Friday Hubster had to work until 3, but we got him for the rest of the day. We didn't even do anything, but we went to the Hard Rock Hotel to eat their buffet. I wasn't going to eat until I saw the chocolate fountain. Oh my, they have one of the best buffets I have ever eaten. I do NOT like buffets, and usually they are a waste of money, but this one was good.
Saturday was our family day. Hubster went with me at 830 to help set up. It started at 10, but by then I was so sick. All I wanted to do was throw up and lay down. It brought back horrible memories of the last family picnic when I realized a few weeks later I was pregnant with KG. Nope, I'm not PG, but I felt terrible. The food that I was able to eat was delicious, but I could hardly force anything down. I finally had to leave at 1, and then we came back to the hotel. I drank lots of water and took a nap. It took until about 830 to finally start feeling like I was going to live again. Hubster thinks I got dehydrated. We had the boys spend the last night with us here in Hubster's room. We watched a movie and just chilled as a family for the last time for a while. It turned out to be a great day and evening.
Today has been nothing but lounging around. The boys and my parents headed back home today. They needed to get back to work and school and football practice. I teared up, but I didn't cry when the boys were telling their daddy bye. I dread when I am the one that has to tell him bye.
I still haven't figured out exactly when I am going to be headed home. It won't be earlier than Tuesday, but I am thinking Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest. There is alot of factors involved, and I should know more tomorrow about when I am going home. Until then though, I plan on enjoying every available minute of my time with Hubster.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
What a Drive...
but it is worth it. It is worth it to see the Hubster. I have never been as happy to see somebody as I was to see him. I never knew that I would love that man more today as I did the day I married him. I am the luckiest woman alive. I married my prince (even though he sometimes can be a frog.) How is that for mushy?
9.5 hours in 2 cars with 4 kids and 3 adults makes for a long trip, but the payoff in the end is worth it when you get to see your Seabee. The hotel where Hubster is staying put up welcome signs for the families. I'm going to have to take a picture. What a nice surprise. We left home around 115 Thursday which was only 15 minutes past the original planned time of leaving, and after the start we had with the car rental company, I was very happy with that. We made it to GP at 1100 PM last night. I will certainly not complain about that. That is pretty good time for us. We only had to make 2 stops.
BG was all about Daddy as soon as she saw him. He couldn't even put her down. She was all smiles and yelling Daddy over and over. I don't want her to forget him when he leaves US soil. He was sitting on the bed with her, and she was crawling all over him. KB didn't even see Daddy. He was too busy sleeping, but that is okay. He will see him today. TB and KG gave him hugs, but everybody was tired.
I have no idea what is on the agenda today. It will all depend on what time Hubster gets off. They keep saying it should be a short day for them. I don't know if the military's short and my short though are the same. I'm just hoping he is off by lunch. I can always dream can't I.
9.5 hours in 2 cars with 4 kids and 3 adults makes for a long trip, but the payoff in the end is worth it when you get to see your Seabee. The hotel where Hubster is staying put up welcome signs for the families. I'm going to have to take a picture. What a nice surprise. We left home around 115 Thursday which was only 15 minutes past the original planned time of leaving, and after the start we had with the car rental company, I was very happy with that. We made it to GP at 1100 PM last night. I will certainly not complain about that. That is pretty good time for us. We only had to make 2 stops.
BG was all about Daddy as soon as she saw him. He couldn't even put her down. She was all smiles and yelling Daddy over and over. I don't want her to forget him when he leaves US soil. He was sitting on the bed with her, and she was crawling all over him. KB didn't even see Daddy. He was too busy sleeping, but that is okay. He will see him today. TB and KG gave him hugs, but everybody was tired.
I have no idea what is on the agenda today. It will all depend on what time Hubster gets off. They keep saying it should be a short day for them. I don't know if the military's short and my short though are the same. I'm just hoping he is off by lunch. I can always dream can't I.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Busy, Busy, and then hurry up and wait
We got a nice little surprise on Wednesday morning. I woke up at 9 to see that my hubby was logged into Skype. I was never so happy to see somebody signed in. I buzzed him only to end up waking him up. He had gotten in at 3 AM, and he didn't go to bed till 6. He was trying to do his laundry. I only spoke with him for a total of 3 minutes, but it was so nice to hear his voice and to see him. He did end up calling back around 1130 after he woke up. He lost weight while he was gone for the 2.5 weeks, and you can really tell.
