Almost 20 weeks.

The mood swings are in full effect. Yea I try to control them but there is just something Jeff knows how to do best is get under mind skin. I try to turn them off so I've learned that when he says something smart like hey babe you been on the scooter alot lately nag nag nag nag nag nag nag... he does this horrible sound with it. That I need to go to the extra bedroom and have some alone time and try to get out of the mood I'm in. Does anyone have any remedies for mood swings. My father in law said its just a good excuse for a woman to be ugly.. LOL.. So all is well in the mcfadden household. My stomach is getting bigger by the day it seems like and I officially can feel the butterfly in my stomach moving around which is really weird. I know it will be more weird when it is kicking me in my ribs. We go to the doctor on Tuesday to find out what it is... I'm super excited.. To see what our little mcfaddy waddy is going to be.. Jeff birthday was about a week ago I took him to Chili's I wanted to go somewhere fancy but all he wanted was fajitas from chili's. He also received two probowl tickets. Spoiled I know. So it looks like we will be in dallas from the 28th ish of February to the 3rd of February. I know its only 3 or 4 days but we are trying to see everyone and have to spend our time wisely. So yes Sara you have to share me with my sister. JK. So I see alot of you are having more babies congratulations. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and have a wonderful New Year.

I dont have a new years resolution. I wish I did but I can't think of anything that I want to do in the new year.

Love You All
Kattie

A few more weeks down. a Few to go..

So I've been a complete slacker at the blogging. So I finished another semester of school woohoo getting there. two classes at a time.. So I'm on mondya I will be 19 weeks. i can't believe that it is coming so fast. It seems as yesterday I was getting a pregnancy test. I've gained about 13 pounds ehhhh.. but its all good.. Jeff says yuou look like you did when we met. He finally is done with all of his schooling. He goes to the promotion board on the 5th of Jan. So please pray that he retains what he studies and that the board is a breeze. So I went to the doctor yesterday and jeff was there and he got to hear the babies heart beat his face was priceless. All the blood test came back negative praise god. We have a heathly lil one growning. We have the ultrasound to find out what it is on the 30th we dont know if we will be telling anyone because Jeff wants it to be a secret. Sooo I dont know.. We will be home in February for a few days in dallas the rest of the time will be in amarillo..

Look forward to seeing everyone.
Love ya

God is Great..

Kattie...


Oh at church we are in a sermon serious called a simple christmas. The first thing was about loving others.. this last week it was about true joy..
The reason I say this is our Ohana (small group)..
The small group came up with an idea about loving others. The leaders opened up their home to their neighborhood kids.. They had 5 or 6 kids that had RSVPed.. Well last sunday was the big day and they opened thier home from 130-800pm..At 200pm Jeff and i got a phone call for backup. They had 20 children (2yrs to 12 years old)at their home. and there was only 3 of them.. So we grabbed popcorn and headed over. When we got there we got the low down on what was going on. I put the names on all the kids and the activities had already begun. Some kids were inside play go fish and with all the toys. Some in the garage doing arts and crafts and then the others were outside playing sports. It was complete kaious complete organized kaious. The kids were great. I just hope that we were able to show these kids love and joy along with their parents. At the end of the night the kids were wired and full of happiness. I just pray that it opened a communication for our small group leaders and us to show the neighvors about the lord and the choldren.

Another week in the Army life!

Well I turned 16 weeks Monday. What a true blessing? Praise God!!! We are so thankful for everything. For friends, family and the opportunities that the lord gives us. So jeff is in school still WLC(30 days) gahh it feels like a year. So he got to come home on wed night to friday morning. I went to an Army Family Team Building on Saturday and they released them to come home in the afternoon time to come home until sunday afternoon because they were out of water.. wooohoo.. Neways. He's got 1 week from tomorrow left and I absolutely cant wait. He has been such a great help since I have been pregnant. all is well in the McFaddy Waddy household. Prince is bored out of his mind like always. Well just wanted to do a quick update.

All is Well.
Love yall.
Kattie

14 Weeks

I did a check up last week. The doc says mom and baby are doing great. I heard the heart beat it was the most magnificent thing I have heard and seen. So he checked and said im close 13/14 weeks. Which is outstanding. So that makes my due date May 18 ish if the kiddo decided not to come early or late. I'm getting a bump it is crazy how your body changes while your prego. Today my noise was off the chain. I could smell things in other rooms that really no one else noticed. I get a kick out of it. Jeff is currently in WLC(Warrior Leadership Course) which is a month long. You realy aren't suppose to see him but he gets about a day and a half off for Thanksgiving. So we dont get to speak to each other much we talk about 10 minutes a day and it just seems as if you cant speak fast enough to put everything you have to say in 10 minutes. Atleast this times its only 30 days. So I need a huge favor from jeff's guy friends. See jeff doesn't like to come home and I am a home body person. My plan is to come home in February then go on vacation and all he heard was vacation. I think if people ask when they will see him he will be more open to the idea. Yes it will be kind of a guilt trip but I wanna see everyone. or I will probably be coming by myself. Either way I will have a bigger bump and less tolerable. Well thats all I have to say for now. I love ya'll and miss you. Oh I am not authorized to some of your websites could i get you to add me as a friend.

Love
Kattie

PS. I do have a prayer request its for my sister Erin. She is going through a custody battle and she works her butt off and is a great mom trying to provide for her son. It is going to be nasty Please just keep her in your prayers.

Night on the water

The slacker of slackers.

