militarywifelife

Just for my daughter

2009-09-15T19:27:00.000-07:00

Her dad came home last week for a little while. S was quite surprised, and loving every moment of it. It's been a very long time that she's able to say her daddy is with her too......awwww.

We decided to have a fun day with "Daddy", so here we are at Wazoo's. We stayed 2 hours , until S said she was hungry for snacks and wanted juice, lol...Thank God, mommy always remember to bring it all!!!!

Rainy day in Texas

2009-09-11T06:51:00.001-07:00

So I woke up at 4 am with rain falling outside. Love the rain, but like I have previously explained it makes it hard to let the dogs out in the backyard.

I still love this weater, it allows for cooler days and whom wouldnt embrace that with open arms.

My girls have both started new schools, it was a big affair. It has since calmed down a bit for both of them and were slowly going into a routine. S seems to love Pre-K, and A likes the grown up feeling of High school. Me, I just do what's expected of me in regards to my responsibilities of school children I mean. Pick ups, drop off, homework, snacks, lunches, meetings etc .

School has started for me as well, and I am not sure if I should be nervous about Biology...but I am . It's a lot to learn, especially if the subject doesnt seem to interest you that much. I am going to try and make it fun, see a way of making it understandable. I need to pass this class with a B at least.

So my husband returned home yesterday, he's home for a little while then off again.
It's odd to see each other after so long, but it's going ok. He brought home lots of movies, so I guess we have lots of "movie nights" ahead of us, lol....Cant wait! I am a TRUE TV slave!

So I am fostering 2 cats right now, as I have set up the den just for them. They roam, play, climb their tree, eat and sleep. It's fun seeing them grow and opening up to my home. They were both rescued one day before euthinasia. Sad, but true. I wish I could save them all, but it's obviously impossible to do. I wish people would spay and neuter their pets, that's a start.

So my goal right now is to socialize them , nurture them back to 100% then adopt them out to GREAT homes.

I am in love with Buster though, hard to adopt him out when the time comes. I am not sure how it will feel since I'v never had to let go of an animal I'v had with me. Buster just tugs at my heart, so easy going, older, fun, still acts like a kitten, playing playing playing. He's 8 years old! Still goes to show, age is just a number right. If you multiply 8x7, he's 56.

Angel is beautiful and snow white. The shelter made her nervous and she's licked off all her hair off her stub of a tail. No tail she has, just like my bobcat. She's somewhat of a more nervous cat, but just a little unsure, not really scared. She seems like she would do better in a calmer environment. She's gorgeous! She answers when you call her name, and she loves to play as well.
Her hair has started to grow back around the tail, she hasnt licked or bit at it since she got here, that I have noticed. That's good news!

Well, until next time.

Lin

Friday it is....

2009-08-14T07:27:00.000-07:00

So my plan for this morning was that I would finally sleep in. S had other plans, guess we didnt collaborate. She woke up at 8 , lol....so I am up too drinking my coffee.

I have been thinking about starting another blog, a fun blog where it's following me through school. What does everyone think about that? It will be filled with tips, links, and all neccessary tools that you would need while going through this particular degree.

I am still in the "thinking about it" stage, but we'll see if time allows me to start another one.

So I am not sure what to do today, guess the day is long and time will tell.

Have a great weekend all.

Pussycat Dolls, and some other things

2009-08-13T20:51:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrlt7k90Qgw

Love this song.......me and the girls listen and dance to this a lot lately.

Husband coming home for R & R soon, baby is exited. Not sure she understands, but I think she kind of does. That will be nice for all of us, we need this time together.

School starts back for all of us in less then 2 weeks. Full schedule for me and the girls both. S starts Pre-k full time. I am gonna miss her a lot :(

I am reaching my goal though-soon . I am closer! YAY!

A has been in choir camp for the past two days, we had to get up way early to drop her off by 8am. She stayed until 3pm both days, me and the baby got some well needed naps on those days, hahaha.... and we have stopped taking naps a looong time ago. We needed it though.