I'm sitting here with everything packed waiting for noon to roll around, so that I can go and pick up the car. The boys and my mom are going to get out of school today at 1130, and then we will load up the 2 cars and head off to GP. I can't wait to see Hubster. It is a bittersweet feeling knowing that the next time I see him will be when he is stepping off a plane back onto US soil. At this point, I'm just ready to get this started. That way he can come home.
The girls got to see their Daddy first thing yesterday morning. BG was yelling so that she could be heard above KG. It was very cute. The girls crack me up. Hubster is going to be in for a big surprise when he sees exactly how fast that BG goes walking. She is either walking or running. She never crawls anymore. She also seems to be on the mend. No more snotty nose, but her congestion in her chest is breaking up. Which makes for lots of spitting up.
The boys got to talk to their Daddy after we got home from school/disaster at weigh ins for football/church. TB is having such a wonderful year in school so far. What a difference a year makes. He is my child that has dysgraphia. He struggled so much last year. Spelling was a disaster. He brought home his first spelling test yesterday. He had made an 85. In our house, that calls for a celebration. He failed spelling last year with a 60 average. Children and adults with dysgraphia have a hard time spelling and handwriting, so you can see why it was such a huge deal here. He also had to rub it in to KB that he had a higher spelling grade.
Valuable lesson to learn. Don't tell your 2 year old that you are going to be going bye-bye. She has been whining all morning that she wants to go bye-bye to see Daddy. Oh well, we shall see him in about 13 hours and counting.
I'm sitting here with everything packed waiting for noon to roll around, so that I can go and pick up the car. The boys and my mom are going to get out of school today at 1130, and then we will load up the 2 cars and head off to GP. I can't wait to see Hubster. It is a bittersweet feeling knowing that the next time I see him will be when he is stepping off a plane back onto US soil. At this point, I'm just ready to get this started. That way he can come home.
The girls got to see their Daddy first thing yesterday morning. BG was yelling so that she could be heard above KG. It was very cute. The girls crack me up. Hubster is going to be in for a big surprise when he sees exactly how fast that BG goes walking. She is either walking or running. She never crawls anymore. She also seems to be on the mend. No more snotty nose, but her congestion in her chest is breaking up. Which makes for lots of spitting up.
The boys got to talk to their Daddy after we got home from school/disaster at weigh ins for football/church. TB is having such a wonderful year in school so far. What a difference a year makes. He is my child that has dysgraphia. He struggled so much last year. Spelling was a disaster. He brought home his first spelling test yesterday. He had made an 85. In our house, that calls for a celebration. He failed spelling last year with a 60 average. Children and adults with dysgraphia have a hard time spelling and handwriting, so you can see why it was such a huge deal here. He also had to rub it in to KB that he had a higher spelling grade.
Valuable lesson to learn. Don't tell your 2 year old that you are going to be going bye-bye. She has been whining all morning that she wants to go bye-bye to see Daddy. Oh well, we shall see him in about 13 hours and counting.
Monday, August 24, 2009
The Comedy
Since I don't want my dog tag taken by the other Great Big Body of water that buzzes wives, then there are certain words that I have to avoid.
The guys still haven't made it home from the field. I haven't spoken to Hubster now in 16 days, and I'm hoping that maybe just maybe I will actually get to see his face sometime Friday morning. They were delayed yet again from coming out of the field. Oh well, they should be back on Friday at the latest. I can handle 4 more days. I still haven't figured out the GP situation though.
I took the girls for their checkups. I had to take BG in for her 1 year check up, and I'm glad that I did. She woke up this morning with a cough, runny nose, and terrible looking eyes. It seems that she has an upper respiratory infection. She did weigh 20 lbs and is 28.5 inches long. She actually isn't that big. KG went in for a check up too. She is 26 lbs and 32 inches tall. BG is going to catch up with KG. She was doing good, but tonight you could tell that she wasn't feeling all that well.