So I have been slacking when it comes to staying or keeping you all up to date. I have a doc appt on wed to check everything out. I'm doing well have been nausious alot more lately than before. I have been semi picky when it comes to eating. Other than that I'm gaining weight yes most will say you cant tell. Well I can when your close become tight in places you dont want then your gaining weight. LOL.. I guess thats suppose to happen or really has to happen. So moving on Jeff will be going to WLC for 1 month so i will be alone again.. I will do fine as always oh.. wlc is warrior leaders course its so that you can get to the next rank.. I have made e6 on the first on november so october was a great month. My new job is ok .. very low stress and no soldiers.. what a blessing.. what a blessing. So anyways thats all thats going on.. Busy with church, school and work..
love ya.

kattie

Great News

God is so great. I found out yesterday that I will be picked up for the next rank (e6, staff sargeant) Woohoo. Neways I love and miss you guys.. I'm doing well been a little sick today but overall good to go.. I'm getting a little pudge but i suppose there isn't anything you can do about that huh. Oh and jeff will be going to another army school for the month of nov 12- dec 11.. uhhhh but he's got to do it. at least we wont be separated for a year deployment currently.

Quick update

So recently most of you know I was suppose to be deploying to Iraq in
January. I am no longer deploying because Jeff and I found out Tuesday
I am 9 weeks pregnant.Due May 18, 2009. We have a really good friend name Nate Olin he will be deploying out tonight if not tonight then on Saturday sometime.
He has a wife named Ivy(Evy) and a son with spinalbifida named Brendon
that will be staying back in Hawaii by themselves. I know that God
works in amazing ways. I just ask that you all pray for safety and
comfort for this family as he gets ready to defend our country in Iraq.
I have seen soldiers coming in and out of the finance office like crazy
I had a First Sargeant(pretty high ranking) I was getting ready to turn
him away because he was in his physical fitness uniform, and he said
SGT McFadden myself and my soldiers are leaving within the next 72
hours can you please help us out. We keep getting turned away. My heart
fell so hard and I just felt lead to help him on the spot. After I
helped him he shook my hand and said Thank You (its amazing how far
thank you goes). NEways as they walked out the door my eyes filled with
tears because those soldiers were walking out of my office and the next
finance person they will see will be down range and whose to say they
will help them as well as they need to be helped. So I have this
website that there is a ton of soldiers on and you can adopt a soldier
to pray for you dont have to send them anything its just praying for
them.
http://www.presidentialprayerteam.net/adopt_our_troops_in_prayer.php

You also can register a troop as well.

Thanks for all you do!

God is Great!
Jeff and Kattie

Look at the news.

I think its official. I'm pregnant by this thing. So please pray for our precious child. I just did it a few minutes ago. Praise God!!!

New Pics

As you all can see I've added some new pics from Hawaii. Yes that is a real dolfphin we say it on the submarine. Well Thats about all I have now.

A few new pics

BLOCK LEAVE

So here's the thing. We will be coming home from the 24th November-8 December. We are trying to come to Dallas from the 6Th and fly out on the 8th around lunch time. However, I can't convenience my husband to get a hotel room ... Which this could change between now and then but we would need a place to stay for 2 nights and a ride from and to the airport. I'm sure I can convince the rental car because he will want to do things with everyone. Could I get some assistance or any ideas. I would greatly appreciate it. So Thats whats new. I'm starting to get nervous about deploying we leave in January and that is right around the corner. Seriously Jeff just got here yesterday not really it was like two months ago but seems like yesterday. So there is alot of training coming up and field time that I so don't wanna deal with but I got to do it. So we got prince a haircut to day he is pretty much bald but he still acts the same and seems to be cooler and doesnt shed so much. I love it.. OH Yeah I will publish our pics from the dinner cruise that we went on to actually celebrate my birthday it was beautiful. Well I need to stop rambling. Love you gals..


Kattie

25th birthday.

WELL I HAD A DECENT BIRTHDAY. I HAD TO WORK ALL DAY BLAHH. SO WE WENT TO A JAPENESE RESTARAUNT. It was delicious! The plan is to go on a dinner cruise Friday then on Saturday go to get massages and pedicures. I'm stoked!!! Newars we are moved and ready to finish unpacking. Jeff will not be deploying just go places for a few weeks at a time. So we are all move semi unpacked.

Hello All

So all is well this week. I thank all of you for your prayers and concern. Jeff and I are doing well. I went to the OB this morning and I'm not prego :( but it will come when GOD wants not when Jeff and Kattie wants. She did say to go home and practice right away which i got a kick out of and Jeff was hilarious when I told him. Any how that might be TMI.. but I got a kick out of it anyhow. So she said to try for 3-4 mo and if nothing happens to come back and we will discuss other ways. So thats about it. Jeff has a wonderful job and we are so thankful for it. I have had a few reality checks of getting deployed this week. My heart is saddened to leave Jeff and us again. I know that it is where God wants me to go if we don't get prego.. I have some crazy soldiers which is kind of mind boggling. Soo I'm obviously rambling about random stuff... I go to the promotion board for E-6(SSG) in OCT which I am stoked about. We are moving to Waikele closer to both or our jobs. It's not necessarily as nice as where we are living but it is pretty close. We move next weekend. Wow where does time go it seems as if I just got here and then jeff came and now we are already moving. I turn 25 on September 2 woohoo. I get to be a different age than jeff for a woppin 3 months and I get to hear it every day to.. It's ok I may be older but he is the one getting a hearing aid. Speaking of those of you that don't know Jeff has severe hearing lose in his left here normal hearing is below 25 and he has above 40 on both ears.. So he went and got fitted last week and they recommended a MRI for his head and said there is a possiblity he could have a tumor, bc of how bad his left ear is. Anyhow I will update yall with that when he goes. Well I love and miss you guys. I'm horrible about keeping in touch so keep me on my toes.

