New Years Letter

Hey to all our Fam & Freinds,

We'll since Danny's return home I (Mindy) feel I have so many things in my life to be grateful for. It was very hard for me to leave my Family who I have always had around me and leave Utah, the place I call home but I knew the longer I stay in Utah the harder it would be for me to leave. Since bein here in Hawaii I have learned so many things, Like its not easy to stand on your own two feet but yet it can be done, 2 boys can drive you nuts but are a blessing, That 5$ for milk is better than no milk, Trials and tribulations come but misery is optional, Look not at what you've lost but at all that you still got, Be grateful for family but pray no one notices there weird, Love the sun but love sunscreen more, Enjoy the many birds but wish they would migrate south for a while, Rain isn't a bad thing but snow is more fun to play in, Cockroaches are friendly but geckos are friendlier, Technology is awesome but for blonde's hard to figure out, Bug spray is good but dead bugs is better, Remember there 3 hours ahead so we are 3 hours behind & most importantly life can be tough but you are capable of being tougher.
Lil' Danny had his 1st field trip yesterday and I was worried that he would get lost or not listen or something but he was fine. He got to see a play and said he enjoyed it. He is doing good in school. He is starting to read little 5 page books all by himself which I think is so good. Some people say that over here the school system isn't as advanced as in the states but I don't really know a difference since this is Lil' Danny's first year of school. We are just hoping that he is ready for 1st grade but if not then that's fine to. Every child is different and learns different.
Robert is a handful. He is our "Chunky Monkey" because he has those chubby cheeks like a monkey and a nice big belly to fit the profile. He constantly is wantin to eat eat eat. Where he puts all of it I would like to know. He is still clinging to big Danny like crazy. He just missed his dad lots. Robert is learnin to defend himself against Lil' Danny. They constantly are pickin on each other but with me (Mindy) growin up with 4 brothers I figured it would happen sooner or later.
Big Danny has adjusted to life being back home just fine and can't wait till he gets his 30 day block leave time to spend with his family. Lil' Danny has his spring break in the middle of big Danny's block leave so that is a good thing for the two of them. It will give them time to spend together without Lil' Danny havin school.
I (Mindy) am doing good. Adjustin to Big Danny bein home ok. More laundry to do and dishes to wash but the extra help I get makes it all worth it. I'm just takin life outnumbered by boys one day at a time and appreciating my good old "Family Life N Hawaii"
The Jakimowicz Fam-xoxo

Life is GOOD!!

Hello to all our Fam & Freinds,
Like this blog states "Life is GOOD". Things are slowly but quickly returning back to normal with having Big Danny home. We all are so excited to be able to call our house a home now that Big Danny has returned. Little Danny was so excited to have his Daddy meet him at the bus stop after school yesterday and also have him be there at the bus stop today after school. It is so nice to have help now with Little Danny's homework and givin the kids baths, ect. Somethings I am very glad that I (Mindy) get a break from. The army recommends that the first couple weeks you don't put to much family load on your solder & give them time & space to readjust to life but Big Danny has jumped in and picked up the slack on helpin me out with things no questions asked. And for that I am so grateful. It is weird for me (Mindy) to now have an adult conversation with someone other than on the phone with Fam & Freinds & not be talkin to a 5 & 18 month old. My favorite part of the day since Big Danny's been home is being able to just sit at the dinner table & talk about what Little Danny did in school or talk about Fam news back home or whatever. It is so good to have a home cooked family dinner together. Now its not like mom's full house of fam on sundays watchin afv & havin fam dinn dinn but it still is very nice. Big Danny says he is so grateful to be home & not havin to share a room with 3 other people like he did in Iraq. He says he missed his family, a real bed to sleep in, real pepsi soda, air conditioners & ceramic toilets. I guess when your in Iraq you appreciate all the little things we over here are used to havin & take for granted everyday. He says Little Danny looks the same just a little taller & Robert he recognizes a little. Robert was about 6 & a half month the last time Big Danny saw him and now he is 18 months and walkin & talkin. Kids grow up fast thats for sure. We all thought the day would never come when Big Danny would return home, but at last he is finally home and in one piece. (thanku lord).So all you fam & freinds who worry to much, We say "Stop" worrying because we are doin good and just enjoyin our wonderful yet crazy days with 2 boys here in "Family Life N Hawaii".
Keep on readin:)
The Jakimowicz Fam-xoxo

Hurray,Big Danny is Home!!!

