Here we go again!

In case the title didn't completely give it away...I'm pregnant!

At least according to two different test. And that's what it said across the little screen in clear words, "pregnant".
At this point most people are wondering "Is this a good thing?". The answer to that, is OF COURSE! With Ian being in the AirForce, we were actually trying to get pregnant for a few reasons.

1. We love our son
2. We want our son to have a sibling
3. A sibling he can be close in age to
4. We're happily married
5. We can afford it right now
6. We want the chance of him being deployed during my labor as small as possible

You see, Ian is a newbie in the USAF which means he has a series of courses and training he has to complete before he is deployable. That being said, since he still has about 5 months left in tech school and then another 6 (not sure on that) of training, being pregnant right now is pretty much perfect timing! 

What baby isn't good news though? Bad situation or not, it's a little baby boy or girl just starting their life. I don't see how people can ever look at a baby and hate what they see. But for right now, I don't want to think about that. I want to think about how from now on it's going to be "our children" and not just "our child". How there will be two little car seats in the back seat now and twice the commotion. I want to be exactly what I am in this moment, happy. 

Being the Mean Mom

Well, it's officially nap time at the Bonner house and of course my son is fighting sleep. I really don't see what his problem is? I loved taking naps as a kid. He must get it from his father. Of course everything "bad" he does, he gets from his father. It's my way of saying "since I have to be mean mommy, you get the bad traits."

My husband has always been the kind-hearted, loving, and fun one to be around. It's a few of the many reasons why I love him so much. But that takes at toll on me. He seems to have a hard time playing the tough-love role so I am the one forced to do the spanking or punishing of any kind. I have to give him credit, he has tried. But the first time he yelled at Jacob to "GO TO BED!" , Jacob replied by laughing. He can't take him seriously. Which is where mean mommy comes along and ends up being the one Jacob gets mad at.

You see, when mommy comes in the room and he knows he is supposed to be in bed, he gets up and runs and jumps in bed. When daddy comes in the room in the same situation, he laughs and starts playing again. Oh how he learns fast!

Honestly, I hate being the mean parent. I always thought that when I got married it wouldn't be that way and it would be half and half. But nope. I am mean mommy. I'm the one that has to say no when daddy was going to let him wonder off the trail and into cactus covered lands.

I guess the best way to look at it is that's neccessary. I do it for my son. I do it because someone has to do it. And like I said, I can't say my husband didn't try but I'm pretty sure he would be going against nature doing so. Oh well!
That's all my rambling for today. :)

Give up

That would be the easy option, right? Why not give up? Everyone sets their new years resolutions and amongst the doctor appointments and school work or child care....it's all forgotten? What's a way to not forget?
I'm almost certain everyone has a cell phone. If you do, set an alarm to remind you to do whatever it is you said you would do. Because God knows, you won't leave anywhere without your cell. If you're lucky enough to own an iPhone 4Gs, you can simply tell Siri to remind you.
If you however do not own a cell phone, tell a friend to remind you or write it on a sticky note and put it all over your house. Eventually, you will be so used to the alarms and sticky notes that you won't need these daily reminders.
Now, for everyone that says "I can't do it". Unless you're in a hospital and dying, you can. I have little sympathy for laziness and self-pity. I'm sorry but I don't think watching television is going to make you lose weight or gain money.
Time is another issue. If you're schedule is so hectic that you don't have the time to do what you wanted...take another look at your life. What do you do that could be subtracted from the equation every now and then? Maybe instead of going to that movie, you could read a book. Maybe instead of going out for ice cream, you could go to the gym? Maybe instead of getting your nails done, you could write in your blog? Why not?
While I understand that everyone has a different schedule and "physical limitations", what I am saying is, find what works best for you. Move things around. Just do WHATEVER you have to do to make it happen.
Not for me, chances are I don't even know you. For yourself. Do it for no body but YOU. I was always told that you can't truely love someone unless you love yourself first. So love yourself enough to do what's best for you and don't let anyone get in your way. Not parents. boyfriends, husbands, or friends. I believe in you and I don't even know who you are. :) GOOD LUCK!

You could

You could do something like my fellow students have. You have no excuses, no reason not to, how could you possibly argue with a smile? Then again, why would you want to? I could. I could take advantage of the military moving me from state to state or country to country and share the news. I could write letter, take a picture, or send out smiles to everyone.