I LOVE HIM.

Kattie

PS I have block leave from 13 Nov-13 Dec however I am only taking 2 weeks and I'm splitting it between Dallas and Amarillo.. I'll let you know if its going to be both of us or just one.

Have a wonderful day.

my eyes filled with tears!

THIS MORNING I TEXTED MY FRIEND JENN AND SHE WAS ALMOST 7 WKS PREGNANT AND SHE LOST THE BABY THIS LAST SUNDAY. MY HEART FELL AND MY EYES FILLED WITH TEARS. I CANT EVEN BEGIN TO IMAGINE WHAT IT IS LIKE TO LOSE A CHILD BUT I KNOW THAT GOD PUTS US THROUGH THIS FOR A REASON. DEAR FRIENDS PLEASE PUT HER ON UR PRAYER LIST THIS IS THE SECOND MISCARRIAGE.

I LOVE HIM AND HE KNOWS BEST!!!

Kattiej

We are moving!!

So we have decided to move to Waikele.. I know most of you have no idea where that is however its closer to Jeff and I's job since we are at different post. I am feeling better so much better. So I have had a reality check recently. We are gearing up to deploy. It's so crazy to be doing training and learning how to do certain things. I'm so not ready. I will be going to the promotion board and I passed my test so that i can put in my packet for OCS (Officer Candidate School)... So we will see what God wants us to do. My prayer is that God will reveal what he wants us to do.. So I hope all is well... I love and miss you guys.. Oh prince and Jeff are doing great.

This last Month

As most of you know Kenneth (Jeff's Brother) joined us for about 6 weeks for the summer. Our prayer is that he follows the lord and that he learned something from being her. So his time has come to head back to TEXAS.. I sure am going to miss that kid. He was such a great help to me in the kitchen. He loves to cook and he has done a great job doing it as well. I am thankful for him some nights we would of ate sandwiches or roman noodles if he hadn't cooked for us. Anyhow, things are going ok. We just moved out of the office to start our Iraq training. It was a huge reality check. Jeff and I both know that God puts things in front of us to strengthen our relationship with ourselves, each other, and mostly God. So I have been a sick since friday. I got up friday and went to work and at lunch time I was nausious like crazy so I chose not to eat, and later I ate crackers and some rasberries Yummy right.. not so much it made it worse so I laid down when I got home and so up comes the rasberries and crackers. I ate some chicken noodle cause i was starving once more and no more than me sitting it on the counter that was up to. I have started to feel better and hold things down as of yesterday. Praise God!!! I still get nausious at set times of the day. Mostly around 830ish and it comes out of no where and then when I work out in the afternoon it just creeps on me. I go to the OB tomorrow for a check up and to look at options for Jeff and I. Jeff has been doing well. We are doing ok as well. But thats it for now.
I miss you guys and gals..
I love him

Kattie

The latest and greatest!!

Things are rockin and rollin. We are working like crazy. Kenneth is here so things have been crazy but a blessing. Its nice having a 15 yr old around that helps out and likes to serve and learn new things. I'm sure he's not like this at home but it is a true blessing while hes here.So I'm in school part-time and work full time there isn't much time for play but I know what the reward is when its all said and done. I miss you guys like crazy. It's really weird not having really any girl friends or any friends really at all. So have a great week..

I love him

Kattie

Life as We have It..

So Life is good. Jeff is finally settled in and working. PRAISE GOD! KENNETH HAS JOINED US FOR THE SUMMER HE HAS BEEN HERE 3 WEEKS AND HAS 3 WEEKS LEFT SO HAVING A 15 YEAR OLD ISN'T AS EASY AS I THOUGHT. HE IS SO DOG ON PICKY HE ONLY EATS MEAT REALLY AND MASH POTATOES NO VEGETABLES NO RICE NO NOODLES NO THIS NO THAT.. LOL NEWAYS I AM SO THANKFUL FOR HIM THOUGH BC I CATCH MY SELF GETTING SHORT TEMPTED WITH JEFF AND I JUST REMEMBER THAT I WANT HIM TO KNOW WHAT A GOOD WIFE IS SUPPOSE TO DO EVEN KNOW I PULL JEFF TO THE SIDE AND TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT.. SO I'M STILL ON DEPLOYMENT ORDERS TO LEAVE IN JANUARY TO THE BASE OF FOB FALCON. I HEARD ITS REALLY RAN DOWN.. BUT WE ARE TRYING TO GET PREGNANT. ITS OFFICIAL.. SO PLEASE PRAY FOR US. I GO TO THE DOCTOR ON THE 6TH OF AUGUST TO DISCUSS ABOUT THE PCOS AND THE PRECAUTIONS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. SO WE ARE OFF AND RUNNING.. THANK YOU GOD IN ADVANCE FOR WHAT IS ABOUT TO COME WHETHER IT BE GOOD OR BAD AND LORD I KNOW THAT YOU PUT US THROUGH TRIALS AND ERRORS TO LET US LEARN AND YOU WOULDN'T DO IT UNLESS YOU KNEW THAT WE COULDNT OVERCOME IT. THANK YOU. SO JEFF HAS THIS AWESOME JOB HE GETS OFF AT 12 EVERYDAY .. IT IS A BLESSING BUT IM SO JEALOUS BECAUSE I WORK SO HARD AND I WORK UNTIL 5 AND MY JOB IS SO MUCH EASIER THAN HIS.. WELL THATS JUST HOW THINGS ARE I SUPPOSE. WE ARE DOING WELL. SO THATS THE UPDATE FOR NOW. I LOVE YALL AND MISS ALL OF YOU .. AND I KNOW IM A HUGE SLACKER WHEN IT COMES TO BLOGGING IM IN 2 DIFFERENT CLASSES AND ALWAYS ON THE GO..