KB had football practice tonight. After practice, I had to talk to his coach because we aren't (hopefully) going to be here on Saturday for the weigh in. I was telling him that we were going to see my husband in GP because he was getting ready to go on a government sponsored business trip. He said that his best friend is in GP too getting ready to go on a government sponsored business trip. That he was with the group that has the boats. He was a great big body of water that buzzes too. What are the odds that KB's football coach knows somebody in Hubster's battalion?
TB is doing good. If I could get him over the attitude, I would be happy.
The guys still haven't made it home from the field. I haven't spoken to Hubster now in 16 days, and I'm hoping that maybe just maybe I will actually get to see his face sometime Friday morning. They were delayed yet again from coming out of the field. Oh well, they should be back on Friday at the latest. I can handle 4 more days. I still haven't figured out the GP situation though.
I took the girls for their checkups. I had to take BG in for her 1 year check up, and I'm glad that I did. She woke up this morning with a cough, runny nose, and terrible looking eyes. It seems that she has an upper respiratory infection. She did weigh 20 lbs and is 28.5 inches long. She actually isn't that big. KG went in for a check up too. She is 26 lbs and 32 inches tall. BG is going to catch up with KG. She was doing good, but tonight you could tell that she wasn't feeling all that well.
KB had football practice tonight. After practice, I had to talk to his coach because we aren't (hopefully) going to be here on Saturday for the weigh in. I was telling him that we were going to see my husband in GP because he was getting ready to go on a government sponsored business trip. He said that his best friend is in GP too getting ready to go on a government sponsored business trip. That he was with the group that has the boats. He was a great big body of water that buzzes too. What are the odds that KB's football coach knows somebody in Hubster's battalion?
TB is doing good. If I could get him over the attitude, I would be happy.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
What I learned Today....
Today wasn't an easy day. Today started out bad. It started out really bad, but I learned something along the way. I learned something that I had forgotten over the last few weeks.
I had been in a dark place. I was a different person. It took 2 other Seabee wives calling our FRG VP to talk to me. That seemed to be a turning point for me. That was the point that started it all. Mrs. VP will never know how much her little chat helped me. Well, maybe she will, she does read this. *smooches Mrs. VP*. You see, it got me to thinking. That place I was in, was not a place I wanted to stay. That place was not healthy for me. After I hung up with Mrs. VP, I hurried and got everybody ready for church. I was still upset, but I was bound and determined to get to church tonight. The whole way there, I prayed. I prayed for the peace that had been missing for weeks. Thankfully, God heard my prayers. The minute I sat down in the pew at church, a peace that I haven't had in weeks washed over me. A great weight was lifted off my shoulders. I remembered that yes, right now I have NO control over what is going on, but God is always in control. Tonight, I found myself again. Tonight, I am at peace with whatever God's plan shall be. Ahhhhh, it is so nice to be back to me.
I still miss Hubster so much. I tear up when I think of him, and I know that I will cry tears of joy when I finally hear his voice. That is okay though. I feel like me again. I know what I need to do.
After church tonight we went to my aunt and uncle's house. It has been about 4 weeks since we have been over there. They wanted us to come and eat some birthday cake for my uncle. I swear they are like a 3rd set of grandparents to my kids. My uncle was rocking and singing to the girls. We had to take pictures. It was adorable. If you knew my uncle, you would know how cute this was. My aunt was in their office/play room with the boys playing with toys. It was such a wonderful evening.
KG though has been on one today. I had gone to the bathroom to pee, and she walked in as I was getting ready to flush the toilet. She goes....EWWWWW, gross, and then proceeds to pretend to gag as she is flushing the toilet. I was laughing so hard, that I was crying. She had to then show my parents how that she gags. She goes around asking you "why". It doesn't matter if you give her an answer, she will still ask you why. BG refuses to crawl anymore, and she doesn't want you feeding her. She is so independent. I can't believe that she will be a year old in 10 days. Where has the time gone? The boys, well they have been the boys today. They helped Grandpa mow our yard. Then I made them go to church with me this evening. I'm pretty sure that they were glad that they did.