Went to Temple this evening for a meeting, it was good, and informative. Wont ellaborate to much, but it was interesting. Related to eating, foods, dieting etc etc. Think I may go in 2 weeks again. We'll see.

Thanks for listening.

I took a Benadryl, having a crazy reaction to ??? Maybe a new lotion I bought at Bath and Body, but I am not sure. It's starting to kick in, hahaha...I am getting droopy eyes. All while watching my usual "Golden Girls" I am a true fan, I am .......

Lin

He loves me by Jill Scott

2009-08-11T18:13:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY-CACRCdt8

You love me especially different every timeYou keep me on my feet happily excitedBy your cologne, your hands, your smile, your intelligenceYou woo me, you court me, you tease me, you please meYou school me, give me some things to think aboutIgnite me, you invite me, you co-write me, you love me, you like meYou incite me to chorusOooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhh

You love me especially different every timeYou keep me on my feet happily excitedBy your cologne and your hands, your smile, your intelligenceYou woo me, you court me, you tease me, you please meYou school me, give me things to think aboutInvite me, you ignite me, you co-write me, you love me, you like meIncite me to chorusSla la la la la la la la

Military dependents receives help with school finances

2009-08-10T20:22:00.000-07:00

I thought I would brighten the font up today, as this is a great subject on the matter.

The active duty member has the GI bill, but the spouses have yet to receive any financial assistance with education. Just my two cents that helping out a spouse would benefit everyone. As we move about with our spouses to different destinations, we suffer the terribly short stays at some jobs and our resumes may not stay up to parr. Sometimes it's hard, other times it's not.

Myself, I have been going to school for the past few years, going at it slowly as I find it hard to pay for lots of classes as well as the books needed for the courses. I dont qualify for any financial assistance as of yet, so this is somewhat good news.

I recently found out that the military finally passed the much waited on financial assistance to dependents. They will finance a total of $6000 towards an education. The only possible clause to this "help" is they will not pay for pre-requisites for the degree. Not good for me, lol...but I will for sure take advantage of the money once I pass all my pre-reqs and move on to my "much hard to reach degree".

Some more information can be found here: https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa/default.aspx

there will be an error message about the websites certificate security...but you will press "continue to this website" not recomended.......

or if you dont feel comfortable with that go into: http://www.militaryonesource.com/

go down to the bottom of their page and click on "MyCAA" and set up your own account.

WANT TO SAVE MONEY WHEN YOU GO GROCERY SHOPPING AT THE COMMISSARY?

download their own coupons here

http://www.commissaries.com/

click on links and browse offers

I must admit I usually go to Walmart or HEB for shopping, but I do need to check out the commissary again. It's just so easy to go right down the street.

Cali...............it is?

2009-08-08T23:09:00.000-07:00

I dont know, just a thought -again!

Maybe we'll go back again, it's not so humid and hot there. Not like here.

I dont know if I can bare to live in this heat for many more years to come, you just cant go outside in the summer, lol.

House prices are dropping again, and you can once again afford a house...maybe even with a pool.

Dream on picadilly-that's me!

We'll see after school is done-maybe it's time to be closer to family!

Night.

Free day for the kids

2009-07-26T20:26:00.000-07:00

Just a little update about the little one.....

We went to a free healthfair today for the kids....fun fun fun.

Lots of free stickers, crayons, toothbrush, paste, popcorn, drinks, candies, coloring books, lots of activities....we made a bracelet, colored a face, and got her face painted......even 3 different kinds of jumpers.

First time she tried, climbed up to the slide, and sat there for at least 5 whole minutes watching the other kids sliding down that steep slide. Until finally she came down as well. Just in time , as I was standing there thinking how I could get her down myself, hahahah. Thank god she came. Almost impossible for an individual with Claustrophobia to crawl into a small space..HELP! She saved us both.

Came home later, about 430pm...wow we spent 3 hours there.

We went with my friend and her kids as well, so we had a good time.

Little more updating soon.