I LOVE HIM
KATTIE

ughhh..

So I had NCO of the Month board this morning I of course didn't win but did a great job at trying to win. Jeff and I are finally getting settled in. It is such a blessing for him to be here. I know that it has been hard. Like Sara said in her blog were does time actually go. 8 Months ago I was getting on a plane to come here and now look jeff and are finally together for a lil while. I am so thankful for everything god has given us and what he is to bring. I want to thank those of you that have prayed for us and I love all of you guys and gals. So Kenneth(Jeff's brother) has joined us as of Sunday for a whole month.. A 15 yr old in Hawaii who would of thought. So I think so far he is having an ok time I hope anyways. Well when he first got here he had a mohawk. a huge mohawk like it was at least 5 to 6 inches tall and it looked crazy I said that is going tomorrow and he was actually fine with it.. I tried to just trim it and make it one length for his sake. So it was coceyed and he didnt like so now he is bald.. gahhh I know how to shave a head though. lol neways I have to run.. To be continued.

I love him
Kattie

Reunited Finally!!

We are finally together.. I'm so happy and excited. I knew it was going to be crazy because of just im use to a routine and doing what i want and i still can but its a little different. So he's on leave relaxing and I'm working hard as usual. He will be going to Fort Shafter which is awesome and means he wont be deploying unless he volunteers. So I'm still due to deploy in Jan. :( However I have my head straight. I do have a job interview today to be the head dog in shafters driver.. I do ask that you pray for my besty sara and the lil girl that they put weight on. Sara I love you and God is great..

I love him

Kattie

Reunited Finally!!

An HOUR to go.. Well 40 MIN

Wow I'm a slacker!!!

OK WELL I KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN A HUGE BACK SLIDER WHEN IT COMES TO UPDATING MY BLOG. I APOLOGIZE TO THOSE THAT CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR US AND I HAVEN'T GIVEN ANY UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE AT IN LIFE. SO ALOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE LAST POST. I HAVE REPLACED MY PHONE.. FINALLY... SO JEFF WILL BE GOING TO FORT SHAFTER CURRENTLY WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE HE WONT DEPLOY HE IS GOING TO A GARRISON MISSION. HOWEVER I STILL AM ON THE ROSTER TO DEPLOY IN JANUARY..JEFF WILL BE HERE THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK IM SO STOKED. THIS LONG JOURNEY OF BEING SEPARATED IS OVER TEMPORARY. SO I WONT BE ABLE TO TAKE ANY LEAVE AFTER AUG BECAUSE OF TRAINING. I WILL BE GOING TO FORT MCCOY WS IN SEP AND THEN TO PTA ONCE AGAIN FOR TRAINING. SO EVEN KNOW JEFF IS HERE I WILL BE GETTING READY TO DEPLOY SO WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SEE EACH OTHER MUCH.SO BLOCK LEAVE IS FROM 13 NOV TO 12 DEC SO I MIGHT BE HOME FOR ONE HOLIDAY HOWEVER SINCE JEFF WILL NOT BE DEPLOYING MORE THAN LIKELY I WONT BE COMING HOME BECAUSE WE NEED TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE. WE ARE TRYN TO GET PREGNANT I HAVE BEEN OFF THE PILL SINCE MARCH. HOWEVER MOST OF YOU KNOW I HAVE PCOS SO IT IS COMPLETELY IN GOD'S HANDS IF HE WANTS US TO BE PARENTS THEN WE WILL BE PARENTS. IM EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE AND WHAT IT IS TO BRING. I DO HAVE SOME NEW CRAZY SOLDIERS. WITH BEING A SQUAD LEADER I HAVE ALOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH IS CRAZY BUT THEY HAVE POTENTIAL TO DEPLOY BUT THERE IS ALOT OF INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE TO INCLUDE ME WHEN IT COMES TO GOING DOWN RANGE. I DO KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING OT A PLACE WHERE WE WILL BE GOING OUT ON PAY MISSIONS AND IT COULD BE DRIVING OR FLYN SO .. FOR NOW I JUST ASK THAT YOU KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS AND I KNOW THAT GOD WILL PREVAIL WITH WHAT HE WANTS DONE.

GOD BLESS

I LOVE HIM
KATTIE

Things are much better.

Well we still dont know what happened to my phone. There will be alot going on. It looks like Jeff and I are going to have 3 mo together before we are separated from each other for at least 15 -20 mo again.. I'm so worried..but i've let it go its in Gods hands and he will prevail!!! So we have some friends from Oklahoma coming to Hawaii in July I'm so excited that we will have some people we know here.. So Jeff will be here in a bout two weeks I can't wait anyways just wanted to leave a quick update.. I love you guys..

I Love Him
Kattie

mmm. such a bad bad week.

Well on Tuesday my phone was taken off of my desk at work. So I have no way to communicate and its absolutely killing me. Jeff isn't to happy with the whole situation he has made me feel like the worse person on the face of the earth. So those of you that I love dearly I won't be able to contact you for about a week waiting on our insurance to kick in so I can get a phone and then I will have to email you all to get your phone numbers. Work has been so crazy I barely have time to eat..Not only that but we lost our first softball game.. woohoo. However, God is great and I will make it through this very rough week.

I love him

Kattie

He Swept me off my feet.