We all know of the "save the planet" groups (which I am all for, trust me) and we all know of the various other good for humanity groups such as the ones that help:
-The homeless
-Orphans
-Children in the hospital
-Veterans
-homosexuals
 But how many groups do you know of that help just people in general. Not by donating money but by donating time. How many people do something like these students did? What did they do? They wrote a letter telling people that they were accepted for who they are and what they have become and that they can start living their lives now. They handed this letter out to random people of all kinds in Orlando, FL. I just wish they had the resources to hand these letters out to people in various cities, maybe you can. If you are reading this from another city other than Orlando, why not? These students had a miraculous idea and I think they are really onto something, don't you? Why let it end with an A++ on a grade?

This is what the letter said:
(Again, I did NOT write this, it was written by the students that created this project, Michael Zeffield, Napolean Burdiel, and Brent Blossom)


"Congratulations! We are very pleased to bring you this great news. You have officially been accepted. After reviewing the person you’ve become and the person you dream to be, know this: you have been accepted as you, uniquely you. You don’t have to change to certify this letter. This letter of acceptance officially qualifies you and gives you complete freedom to live. Live your life to the fullest and never stop believing in yourself.

The next step in your process is accepting that fact that you have been accepted. Embrace the true you; today, tomorrow and forever. Great things start to happen when you know who you are and where you are going.

Life can begin right now. Let’s get started. "

Wanna watch the video they made? Here it is!
The Red Letter Project

Have you heard?

Do you remember the oil spill in the gulf not too long ago? Have you heard about the animals dying all over the world? In recent news, and by that I mean just over the holidays, there have been thousands of mass animals deaths all over the world. Let's take a count shall we?

Italy- 700 birds fell from the sky at the same time.
Arkansas- 100,00 fish wash up dead in the Arkansas River.
England- 40,000 dead crabs was up on shore.
Chesapeake Bay- 2,000,000 fish die
Baton Rouge, LA- 450 birds at the same time
BeeBee, Arkansas- 3,000 blackbirds fall together
Sweden-50 jackdaws
Texas & Kentucky- hundreds of birds (no given number)


Not to mention that this time last year 200 cows died in mass in Wisconsin and 7000 buffalo in Vietnam.

Of course there are many theories on why these animals have died ranging from diseases to tempature changes in the air and water. Some take it as a sign that the end of the world is coming and some believe it's a sign that Jesus is coming. I have not yet decided what I believe and honestly, due to me just being an average american, it's going to take a lot of research to come to an accurate conclusion. I do know on thing for sure and that is that there is definitley something wrong and SOMEONE out there knows SOMETHING. We probably won't find out until it's too late but we can try our best. We can't ignore it anymore. I also don't care what the media wants to say, no "stomach flu" caused this to happen. While this may not seem like a big deal to some of you, imagine walking out your front door and getting hit in the head with a dead bird followed by thousands more, hitting roofs and cars and people. Then image going for a stroll on the beach to not see any sand at ll because it's covered in thousands of dead fish.

Not so pretty is it? Seem a bit serious yet? Well, if that didn't get an image in your head, I am attaching a link to a site I read some of this information from that also has photos. Just in case your still not getting the picture here.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344913/Animal-death-mystery-8k-turtle-doves-fall-dead-Italy-blue-stain-beaks.html

I do not own this photo. It is owned by dailymail.co.uk 

I will be posting additional blogs based off what I find. Feel free to add to this as well.

No Better Time Than Now...

There is no better time than now, the start of 2012, to start my 2nd blog. While I don't agree that people should wait until New Years Day to start their goals, I do believe in having a list of things you want to accomplish by the end of the new year. I have several reasons for writing this blog, one being I love to write and another because it is a great way of beginning my career as a writer. Another reason is so that 365 days from now I can look back at the post from this blog and see if I have truely lived my year the way I wanted. Some of the things I want to accomplish are probably found on a few hundred other new years resolutions but there are some I don't think you will see any other place as well.

MY LIST (in no particular order)

• Welcome a new baby into my little family
• Maintain a 3.8 or higher GPA
• Write at least two novels
• Write 250 blog post by the end of the year
• Pay all bills before their due time
• Attend as many "family fun" activities on the Air Force base as possible 
• Never skip date night with my husband for any reason
• Make a list of things I want to do before I die and finish at least 2 of the things on it
• Reach my bank account goal and maintain it
• Network, Network, Did I say...NETWORK. 
• Stop using the :) in all my writing. 
• Get down to the 125 lbs I was before my son...135 so far. 

While I know that using the smiley face isn't very professional and that readers should be able to understand my moods through my writing...they are just so dang fun to use! So, as unprofessional as this may be.....HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! :) :) :)