Lin

Approaching the end of school

2009-07-20T21:05:00.000-07:00

Wow, monday today.....tomorrow is last lecture , then wed off. Monday is a test on the lecture then it's DONE. I doubt I want to take the final, depends on how I stand in the class. I am at a high B right now, but the test we took today will determine the outcome. We'll see.

Got off at 2pm rather then 330. GREAT timing!

Went to pick up S right away , Brianna came home with me to help me take pics of me and the dogs for a project I am doing on . Actually it's a job I am working on, but I cant really elaborate on it right now.

I may post later, if I am allowed.

I want to share a great song by Daughtry , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8z0PWOGdcI

Have a great night all,

L

Full of Ideas and nowhere to take it

2009-07-19T20:33:00.000-07:00

So I am in one of my research modes again. Always looking into something interesting , that may have caught my interest at the time. Yes, I am looking into Virtual Assistance, building my own business maybe. I need some more skills, so I have signed up with http://www.volunteer.com/

I have aquired my first job as a research assistant with a Animal rescue group. It's very interesting, I have received my first assignment today and it's fun.

I want to build my skills and references.

I have signed up with Transcription course on Aug 5, that is a 16 week course, and the 2nd course is the same I think. Cant wait to start that as well.

Things are moving along.

I am done with my A and P summer class on the 27th, hopefully it will go well. I am at a 89 right now. High B, 90 is an A. WOW!

We'll see after test tomorrow, it will determine how it all goes, lol

Personal note: S and I went to Central Texas Auditorium saturday at 1pm for a show" Animalopolis" how fun. It was very different looking at a movie on the ceiling and rounded. Quite vivid, S loved it. We went shopping later that evening with Brianna....We didnt get home until 1030. Wow, were out late!

Today, I took S to Brianna again so I could study for a few hours. I actually mowed the front grass too, and weeded the yard, Oh lord in that heat! I must be crazy! At least I got it done, it's been brewing to get done for a while. When I went to pick up S we watched Madea goes to jail. FUN!

I have watered the front and backyard both, need the grass to stay nice and green. I think it's me and the neighboor ONLY with green grass, lol.....the rest have burnt to a crips. No wonder, with this sizzling heat.

So now I am here relaxing, watching Golden girls, and S asleep.

Have my alarm on for 645am hopefully I have the energy to get up and study. I have to!!!

Night!

L

Some valuable Twitter info and tips

2009-07-17T14:19:00.000-07:00

So today is Friday, and I attended a webconferance yesterday which was full of information.

It was about "Twitter Tips for VA's" by Cathy-twitter id-@timeontaskva.

She's the Twitter guru it seems, full of information about twittering , things I have never heard of doing for business purposes. Different ways of using Twitter...here are some links to browse:

http://www.twitbacks.com free twitter backgrounds

http://www.twitterbacks.com free professional or personal backgrounds, need photoshop to use

http://www.dailytwitips.com tips, tools, tutorials

Use 60%/30%/10% rule in your business

60% business

30% personal(nothing to personal)

10% sales(links to products, seminars etc)Not spamming

So there were lots of information in this seminar.

I cant wait until next week when Julie Perrine will be speaking about "Developing your indespensable personal brand"

This is all happening on the http://www.vanetworking.com

Love this website!!

Another site that's great is http://www.wahm.com

Their message boards are incredible.
IF you have ever wanted to work from home and looking into companies or working for yourself...this is the best place for tips, company info, experiences, how to get started, building websites, how to go about starting a business, schooling, you name it they got it. The best community for moms of all walks of life, go in and get inspired, Dream and take a chance.......in opportunities!

I can spend weeks, if not months absorbing all the information they have there.

That's where I found the transcription courses that I have signed up for. It's a fraction of cost from one of the top 3 schools in transcription.....and this college is set up with them for this class. I will be learning exactly the same for 2/3 off the price. LOVE IT!
I can actually now do it, rather then wishing I could.

I will keep you posted how that goes.

I am gaining knowledge and building my skills as I go along, trying to see where I go with all this later. Who knows, I might work for myself sooner or later too.

Lin

Happy 1 year to me!

