"Home is where the Air Force sends us"

Redneck Sledding

2011-01-18T13:35:00.010-05:00

After Morning nap time, we went back out to play in the snow. Jon decided Jack needed to go sledding, but we have no hill and no sled. So he set to work thinking up what he could use. He came up with the laundry hamper and a rope. Poor Jack was drug around the back yard while Jon ran as fast as he could in the deep snow. Jack only tipped over once and actually , to my surprise,enjoyed himself! I put his sunglasses on him so he wouldn't get snow in his eyes, since it was still snowing. When they were done, the poor boy was covered in snow!

At least he looked cool too!

Jon builds a snowman

2011-01-18T13:16:00.007-05:00

This is the second snowman... The first one Jon built earlier in the morning and it fell over from all the snow and wind. So he relocated and rebuilt it in the front yard. I call this one the 'Angry Snowman' Because it looks mad!

The first snow man...

This one wasn't blessed with features, since it was cold and Jack was getting cranky to go back inside.

SNOW!

2011-01-18T12:59:00.007-05:00

Goldsboro got 10 inches of snow the day after Christmas. It started at 3am and lasted all day long. We went out to play in it after breakfast around 6, just before the sun came up. Jack loved watching it fall out of the sky, but he didn't much care for crawling or sitting in it.

Can you get me out of these wet clothes now?!

Jack's First Christmas

2011-01-18T12:12:00.011-05:00

Jack...

2010-12-16T06:09:00.002-05:00

Family Pictures in Durham NC

2010-12-14T13:20:00.018-05:00

Jack's crawling

2010-12-14T07:10:00.005-05:00

He's crawling but he thinks he should be walking!

I'm ready for Christmas

2010-12-13T14:54:00.008-05:00

I love swinging!

2010-12-13T14:19:00.007-05:00

First Bike Ride

2010-11-07T05:36:00.003-05:00

Teething Troubles

2010-11-06T15:37:00.008-04:00

The LITTLE boy with the BIG appetite

2010-11-06T14:29:00.004-04:00

Random Cuteness

2010-11-02T15:24:00.012-04:00

Happy Halloween!

2010-11-02T14:23:00.003-04:00

Daddy and Jack

2010-11-02T06:38:00.006-04:00

Mommy and Jack

2010-11-02T06:32:00.005-04:00

Naked time!!

2010-11-02T06:07:00.004-04:00

Bath time fun

2010-11-02T03:42:00.010-04:00

This little boy loves his bath time!!

The Browns

2010-08-06T09:42:00.000-04:00

Jack's Blessing day

2010-08-06T09:40:00.001-04:00

Jack meets some of the family

2010-08-06T08:51:00.008-04:00

Aunt Erin...
Great Gramma Brown...

Mr. Sock Monkey...

Aunt Nikki..
Levi and Owen..

Daddy..

Gramma Lynn...

Mommy..

Aunt Loni..

Jack's Birth Day.

2010-07-30T15:20:00.004-04:00

Jack Henry Brown

May 12, 2010
8 lbs 9 ozs 22in long

The last walk...

2010-05-22T16:35:00.003-04:00

Bubba's Baby Shower

2010-05-02T09:50:00.014-04:00

My Mom was sneaky and sent a package to the shower. She made two beautiful quilts.

Bubba is a very spoiled baby already.. He received : 2quilts, 3 blankets, 10 outfits, 5 pks of onesies, 2 footie pajamas, plus soap, shampoo and wipes (enough to keep the boy clean for at least the first 5 years of his life!) and 1 sock Monkey.

A special 'Thank You' to my Sis-in Law Nikki for coming down for the shower and for taking all the pictures!!

Jon's jealous of my belly!!

This may be the last picture of just the two of us!!

Third times a charm!

2010-03-04T10:12:00.007-05:00

On the Third day of the Third Month was our Third wedding anniversary...and it just so happens I'm in my Third Trimester! I can't believe it's been three years. I guess time flies when you're spending time with your Best Friend!

January 24th marked our one year sealing date. So we get to celebrate two anniversaries!

3rd Trimester

2010-02-20T18:31:00.002-05:00

Jon's been busy on his time off.

2010-02-18T17:00:00.006-05:00

For Valentine's Day, Jon got me a new faucet for the kitchen..
He also painted the Mantle Black and cleaned up the bricks...

And today he drilled some holes in the logs and put in some candles...

Now he just needs to paint in inside of the fire place!!

Ice VS Snow in NC

2010-02-15T09:31:00.009-05:00

This is Ice...

