MOVED

I think i am all moved in over at the new blog.  I still have a few things to add and so forth but that will take some time.  The new blog is  http://the-fletcher-files.blogspot.com/.   Please follow me their.  

A new year fast approaching

It is hard to believe that Christmas is fast approaching and a new year is rounding the corner.  And as most of you know I have had alot going on so much to where I can not share all of it on here due to the readers of my blog. Most of my loyal readers, Are are that I will be starting a blog to where I share a bit more than usual on .

I think i have the name completely figured out. I am thinking along the lines of The Fletcher Files - ( tag line - Join me in everyday life of Mommyhood and the Military)  but then again I am thinking something along the lines of  something else.  But yet that has yet to come to me.. I want something catchy. It is one of those thinking things.  The new name will be used to mark my photos with as well so I want something to reflect that as well.  It will be bigger and better:)

Yeah, I know some of you are probably thinking that I do not need to start another blog, but you know honestly. I guess that Crazy Life - Chaotic Wife has seen its better days. I mean I get so much grief and drama sometimes over the name and my post content. Yeah, I know most of you are thinking I should keep it and ignore everyone but its gotten crazy over the last few weeks and that is one reason why I have not posted much..  I don't know what is it with people and blasting what my post content is or what the name of the blog is and that is one thing that has gotten me down and made me thing about all of this..

After much debate and thinking for the past few days I am going to stick with the Fletcher Files,
The blog will have links to a photo project, book reviews and much more. All this will be starting at the first of the year so in between now and then i will be busy. ALL is being done on blogger, as much as I have thought about making it on wordpress I do not think i have the time or energy to do all wordpress before them.    The name book reviews and photo project will reflect  The Fletcher Files Blog name.
I thinking for the book reviews something along the lines of Fletcher Files Reviews ,   The photo-project since i am going to do a 365 it will be Fletcher Files 365.  I have an instagram all ready that i will be linking with it..   This is something i have wanted to do with a while now, just never could get them all to mix together as one.. But i think i finally have the name that will stick.

opinions. What does everyone think of the name or do you have any suggestions?
I am open, Nothing is concrete yet..

xoxo
Samantha

Nothing ever changes

Well a bit of an update from the last one. Homeschool is going well with Christianna. I just have to get her to remember her phone and ipod are off limits for a bit but she doesn't seem to realize the time. She thinks when she is done with school she can have them..  The other 2 are doing well in school and seem to be making the grades. Richard still have to bring his grades up but he is working on it.. 

School for me is going well.  I just have to make time for me to sit and do the work as well.. With Christianna being home all the time it is loud and she always needs the reminder to do the work. So I do not always have the time I need to do my school work.. I am guessing I really should get my self back into it..  

The past 2 weeks of November have been miserable.  Sunday November 3rd, I log into the joint Facebook Page I have with Rick and I hear the news that a soldier was lost. I was completely devastated as was Rick when we found who it was.  We lost yet another friend in Afghanistan. Every two years from September - November are the worst months.  We loose friends in either month and its pretty rough. Being a Military wife even just looking at the picture of the funeral and the video footage, you Cry right along with the family and spouse of the fallen soldier especially if it is one you know and your husband has deployed with many times.   To those readers in Kansas I am sure you have heard the news, seen the patriot guard riders as well as those who paid their respects to our fallen friend. It is very sad indeed. I still get all teary eyed and it breaks my heart.

Then on top of all that, A dear friend of ours received a not on her mail box asking her to remove her flag because it was tattered and it was a disgrace to those who fight under it. What I am guessing is these people have no idea she lost her husband. He died defending the freedom we all know and love. So these idiots can tell her to remove her flag. Seriously, Its a bunch of crap,

Its been a fun few weeks I tell you. I am hoping that things settle down soon and I can spend more time on here.  I guess I am going to go and get things done..


Hugs and Happy Blogging

Samantha

Homeschool Bound

It has been a while since I posted and I figured I might as well give an update.

As most of you have read before about Bullying and The School System here. Unfortunately I have gotten no where with anything..  Christianna was being bullied so bad it started to get physical to where they started shoving her into lockers. Well after a number of calls to the school board, as well as the school with several complaints I was told that she is the one to blame.  The teacher were telling her she needed mental help, she needed to go see a counselor as well as telling her she was not worth much.  That pissed me off more than anything.. The principal said that Christianna was to blame,  and that he would make sure the teacher stopped being so negative to her. Well it continued. I spoke to the Superintendent  of the School System and she told me that she would speak to the school. Well that did nothing .     So the next step was to pull her out of the school all together. Rick and I decided to home school her. It is the best option since the school system here as much as they preach about ANTI- BULLYING THEY DO NOTHING TO HELP RESOLVE IT EXCEPT BLAME THOSE WHO IS BEING BULLIED! 