2009-07-06T21:16:00.000-07:00

It's been a year since my life changed. I have become half of myself, but lots happier. I just want to say that I feel and look much better(I think). I have worked hard at this, and I am just saying a praise YEAHH to myself for doing it.

Tonight I ate a pretty low fat dinner, late snack or whatever you want to call it. It's 1/2 of a wheat pita with one slice of swiss cheese, cut up tomatoes, red bellpepper(can leave out), cucumber, lettuce and avocado instead of my mayo spread. Put on Ranch dressing(not to much) and salt and pepper. Usually I put some turkey or ham in there, but left it out tonight.

Also ate a boiled egg, since I wasnt to full after the pita.

I usually boil eggs in the morning and eat for breakfast and save the rest for another day. Love cold eggs.

Off to another subject: Talked to my husband today, he happend to catch me in my car on my way home from school. We talked for a while about our daily's, it was nice! HE's coming home soon for RR. Just around his birthday. That will be nice.
He hasnt seen our new tile floors, so that will be fun to see his face.

Wed another test for class, have been passing my tests so far with A, B, One C I think ....so I might pass this one, lol.

Paid for a summer Virtual Assistant webinar through the VA website, the first one was today.
It's filled with speakers on a daily basis with lots of different subjects and information. Today started off with"What you need to know about becoming a Virtual Assistant, that you didnt dare to ask" Lasted 1 hour, full of info..and recorded!
Anyone interested, ask me and I can forward the infomation...well let me put up the website.

http://www.vanetworking.com/

This is the website, then search for VAvirtuosos.....it's the webinar. You will pay only $27 to be able to participer everyday, without recordings...it's only for a limited time though, if not it will be $97..but either way it's all worth it.

Ok I was just told my cousin and his live in beautiful girlfriend is coming to the US in Sept, so I gotta go and call my mom to ask if it's TRUE!

Volunteering can be fun!

2009-07-02T21:00:00.000-07:00

Hi,

So I am looking into Virtual Assistance from home. Yeah, another topic AGAIN! That's just me, I am full of Idea's but not enough skills to get started, hahaha. Nah, I wouldnt say that, I just have many ideas and I like to investigate it all, to see if it could be an opportunity for me. So now it's VA. I figured I will try and possibly volunteer and get some hands on and aquire experience. So i stumbbled upon this great website where you can search for job opportunities in any field and every state. You just fill in your zip code, and what your interested in and it matches you up with what could be the best match for you.. I want to share their website....

http://www.volunteermatch.org/results/

You really must try it if your interested in volunteering.

Another great website for VA's is: http://www.vanetworking.com/

Tons of info....and they even have a forum where you can obtain the basics etc etc.. Everything you would need to know about anything really.

Another work from home website with forums as well is: http://www.wham.com

Well, I rented a movie from Redbox that I might just watch in a while. It's late though...11pm. S fell asleep 1/2 hour ago. She will maybe sleep later tomorrow. YEAH! Hope so.

Went to Temple today to Sams, to shop big bulk for some things I needed. Large soap refill for only $5

Coffee 64 oz I think it is...for $13-crazy

It was 106 F over there at one point. Too hot for me, for sure.

Gotta go, talk soon.

L

Late night.

2009-06-25T22:33:00.001-07:00

Hey, I am browsing WHAM.COM and looking under Virtual Assistant Forum. Looking at different ideas on how to build your skills for becoming a virtual Assistant. There are tons of wonderful tips, websites, free learning sites etc etc. I want to share one with all of you. I guess it offers free software training. Although I know that my local library also offer free software training online at your own pace. But here is the websites for both sites , if your not familiar with Wham.

http://www.hp.com/education/

http://www.wham.com

Here is an interesting book they recommend getting if your needing more information.
I just bought it from http://www.ebay.com

I will share more later, it's late and I am off to bed.

Lin

I feel good!