Well well I don't know where to begin. Yesterday we went to the mall shopping for a bra because they don't have VS in Hawaii. So I wanted to drop off my ring and get it cleaned. Come to find out I had chipped the middle diamond and not only that there were 3 diamonds loose so they wouldn't clean it. They had to ship it off to get it fixed. Well I leave today to go back to Hawaii!! So we didn't get it done. While on our mission to shop for bra's Jeff says lets look at rings and I'm really hesitant bc I know its going to turn into a all day adventure and it's not going to buy one anyhow. So we walk into Zales and finad a beautiful ring but its just not singing so I say lets stop by Gordons. Oh well we find this beautiful ring absolutely beautiful custom cut and all. Then we go to ChicFilA to talk about it and we want to check K jewelers. So we I walk in look and just don't see anything so this guy is tryin desperately to sell us a diamond and I'm ready to walk out.. 30 Minutes later we finally get out of there the Mall is now closed and the guy with the ring that we loved it was his last night there so we were like great so we walk by Gordon's and they are still there. So Jeff ask to look at it again and he said we'll take it.. I about fell over he has never ever bought anything that quick. Ever let me tell you ever ever.. So we size it, get everything together and by 1055 I walk out of Gordon's with a beautiful ring on my finger. I'm attaching the reactions to seeing the ring. Here's a new pic of prince and his bf Ruka...

SO BLESSED

Kattie

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY IT IS

OH I JUST CAN'T SAY HOW THANKFUL I AM TO BE IN GEORGIA. SO FAR THE VISIT IS WONDERFUL. I DONT GET TO SEE HIM MUCH BUT JUST KNOWING THAT I WILL SEE HIM IS SO BITTER SWEET. I CAN'T EXPLAIN THE FEELING BUT MMMM. JEFF IS DOING GREAT. WE FOUND OUT THAT HIS LAST DAY OF CLASS IS THE 3RD OF JUNE SO HE WILL BE THERE QUICKER THAN WE BOTH THOUGHT. WE WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH GETTING HIS ORDERS AMENDED HOWEVER WE JUST GOT THAT DONE THIS MORNING. WHAT A BLESSING!! I JUST CAN'T SAY HOW WONDERFUL GOD IS. WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE A LIL ONE... SHHHH.. ITS A SECRET.. OH YEAH THE FOOD IS GREAT HERE. IT DIDNT AGREE WITH MY BELLY AT FIRST BUT MMM I LOVE IT CHICK FIL A, OLIVE GARDEN, DAIRY QUEEN.. MMMM MMMM MMMM.. WHAT YOU MISS WHEN YOU DONT HAVE IT.. I LOOK FOR TO SOME GOOD FOOD. DONT GET ME WRONG THERE IS GOOD FOOD IN HAWAII BUT NOT FOOD THAT YOU GREW UP LOVING.. SO THATS THE DL FOR NOW.. I LOVE YOU GUYS..

I LOVE HIM

KATTIE

PTA is over!!

OK WELL WE TRAINED FOR LIKE 2 DAYS AND THEN I WAS ON GUARD DUTY FOR 2 DAYS WOOHOO. WELL I'M OFF TO SEE JEFF TOMORROW I CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THAT PLANE. SO ALL IS WELL. JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE.

Low Down SHHHHH!!!

Well here we go again. I'm off to the big island tonight at 0130 for 6 days of training.. I hate being in the field playing soldier. So those of you that don't know field is like going camping. I love going camping but cant stand to go to the field. Anyhow thats a week long then I come back Friday.. Unpack and repack to go see JEFFREY on sunday. I am so excited my little heart is racing and wants to jump outta my chest. So I come back on the 4th of May and I go to the field for a week. WOOHOO.. I'm so not looking forward to that. In the mean time Prince will be staying with a lady I use to work with. So please pray for comfort for Prince I know he is going to miss me. I love that dog.. Oh I'm attaching a picture of his new best friend from next door. Her name is Ruka.. Neways.. Here is the newest and not the greatest news. Jeff will be here in June sometime. We still don't have a set date. I will be leaving in Aug for 3-4 weeks for training at Fort McCoy in WS woohoo.. So we will get roughly a month together before we will be separated again. Then I'm not sure what unit he is going to, however alot of people are leaving in November so hopefully not him.. The News I am on orders currently to deploy in Jan of 2009 to Baghdad Iraq. This is the worse place for a finance soldier to go... I will get block leave in Dec.. So please pray Jeff and I get to spend as much time together as possible. My deployment is a year. We could be separated for a very long time depending on when everything goes down. I know that its God's will. Please pray that our marriage is so strong when we leave that their isn't any concerns. This is going to be really hard we were going to start trying to have babies. Maybe its not Gods time for us. I'm crushed that their is a possibility of being pregnant and alone while he is gone and no one i mean no one here to help me. So those are my thoughts and concerns.
God will Prevail..

I love him..

Kattie

Weekly update!!

Jeff has passed another test. He has been doing so great.. I have a week and half before I go to the big island for training.. I'm a little nervous.. I have hurt my knee.. My ankles are bad and my knee has been hurting and I've been putting it off but know its so bad that it hurts to walk and it even swells up which i know isnt good. So I hope to be able to go to the doctor this week. I start school on monday I hope that I can do well I'm a lil nervous I've been out of school 7 years but I think I'll be ok.. So its official I'm off birth control.. WOOO HOOO.. I went to a military ball and it was so fun. It would of been better if Jeff where with me. So one more week down before we are reunited.. I miss all of you and have a great week. God Bless!!


PS here are a few pics from the ball and Prince!!

I LOVE HIM
KATTIE

SO SO SO....