Christianna is not the only one this was happening to. A friend of mine. Her son started 6th Grade and the school and he was choked and kicked and all the school has to say is well at least the boy who did it is doing better than last year.  Nothing is being done at all on any Bullying Issue.  

We are homeschooling Christianna through K-12 and so far it is working well for her. 

She has her set list of assignments she does and so forth. She gets her complete set of books  Tuesday so she will be ready to go. Right now she is doing what she can without the materials and books in front of her.   She is excited to be home-schooled. She is doing good so far with school. She takes her time and gets the work done.  She is in school from 730 am till 3 pm.   So it is like a regular school day for her.  That is about it.. I will update more as she gets into the flow of working at home

Love and Hugs
Happy Blogging
Samantha

Getting back to my Roots?

As most of you know I am an Army Wife and the other day I was reading through some of my blog posts and it seems that for the most part and most of my posts are far from it. I am thinking that i need to do more of an Army Life related post sometimes and then other parts are  ok. I don't know. Someone suggested that I make AN ARMY WIFE BLOG especially since Rick got his E7 and Re-enlisted for INDEF, they said I need to do that. But i dont know.

Honestly ok, If I do that who will read it beside my main readers that I have here.
I do not really get on blog-lovin much. I am getting to where I post on tumblr and so forth.
Do I make an ARMY WIFE BLOG OR DO I JUST DO IT ALL HERE? I guess that is the main question that needs to be asked and answered.

So someone please help answer that question. I guess i ask my readers due to the fact i value what you think

Dear ?

Sometimes you got to think what the government gets out of scaring the Military Members and their families.  Usually I do not post this kind of thing but this time I feel a need to.. Ok, Yes you know I am a Military Wife trying to raise 3 kids and a husband who works to provide for us.  So with this Potential Government Shutdown all because they will fund EVERYTHING But obamacare, seriously..
Everyone mentions savings, what is that? Honestly we live paycheck to paycheck like most people.
Their is possibly a few times where we have some money left over from 1 check but generally that is enough to get us to the next check and we have nothing after that.    When you have 3 kids all in school, you gotta pay for school lunches and what ever else they may need for school, live in government housing oh wait, i was told the first month we will be ok but if it continues we have to pay for it out of pocket.. I don't know about you but how do they expect us to come up with $1,54.00.
I don't know about most wives but I know for certain I do not want to have to take out a loan.
I do know that  my wallet is empty! What about yours?  Wait, the best part is this only affects Active Duty Military and In most cases Civilian DoD Workers.   Everyone else who counts ok some type of funding retirement, VETS, will still get a normal check.

Enough about that Rant.. But seriously go fund the school system instead of ObamaCare. Maybe this way Young Kids would not take their lives due to bullying.. The Schools need to be more aware...

Why I brought that up is due to the fact that as some of you know i am a Graphic Designer and one of my fellow designers lost her Grand Daughter on September 9th, due to bullying. This girl was 12 years old. She took her own life. It is so sad. Her mom did everything she could and the school system never got involved.  Those of you in Florida may have seen this on the news.

Just this morning I read about 2 other girls 17 and 14 who committed Suicide in Ireland and UK due to bullying.  All of this being done on Kik Messenger and Ask.Fm..   Their is a Petition going around to shut down ASK.FM.  

This is really scary for parents of any teenage kids. This is real and it happens everywhere.. It needs to stop..

Well enough of my ranting.. i am off to find something to get into..
Maybe work on my photography site or better yet school

Hugs and Happy Blogging
Samantha

Update

Update on the post from 9.10.13

She came home yesterday and said no one bothered her.  So it is a step in the right direction. She did say the principal and the counselor  and teachers are more pro-active now and in the hallways before classes and during bells. So that is a big step up.  Today is a half day for the kids so hopefully all goes well and she has a good day at school. I am calling the school back tomorrow if I do not hear from them today.  Hopefully this is stopped here and now.. Fingers Crossed anyway.


School Called and they are dealing with the issue and the students will no longer be a problem. Thankfully someone listened to reason. Seems I was not the only parent to complain..  So the children causing the issues are being dealt with  accordingly and no one will have to worry.