom went out and bought Ry her wig and Dustin got a used Nintendo DS from Game Stop. Ryleigh wore the wig for about three days in a row. I have been busy playing on facebook and have not got around to typing a blog. Anyway the post office has kept me busy and I ended my orders on the first. I still have to make up six Guard drills so that will keep me busy this month. Dee has been out golfing as often as my schedule will let him. He needs to get away. So I hope that this week we can get him down to Florida or where ever he wants to go. For new Years Dee and I fell asleep and Ryleigh came into the room at about 12:05 and asked for something to drink. She had not been to bed yet but as most of you know that is all we had planned for the New year. So welcome 2009.

Hi every one I had a good time in Reno. I did not get much sleep because my plain left at 1:30am. When I got to Jacksonville I found out that my luggage took a different flight. Sense I have been home I have already gone back to work at the post office and I have to work Christmas eve. The price you pay so that everyone can have a merry Christmas. Anyway my babies are happy to have me home and my poor husband needs a break. We have no Christmas plans except the usual Santa visit. I wish that we lived closer to family so that I could actually make plans and be with them. Who know that day might be coming quicker then I think. Anyway I love you all. I enjoyed my little vacation and I wish that I could have taken everyone. I love you all.

Hi everyone,

I think that this is the last post you will get from the KSA. Everthing has been going well. I need to take more pictures and get them on here so you can see my desert oasis. I'm sitting on a Listning and observation post and I had to kill an hour. I will not be back before thanksgiving but I will make it for christmas. I have a new puppy awaiting my return. My family has grown in my absence. It's all good though, I guess the puppys name is Midnight. Ryleigh and Dustin are both doing well in their school. Dee is enjoying his Two and a half hours of free time in the morning. The word on the street is that when I get back I will be really busy at the post office because of the christmas season, and the fact that they had three subs quit. That is perfect the more that quit the faster I get that full time carrier position. I love you all sorry no spell check again.

I know it has been far to long sience my last post. I have been in Saudi for the past five months and the internet here really sucks. Last night I had the oppratunity to go to a cultural event that they held here on base. I rode a camel just to say that I have riden a camel in Saudi Arabia. The food was good and it was very informative. Yesterday it rained for the second time sense we got here. The temprature is getting much better. Our hottest day of 132 degrees was in July. I do not miss that at all. I was just lucky to be working the night shift. I work in the visitor center mostly so I had AC. I also do patrol frequently and my least favorite job is the search pit. As you all know I was taking classes. The D in Math dropped my GPA to a 2.97. That sucked. I think that uncle sam will ask for some money back. I can't wait to get home. It will not be befor Thanks Giving, but I will be home before Christmas. In July I had a chance to go out into the city of Ryihad. That was a waste of time I think that I got to look in the shops for about 20 minutes. One you had visited four stores you had seen them all. Dee has the kids in KY this weekend. They went to pick up our new puppy. It is a shitzue, very cute. I have gotten some recognition for all my hard work. I was coined by the Command Chief of the Air Force Expiditionary Force command. That was nice. I can't wait to get home. It is amazing how much crap people try and make other people believe. Rumors run wild and it is a good thing that we are leaving soon because I would love to choke a few people out ;) I will be elegible for Master Sergant in June. But I still want to apply for the Active Guard position that would make be loose a stripe. I can't get the spell check to work so sorry about that. I love you all and I will tell you more in December.

The moment that you have all been waiting for. After many days of Dustin telling us that he wanted a hair cut Daddy finally gave in. Dustin got his first hair cut today. Don't worry we kept all his curls. Dee said that while the barber was cutting Dustin's hair he fell asleep. He drooled all the way down his cape. After the hair cut they came home to show me. Dustin was smiling from ear to ear and he told me that he was happy because he look like Walker(one of Dustin's little friends) He went to the bathroom mirror and started to giggle. I can hardly recognise him. We took Ry out of school fifteen minutes early and we all went to the golf course. The kids hit a few but. I would say that I did not do to bad, I have not played in over a month and I almost got a birdie. Ryleigh lost one of the lenses to her glasses. Boo! that will cost a couple hundred to replace. Anyway were just trying to enjoy the time that we have together as a family. love you all.