SO I HAVE BEEN SO MEAN TO JEFF LATELY IM NOT CURRENTLY SURE WHY. I THINK IM JUST INSECURE.. I HEAR ALL THESE THINGS AND HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT MY HUSBAND IS THE ONE THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN EVERY OTHER PERSON IN THE ARMY. I HAVE BEEN SO STRESSED WITH WORK ALOT TO DO AND NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT . PLUS ALOT OF DETAILS PRIOR TO ME LEAVING FOR THE BIG ISLAND. PRAISE GOD I DONT HAVE TO PUT PRINCE IN THE KENNEL HE WILL BE STAYING WITH SOMEONE I WORK WITH AND I WILL PAY HER BUT SHE WOULD NEVER ASK ME TO.. SO I KNOW THAT HE WILL SEMI GET THE ATTENTION THAT HE NEEDS. ANYWAYS I AM DOING GOOD JUST GETTING LONELY. I DONT HAVE ANY FRIENDS HERE AND IF YOUR A GIRL YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE THERE. SO NEWAYS I WILL STOP RAMBLING .. I LOVE YALL.

I LOVE HIM
KATTIE

Quick Update

OK OK WELL IM A HUGE BLOGGER SLACKER. I DONT CURRENTLY KNOW Y I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING IT. I GUESS IVE WORKED ALOT.. OH WELL IM NOT GOING TO MAKE EXCUSES THERE ISN'T AN EXCUSE FOR ME NOT TO KEEP MY FRIENDS UP TO DATE WITH LIFE. SO HERE GOES. WELL JEFF AND ARE DOING OK. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING UPS AND DOWNS RECENTLY. I GUESS ITS THE SEPARATION THAT IS STARTING TO GET TO BOTH OF US. HOWEVER, WE ACTUALLY ARE TALKING THROUGH OUR ISSUES AND IT HELPS ALOT. THOSE OF YOU THAT REALLY KNOW JEFF AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE STRUGGLED BECAUSE OF COMMUNICATION WHICH SUCKS HOWEVER WE ARE GROWING CLOSER TO EACH OTHER EVERY DAY AND IM SO APPRECIATIVE AND THANKFUL. I COULDNT ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE. I COULD BUT IM THANKFUL FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING. JEFF IS DOING GREAT IN CLASS HES HARD ON HIMSELF IF HE DOESNT MAKE A 100. BUT HE ALWAYS MAKES A 90. WE ARE LOOKING REALLY AT GETTING OUT OF THE ARMY AND MOVING BACK TO TEXAS WE HAVE 3 YEARS LEFT. THIS ALSO HAS ALOT TO DO WITH WHO MAKES PRESIDENT AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. BUT JEFF HAS BEEN MENTIONING THE "BABY" WORD AND ALL OF YOU KNOW IM STOKED ABOUT THAT.. SO I HAVE STOPPED TAKING BIRTH CONTROL IF WE GET PREGNANT WE GET PREGNANT. I AM GOING TO SEE HIM IN APRIL THE 27-4 OF MAY. IM SO EXCITED I CANT WAIT TO SEE HIM FOR A WEEK STRAIGHT. I TELL YOU THIS IT IS SO HARD VERY HARD TO BE AWAY FROM THE PERSON THAT YOU LOVE MOST IN LIFE.SO HERES THE NEWS IF JEFF COMES TO 3RD BRIGADE WE WILL BE LEAVING IN NOV FOR IRAQ IF HE COMES TO FINANCE LOOKS LIKE WE ARE LEAVING IN JAN TO JUNE TIME FRAME.. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET PREGNANT BUT AT THE SAME TIME I DONT WANT TO BE ALONE BY MYSELF IN HAWAII PREGNANT WITH NO ONE BESIDES PRINCE. SO THE MONTH OF APRIL I ASK FOR YOUR PRAYERS I WILL BE TRAVELING TO THE BIG ISLAND FOR TRAINING. IT IS FOR 10 DAYS I COME BACK THEN IM OFF TO GEORGIA THEN I GET BACK AND IM OFF TO THE FIELD I FEEL BAD FOR PRINCE BECAUSE HE WILL IN BOARDING I SO HOPE THAT HE DOESNT THINK HES LEFT THERE FOR GOOD. I FEEL TERRIBLE AND LIKE IM A BAD MOM FOR HAVING OT PUT HIM IN THE KENNEL HOWEVER HE GETS TO HAVE PLAYDATES AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. SO WE ARE PRAYING THAT HE WILL GET ALONG WITH BRUISER MY AUNT AND UNCLES DOG. SO IF WE DO HAVE TO LEAVE FOR IRAQ HE HAS A HOME FOR A YEAR THEN HE WILL COME BACK TO US. SO WE HAVE DECIDED THAT THE SEPARATIONS FOR PRINCE WOULD BE SIMILAR TO IF WE HAD CHILDREN I CAN'T DO THAT.SO LIFE IS GOOD I START SCHOOL ON THE 7TH THE ONLY BAD THING IS THAT I CANT GET ON THE BLACKBOARD TO DO MY HOME WORK.. SO IM HAPPY JUST WAITING ON TO BE FINISHED. SO GOD BLESS EVERYONE WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU..

I LOVE HIM

KATTIE

A Small Update...