Tomorrow is the doctor's office for the girls. There are shots to be had. I'm just wondering how much of a fit that they will throw at the doctor's office when I tell them that I delay vaxes, and I only do 1 or 2 at a time. I have to monitor for reactions since I am highly allergic to them myself. KG had a really really bad reaction to her last DTaP. It was bad enough that she won't be getting any more. I had it documented in her medical file.
We are hopefully just days away from seeing Hubster in GP. I can't wait to see his face. And as a side note, I really can't wait to see all of my new Seabee Sisters that I met Saturday night. I also can't wait for our next get together. I had so much fun at the Stress Free Party.
I had been in a dark place. I was a different person. It took 2 other Seabee wives calling our FRG VP to talk to me. That seemed to be a turning point for me. That was the point that started it all. Mrs. VP will never know how much her little chat helped me. Well, maybe she will, she does read this. *smooches Mrs. VP*. You see, it got me to thinking. That place I was in, was not a place I wanted to stay. That place was not healthy for me. After I hung up with Mrs. VP, I hurried and got everybody ready for church. I was still upset, but I was bound and determined to get to church tonight. The whole way there, I prayed. I prayed for the peace that had been missing for weeks. Thankfully, God heard my prayers. The minute I sat down in the pew at church, a peace that I haven't had in weeks washed over me. A great weight was lifted off my shoulders. I remembered that yes, right now I have NO control over what is going on, but God is always in control. Tonight, I found myself again. Tonight, I am at peace with whatever God's plan shall be. Ahhhhh, it is so nice to be back to me.
I still miss Hubster so much. I tear up when I think of him, and I know that I will cry tears of joy when I finally hear his voice. That is okay though. I feel like me again. I know what I need to do.
After church tonight we went to my aunt and uncle's house. It has been about 4 weeks since we have been over there. They wanted us to come and eat some birthday cake for my uncle. I swear they are like a 3rd set of grandparents to my kids. My uncle was rocking and singing to the girls. We had to take pictures. It was adorable. If you knew my uncle, you would know how cute this was. My aunt was in their office/play room with the boys playing with toys. It was such a wonderful evening.
KG though has been on one today. I had gone to the bathroom to pee, and she walked in as I was getting ready to flush the toilet. She goes....EWWWWW, gross, and then proceeds to pretend to gag as she is flushing the toilet. I was laughing so hard, that I was crying. She had to then show my parents how that she gags. She goes around asking you "why". It doesn't matter if you give her an answer, she will still ask you why. BG refuses to crawl anymore, and she doesn't want you feeding her. She is so independent. I can't believe that she will be a year old in 10 days. Where has the time gone? The boys, well they have been the boys today. They helped Grandpa mow our yard. Then I made them go to church with me this evening. I'm pretty sure that they were glad that they did.
Tomorrow is the doctor's office for the girls. There are shots to be had. I'm just wondering how much of a fit that they will throw at the doctor's office when I tell them that I delay vaxes, and I only do 1 or 2 at a time. I have to monitor for reactions since I am highly allergic to them myself. KG had a really really bad reaction to her last DTaP. It was bad enough that she won't be getting any more. I had it documented in her medical file.
We are hopefully just days away from seeing Hubster in GP. I can't wait to see his face. And as a side note, I really can't wait to see all of my new Seabee Sisters that I met Saturday night. I also can't wait for our next get together. I had so much fun at the Stress Free Party.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Who We Are
We are a family of 6. There is me. I work from home as a travel agent, and my most important job right now is mom. With the Hubster gone, I am also playing Dad.
Then there is the Hubster. He is what is known as a Navy Seabee. They are a different breed. He is a reservists, so in real life he is an actual electrician. His unit was activated once back in 2005 for 10 months to serve a tour in Iraq. They were activated again in June for another tour in the Middle East.
TB is 11 and is the oldest son. He is at that age where sometimes I just want to send him away to military school. He has some learning disabilities, so school is a constant struggle for him. This year though we are excited because his teacher Mrs. N actually asked for him to be in her class. She is all set to think outside the box for him, and to try new and different things to help him learn.