I'm back from training. That was only Two weeks but it felt like forever. I had two days off and tose two days a few of the guys from my unit decided to trive to the grand canyon. We also went to hover dam. On the 27th when the rest of our unit came in It was all about training. We were out in the field for three and a half days. Nevada was beautiful and I felt right at home. I got to see my Mom and Dad for a few days. The water in our dorm was cold for because the water heater broke while we were there. When we were in the field showers they broke so thoses of us that brought our baby wips took showeres that way. My hair was a wreck. It took me two washes befor I could get all of the sand out of it. I forgot how dry NV was I used a boat load of lotion. When I got home the kids were in bed. but when I woke them up the next morning Ryleigh was so happy to see me. The got be a large porclin cup ffilled with miniture roses, with a card that was signed by everyone. It made me cry. The Chief of our security forces unit came to me the next day(we had to report to work)and told me that he got an e-mail that said that I did a great job and that I was an outstanding NCO, I don't know what I did other then my job, but I told him thank you and played the I'm so modest roll. But of course I was grinning from ear to ear when I left his office. I already know I'm good but it is good to have other people send your supervisors e-mails to reconfirm what you already know. Anyway I guess that is enough for today.

"Off we go into the wild blue yonder." Yep I get on a plane bright an early in the morning. We get to come back home for a few weeks but I told my Ryleigh that I was going to be gone for fourteen days and she started to cry. Good luck to the man of the house. She is going to be a mess. I love all of you and I will see if I can get my hands on a computer this week so I can post. Good night.

k it has been a long time since the last post so I will tell you what I know and tell you what I have done. Ryleigh and Dustin have both had strep. Sierra Dee's baby girl came down from Louisville for a couple days. Molly came out to visit and then Rachael came down for a few days too. I have been putting some time in out at the post office and on base. Dee's last day of work was the 11th. We are just trying to get some family time together before the big day. Molly and I took the kids to the beach and Molly got fried. The kids had a good time. Molly, Rachael and I all went to Savannah and went on the Scary Ghost tour. It was fun and we did get a lot of pictures with Orbs in them kind of trippy. We also went and got family photos done. You can go look at them and order them if you would like they are kind of spendy so we will not be getting 8X10 for everyone. So if you want them go get them call me I will give you the password. But here is the linkhttp://www.rowephotographers.com/ click on proofs then click on Dickerson. I have a lot to do before Monday morning and I can't tell you how much fun I had with molly and Rachael. You have to use your imaginations. Everyone is feeling better and I hope that I get to see all of you when I get back. I'm going to try and keep my blog up when I get over there. I will give my address so that you can all send me care packages. I don't know if our rooms have Internet so just be patient with me. Love you all.

Just a few pictures of todays events

It has been a busy week. On the 19th Dee and I had our seventh anniversary. I can't be live how fast seven years has gone bye. We have done and been through a lot in that seven years. Ryleigh and Dustin have been to Three Easter egg hunts this week and we still have one more to go. The video that I posted is of Dustin doing all the hard work to find an egg. He did not get the egg because a little girl came up and took it from him, he was very disappointed. While I was at work yesterday my friend Katrina took the kids to another hunt on base. The parents were told to stay behind the line while the kids hunted. She told the kids to stay by the bleachers and when they were done hunting to come back to them. Well Ry must have been so wrapped up in finding eggs that she ended up in the older kids section and must have lost track of where she was. Katrina waited for 30 minutes at the lost and found area where a couple of the volunteers brought Ry back to. She was in tears could not catch her breath and very scared. Katrina told the organizers of the event off and told them that that is why the parents needed to be able to follow their kids into the area. I'm so glad that I was not there. I would have whooped someones ass. Anyway Easter has been good to them and they look beautiful in their outfits.

I have not been in school for a week and at night I keep going to the computer with nothing to do. So I decided I would post a blog. Ryleigh has been getting in trouble a school for talking. She is not being bad but she can't keep her mouth shut. Anyway today she finally brought home a smiley face and a sticker because she was so good. That is what happens when you threaten to take away the TV. for a day. Dustin is still sleeping until around 8:15 so it is throeing his morning schedule off. I hate time zones. I did not get pictures of the kids today, but we had a high of about 78 so I let the kids go outside and play in the mud. They were a mess. I don't really like to let them get that dirty because it is really hard to clean out those cruels. They had fun and that is all that mattered. Dee is doing very well he is not even using a crutch anymore. He can't golf yet but he will get there. It is killing him. I love you all and I will get some new pictures on the next one.

