GRRRRRRR...This Seabee Wife Thing

at times just gets on my last nerve. Today has been one of those days that it is getting on my nerves. Hubster left yesterday for Hueneme for a 2 week class. That is fine. He really needs to go to these classes. The funny thing is that class doesn't start until Tuesday because of the holiday. That means that he went a visiting yesterday and today. I'm fine with that. He got to see his mom and his dad. That isn't why the Seabee wife thing is getting on my nerves today though. I'm just irritated that he really didn't have to be in Hueneme until today. Enjoy the holiday that you got. I'm going to remember it, and I want one too. :)

The kids were out of school today for President's Day. The boys have science fair projects due on Thursday, and once again Hubster is not here to help make sure they get done. That falls to me yet again. I asked him to please, please make sure that TB had help with his. He waited until Friday night to get the stuff to even do it. Saturday we had things that needed to be done...aka shopping. We didn't make it home until late, so I told him that I would take care of it today. What other choice did I have? I again, thank you Navy, get to make sure that things get done at school for the boys. I told Hubster last year that he was going to get to do the boys projects this year. That didn't happen. I'm going to get to make sure they get done again.

Yesterday and Today...

Yesterday was Time Out for Me with our church. We went to an antique mall and had lunch at a tea room. It was so nice to get away from the kids for a bit and talk to real adults. I had an episode while there though, and when those episodes happen they wipe me out. Nothing like feeling cold, clammy, dizzy, queasy, and that you are fixing to pass out. I ended up going outside to sit in hopes that I would get to feeling better. When these episodes pass, I'm usually so wiped out that all I want to do is sleep. I wasn't much company going back to the church after our outing. I just wanted to sleep, and I was concentrating on not throwing up. That is how bad it is. After I got the girls, I came home and laid down for about 30 minutes. That is the amount of time that Barney ran on the tv. Thankfully, I was feeling a little better, so I made supper. *as a side note...I will never buy jarred spaghetti sauce again after learning how to make it in less than 30 minutes* The effects though were still lingering, and I went to bed around 815 after supper dishes were done. I laid down, but the kids kept me awake with having to deal with them. Hubster was downstairs working on Navy things. I did go to sleep around 9 though. I don't even know when he came upstairs to bed.

I woke up today feeling good. It has been the best I have felt in a bit until about 15 minutes ago. I haven't had a full blown episode but a partial one. My head is hurting, and I'm feeling fuzzy. I hate the fuzzy feeling. It makes me feel like I've been on a bender when I haven't. I'm hoping it goes away. Tonight is church night too. Looking forward to it, but I really don't want to have to deal with the fuzziness. It just needs to go away completely.

BG is in the midst of the terrible twos, and I frankly don't have the energy to deal with her. I hate potty training, and we are in the midst of that too. We are about 75/25 trained now. It is that 25% that drives me insane. KG is growing so quickly. We are a month away from her being 4. I'm waiting to hear from MIL about when would be the best time for her to fly from Sacremento to here for a visit. I've got to find out what Hubster is needing to pack for his trip to Hueneme. I want to go to Hueneme with him. I love Hueneme.

Valentine's Day 2011

Need to finish up Hubster's gift. We said we had a limit of $25 per person, and we needed to get creative with it. We are going on a weekend getaway in April, so this is just something that is thought about. I hope he likes what I've gotten him so far.

I'm having health issues again, and I'm worried enough about them that I don't want to call the doctor because I fear what they will find. That is a very stupid reason why not to call. I know. Only a few people know what is going on. My mom told me yesterday that I looked pale. It is probably because I'm not feeling good. All I want to do is curl up in a ball and sleep. I will eventually get up the nerve to call, but I'm not a big fan of my primary doctor. This is the one time that I don't like Tricare. There isn't a whole lot of choices. I love how much it costs to go and the amount of my premium every month though, so we will stick it out.

Hubster had drill this weekend, so we didn't do very much of anything. Saturday night Hubster and I went to our Sunday school class Valentine's party. It was at a fancy steak house. They normally charge $30+ per plate. No way would I pay that much for that place. It was good, but it wasn't $30 a plate good. The service wasn't all of that great either. We still had a really good time though.

