Gary's Girl

Just me and my everyday experiences as a military wife and mom.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Home Improvement

Well, I haven't been posting much lately - mainly because Gary is still on leave, but also because we are trying to get a home remodeling project off the ground. We purchased 21 replacement windows for the house and hopefully they will all be installed by the end of April??? Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but they are being put in by a crew, so maybe. We talked to the HVAC guy yesterday and I think that we will have that replaced by Mid-April. We also talked to a carpenter yesterday about the interior work. We've talked to several contractors, but WOW the contractor's fees just scare me to death. So, we decided to see if we could just do the sub contracting ourselves. Fortunately, Gary is very handy. I knew growing up on a farm would pay off! lol At any rate, he is doing the repair work on the deck, the sunroom kit,the drywalling in the house for the new master suite and the flooring. I'm just anxious for things to really get rolling. The closing for the loan is Friday, we just have to get more things lined up so it will eventually get done. Luckily he redid my kitchen a couple of years ago - pre Afghanistan & Iraq - so we'll only be inconvenienced by being down to one bathroom during the remodel. I'll post pictures as things get rolling.

Hugs ya'll!
Cara

Wednesday, March 08, 2006


They do all kind of look alike in those utilities, but I managed to find him in the dark. Notice my HUGE smile - I swear my mouth can't really be THAT big! For the first time I could really tell how much weight I had lost by how much larger his hands felt on my back. Posted by Picasa

Dinner with my kids.....waiting for Gary to get home. he was 6 hours late!!! lol Posted by Picasa

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Help!!!

Okay guys, I really need help here. Although I've lost weight, I haven't lost that negative body image that has plauged me since junior high. Below are 4 outfit choices for me to wear to welcome Gary home. As critical as I am of myself, I'm suprised that I could even find 4 that I thought fit correctly! lol Remember, I haven't seen Gary in 7 months and I really want to wow him with the new me. I know I'm probably being very obsessive, but I'd really appreciate the help.

Hugs,
Cara

Another choice. Posted by Picasa

I like this one, but for some reason the pants were bunching up in the front. I think it was the way I was standing. Posted by Picasa

Outfit #2. I've gotta iron those pants. Posted by Picasa

Another view of this outfit. Posted by Picasa

Ignore the bad hair. I threw it up on top to show the earrings. Posted by Picasa

Friday, March 03, 2006

Out of the Loop

Okay, I know it seems that I've fallen of the planet for a while, but I'm back. I haven't gained any weight back or anything, I've just been really busy prepping for Gary to come home - TUESDAY!!! Of course I've had to try on a million different outfits to find just that perfect one, shopping for it literally took days and I've bought and narrowed it down to 3 choices. Maybe I'll post them and get votes on what to wear (it's going to be kind of chilly that day).

So, now I'm going to hop on over to all of my buddies' blogs and let everyone know I'm still alive. I'll post reunion pictures of me and Gary next week. Let's see if he looks happy to see the improved me!

Hugs,
Cara