2009-06-24T21:28:00.000-07:00

So today we woke up a bit later then usual.....abt 8am. S was using the bathroom like she usually does in the mornings. So she dissapears into the bathroom and it seems like she never comes back out. It's kind of funny, but I really have to be awake to make sure she doesnt move in there. She is experiencing Make-up, lotions, perfume, toothpastes etc etc. For some reason she is experimenting. Funny, since she has never done this before, but all of a sudden "it's on". So she will paint her finger nails and toe nails while I am asleep. Little did I know that the items I thought were unreachable , aren't!! She can reach it! So I will have to be more carefull about what I do, where I put things. I have moved all my pills...well vitamins up a notch, I can barely reach them. Soon they will end up on the roof, lol...Or some unreachable place for both of us. FUNNY RIGHT!

Anyway, we survived the morning, took her to daycare, and went off to school early. Had another test today, studied today a bit, but really knew the material from before-So I guess I consider myself LUCKY. Guess classes are always a bit easier the second time around right. Never did get the test results from tuesdays big test, so guess that will be monday. Have to wait all weekend for that. But it's ok really, I am still determined to have a great few days, weekend .

So today I Picked up Daisy AGAIN! The dog we watched this past weekend, shes so cute, and we kind of enjoy having her here. She keeps our dogs entertained, playing and wearing them all out is a plus around here. I do really enjoy seeing her loving being outside and having the freedom to roam. Makes me happy.

So we got home after 5, and I cooked chicken, boiled potatoes and made a salad. S ate all of her dinner, so did A. Must have been pretty good.

Tomorrow is a day without school, unbelievable. I will enjoy my freedom for sure. S will be home though, but it's ok. I have missed spending time with her. She still has a few tantrums per day, more then before, but It could be normal.

I worked a bit today as well, have a new job on Odesk. See how that goes. Still applying for others, lol. Gotta make some money if I can.

Talk soon,

Lin

"Sprinkler System" a work out for the dog

2009-06-23T18:24:00.000-07:00

Who knew that our sprinklers would be one of our lifesavers for Ralph, the must have "Exercise Daily" dog? Coincidence that I was watering my lawn one day, and Ralph started running and running and getting super tired all by himself. What an invention, lol.... I had to film it this past weekend. For some reason I spent at least an hour just filming him in action. Facination or Love? What do you think? I myself think there's a combo of both. For some reason him jumping up to catch the water, and hearing his teeth come together is to funny for me.

If you see a tiny white cute dog running around in the video, that's DAISY. We watched her over the weekend, and I think we all enjoyed having her here. She was free, running and playing with other dogs. They were all pooped by the end of the night.

So, everything else is going pretty good I think. A little stressed lately with job at home. It's fun, but it takes 2 hours every night, wheter I like it or not. Time or no time, so I dont think I can commit to it any more. I gave my notice today, and I am applying for more of "Short term " positions rather then every day type things. It's actually kind of fun to be able to work from home again. Real job at that.

Texas heat has been rising to at least in the 100's, and so has the electric bill, lol. I dread the summer in high season only because the bill is sky hight, even though I feel that I save (so to speak) on the air running all day. I dont do it. In the mornings we dont, and late at night it kind of get's cool on it's own, so I try to put the thermostat at 78-80. I dont know why Texas electricity seems to be so much higher then other places? I never paid that much in Tennessee or California. Who knows?

Update on our dog training class. Not much to say about it. Last time, We didnt attend since Ralph got neutered. I have tried to keep up some of the training with my clicker and he's somewhat following it. So does my other dogs, lol. I am not sure I am doing enough here at home, seems like I am being pulled all other places then what I am supposed to be doing. It overflows with work around the house, Why is that I wonder? Is this how it is at everyone's house? I do chores, clean, walk the dog one long daily walk, pay bills, gather paperwork, do laundry, water plants, grass, veggies daily, cook dinner, wash dishes, feed the dogs, give them water, groom if time, homework, take baby to daycare, pick up from daycare, take out trash, clean trash can, get baby ready, bath time, read time, learn time, play time, unscrew beds apart, screw beds together, sweep, homework(did I say that already) , work 2 hours per night and drive 2.5 hours to school everyday mon-frid. Where is my time? Before I know it it;s bed time. I need my husband to help-just a little bit. That would be nice, if an occasional something would be done.

