Fine

What a day it has been. My feet haven't stopped since they hit the ground this morning. Usually Shaun is home in the mornings to help me with the kids, but for the last week or so he has been on some special duty that he goes to work earlier than normal so I have been flying solo. No big deal since I did it before we moved here and I am sure once we get to Hawaii I will be doing it again. Most of my day was spent in an appointment or meeting a few ladies who were buying books from me. I did manage to squeeze some time in between my appointment and meeting the ladies to stop by our local Marshall's. I know it may not seem like much but next to Target it is the best shopping we have here in town. I swear I never leave that store empty handed. Today I wondered over to the girls section and found two cute JS Girls tops. I had no idea Jessica Simpson had a girls line. I loved to two tops I got K and she loved them when I showed her once she got home from school so double bonus.

 This afternoon I overheard Shaun and K going over her spelling words. This was the conversation I overheard:
Shaun: Fine. Your momma is fine.
K: Huh?
Me: Dear she has no idea that word also means that.
Shaun: Laughing hysterically.
It is Teen Mom Tuesday which is one of my favorite nights of TV. I also was a teen mom however I didn't have the luck of getting paid to be on TV. I am not going to lie I have been watching these girls since they were on 16 & pregnant and I am totally sad this is their last show tonight. The other seasons just don't compare. Fun little facts....Maci and I had our children at the same hospital in Chattanooga, TN and Amber and I are from the same small area in IN. Another reason I love Tuesday TV nights is 19 kids and counting. I know they are controversial, but I love them.  Tomorrow is hump day which means halfway to the weekend!!!


Peace & Love,
Mrs. C

But here's my blog, so read it, maybe?

Why yes I totally channeled CRJ for that blog title. In case you haven't heard in a few short weeks we will be headed for a three year staycation in paradise. The time change will be quite a bit for our family so I decided to start the ol blog back up to help keep everyone updated on us. If you aren't a family or friend please let me introduce myself. I am Ashley. I am a stay at home mom and wife. It just so happens the other members in my family all happen to be gingers (hence the title of my blog). I love to be crafty (my husband says I am obsessed with Pinterest), I have a crazy sweet tooth so I am always making some sort of dessert, and reality tv is my weakness. My husband likes to play soldier so every couple years we get to enjoy a new place to live. It just so happens that the next place we will call home will be Hawaii. We are very excited and nervous about this move. Neither of us have ever been which is the exciting part, but the unknown is what is causing our nerves to go haywire. I know we will make the best out of it and it honestly can't be any worse than some of the other places we have lived. I have a daughter who is 8 going on 17. Seriously no one warned me hormones kicked in at such a young age. I thought I had at least 3 more years left. Despite the crazy hormones she is the apple of my eye. I secretly love her fashion sense and wish she could  pick out my clothes. Did I mention she is the best big sister ever? She truly is. She cares so much about her younger brother it is amazing. She sticks up for him, explains his behaviors when others don't understand him, and no matter how many times he hurts her feelings if he needed her she wouldn't think twice. So you guessed it I also have a son. He is a whiz at math (puts his older sister to shame I tell ya), funny, and has the best imagination. He knows what he likes and wants and no one will tell him any different. Secretly I love that he still sucks his thumb and carry's around his blankie, but don't tell my husband I said that. My son definitely keeps us on our toes. My son has Autism, but Autism doesn't have him. We try our hardest to live out our lives as if he were a typical child. Now that doesn't mean you won't see me in Target ready to rip my hair out, because if anything triggers a meltdown for him it is shopping. Life can be hard sometimes, but what keeps us going are those break through moments. This blog will basically be a daily journal of the good,bad, and the ugly randomness that is my life. In the upcoming weeks I will be sharing what we are doing to prepare for our big move and then after that I will share paradise with everyone!

Peace & Love,
Mrs. C