It came down as frozen sleet...

We got 2 inches of Ice the weekend before last, It started up Friday night and by Saturday Morning we were stuck, EVERYTHING was shut down for three days. No Work & No Church... for the brave/stupid (however you want to look at it) Wal-Mart was open, but that was about it. It was so cold outside that the Ice couldn't melt and the little bit that did would just freeze back over that night. So we stayed inside until Monday afternoon, when we finally got called to go back into work. Jon went out and scrapped off the cars and cleared the steps. (it was like a skating rink out there..Only Jon's not so graceful!! He fell and landed on his bum and hit his head. (too bad I missed it!)

Here's Jon with a crowbar and a hammer trying to chip away at the 2 inches of solid ice on the back steps, so we could go to work on Monday.

This is Snow...

This Saturday, we got 4 inches of nice, powdery, easily meltable Snow. Unfortunately, nothing shut down, so I had to go to work that morning.

OH DANG!!

2010-02-08T15:09:00.002-05:00

Today is my Grandma's 88th Birthday...And it's also Bubba's 27th Week of making me FATTER THEN EVER...I should NEVER have taken this picture!! HOLY COW! (Literally!)

(I look like I'm slouched over, cuz Jon said ' Don't stick it out!'....but I totally wasn't!! So I slouched.)

Bubba's Bedroom

2010-01-29T10:31:00.004-05:00

Here finally are pictures of the Baby's room.

This is the Dresser that I refinished...It's really big, so all of Bubba's clothes should fit nicely.

It's a little boring in the room right now, but we plan to hang pictures and a quilt on the wall.

(hopefully soon we can finally get closet doors. We took the old ones down when we moved in)

JTP is another year older...the jury's still out on the wiser too part!

2010-01-27T14:20:00.006-05:00

For Jon's Birthday, he got his annual card/check from my Mom, which he always refuses to cash...
A flag holder for the flag he brought home which was flown on 9/11...

and a Shadow box for his razor collection:

Maybe I should have gotten him a hair cut instead!!

Chimney Rock

2010-01-22T15:20:00.018-05:00

Jon climbed up to Devil's Head...

Our awesome townhouse at Lake Lure

2010-01-22T14:56:00.009-05:00

The Gardeners:

Grandfather Mountain

2010-01-22T14:14:00.010-05:00

Grandfather Mountain is right off the Blue Ridge Parkway (though we couldn't go on the parkway, due to the ice and snow on the road)
The Mountain's elevation is 5,946 feet. The Mile High Bridge is about 700 feet from the top of the Mountain...The day we went it was VERY COLD and SUPER WINDY!! The bridge is the highest swinging footbridge in America. It's called the Mile High Bridge, because it is suspended more then a mile above sea level. (For someone who is afraid of heights, I did really good to get across it...though Jon said it wasn't swinging, I KNOW it was!!)

Jon's FINALLY home!!!

2010-01-06T17:58:00.001-05:00

YEAH!!!

Half way there...

2010-01-05T14:45:00.000-05:00

Me and Bubba at 21 weeks.

Christmas in Vegas Part 1

2010-01-05T14:10:00.012-05:00

I got to see my buddy Charlie... I use to be his Nanny..
Charlie and his Mom Rosemonde

Charlie and his favorite twins...

My Gramma loves her Sees Candy.

Tomas.

My Gift from Jon T Pants...

My Mom wrapped it for him..and not just once...

I finally got to it after 4 packages..It's an I touch! And I love it!!!

My Mom's new camera..

Christmas in Vegas Part 2

2010-01-01T16:22:00.011-05:00

More fun things that happened while on my Christmas vaca.
Snake Suckers Jon and I got for the boys for xmas eve..

Making Gingerbread houses at Grammas house...

My mom and I 'glued' all the houses together the night before.

All the candy:

Liam..very serious!

Quinn, not so serious..

Colin...such a cutie..

The house I made for the Elders, Liam helped me..
Playing a Game Liam learned at school...

Watching a 3D movie.. Mr Colin

Colin spent his xmas money on a cool chainsaw...He's a little crazy!

The End!!

Del Taco!!

2009-12-19T18:20:00.002-05:00

After my Mom and Colin picked me up at the airport, our first stop was to see Gramma...then it was on to get some lunch AKA the real reason I came to Vegas!! DEL TACO BABY!!

Colin likes Del Taco almost as much as I do!! (Don't you love that face?! and he was only drinking lemonade!)

Extreme Shepherding...

