Ok now I am really going to get started with this!

Hi guys! Well I have made it to Texas (a month ago) and finally starting to get my house all pulled together! Let me tell you this has been tough. Not only did I have to leave a place were I felt safe and I knew my way around and had friends and everything but I left MY home! Now I feel like I am in a foreign place....Although now I am starting to feel more at "home" I have made me some good friends, got me a new puppy.....Her name is Lily she is a mini daschund. I am so happy to finally be here with the hubby though :)I have made a really good friend here. I think that is what makes it a little easier. So now it is time to finish pulling the house together and start thinking about Thanksgiving.....MMMMMM Turkey :) I think the Holidays are going to be the toughest part of all of this. I am missing my mom like crazy! She is planning a trip out here in January but that is not soon enough for me. I am really starting to learn the army motto of "Hurry up and wait" OH also Justin and I finally bought our 1st car all by ourselves :) YAY it is a 2007 Pontiac G6 and it sure is pretty! Well that is about it for now!

Wow its been a while

So lets see where to start! It is now October 1st 2010 and I have 1 week until the movers come to get all my stuff and move me to Fort Hood, here is what I have to look forward to 5-6 LONG days in a car with 2 kids who get antsy after about 2 hours! Oh joy this should be interesting. So Justin was home for just about 3 and a half weeks on leave and it was wonderful! I loved being able to cook big meals again. But now he is in Texas getting all checked into his until and all that and leave it to the military to make it a week long process. Well that is all I can think of for now, but I am sure I will be updating again soon and I will update as we hit the road! Those should be some interesting reads.

25 days til I get to see him!

So here it is Sunday and I usually get woken up by a phone call. Last week I got calls at 3:40am 5am and 7am and this week.....NOTHING! It throws my whole day off when I do not get to start my day hearing his voice. *sigh* Oh well what can I do about it. I have had a stressful couple of weeks. Kenzie got lice :( so I had to treat her, then a few days after that Ethan got diagnosed with a severe sinus infection. OH joy! Then last Thursday I took Ethan back to the Dr. cause he was not getting any better and they diagnosed him with pneumonia and said that his lungs sound like washing machines and if his oxygen does not get better then they were going to have to admit him to the hospital. :( So there I am with 2 kids and they are telling me that 1 of them might have a stay in the hospital. Thank the Lord that he seems to be getting better!

I am still missing Justin like crazy! The days just dont go by fast enough! Well that is enough complaining!!

Military Wife

When the Lord was creating a military wife He ran into His sixth day of overtime. An angel appeared and said, "You're having a lot of trouble with this one. What's wrong with the standard model?"

The Lord replied, "Have you seen the specs on this order? It has to be completely independent but must always be sponsored to get on a military installation. It must have the qualities of both mother and father during deployments, be a perfect host to 4 or 40, handle emergencies without an instruction manual, cope with flu and moves all around the world, have a kiss that cures anything from a child's bruised knee to a husband's weary days, have the patience of a saint when waiting for its mate to come home and, have six pairs of hands."

The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands? No way." The Lord answered, "Don't worry; we will make other military wives to help. Besides, it's not the hands that are causing the problem, it's the heart. It must swell with pride, sustain the ache of numerous separations while remaining true, beat soundly even when it feels too tired to do so, be large enough to say 'I understand' when it doesn't, and say 'I love you', regardless.

"Lord," said the angel, gently touching His sleeve. "Go to bed. You can finish it tomorrow." "I can't," said the Lord. "I'm so close to creating something quite unique. Already it can heal itself when sick, on a moment's notice it will willingly embrace and feed total strangers who have been stranded during a PCS move and it can wave goodbye to its husband understanding why he had to leave."

The angel circled the model of the military wife very slowly. "It's too soft," she sighed.

"But tough," the Lord said excitedly. "You cannot imagine what this being can do or endure."

"Can it think?" asked the angel. "Can it think?! It can convert 1400 to 2 p.m.," replied the Lord.

Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek. "There's a leak," she said. "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model." It's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear." "What's it for?" asked the angel. "It's for joy, sadness, pain, loneliness and pride." "You're a genius," said the angel.

Looking at her somberly, the Lord replied, "I didn't put it there."

a day shy of 3 weeks

So I am back, almost 3 weeks into being a "army wife" Let me tell you it is not as easy as I thought it might be. I knew I was going to miss Justin like crazy.....and well I do! But it is also a challenge to be a single mama. I love my kids to pieces but there are a few days that I just want to run away. It is not fun having to take both the kids to the store if I forget 1 thing. I am trying to get better organized and remember everything when I go to the store. It has gotten a lot easier since I now get letters from Justin. I have also started planning our trip out there for his graduation. YAY! He is doing great and I am adjusting well along with the kids. Well i will write again later all!!!

Been awhile.......

So here we are....Only this time we are 15 days away from Justin leaving. I really dont know how to feel. I know that the night time is going to be the worst. I am going to miss him so much. But I know that he is going to do really well!!! Hmmm that is all for right now I need to sleep.