I have days where I feel extra fat, and yesterday was one of them. I hate when I have those feel fat days. It is those days I wonder why I went through with the lapband because I'm still fat. In a given month, I will gain 2 pounds in a week, and then the next week lose 4 to 7 pounds. It is very annoying, and I'm basically doing the same things. I keep telling myself that the end game is what I'm looking for, so as long as I have a negative number on that scale then we are good. I still have 99.5 pounds to lose to get to my goal weight, and at times it seems so far away. I know I've lost over 80 pounds now, but it is still so far away. I just have to keep plugging along.

The girls have been stinkers today. BG ran from me in the store. When I finally caught her, she got her hiney spanked. I'm not usually one to spank the kids in public, but I wasn't very happy. See above about how run down I feel, and you can see why I wasn't happy.

Proverbs 31 Woman

That is what I want to be. It is such a hard struggle for me. I'm trying. I really am, but it is hard. I found 2 wonderful websites www.proverbs31.org and www.crosswalk.com. I get 5 or 6 daily devotionals a day from both of them combined. They are wonderful. I believe I have said that.

Today I decided that I'm going to try and make my own laundry soap. I've got some recipes that my high school teacher sent to me. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

I was going to go grocery shopping on base this weekend, when I realized that Hubster has drill. Oops, I forgot. My id is expired, and I need to get it renewed. I really need to get some shopping done. Maybe I can somehow make an appointment and get it on Saturday. I will have to check to see if Hubster might be able to meet me at the id office to get it taken care of.

I had 2 of the 4 kids sick today, and it wasn't a pleasant day. BG was running fever all day until now. She is now like a little ball of energy running all over the place. KB is still down for the count. Hope he is feeling better tomorrow.

Our Weather is Bipolar...

Today it is in the teens with wind chills below zero. The boys were home from school today because of the ice. Sunday it is supposed to be near 70. I'm looking forward to the warmth. I also know that we are getting closer to summer time and the 100+ degree days, and I'm not looking forward to them. I'm not a hot weather type of lady. You can't take off enough clothes to stay cool, but you certainly can put on enough clothes to stay warm. As I get older, I've noticed that I despise the heat more and more. I thought it would be the other way around, but it isn't.

Hubster is getting ready to head to Port Hueneme for a couple of weeks. He leaves next Sunday. I'm not looking forward to it, but it is what it is. He has a class for the Seabees. It is coming time for him to reenlist, and he still isn't sure if he is going to stay a Bee or go in another direction. I'm hoping to go and get my dress for the Seabee Ball in the next couple of weeks. I don't have much time left before I need to get me one. I also need to set up appointments for hair and nails and all of that fun stuff.

Thankfully work has picked up a bit. I've been working on 3 or 4 different trips that will end up paying pretty well if they book. I know for a fact that at least 2 of them will. I also have a customer leaving on Sunday for a trip. I wish it was me going. I like to travel though, so I'm always wishing it was me going.

It looks like we will be going to California in December for Christmas. We haven't been out there for the holidays in 6 years, so this looks like a good time to go. I love the Bay area. Hopefully we can do some more sightseeing. I really should load in the pictures of all the windmills I took when we were there in October. I love windmills. They are so peaceful. I know I'm strange.

It Was My Birthday...

Let me just say...IT SUCKED. Yes, it really did. My SIL flew in from California on Thursday evening. She is set to go back home this evening. Friday was my actual birthday. It snowed, so Hubster didn't go to work. It was a common theme for him last week. He might have gotten 20 hours in maybe. That is if we are lucky. We took the kids sledding on a huge hill by the house. They had a ball, and so did we. SIL took us all out to lunch on Friday for my birthday to the best burger place in the world. It was so good, but I ate to much. Then the birthday went down hill. Don't want to go into it, but Hubster knows what happened. He knows what went wrong, and he apologized for the birthday that sucked. We shall just leave it at that.

We have had a wonderful time with SIL though. MIL is scheduled to come for a visit in April. We are going to buy her an airline ticket when our income tax deposits. We would love to have her. We are looking forward to it.

We are in the market for a newer vehicle. I want one that can haul everybody that I will actually drive.

Other than all of the excitement of the ice and snow last week, not much is going on around here. We are busy from now until the end of March. We have something going on just about every weekend. This weekend is our Sunday school VDay party. We are eating at a fancy shmancy restaurant that is adults only. It should be a good time.