To all our Fam & Freinds,
Just lettin you all know that Big Danny Arrived home from Iraq last night and is doing good. Boy was Little Danny so excited to see his dad. And Robby too. Robby just hugged & hugged his dad for a long while. There was about 400 solders there last night at the welcome home ceremony and when I heard them say that I was thinkin how am I gonna be able to find Big Danny in a sea of solders but when the time came to find your solder and all I told little Danny to look for the solders with glasses relizin that Big Danny wears glasses and that helped to narrow in the search & find him alot quicker.(I guess having to wear glasses does come in handy)Boy was reuniting with him sweet & long over due. Little Danny is so happy to have his daddy back and Robby is still adjusting to him being here but I think will do fine. I never knew how much stuff soldiers had & needed until Big Danny came home with all of his.(and men say us women have alot of junk, it goes both ways) So far readjustin to him being home hasn't been that hard. Life goes on, just adden a fourth member to the mix. (I am out numbered by boys , HELP!!)It will be good to have an extra set of hands to help out now with the boys. Big Danny is excited to be home home and not havin to live in the barracks until we would of arrived in Hawaii. It was hard for me to leave Utah where I spent my whole life growing up and leave my fam who I have never been so far away from but it was all worth it to see Little Danny get to run and hug his Daddy last night. Sure there have been good days and bad days since I've been here but being able to be at the welcome home ceremony last night made up for all the bad ones. We are just so Grateful & Thankful that Big Danny was able to return home to us ok and well.
Thanx for readin,
Now time to enjoy a wonderful sunny day of...
"Family Life N Hawaii"
Mindyjo-xoxo

Yippy, Good News

Hello all our Fam & Freinds,
We'll I got news that Big Danny will be arrivin in Hawaii tomorrow evening finally. We have waited long enough. Boy is Little Danny so excited for tommorrow. It can't come fast enough for any of us. He will get Saturday, Sunday and Monday off before havin to return to work. I am glad about when he is gettin here because I realized that Little Danny has no school on Sat. or sun. so he will have 2 full days to spend with his dad and not have to worry about school and homework and all. That will be so nice for both of them. Then he has to go to work for two weeks straight workin everyday except Sunday. Then he get his 30 day block leave, where he doesn't have to go to work for 30 days. That is gonna be so wonderful, only bad thing is Little Danny has school mon-fri but will get to spend time with his dad after school and on the weekends. Then Big Danny returns to his normal work schedule after his block leave time is over.
The kids are good. I took some really cute pics of them in the tub last night. Just need to figure out how to put them on the computer so the whole fam can see em. Robert made a hug water mess and got me wet last night. He loves to splash, splash, splash!!! And Danny loves to cry, cry, cry, because the water is splashin in his face. I remember bein at crystal springs with the fam for vacation and Robby loved to spash, splash, splash in the pool:) Oh I found last week a big not metal but plastic radio flyer wagon that has 2 seats built in with buckles and cup holders on both sides. You can fold the seats down and hide them too. Anyhow it was so covered on the inside with mud but I put a little elbow grease and some soap and water too it and it looks almost bran new. A 100 dollars wagon I got for free cause some one was just throwin it out. Oh and on this week Tuesday some one was throwin out a really nice blue and orange slide like the one that mom and dad have in there back yard. Nothin wrong with it. I got it for free.. Here people are movin all the time and they junk out lots of good stuff. I have found so many nice things(dressers,desks, shelves) and more. All in good condition. People here must be rich to be able to throw away nice stuff like what I have found. But like I say "one mans junk becomes my found *free* treasures". If I can find things for free and save me some green$ then "Family Life N Hawaii" is not bad.
mindyjo-xoxo