2009-12-13T16:09:00.003-05:00

My first thought when I saw this video was, 'oh those poor sheep'..then my second thought was, 'geez that's crazy'...see for yourselves:

18 weeks..revised...

2009-12-08T16:48:00.003-05:00

We're at 18 weeks now...and Sunday I finally felt Bubba moving around in there!
Here's a picture of the belly right now...

So, a lot of people at Church and Work still don't realize I'm pregnant...Here's my thinking though, 'Do I just look like I'm putting on weight for the winter then?'...Here is another picture...now can you tell I'm pregnant?!

If I stick it out then you can see it's a baby, not just rolls of extra fat.. Thanks for all you people who just thought I was gaining weight at an alarming rate and didn't say anything!

Baby Boy Brown

2009-11-28T19:07:00.002-05:00

Pictures from Bagram

2009-11-28T17:07:00.002-05:00

It's a Boy !!

2009-11-24T14:13:00.004-05:00

400th post...and it's a good one!

2009-11-09T14:57:00.005-05:00

So this Video is not all that exciting to watch...but it's awesome to listen too. I had my 14 week check up today and wanted Jon to be able to hear the babies heartbeat. You have to listen very carefully.

Check back in 2 weeks for ultrasound pictures! (they almost had to get the ultrasound out today, since the nurse couldn't find the heartbeat. She was getting a little worried and had to go get the doctor. Who found it in no time! )

Bagram

2009-11-03T19:05:00.004-05:00

These Videos are for Jon T Pants...this was filmed last week, the night part was filmed while he was on shift. Too bad they didn't get a picture of him riding around in his 'bread truck'. You can tell they are our Jets, because they have SJ on the tail. Another side note, I love General Kwast. He was here when we first moved here and spoke at the intro. briefing. He is a no-nonsense kind of guy. He was just a Colonel then though.

Stop that Whining

2009-11-02T16:15:00.004-05:00

Okay before you watch this video you should know the background. So Nikki and I dragged poor Charlie all over to a bunch of different Thrift stores on Friday. After like 5 hours though, he was finally getting cranky...So Nikki starts saying "Hey, Stop that whining" (one of her friends told her to say that when her son starts whining, and we both laughed about that..thinking it would never work!) Well, here's how it works:

Not too bad huh?

Brown Town Updates

2009-11-02T15:32:00.005-05:00

Some of the things going on around here:
I got this in the mail from Liam Hampton... (click on it to see it bigger...it's worth it!)

Here's a picture of our new bathmat... it's nice and soft. (exciting right?!)

This is our Dogwood tree in the backyard...Beautiful!

I spent last Friday with Nikki and Charlie. We spent the day thrift store shopping. Charlie was such a good boy!

It's Fall and the trees around here are just gorgeous!

Now you are caught up on some of the fun around Brown Town. And just so you know.. I already know I'm boring!!

61

2009-10-31T07:57:00.003-04:00

Today is the 61st day that Jon has been gone...So I guess that means we are over the hump and headed down the other side!

This is what I get to see when I go to bed at night...and when I take a nap! Jon made me this awesome pillow case...He didn't want me to forget what he looks like.

Trunk or Treat...

2009-10-28T13:06:00.004-04:00

This will probably be boring for most of you, I just put this in here for Jon to see...Last night our Ward had our Annual Trunk or Treat /Chili cook-off / Pie contest...Here are some pictures:

Jon's Little Buddy Landen ..so cute (even shared a piece of candy with me)

Morgan..Dressed as Sariah (I told my Seminary Class that if they dressed as a Book of Mormon character they could get credit for a missed day of class) Morgan was the only one who took me up on the offer.

Morgan and another Student Tyler...he said he was Nephi, but I couldn't quite believe that.

Here's our Missionaries...with Clark, a soon to be Missionary. Bunch of nerds!

The Chili was great, the desserts even better and of course one of my favorite friends was there, with her cool hubs, to keep me company in all the craziness....Kaitlyn, next year we'll dress up...with our kids...and make the husbands too, Then maybe we'll get more candy!!

How I came to be in the state I'm in...

2009-10-16T15:57:00.004-04:00

Most of you already know this story, but I thought I'd share it with the rest of the new folks.

So Jon and I have been trying to get Pregnant for about a year and a half now. It's been a challenge, because I had to get off of all of the Medication that I was taking for my Fibromyalgia and Migraines. Well, with the help of my awesome Doctor, Dr Hogarty, who got me off all of the Medicine by using Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. So far I haven't had a flare up in over a year.