So I went to a friend from highschools lil boys birthday party. It has been so long since we have seen each other. It was so great to catch up with each other.. So Ive been getting sunburnt alot lately. Work is crazy as always. Road marches, paperwork, and all the drama. Other than that its fine. Jeff and I are doing well. It's getting harder everyday being away from each other..The communication is slim we were 5 hours apart but now 6 because of the time change. Seeing how Hawaii doesnt change the time. So please continue to pray for our patience with each other. We have grown alot but we have so much more growing to do. OOOO and Jeff is bringing up the baby word more than me lately. But baby drae and mommy are doing well. Life is crazy. I finally signed up for school looks like I will be finished with my assoc by next May if I stay on track. Anyways. Just wanted to update everyone.. OOOO looks like Jeff will be here in Junish.. I so hope so this is driving me crazy. Sara your so great and I love how patient you were when mike was away. I'm praying for you guys. Love ya bunches.. and I miss church like crazy I can't find anything to compare or even close to those that were in our sunday school classes or small group.. We miss all of you so much.

I love Him
Kattie

PS
We had a death this last week.. Her name is Mary Louis she is a precious. She was from plainview she lost the battle of cancer. She was a wonderful lady. I ask that you all pray for her family. She had 7 or 8 kids and 20 some odd grandchildren. She will be greatly missed but we all know she isn't suffering anymore and shes in the wonderful place!!

TDY

Temporary Duty Station

SO SO SLEEPY..

WELL I HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED IT SEEMS AS IF THE DAY GOES ON FOREVER ALONG WITH THE WEEKS. IM SO EXCITED JEFF WILL BE HERE SOON GETTING CLOSER BY THE DAY. JEFF IS DOING GREAT IN HIS SCHOOL!! IM SO PROUD OF HIM. IVE LEARNING FINALLY LEARNING THAT YOU TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED WHEN SOMEONE IS THERE AND THEN WHEN THEIR GONE YOU MISS THEM MORE THAN EVER. WE ARE DOING SOME GOOD. I COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE. SO PRINCE IS ADORABLE AS ALWAYS HE KEEPS ME COMPANY CAUSE IT CAN GET REALLY LONELY HERE.I JUST DONT SEE HOW PEOPLE CAN BE SEPARATED FROM THEIR SPOUSES AND THINGS BE PERFECT IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. YES YOU MAY BE STRONG BUT HOW DO MAINTAIN THAT WHEN YOU CANT GIVE THAT PERSON THEIR LOVE LANGUAGE.. FOOD FOR THOUGHT.. I HAVE REALIZED THAT THE ARMY HAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIVORCE RATES.. WELL WE ARE GOING TO BREAK THAT BUT I JUST DONT SEE HOW SOLDIERS DONT MIND BEING AWAY FROM THEIR SPOUSES. ONE THING I HATE. IS PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY WHAT HAPPENS TDY STAYS TDY OR WHEREVER THEY ARE.. HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT AND BE HONEST WITH THE PERSON THAT LOVES YOU THE MOST... SO IF YOU READ THIS LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.. WELL SRY I HAVE HEARD THAT ALOT LATELY FROM SOLDIERS NCOS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE ARMY.. AND I ALWAYS ASK Y.. NO ONE CAN GIVE ME THE PROPER ANSWER... SO I GOT TO GO...

I LOVE HIM...

KATTIE

Recipe of the WEEK

GOULASH MMMMM.
1lb HB MEAT
1 16OZ CAN CORN
1 16OZ CAN TOMATO SAUCE
1 16OZ CAN DICED TOMATOES
1 16OZ CAN RANCH STYLE BEANS
1/2 LB OF CURLY NOODLES (UR CHOICE)


BROWN HB MEAT SEASON IT WITH SEASON SALT AND GARLIC SALT, WHILE YOUR COOKING MEAT START NOODLES.. THEN DRAIN HB MEAT ADD ALL OF THE CANS TO MEAT THEN ADD NOODLES. THATS HOW YOU DO SOME GOOD GOULASH.

Just Us!!!

I would like to thank all of you for your prayers. I wanted to give a quick update on Jeff and I. Jeff has started his class and looks like he will be here in June. Woohoo. I'm stoked. Anyhow, we are doing well. I am covered in work right now. I work long hours and it seems to be never ending. I am not going to Singapore. Praise God!!! Well the news is that we are stop lossed and there is a Battalion and Brigade leaving for Iraq in Nov (thats alot of people just to let you know). Well its our Battalion that is leaving but I'm not tasked out to go yet and we don't know where Jeff will be so he could be in one of the two. My Company will be leaving in April to June time frame next year. HHD detachment is going to Balad, Iraq and Alpha is going to Kuwait, and they are looking for people that haven't been to send first so guess who is the first pick noncommissioned officer... that would be me. So our prayer is that we go at the same time. This separation was suppose to be for 4 months and has turned into 9 months. God is great and has a plan. So anyways just wanted to give ya'll an update.

I love him

Kattie

Update

So Jeff and I are doing well. I have been so busy at work and Jeff has been with school. I ask that you all continue to pray for us because the more he has to study the less we are able to talk. However we are doing well. I found out that I have to go to PTA its training that u go through in preparation for Iraq. I haven't been told anything other than myself going to this training. Anyhow Jeff has passed his first test. He has his second one today so I don't know how he has done but I know that he will do great. So baby Drae and Erin are in Amarillo for about a week to see if this is what she wants to do. So please continue praying for my sister. Hawaii is good just alot going on. I love you guys.
Till next time.
I LOVE HIM
kattie

Hello All-
Well here's a picture of Jeff and I when he was here. We had a blast. He is feeling better and starts school tomorrow. We are so blessed and we don't deserve it. God is great. Jeff and I have come along way since I left. We both are maturing and not arguing like all the time.. I thank all u that are there for me its nice to have family and friends that reach out to us. I just hope and pray I'm there the way some of u are there for me. I would ask a prayer request my nephew drae has been sick all week and its putting alot of strain and taking alot of energy from erin. Well I love ya'll take care.