KB is 9 going on 21. He is our second son, and the kid that we thought we were done with. He is going into the 3rd grade this year, and the boy has girlfriends everywhere. He drives me nuts, but I love him. He is my football player. He loves sports. He has a kind heart, and he can't stand to see people hurt. He is the one kid that I worry about the most with Daddy being gone. He is extra quiet, and he will not talk at all about it. He won't even talk to his Daddy on the phone or over the webcam. He says it makes him sad.
KG is my precocious 2 year old girl. She was our redeployment baby. I was never so excited to hear my OB tell me that it is going to be a girl. I actually cried, and she had to call the Hubster and tell him. He wouldn't believe me when I told him. I made her double check and triple check to verify that KG was indeed a girl. She is a princess and diva. She is all girl. KG is my sweetheart. She loves to cuddle and kiss, and she is so funny. What that child comes up with. God blessed me with her to keep me laughing when I am down.
Then finally there is BG. She is my surprise baby. She will be one on Sept. 4. I call her God's sense of humor because I cried when I found out I was pregnant with her. I wouldn't trade her for the world though. She is so different from the other kids. This child is LOUD. She wants you to know that she is here. She is so happy. I couldn't have been blessed with a better last child. She can get into things faster than any kid I have ever seen. She is my child that was sitting by herself at 4 months, crawling at 5 months, and walking at 9 months. She just can't be still. There is to much of the world to explore. She has to go, go, go. Her little snaggle tooth smile lights up her face.
God has blessed me beyond belief with a wonderful family. I just pray that we all survive the next 7 or 8 months in one sane piece.
Then there is the Hubster. He is what is known as a Navy Seabee. They are a different breed. He is a reservists, so in real life he is an actual electrician. His unit was activated once back in 2005 for 10 months to serve a tour in Iraq. They were activated again in June for another tour in the Middle East.
TB is 11 and is the oldest son. He is at that age where sometimes I just want to send him away to military school. He has some learning disabilities, so school is a constant struggle for him. This year though we are excited because his teacher Mrs. N actually asked for him to be in her class. She is all set to think outside the box for him, and to try new and different things to help him learn.
KB is 9 going on 21. He is our second son, and the kid that we thought we were done with. He is going into the 3rd grade this year, and the boy has girlfriends everywhere. He drives me nuts, but I love him. He is my football player. He loves sports. He has a kind heart, and he can't stand to see people hurt. He is the one kid that I worry about the most with Daddy being gone. He is extra quiet, and he will not talk at all about it. He won't even talk to his Daddy on the phone or over the webcam. He says it makes him sad.
KG is my precocious 2 year old girl. She was our redeployment baby. I was never so excited to hear my OB tell me that it is going to be a girl. I actually cried, and she had to call the Hubster and tell him. He wouldn't believe me when I told him. I made her double check and triple check to verify that KG was indeed a girl. She is a princess and diva. She is all girl. KG is my sweetheart. She loves to cuddle and kiss, and she is so funny. What that child comes up with. God blessed me with her to keep me laughing when I am down.
Then finally there is BG. She is my surprise baby. She will be one on Sept. 4. I call her God's sense of humor because I cried when I found out I was pregnant with her. I wouldn't trade her for the world though. She is so different from the other kids. This child is LOUD. She wants you to know that she is here. She is so happy. I couldn't have been blessed with a better last child. She can get into things faster than any kid I have ever seen. She is my child that was sitting by herself at 4 months, crawling at 5 months, and walking at 9 months. She just can't be still. There is to much of the world to explore. She has to go, go, go. Her little snaggle tooth smile lights up her face.
God has blessed me beyond belief with a wonderful family. I just pray that we all survive the next 7 or 8 months in one sane piece.
Monday, August 10, 2009
First Day of Football Practice
It was KB's first day of football practice. He was very excited. There is nothing like doing conditioning drills out in the 96 degree heat. KB said it was much harder than he thought it was going to be. He did good though. We get to go and do it again tomorrow. I wish that the Hubster was here to witness the first practice. He would have enjoyed it, and I can imagine that he would eventually end up wanting to coach. That just sounds like something that the Hubster would like.
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