Finals are over. I got a B in both classes yeah. I'm bummed that I have to take a semester off. I just want to get it done. Ryleigh got her new glasses she says she can see; that is good news. Dustin is trying to get sick again. Dee is off of his crutches and limping around. He will need to do a lot of physical therepy but at least he is walking. Doodles likes to play catch. Anyway, Just getting ready for the deploment. Almost time to go and I don't mean AWOL. I really really want to go see family, but every other week I get a call that says that I need to come to the Unit and fill out more paper work. The rest of the time at home is going to be about family, family, family. I'm excited that my Molly is coming to visit. I think I have worked it out so that I can get a weekend off to spen with her. Love all of you. That picture is just a cheezy picture of a cute girl.

It has almost been a month sense the last blog and a lot has happended. We went to the martin Luther King day parade with the neighbors. Dustin has had and ear infection. I had mid term got a 65 on me Educational Psychology mid term. It was even and open book. The good news is the rest of my grades in that class are all A's. I got a 91 on my American History midterm, that one was proctored and I did better on that one. Shocker. Last week I took Ryleigh back to the eye doctor. We really felt like we needed another opininon. Anyway she is still very very far sided and still really really needs glasses. I'm just confused that she does not like her glasses at all. I would think that if you could see better you would want them on and she does not like them at all. She will have them the rest of her life and her perscription was wrong. They needed to be stronger. It's something like + 7.2 on one side and +6.25 on the other. Last week I spent saturday in the ER for bronchitius and was sick most of the week. Now Dee has it but he does not want to go sit in an ER this weekened to get a perscription. So happy belated Valentines day.

Just thought that I would update everyone on the events that have unfolded sense the last post.
I found out that I'm being Deployed to Saudi Arabia in May. I'm going to miss my babies. I just started another semester of classes. So far they are not to bad. I think that I will do alright in both of them. I think that I will be able to continue my on-line education while I'm over there. Dustin and Ryleigh have been doing well. They have been playing so well together. Both of them are doing good in school. Dee goes under the knife on Wednesday for his knee. We hope that it will be a speedy recovery. That is all for know.

Ryleigh got her report card today. She did much better this quarter. She did not do bad the last time but, we were happy to see that she made improvements. The only thing that she struggled with was her high frequency words (those words that like; It, is, like, are, a.) We need to work on that. She is counting in multiples of ten and she only needs a little help counting to 100. Today I lost track of time and I was 15 minutes late to pick up Ryleigh. It broke her heart. I was very apologetic, but she was just devastated. She said, "I kept looking for you and when the teacher wanted to take me to the office I was walking slow, and she told me to walk faster, but they did not see my tears." I felt awful. So I took both of them to Dairy Queen for ice cream.

Mrs Diane; Dustin's teacher, told me yesterday that he did not miss a single color or shape that they have on the wall. Every time we are working with Ryleigh, Dustin wants to be a part of it. He is going to be so smart.

Dee went to the Orthopedic Doctor, they said that they were going to operate on the 23rd.

I hurt my knee on Monday and my ears are still ringing not as bad, but still enough to be annoying. So I have an appointment on Monday to get both issues looked at. At least the kids are healthy. I'm excited for tomorrow to find out if the twins are identical, or fraternal. Good luck Jan's, sorry I could not be there.

Next week I'm back for another semester on-line. This weekend I spent most of my time doing things around the house that I promised to do while I was on break. I steam cleaned the rugs, I organized my bill pile, steamed all the carpets in the cars, and scrubbed the kitchen floor with bleach to make sure that I got all of the cracks.I went to the gym tonight and decided that I was going to get a long run in; so at about 2.5 miles I felt a little pull in my knee. I thought that I was just because I was getting into the run. Anyway, I set the tread mill on eight miles an hour to see if I could run it off. I made it to 3 miles and had to stop because my knee hurt. Know Dee and I both have a bad knee. Dee when to the Dr. this morning and they are going to do surgery on the 23 of Jan. I think that I just pulled a muscle. Ryleigh and Dustin are back in school. Dustin was happy to go back. Ryleigh was in a good mood this morning to. She has to get back on schedule she was so tired that she almost fell asleep twice after she got back from school.