A has been helping too lately, I write her a what to do note before I go off to school . Hopefully she will have it done before I get home. That would be ideal. I have to recruit her, if not it wont happen, lol. Guess I really cant expect a teenager to really see the things that needs to be done in the house , like me. After all, I am sure I never did at 14.

So anyway, the water is on outside, and I better go and turn it off before . At least I will have the greenest grass on the block.

Until next time.

L

Texas Heat, and other things

2009-06-13T22:41:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

Been about a week, it's been very hectic around here. Either I am very bad about managing my time, or it's just not enought of it during the day, lol.

School started monday, and it takes me about 50 min or more to drive there. It 's a lot of gas money for sure, since per gallon it's about $2.50 now. WOW! Of course it all goes up now when I decided to drive far to go to summer school. At least it seems like it's not so much of a load as the last class. I'll keep you updated.

Last week I started working on O'desk, it's been kind of fun, but it's taking up wayyyy to much time per day. I have been sitting all night trying to finish my daily project. Not because it's so hard, just because it's so much info to get down. I guess I dont have it all down yet. I am a little slow, but boy am I getting faster. I happend to download Firefox browser and that helped a lot. At least I can have open several sites at the same time.

Ralph got neutered yesterday, he spent the night at the vet in order to have it done early in the am. When I picked him up I was nervous....I never wanted him to think that I had dropped him off at a shelter of some sort and wasnt picking him up again. I was glad to see he was happy when we came. S was with me, she had missed him all night and morning. Ralph was dizzy, and woozy. Once we got home, he kept walking into the wall, and not being able to keep to focused. I gave him food earlier, only because I thought the food would absorb some of the anesteshia and give him some relief. He's all better today. He went for a walk, eaten tons of bones, played with balls and done some basic training. So has the other dogs. I try out the "CLICKER" on them too. Amazingly they respond well when food is around, lol...but then again, our dogs are just like that.

My husband sent me a 1 sentence email about sorry not having able to talk for over a week, since he hasnt renewed his internet. OOOKKK then. Whatever! Life goes on, with or without. If you choose with...it's up to you to make the effort. I cant change anything. I am just living my life , raising our children. That's enough for now. I am content, so far. See how long it will last though. I dont know.? Guess I am just me.

We spent a little time outside in the back yard today, filled up the pool again and played for a while. We had fun. The vegetables me and S planted are comming up. Basil and Green Bell peppers. How fun. S looked at it today, she cant wait to try it.

So tonight I brushed her teeth(after she did herself)...told her she looked tired. She said no. She laid across the bed while I went to the kitchen to get something. When I came back she was out..... Pooor baby! The "NON NAP TIMES" is taking it's toll sometimes. LOL.

Love you S
Love you A

We all went to Walmart to shop for A today, before she leaves for CALI. Think that made her a bit happy to get some new things. S got a new toothbrush, DORA.

Night all, it's almost 1 am .....tired. Air Conditioning is on, and I just want to lay down and rest a bit. Sure S will wake up again at 730

L

Doggie Training-all hell broke loose

2009-06-04T20:14:00.000-07:00

Romeo sun tanning on S sandbox....he just loves doing that

Peppi....in the backyard.....beautiful eyes, right...Mr. Mischevious

Hihihi....

I decided to enroll my Ralphie into obedience course, it's a 6 week course.

Today was the first day, and Yes...I expected him to act up severely. He didnt dissappoint me!

He was a crazy maniac for the first 1/2, growling at larger dogs, acting agressive and not listening to well...but he got the hang of it.. By the end he was laying flat out on the rug, and an occasional growl here and there, but really kind of listening to me. I felt a bit better, but was a wreck the whole entire time. Not acting nervous, but I guess I seemed like it. NO wonder, I dont want to be held responsible for what he does. Then again, I havent had him long enough to know how he will react in situations, so that really was more of my nervousness. He picked up on that for sure. That's a dog for you.