Well, after a year, I finally got a referral to go to the Infertility Doctor. They didn't have any new appointments for 4 months though, which would've put the appointment in October, when Jon would be gone. (I really wasn't sure how that was gonna work out, so I was really upset about that)

Jon left at the end of August and the next day I had to start teaching Seminary. Needless to say I was very stressed out. So when I missed my Period that week, I wasn't all that surprised. I let it go for a few days, trying not to think about. Then one morning while cleaning the bathroom, I found a box of Pregnancy tests. I thought, just for the heck of it, I'd use one. To my surprise, it came back positive. I was convinced though that it was just an old test. So I used the other test. Which also came back positive. But, coming from the same box, I figured it was old too.

That day I happened to have a Doctors appointment, with Dr.Hogarty. I told him about the tests and he told me that since the tests weren't more then a year old, they were probably accurate. Since he said there usually aren't false positives. I left the appointment, went to Wal-Mart and got another test. Obviously it was positive as well.

Two weeks or so after Jon left, I got to tell him the wonderful news. Luckily it was right after he left, so he didn't have to ask if the baby was his!

My first OBGYN appointment was Monday. That was my 10 week mark. I got to hear the Baby's heartbeat. It was definitely an awesome experience.

Anyway, the punchline of the story is this: The day of my first appointment, was the very same day I was scheduled to go to the infertility clinic. Now tell me that Heavenly Father doesn't have a sense of humor!

The Browns and their Birthdays...

2009-10-06T16:07:00.003-04:00

So today is another Brown's Birthday! Happy day of Birth Lance...I'm sure your best Birthday gift will be to get home to your awesome Wife and cute sons...can't wait to see pictures of your latest trip to Africa.

We here at Brown Town also owe a BIG TIME apology to the cutie pie Levi Brown. We missed his birthday! In all the drama of Jon leaving, we missed Levi's Special day. So here is a very belated First Birthday Shout out....We love you Levi...and your cute chunky thighs!!

p.s. why are chunky thighs on a baby cute...but on an adult, not so cute?

Today is Loni's Birthday

2009-10-02T16:56:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday Loni!! Even though you live in the Dark Ages with your dial-up and hardly ever read our Blog, We still love you!!!

The Reason

2009-09-29T18:46:00.003-04:00

I've always had a hard time waiting for things I want. I just hate waiting! Well, tomorrow in Seminary we're talking about Blessings. Here is one of the quotes that was part of the lesson. It's by Richard G. Scott : "We see such a limited part of the eternal plan He has fashioned for each of us. Trust him, even when in eternal perspective it temporarily hurts very much. Have patience when you are asked to wait when you want immediate action. He may ask you to do things which are powerfully against your will. Exercise faith and say, 'Let Thy will be done'. Such experiences, honorably met, prepare you and condition you for yet greater blessings."
Lately I've been thinking about how Blessed we are and about how there really is a reason for everything that happens. In the time that it happens. There are many reasons for the time things come to us. Like the reason we love it here in North Carolina is because of the wonderful people we've met here. The loving Ward Family that has welcomed us with open arms. The reason I'm teaching Seminary is because...well, I'm still not sure why I'm teaching Seminary, but it is teaching me how to get up early and the importance of quality nap time. The reason Jon is Deployed is so he won't see me sooo sick right now. And the reason I'm sick right now is because I'm pregnant!
I guess it's true that good things come to those that wait. Because as you know we've been waiting a looong time for this!

Charlie turns one!

2009-09-25T14:52:00.003-04:00

Happy 1st Birthday to the newest member of the family...
Congrats on becoming part of an awesome family!!
We love you Charlie!

Stay Tuned...

2009-09-21T17:52:00.003-04:00

Yes, I know you guys are wanting more... Bear with me and just:

Next Post promises to be a good one! (just give me a week or so)

It's my Mom's Birthday!

2009-09-10T05:00:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday ... To the Woman who gave me life... The Woman who nearly bled to death bringing me into this world... The Woman who probably thought several times about taking me back out of this world... The Woman who has had the most influence in my life, even when she thought I wasn't listening... The Woman who taught me how to Phoon ... The Woman who supports all my crazy ideas and still loves me.

Happy Birthday Mom I love you!!

The People of Wal Mart

2009-09-05T08:08:00.004-04:00

My Newest Favorite Blog... A definite MUST SEE... The People of Wal Mart

I think I saw some of these sexy people in our local Wal Mart!!

Clown Town is celebrating another Birthday...