The First Post of 2008,

I can't believe how fast that year went by. Just last year on this day I was headed to Florida to do a 45 day Deployment for the Guard. Dee was at home with the Kids.

We had a big 2007. In February Dee and I flipped the Script and Dee went back to work. By the end of the year he transfers positions, but still works for the state. He ended the year with a Knee injury, we don't know where from.

Ryleigh has grown so much. In May she graduated from her pre School and in August she started school and got Glasses, that she hates to wear. Ry knows how to recognise all her numbers and letters. She read her first words this year. The first word that she read to me was: AT. She is starting to tell time.

Dustin is has grown so much this year his Vocabulary is huge. He is a boy that knows what he wants. Dustin started Pre School and he loves it. He does everything that his big sister does. He sings and plays with action figures. He already knows his colors and his ABC's. Dustin gets frustrated easy when he is trying to figure toys and little intricate thing out.

This year I went back to school and I have earned 24 credits and this semester will mark a whole year I'm a little disappointed with my GPA, it is presently a 3.15. I ended the year in pretty good physical health. I Ran 7 Miles on the 30Th in 69 minutes. I have been going to the gym regularly since the beginning of November. I have only lost eight pounds, but I can tell that I'm getting stronger. This year we are going to start eating better. Not dieting, just healthier more fruit and Veggies. I will never deprive myself of Pizza or Pasta. Anyway, Happy Happy New Year!

Just some before and after pictures of Ry and Dustin from Jan. to Dec. 2007

This is a couple pictures of Dee's oldest son Ross and his oldest daughter Sierra at Rosses Marine Graduation. All of the photos are complements of Aunt Fay(Thank you). She went out there for the Graduation. So thank you for the photos Fay. We don't talk to Ross much anymore, but we are proud of what he is choosing for himself. But on the Georgia side of town, Ryleigh, Dustin and I went to Savannah to Chucky Cheese today. Ryleigh wanted a new pair of shoes so, her and Dustin got a new pair. Happy New Year to Everyone! Love Love.

Christmas was very nice. Dee and I agreed that we would not have a really big Christmas this year and that we would go through the kids toys that they did not play with and donate them to his work. So, we did that and we also bought presents for a 2 year old and a four year old. Ryleigh and Dustin got two of the bigger Items that they asked for. Dustin wanted the little singing spider man guy and Ryleigh wanted one of those three wheeled scooters. They got more then that but those are there favorite. I don't think that Dee kept to the keep it small Christmas theme. I got Two pairs of shorts to work out in, three shirts, two sweat shirts, a web cam, and a wireless key board and mouse. The gift that I think took him over the small Christmas was the Microsoft Zune. I love it, but after I opened it I felt bad that I went Conservative and got him a iPod shuffle, and three Shirts. I should have done more. If I would have know. I'm having problems with my ear. It sounds like people are talking to me through a tunnel. I have never had an ear infection. It is not so much painful it just feels like I have water in my ear and it wont pop. Today we are going to go register for another semester of college. I have been at it for a year. That year went fast and I have 24 credits and a 3.15 GPA. I got a C and and A this time around. Anyway the kids had a couple friends come over and play. Ryleigh was playing dress up with Destiny and Dustin wanted in on the photo shoot. What a Ham.

I had to work the past two days for the Post office and I have to work on Monday too. I'm not looking forward to mail on Monday. I am slow when it comes to putting up the mail and they say that Monday is always really bad. I might have to deliver in the dark. Last night after I got off work we went to the Hargis's to to do eat and have our gift exchange. Ryleigh got two Bratz dolls Dustin got a Power Ranger and race car that makes lots of noise. It is Christmas eve and the kids are in bed. I spent the day delivering packages to people so that they could have a merry Christmas. Ryleigh and Dustin helped me put out milk and cookies for Santa Clause. They are both very excited for Christmas day. The store was closed when I went to get fixings for Christmas dinner so, we are going to have Spaghetti for dinner tomorrow. Yeah! Tonight Ryleigh and Dustin opened on gift Dustin opened a Spider man and Ry opened a pink play Cell phone. This weekend has been pretty uneventful for Dee. His knee is hurting him so bad he knows that he needs to stay off of it. That means that he is not playing any golf. That's what I said, "He is not playing any golf."