Ralph was a rescue dog, and no he knows no manners.

I want to share a website with all that believe in rescue shelters and rehabilitating or helping deaf dogs.

http://www.thephotobooks.com/index2.php#/home/

I believe there a great dogs in local shelters, they just happend to get in a bad situation where their owners could not keep them for whatever reason. Some may have training issues, some NOT! I believe it's possible to train all dogs, with time and patience. SO I am on my journey with Ralph.

The funny thing is I tried some of the things on Romeo when we got home , and he got it the first time. A and I laughted and thought that was hillarious! My Roma...that's my nickname for him.

I have 5 animals, and I have nicknames for all of them, so If you happen to see different names it's not because I misspelled them, lol.

Ralph -Ralphie

Romeo -Roma

Cali -Calibali, calibal

Snickers -snickipoops

Pepsi -peppilou ,papa, or peppi( he gets lots of names because he's a sweetie with multiple personalities) All good one's.

SO I wonder, Ralph is getting neutered next thursday...i bet I cant take him to training class that evening.....poor thing..he will need his rest for sure. Guess I will have to make it up.

I am off to watch Fireproof! I have planned this for days, and still havent seen it, haha!

I am on TWITTER- under snovbunny

Ta....until next time.

New Tile Floors and Things to be thankful for

2009-06-03T21:14:00.000-07:00

was playing with my daugther S yesterday , we were in the backyard. I was pushing her on the new swing, the 4 seater. I was thinking about some things I was so thankful about and that I want to share it on my blog today. I know I should have written it last night when it was all fresh in my mind, but I think I can draw those good feelings back.

A has 2 more days of school, then SUMMER VACATION. She's been waiting forever. She's counting down to Cali...momo time. Grandpa has moved closer too, so she get's to spend more time with him I think. A has done good in school this year, and she will be starting High School next year. We deal with attitudes, messy room, daily reminders to do her chores but it's not as stressfull as before maybe? She's kind, helpful, listens, and changes her voice if talked to . She understands fairness, kindness and politeness. Even if it might not be with me, hahaha. Are they all like this with their parents? I know now......I would never be disrespectful to anyone older then me. Not my mother, grandmother, aunt, uncle, dad.......I was raised that way, you hold your tounge. Maybe she will learn that all in time, as she get's older, wiser and more mature.

Yesterday I was thankful for:

-Being able to spend time with S

-Seeing her happy and smiling

-Feeling Love in my heart

-Being able to catch her when she almost fell off the 4 seater, reaching for the sprinklers as I was watering the grass below her

-Being able to lay new flooring in our home

-Have money for groceries

-Seeing the dogs running around the backyard, happy

-No backpain

-No extra luggage

Update on my flooring:

Yesterday he started laying tiles on my floor. I finally after several days found the perfect color tiles...about 1 hour from here. He didnt finish, so it was a little sketchy how it would all come out. today he finished laying the tile, but not grout yet. He said he got a similar color grout as the tiles, a warm brownish kind I guess. He will come back tomorrow and finish it (I think) I dont know how long it takes to put down grout on 530 sq foot flooring? We'll see. I do have some pics I will post, dont mind the terrible mess in the background. Remember it's a work in progress!

I will mention school. I was terribly dissapointed after not passing my last class in school. I worked so hard for so long, my life stopped while I devoted all that time on that class. To get a D. I was dissapointed in myself and part of the school system. How can they set up a class so full of a load that barely anyone can pass it? We started out 25-30 students and by the end of the semester there were 7 of us left. The rest dropped the class, since they werent passing. So terrible! This is what you have to do to become a nurse....and they say there's a nursing shortage. Yeah, no wonder right, lol...no one can pass A & P...hihihi.

My mind has never really been inclined to study science and math subjects anyway, so we'll see how this goes. Not sure how It's gonna be, since that huge load of work is going to get crammed into 1.5months.