2009-09-04T20:20:00.005-04:00

Our favorite Twins turn 8 today!!

Their Favorite Auntie!

Bosom Buddies...

The Best of Friends...

Happy Birthday Liam & Quinn!!

Jon's Home away from Home...

2009-09-04T19:56:00.005-04:00

Home Sweet Home...
Some of you have been asking where Jon is...Unfortunately I can't say. It's G-14 classified. Since he's in the middle of enemy territory, I can't give out his location. I don't want the Taliban knocking on his door. (cause I know they read and love this Blog...Who doesn't?)
On the inside...looking down the hall. These are all separate rooms.

This one is Jon's...I'm very disappointed he didn't make his bed! At least he has his own space.

Here's his Closet..all neat and tidy...

And here is 'The Cadillac'...AKA the bathrooms / Showers.

Thanks for the pics JTP...keep 'em coming.

See you in a few months Jon T Pants...

2009-08-31T19:00:00.003-04:00

He's got his Cheez-its and he's ready to go!

One last group photo!! I love you Honey!

Deployment packing

2009-08-31T18:28:00.011-04:00

Christmas came early for one little boy in Brown town this year.

I think he's ready to defend some freedom!

Jon got all kinds of new gear. Gloves, goggles, bags etc. Plus four new uniforms and two pairs of boots. Even new winter gear which he's been wanting for a while.

Packing..

He had to cram it all into two big duffel bags and his carry on back pack.

Good news is: He did it!

My little Buddy...

2009-08-31T17:48:00.009-04:00

Remember in the 80's the 'My Little Buddy' Doll? (I know you're signing the song in your head...'My Little buddy, My little Buddy'...and now we know your age!!!)

So Jon has his own real life version of this doll. His name is Landen, he's in our Ward and he's in love with my hubs. He's been wanting to come over to our house for forever and finally he got the chance...So he came home with us after Church. He and Jon grilled up some hamburgers and hot dogs and after we ate we went for a bike ride. Here they are airing up the tires:

Landen's ready to go!

Isn't he the cutest kid?!

Now look at the doll again....total look-a-likes!!
After the bike ride, we came home and hung out for a little while before they went Home Teaching. Landen played on the X box and Jon played on the computer...

When they got back from Home Teaching, we took Landen home. It was a fun afternoon. Thanks again Renee for letting us borrow your cute kid!!

Adventures in Salsa making...

2009-08-31T16:53:00.010-04:00

What do you do with 15 plants worth of tomato's?! And 12 plants worth of peppers?!
Make Salsa!!
I borrowed Some canning gear from our friends, the Thrift's and decided I needed my own stuff. So with my 'Birthday Money' I got myself some gear... These are definite must-haves!

And Don't forget the big pot!!

I've made three batches now...it takes about 6 pounds of tomato's for one batch of salsa, so I had to wait a week between batches... the first Salsa was very Mild, the second a Medium and the third is Mild with some Garlic...It's tasty!! Jon actually helped me with the last batch.

Yummmmy!! It tastes best with homemade chips.

Now I'm waiting for the next batch of tomato's and peppers to make some more. (we eat a lot of salsa)

Brown Town got a new coat of paint.

2009-08-23T16:35:00.009-04:00

This is what our house looked like when we bought it:

We washed it...and most of the old paint came off. Then we put some super duper Primer on it:

Then we started painting...

...And kept painting...and painting...and painting...

Put up some new numbers:
And Voila...Our Beautiful House!!

I'm taking a break from Posting for awhile...Jon and I have WAY too much stuff to do before he leaves at the end of the Month.

2009-08-16T21:19:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday Ryan...

2009-08-12T09:11:00.006-04:00

Happy Birthday to my Craziest, Funniest, Strangest, Favoritest Brother-in-Law! You've brought nothing but craziness into our family since the 1990's...you taught me how to embrace being a big Dork...You taught me all the tricks on how to get high scores and save the Princess on Mario Bros... You helped me Move more times then I can count!...and I love you!!

If you like Facebook...you'll love this!

2009-08-06T13:23:00.002-04:00

I love this ....Check out their funny Blog ... Rhett & Link

Today's Birthday Boy is...

2009-08-05T03:00:00.000-04:00

L.G. Brown!!

Happy Birthday Dad...
We love you!!

Painting...

2009-08-04T18:35:00.002-04:00

Here's a bit of the work we've been doing... That's just the Primer, but doesn't it already look better?!

Announcement...