Some new news

Hey to all our fam & freinds,
I received a phone call from Big Danny early this mornin and he said that he isn't sure exactly when he will be arrivin in Hawaii. It all depends he says on how long they are in Quate for and how long they are stuck in Germany and all. He said hopefully either Friday or Saturday but there are no guarantees on that. So now we are stuck in this watin game, watin to find out the infamous "when" will he arrive. Little Danny is a little sad but at the same time still very happy that his daddy is finally comin home. To have a date set would be like extra frostin on a cake (you don't need the extra calories but it is still good to have) When I have somethin set officially I will let you all know. The boys are doin well. Little Danny has become a fan of American Idol with me (don't know how Big Danny will like that news) & also Hell's Kitchen.We watched American idol last night and Little Danny said "Simons gonna say boo get off the stage". It is so nice that even though I don't have a girl me and Little Danny have somethin in common that we like. Danny got in trouble yesterday because he said a kid on the bus was buggin him so instead of tellin this person to stop he decided to spit in his face. Boy was I angry and had smoke comin from my ears. Danny got punished and he was mad about it but it is totally unnaceptable for him to do that to someone. He said "I promise, I won't do it again" thinkin that he won't be in trouble but he still was in trouble. To who ever he spit on I give my sincerest apology's too. The bus driver made Danny sit in the very front row of the bus this morning I guess so he can watch him & all. I am so glad that Big Danny is comin home so he now can deal with moments and situations like these. Less stress for me to deal with. Robby is good, Still hangin in the terrible two's & he's not even two yet. Boy are we in for an adventure with him. Danny is 5 going on 8 you'd think & Robby is 18 months goin on 4 feels like. But I guess I should enjoy them at these ages before they grow up and I end up missing them when they are little. Life is a journey & I'm just takin it one day at a time, the good along with the bad & livin my daily "Family Life N Hawaii".
Mindyjo-xoxo

Another Blog, aren't you all excited.

Hey to all my fam & freinds,
We'll a wonderful day in Hawaii today. No rain, the sun is out and there is a nice cool breeze. For those of you that are surrounded by snow & freezin temps just picture you are here and hopefully you won't feel so cold:) Danny and Robert are good. They, especially Little Danny enjoyed talkin to alot of fam yesterday on the phone. It is good that we have alot of technology today(phone,Internet ect.) to keep in touch with fam & freinds that live far away from us. It help us not miss those we love as much and reassures us that they are doing fine. Big Danny will be home in three days from Iraq, on this week Thursday and boy is everyone here excited. I can't believe that the time is here for him to return already. We all miss him so much and I miss havin an extra set of hands to help out when I feel like pullin out all my hair. With 2 boys days like that come all to often. Like this morning Robert was playin or as Danny would tell the story messin with his toys & he got so mad & decided to hit Robert on the arm. Robert started to cry and then slugged Danny in the back in return (to Robby I say good for you not letting your older brother pick on you like that) We'll Danny came crying (yes Robert hit him hard enough to make tears)to me for some sympathy but I was fresh out after what I saw Danny do first. He told me "Robby hit me so you need to put him into timeout" I then explained to Danny that he hit Robert first & so if Robert needed to go into time out then so does he. Danny began to whine & said "no I didn't hit Robby I promise" I said ok lets ask him if you did. " Robby did Danny hit you?" meanwhile Danny is whispering in his ear "say no baby say no" (if that isn't a sign of a guilty person.) And Robby said "yeah". Danny got mad, hit Robby on the arm again & said "that's cuse you didn't listen to me & I'm now in trouble". You bet he was in trouble. Danny enjoyed some face time with a corner of the wall. Robby's tears eventually stopped & I thought for sure Robby would of hit him back. But Robby, turns out was waiting for sweet revenge. While Danny was doing time out Robby went and hit him in the butt and just laughed:). Robert is one smart kid to realize that Danny is helpless while being in time out. I couldn't help myself from laughing. Aren't all us moms so blessed to have moments like theses. If you ever need to laugh just keep on readin Good old "Family Life N Hawaii"
mindyjo-xoxo