I LOVE HIM-
KATTIE

PS SINCE NEITHER OF OUR TEAMS MADE IT GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GIANTS!!!

Class Date

Jeff got a class date this morning. He will be starting class on Monday which means that he will be going to the field this thurs, fri, sat and come back on sun. So I ask that u pray for him for his safety and for him to be able to have enough time to manage everything. This school isn't suppose to be easy but I and all of you know that he will do great. So here comes the time when we won't get to talk really at all except maybe on the weekend. This is going to be truly the hardest thing for me because I love to hear his voice in the morning. Please pray for patience for both of us the time zones get to us and it is very hard to keep the communication up when we only get to talk 5 min at a time. Well Hawaii is still warm, cold to me but its still warmer than Texas. I think I'm over the home sick. It's not so bad anymore. Anyways I miss all of you and oh by the way baby drae and mom are doing great. Please continue to pray for her as she goes through having to deal with being a single mom.

Thats all for now.

God Bless.

I Love Him
Kattie

Baby Drae

Erin is in alot of pain and baby drae is doing fine here are a few pictures of our new firecracker.Oh his name Drae Tyler Geiser Allen
I love him
Kattie

LONG WEEK

Praise God this week is over. It has been so long. My family has safely returned to the main land ie TEXAS. Well God has safely brought Mike home from Iraq. I know Sara was so excited. Pray for this transition for Micah getting use to dad being around. So I'm not goin to singapore. Erin and baby Drae are doing well.. Well Jeff still hasn't started school who knows when.
I love him

Kattie

I'm an AUNT....

Erin has had Baby Drae Tyler. He was born on 1.10.08 @ 10:27PM Weighed 8lbs 7oz. She had a csection she was in labor for a total of 18 hours.. She's super tired. Drae has a bruise on his head from erin pushing so much he hadnt turned enough to come out.. It is a true blessing everything came out ok. Praise GOD. Well Jeff has left and things are going 110 miles an hour again. My aunt and uncle came in on sunday. I think they are having a good time. They leave on Wednesday I think things are going to be slowing down. Currently I am not going to Singapore but who knows things change on a daily basis. We had organization day and it was fun.. Kicked butt in volleyball go finance. O yeah make sure u use sunscreen. I'm burnt I used it twice today I'm burnt.. Well thats all for now. O yea please pray for Mikes safe return hes coming home this weekend. Sara I love you and I know u are super excited for you. Wish I could be there with ya'll.

I Love Him.

Kattie

Sister

She is starting to have contractions please pray for the next few days. She is scared and worried about the unknown.

ILOVEHIM
Kattie

He made it..

Jeff made it to Georgia. My family will be joining me on monday for 16 days. Today I found out that 1 February I will be going TDY(Temporary duty) to Singapore. I have no clue about anything. I know I will be doing Budgeting which something cool to know and may enhance my chance to getting promoted to the next rank. I don't anything about this place where it is what it looks like what the people are like however this is awesome. This morning I had some old friends call and say they wanted to come stay with me in Hawaii. May I remind you that these are friends I haven't talked to since Highschool. Anyhow they said they would like to come out from 1 Feb- 18 Feb and I didnt mind but I havent seen these people or talked to them in years. Honestly I probably shouldnt be hanging out with them so anyhow I told them I would get back to them and this morning after PT (physical trng) I was praying and I asked GOD for a way out, and then this morning I got called into my bosses office and asked when Jeff was going to be in Hawaii. I told him June, July Maybe August and he said great you will be going to Singapore from 1 February -20 April and I said my only concern is my dog. From there He said make sure u get him a place to go to day. I was sad to hear that I would be leavin my dog again for another 3 mo but at the same time it was an answered prayer.. Those of you that want to come to Hawaii I promise not to pray this but it was something that I needed to pray about they arent christians and jeff isn't here so that made it really hard for me to even consider it, but I just hate saying no. If any of you know what im saying. Well for now that is all I will give you and update. It's not official until its in writing. Please pray for knowledge and patience I have a board I have to go to. ooooo yeah I got promoted to sergeant 1 Jan.. woohoo its taken long enough. Well hes back in Ga, and were back to our regular shifts..

God Bless

I LOVE HIM
-kattie

Here's a few pictures from Hawaii

The Holidays

Jeff and I were able to spend two weeks together. It was such a blessing to be able to actually be with him for the holidays. He left a few hours ago and I already miss him so much. Back to time zones huuhhhh. He actually missed his flight by like a minute. So they put him on a flight to LA then hes on his own so hopefully he will be able to sweet talk someone to GA... Actually we know God will take care of it.. It was a good two weeks. We celebrated Christmas and he was able to see the church that I attend I like it alot but we will search for a church together when he gets here. Then came New Years we actually didn't sleep it in for once. For all of u that don't know I fall asleep in 90% of the movies we watch during the day and night time and I'm always out by 1030. I can't ever make it further than that.. So he said Hawaii is what u imagine it to be. I say it's over rated but who knows. I suppose we will leave that up to those of you who decide to come visit. So he leaves and my family comes in on the 7th which is exciting. I have to work but work is so different than recruiting. My average day in the army now. I get up for Physical Training at 430 and leave by 450 I have PT from 630-730 then i have work call at 9-5 and I'm home by 530.. so its the same amt of hours but im working out and school and im able to be home to cook. oh I love to cook. I know I'm rambling but neways I have internet now.. WOOOHHOOO.
Well God Bless

I Love Him
Kattie