2009-07-26T19:33:00.003-04:00

So, I'm sure most of you all know already, I'm going to be teaching Early Morning Seminary for the Goldsboro 2nd Ward...Wish me luck, since I'm obviously NOT a morning person!

Family Fun

2009-07-24T17:09:00.009-04:00

We had a bit of a mini family reunion last night here at Brown Town. Jon's two Sister's were here with their Families and Cousin Taylor. After dinner Jon took the men and Owen out in the Redbull, While the women stayed home and played with the cute babies.

Sibs!!

Loni...Jon...Nikki

Levi...Owen...Charlie

Cousin's
Taryn...Taylor...Loni

The Williford's

Tommy, Nikki, Taryn, Devan (not pictured) and Charlie

The Brown's
Lance, Loni, Owen and Levi

Isn't he a cutie?!

In honor of the newest member of the family...

2009-07-20T12:07:00.003-04:00

Congratulations Nikki and Tommy on your adoption...We can't wait to meet the little man!

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Red on the Head..

2009-07-15T10:13:00.006-04:00

So for our Family Fun Night on Monday, we met up with the Morgan's and the Storm's at the Bowling Alley. On Monday nights, we do Red Pin Bowling at the Alley. Red Pin Bowling is where they put a Red Pin into the mix of pins and it randomly cycles each frame. When it sets up on the 'Head' or in the #1 position, you call 'Red on the Head' and if you get a natural Strike, you get a free game coupon....Plus games and shoes are $1.50 each (except for me, I bowl for free, just another perk of the job!)...anyway, it's a fun night to bowl!

The Morgan's...They are sooo fun to hang out with!
We ended up Bowling 3 games and by the 3rd game we got a little crazy with it and decided to do 'Wacky Bowling' Every frame was a different kind of throw. The 1st was regular, 2nd was left handed, 3rd between the legs and backward, 4th we used the ramp, 5th spin around 5X's then throw and the 6th-10th frames we repeated... Here are some of the pictures...

That's me..I have a pretty good upside down, backward, two handed throw!!

Dan the Man...He can throw some heat!!

Jon T Pants... He's a smooooth Bowler

Kaitlyn...a totally awesome bowler!!

The Storm's...Only bowled one game..then got some Ice Cream and watched the Wacky Bowling.

(That's Mike in the background, that's usually where I stand, while I'm at work...I love my job!)

Random Stuff...

2009-07-12T18:42:00.002-04:00

I got a Pizza Stone for my Birthday...
(the First Pizza stuck, but I think the next one will work out better!)
Jon became addicted to Facebook...

One of our Elders is leaving us...We're sad to see you go Elder Collard!

Here's Goldsboro 2nd's Finest...

Birthday girl update...

2009-07-11T18:45:00.002-04:00

Be advised Florida you've been warned!!!

Congratulations Girlie....I bet your picture's sexy!!

!!! Birthday Warning !!!

2009-07-09T10:04:00.004-04:00

This Sassy thing is 15...

That means today she gets her
Drivers Training Permit....

Here's the WARNING...

"All you Floridians within the sound of my voice better stay off the streets!!"

We Love you Taryn...Have a Happy Birthday...and don't forget to stay sexy!!

The King of Pop...

2009-07-07T17:41:00.002-04:00

Today we watched the Memorial Service for Michael Jackson (well, Jon watched part of it and I watched all of it) It was a really touching tribute.
He may have been misunderstood and maybe a little crazy, but boy did he have some serious talent!
I hope he finds the peace he was always searching for.

The Browns came to visit Brown Town...

2009-07-03T10:36:00.002-04:00

Jon's Parents came to visit this week... Jon has kept us all busy and entertained.
On Wednesday we took a tour of Goldsboro and in the process took a tour of our awesome thrift stores, where we scored loads of cool stuff. Then ended the evening of at McCall's B-B-Que so they could try some North Carolina B-B-Que. On Thursday we went Golfing in Kinston at our favorite Par3 course. Where we had tons of fun. Came home, got the Redbull and went Off-Roading. After that we had some of Jon's Famous Smoked Ribs..and had the Elders over for the feast, where he taught them the finer points of smoking meat. And today, Jon and LG are out in the Garage fixin' some stuff...
While Mary Sue and I are exercising our brains...she's doing Sudoku...and I'm Blogging and Facebooking...

As you can see we're having a good time.

Just so you know...It's my Birthday!

2009-06-30T19:01:00.003-04:00

AND I'M NOT SHARING!!!

JTP's on Leave...