Woohoo!! 4 blogs in a row:)

Hey Fam & Freinds,
Today wasn't a bad day. No school for Danny. Yippy for him, boohoo for me. He was happy bout that. He had a Valentines party yesterday at school & received a lot of valentines and candy. Danny said "I need to save some chocolates cause Grandma luvs chocolates". He had 2 brown lunch bags full of stuff and lots of stuff in his pants pockets. He had even 2 very smushed cupcakes in a ziploc bag in one of his pockets. How he managed to get them in his pocket along with everything else he had I still wonder? Robby enjoyed eatin but mostly wearin the valentines cookies Danny got. Danny was so nice to share with his brother. I asked Danny if his class liked his valentines & cookies and he said "yes and I told the class you can eat these cookies because my mommy, she didn't burn them":) I was embarrassed that he said that & just laughed & laughed!! That is one of the many good things about little Danny, he can always find a way to make you laugh:}
Just like we went to walmart today with a neighbor. Danny decides to let a loud fart out in the checkout line & before I got a chance to say somethin to Danny he blurts out very loud (mind you) "eww mommy that's gross, you don't fart" while fanning his face. Boy was I ready to crawl into a whole and hibernate. Just another wonderful reason why kids are such a blessing:)
I hope you enjoyed the laughs at my expense,
now back to enjoyable "Family Life N Hawaii"
mindyjo-xoxo

My third blog. Hurray!!!

Hey fam & freinds. Today the rain has decided to come out:( It rains here like crazy but at least you don't have to shovel it. I miss seeing the white stuff but not being in it. Danny says he misses playin in the snow with Papa & James makin stuff.
Well I had my first experience doing an enema yesterday(no fun for you or your child)& I had to call & ask mom "how" you do one. Poor Robby was in so much pain from being literally plugged up. I was thinkin "I'm suppost to do what-no way". But sometimes in life you just have to do what you got to do and move on. You'll be glad to know that Robby is officially unplugged. Time to celebrate!! Danny had fun makin valentines & cookies for his class last night. He said "Mom make sure the cookies don't be burned ok". HURRAY for me cause they all turned out fine (we'll- besides the first batch) but I say that one don't count. *LoL*
Danny is excited to have a 4 day weekends (no school Friday or Monday) Yippee for me:( We'll time to change a poopy diaper, what a great way start the day-
Keep readin for another day of "Family Life N Hawaii"
mindyjo-x0x0

My second blog. YIPPY!!

Hey fam and freinds,
Lifes good here in Hawaii. NO RAIN. YEAH!! Just countin down the days (9) till Big Danny returns from Iraq. Boy are we all excited. Especially Little Danny. He misses his dad lots. Can't believe I have been over here this long and now Danny is returning home. Where did the time go. Feels like I just got here. Oh Yesterday Evening: Robby decided to climb on top of the coffe table and I told Danny to get him down please because I was in the middle of makin dinner. Danny decided instead of getting him down to hop onto the coffee table & try to pick Robby up and plopp him on the couch. Very bad idea cause needless to say Robby missed the couch & got a little fat lip from it & Danny got in trouble:( The response I got from Danny as to why he did it was "I wanted to see if Robby could fly". No blood was shead but a little boys lip will never be the same. Thanx for readin,
Now back to Exciting "Family Life N Hawaii"
mindyjo-xoxo

My First Blog. YIPPY!!!

Hey to all my fam who I miss like crazy. We'll I did it. I got myself a blog so you all can keep up with my exciting yet drive me nuts kinda life here in Hawaii. And hopefully this blog does help you all not miss us as much and reassures you that we are doing great. I'm gonna try, (now notice the word "try") to put a blog on here every day . But don't get your hopes up to high cause I'm a blonde:) LOL Thanx for taking time to read my blog.
Now back to reality,
good old "Family Life N Hawaii"
mindyjo