Can someone explain this to me?

So, I got a new phone. All the prior phones text messages don't exist right? The phone is clean. The nice boy, Thaniel, at Spring, moves all my contacts over. (Don't forget Thaniel, BFF)
So, new phone...
No text messages...
No recent calls list...
So why when I open the inbox is there a message that looks like this???

Aug 16
Cade
I Love you Mama

Nothing else
No more messages
Just this one from 2 weeks ago
Does anyone else have goosebumps?
I love you too kid!

Shout out to my hubby

Thank you, thank you, thank you! The kitchen is amazing. I know it was tough for you and that I was no help at all, but it is so fabulous! I feel like every time I walk in the door, it is a new surprise. I love it all over again. The living room looks great as well as the hall. Just so everyone knows, Sterling did everything from the floor up to the ceiling. (With a little help here and there by my bro in law and our friend, Mike.) Sterling even hung new doors and did all new baseboard and molding. He even let me hang my ginormous clock and family pics. It really does make me so happy! Thanks honey for making my life beautiful!

Before and After

Unbelievable!

Drum Roll Please....

Because my house is freakin hot!!!

Check out this floor that my hubby put in! Ignore the vacum.

My favorite part of the kitchen is the way cool fauset and the trash can cabinet! The countertops are great too!

OH and the range hood is fabulous!!

I am so excited with how it has turned out! I could die and go to heaven in this kitchen right now!

My Boy's Address!

OK, here it is. Just for the next few weeks.

PFC Moore, Macade
118th Sapper Co
1868 Regimental Ave
Fort McCoy, WI 54656

He is loving some letters right now. If you have time to send him one, I am sure he would love to hear from you!
Thanks

Yipee!!

The floor is in!!! It is so gorgous! Way to go Sterling! It looks so nice that I want to mop it 3 times a day to make it shiney! OK, maybe 2 times a day. I will maybe want to take an axe to it later, but right now, I LOVE it!!!

We took the sink out yesterday to make way for the new cabinets coming tomorrow. And then we jumped in and did something crazy...

We decided to paint the kitchen REALLY dark to add contrast to our light cabinets.

O my fear!!!

I am so anxious about it all coming together and actually matching that I had to actually "stress eat" tonight. OK, so I always stress eat, but this was for real! Cafe Rio has never tasted better. It calmed my fear and made me realize that it is going to look amazing!!!

Note: The paint color and the color my camera shoots are 2 totally different colors! It really looks fabulous!
I might need to go "joy eat"!!!

Farewell Sappers

It took me a couple of days to pull it together and some pictures from my sister but here

are some photos from the Sapper farewell.

I have never seen anything quite like this before. It was the most heart wrenching experience of my life and my kid wasn't even there! Daddy's just staring at their little ones and wives sobbing.

The picture above is of all of the gear they put on their backs as they got into one last formation to board the plane.

This photo is the soldiers making their way through the crowds after kissing their families goodbye. PS this is where I lost it completely. These brave men were holding back tears with everything in them!

I decided I wanted to be a support to not only Macade, but his fellow soldiers, which is why I went up even though he left early. (Thanks for doing that Macade. I could not have said my goodbyes in that hanger.) However, when I saw these two men, I couldn't help but ask for a picture. This is General Tarbet and SGT Major Summers of the Utah National Guard. I have heard them speak before and read several articles by them. They are military celebrity!!!

So, Macade, this is who has your back at home! And they are now my BFF's!!! Just thought you should know. When you come home healthy and happy, you will see the 3 of us waiting for you.

I love you son. I am so proud of you. I will be thinking of you constantly. My heart has an empty space in it. But in just a short year, I look forward to seeing you return with your unit having completed your mission successfully.

God bless you all.

Fox13now.com did a good story on this that I couldn't figure out how to blog it. But look it up and check it out.