2009-06-27T18:49:00.002-04:00

Jon's on Leave. Guess what that means...NO SHAVING!!! It also means he's Expediting here around the house instead of on the Flight line...He's got me up at 6am every day this week working...working...working. Don't let that smile fool you...He can be a serious slave driver!! That's okay, I still love him!

Out with the old...In with the new.

2009-06-27T18:28:00.002-04:00

This week we tore down the old boards on the eves of our house and replaced it with wood siding...it looks sooo much better!

Jon T Pants hard at work:
Before:

After:

The Elders came over and helped us hang the boards on the front porch...Thank Goodness!! Those boards are super heavy!
Now we just need to paint the house! Anyone wanna come help?!

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2009-06-18T14:52:00.005-04:00

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Happy Birthday Devan

2009-06-16T03:00:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday to one of our FAVORITE NIECE'S...Devan is a sweet, loving young lady who Loves Turkey...

Was more excited about getting a 'Granny Gown' for Christmas then an I Pod...

And can put her feet behind her head!!! (that's talent)

We Love You Devan... Stay Sexy!!

Happy Birthday Mr. C

2009-06-15T03:00:00.003-04:00

Colin Hampton... One of my Favorite little people... He's a boy after my own heart...

Loves Diet Coke...

And licking the spoon clean...

He's growing up to be such a cute little man, but I miss his chunky little cheeks!!

How can you not love this cutie...

Happy Birthday Mr. Colin (or as I still call him Coyin, from when he was younger and use to say he's L's as Y's) Even if you won't ever talk to me on the phone, I still love you !

Happy Birthday Jerry

2009-06-11T19:03:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday to the Man who loves my Mom almost as much as I do!

Dirty House? Clean it up!

2009-06-10T21:46:00.003-04:00

Today we started washing the house and scrapping the eves... I think we not only washed the dirt off the house, but most of the old paint as well! Our plan is to start the chalking and painting on Saturday...More pics to follow...

This is SUPER funny!!

2009-06-07T21:40:00.002-04:00

Warning: This is rated PG!

David Lowe recently posted this on his Facebook page and I just couldn't resist Posting it here!!

Jon T Pants is home!!

2009-06-05T19:11:00.002-04:00

*** A special Thank you to the Lukers for taking Jon out to get 'Noodles' at his favorite place and for the Hamptons for filling his belly up with some tasty steaks...Cuz Ryan's steaks are the bomb!***

Random things I've done while Jon's TDY...

2009-06-02T13:07:00.008-04:00

I've been Working... Working... Working...
I've perfected my Chicken Fried Rice Recipe...
They serve Chicken Fried Rice at the Bowling Alley on Thursdays and Fridays. It's soo popular that it sells out, people have to call in their orders ahead of time if they want rice! It's crazy Good! I've been watching the cooks and I've gotten some helpful tricks on making it better.

I'm hoping to finally finish the Drawers to the Dresser I've been Re-Finishing...

I finally got my 'Prize' from Jamie...

Isn't it cool?! She made it out of bags and used jeans! Totally creative.

I've been watching movies that Hubs doesn't like...

And since the good TV shows are all over for the Season,

I've been reading lots of books...

And if any of that ever gets boring I can always just

Watch the Garden Grow...

It's good to be busy, cuz it's sooo quiet and boring around here without Hubs!!

!! WARNING !!

2009-05-30T08:47:00.004-04:00

!!! WARNING: If you get songs stuck in your head...and can't ever get them out...and they come to you and wake you up in the middle of the night...THEN DON'T WATCH THIS VIDEO!!!

This Post is dedicated to CLOWN TOWN (AKA Hamptons) Because the Clowns there LOVE this video. (This song came into my dreams last night and DROVE ME CRAZY!!) So I thought I'd share the insanity with y'all.

Happy Birthday to my favorite Sister

2009-05-27T08:00:00.001-04:00

Happy Birthday to the Girl who taught me some of most of what I know...

Skinny Dipping...

How to rock the Daisy Dukes (even if you're a little chunky)...

How to be a Sexy Swimsuit Model...

Topless Sit n' Spinnin'....

And most important how to 'Ham it up' for the camera...

Hey Erin, Thanks for all the 'Diva Training' !

P.S. Since it's your Birthday I'll let you be Mom's 'Good Daughter'...just for the day though, don't get use to it!

Pine Mountain Wild Animal Safari

2009-05-25T12:17:00.003-04:00

Along with the Crawfish Boil, we also went on a Canoe trip (sorry no pictures, we didn't want to get the camera wet!) We had a lot of fun though, on our three hour tour of Blackwater river. Then on the way home we stopped at a Wild Animal Safari. You could go on a bus tour and feed the animals and they also had another petting zoo type area where you could get closer to some of them. I took soooo many pictures that I decided to make a movie...enjoy!

The true meaning of Memorial Day...

2009-05-23T20:15:00.002-04:00

Don't forget to say a Prayer of thanks for all those who have served and are serving our Country today.

Gramma's Pecan Pie

2009-05-21T20:36:00.004-04:00

Of course we had fun at the Crawfish Boil this year, but the Crawfish were NOT my favorite part. Gramma Brown's Pecan Pie was the whole reason I went!!

After we consumed large amounts of Crawfish, we sat around and visited with family. While visiting, I asked Gramma Brown if she made some of her delicious Pecan Pie and she said no. NO PIE! Wait, WHAT?! NO PIE?! Um no, no, no. That's just not right! She said she didn't realize I loved her pie soooo much. If she had known, she said she would've had some waiting. So I talked her into baking some. They all thought I was crazy for begging for pie, but if you've ever had her Pecan Pie, You would beg too. I promise!

So after taking her the the store and buying some of the ingredients that she didn't have, we went to work. Gramma did all the work, she let me do the mixing and thought I was crazy to take pictures and write down exactly every step she made. (After the last trip to gramma Brown's, I tried to make her pecan pie here at home, but it just wasn't right, so this time I was determined to get every step right)

Of course, both pies were totally eaten not to mention totally enjoyed! I think they were all glad I begged for pie.

I Love Gramma Brown!!!

Crawfish Boil 2009

2009-05-19T19:06:00.009-04:00

We had an awesome time... Crawfish, Oysters, Family and Granny's Pecan Pie!! ....to be continued.

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T19:27:00.002-04:00

Happy Mother's Day to two very special women...Lynn and Mary Sue... Thanks for Birthing us, Raising us, Putting up with us and still Loving us! We Love You.
(sorry there are no Photos, this computer is not letting me upload any at this time)

May the 4th be with you.

2009-05-04T14:31:00.003-04:00

Today is a special day, it's Star Wars Day !! (No I did not make that up! ) So get your best costumes on... come over to our house...and we'll watch 6 of the best movies ever made!!

Here's a little something I thought you might enjoy ...

Jon...a memorable person...

2009-04-28T14:33:00.004-04:00

(click on the picture to read it)
We got this in the mail yesterday...Isn't Liam a good writer? I like the part where he says 'We might never go back to the Air Force Base again, only if we work there'
Jon likes it all (of course) he said it was very well written and completely true. I think his head swelled up a wee bit more then usual.

Blue Angels

2009-04-24T18:51:00.002-04:00

Today, Team Seymour and their Families got to see the preview of "Wings Over Wayne" Air Show. However,if you want to go, you have to be accompanied by your Airmen and they have to be in uniform. I've been excited about the Air Show coming to town, but have not been looking forward to the circus that it'll end up being. Then the other day, hubs came home and told me about the 'sneak peak' for families, the day before the show.....YEAH!!! So I told him "We are totally going to that" To which he replied "We'll see"...Which in Jon's language means "LIKE HELL!!"

And that's when I started my campaign. I call it the 'WE SURE AS HELL ARE GOING' campaign. Where I tell him in a wide variety of ways that we are going and there will be consequences if I don't get to go. In other words I nag and complain until he says "Okay"

I don't usually use this tactic to get what I want, simple because it doesn't really work that often.
So I figured I wouldn't be able to see the show. Then this morning while on the Bikes at the YMCA (before swim class) I discussed this matter with my friend Gerald (fellow swimmer). He suggested I go to this spot at the end of the Flight Line and watch it from there...so we planned to meet up there. But when I got there, the road was blocked off. Man was I mad! So I called Jon and woke him up (he's working the midnight shift) and said "Get up and Get dressed, cuz you're taking me to the show" and to my surprise he said "Fine"
He took me, but he wasn't all that happy about it:

Crabby Pants

But he still smiled for the camera!

All in all it was a great time. I took tons of video footage of the Jets, but can't seem to upload it yet...Jon said "You can see clips of the Blue Angels On-Line" and yeah you could, but I told him "There's nothing like the sun beating down on you, the wind in your hair, the Jets flying so close you can feel it in your chest and the ground shaking under your feet." It's an awesome experience. (stay tuned for the video) When we got home he said "Don't expect anything else out of me for awhile!" Sure whatever, we'll see!