Hubby! He's working nights. He's sent me an email after reading previous blog , said he changed his mind about re-enlisting. Guess he wants to work on US too. That's good , right!? We've been having a better connection lately, talking more on the messenger. Feels good, but were still apart by a huge wall. I know your reading this B, lol....But you know I never lie to you about anything wether good or bad. It's all in the open!? I like it like that . I have to live my life being honest to myself, not for anyone else,,,,,,just for me! well that kind of sounded selfish, I dont think I meant it that way...but I mean I have to be honest with myself in order to stay true in everything I do....My marriage is #1. Funny how you decide to spend the rest of your life with someone that might not have the same values in life, and you try to combine the two together. It's all so hard. We are approaching 7 years now...in 3 days I think it is.

It's late, I am posting the pics.

Lin

Re-enlisting, are we crazy?

2009-05-30T19:40:00.000-07:00

I got an e-mail from my husband yesterday , saying he was wondering what I thought about re-enlisting? I couldnt believe it! After all this time, he's been saying he's had enough, the army is this, and that etc etc...and he's sick of it. However I have had mixed feelings about it. It pays our bills, our medical and provides us with enough money to pay childsupport...but that's it. It doesnt give us any family time, no vacations, no extra money....so what do you pick? It's put a HUGE strain on our marriage, since we never have any time at all together. He works late hours, and he's an early bird(meaning goes to bed early), we dont spend one whole hour per day together. It tears our relationship apart.

I asked him about that, and how we had planned to give our marriage a good try by being civilian and hopefully having some family time together...I thought that was our plan, but I guess now that might have changed again. I dont know if I should say go ahead...and continue sacrificing, or say no and struggle through it all. It's not an easy decision for any of us, we'll probably talk about it more. I dont know which direction to favor?

Off to a new note. We went to a garage sale today and I happend to see a huge swing set and it had a sign with $10 on it. I thought of course it was a misprint and I probably didnt see the last 0....hahahaha...the baby wanted to sit on it right away, and i confirmed it was only $10.

The funny thing is that my petsitter lives 2 houses down from the yard sale...she was having her own yard sale, lol.....and they said they would help me deliver the swing set........so I told the lady that I am paying the petsitters husband $10 to deliver the swingset for us...and she just said the sweetest words.....You can have it for free. I couldnt believe it! FREE!?

We got so lucky , and I consider this a great and happy day. I have been looking for so long for a swingset for the baby, and having someone deliver is the BEST! I could never have done that, lol.

JIPPI!

Needless to say, the baby has played with it for the entire evening out there, she just loved it so much....i took pictures I will post here in a min.

So friday was Ms. Jennifers last day taking care of S. So sad so sad. It's hard seeing her go, and knowing S wont see them anymore, or spend time with them anymore. I know she hasnt really gotten the concept yet, I know she will be asking me all next week. :(

MY FLOOR RE-DO: Not going, lol..carpet and vinyl all gone, but what to do with the black stuff that's on the concrete. The contractor says he doesnt know what it is? I thought I would go with tiles then instead, but figured it's gonna be at least another $1000 and I dont know if I want to spend that? I am cheap when I have to be. I will always try the cheapest way first, lol..

So what do I do? Have him try and remove the black stuff by hand with paint thinnner? That's what he tried and it seemed to work, but...... I dont know? I am confused about it, and dont know what to tell him monday.

A good Wine: Llano , sweet red. It's a Texas red wine. I usually never drink red wine, but this one is GOOOOD! Try it if it's available in your store....HEB or Walmart.

So I am off to watch Iron Chef America....love watching the cooking channels , get some good tips are always fun.

Until next time,

Lin

Memorial day

2009-05-25T21:11:00.000-07:00

What a day! This will be a short one tonight I think, my brain feels drained and I am mentally fried. Some good and sad things happend today, but I will probably aim at talking about the good. I hate to feel down.

We actually slept in until 845am, WOW what a treat for us. S actually didnt wake up at her usual time, even with me getting up at 7 to let the crying dogs out. I let them stay out there too.....I was to tired to let them back in.

A has been promising me she will help me cut the grass, but we havent been able to start this "mentally challenged" grass clipper. It has had a temper for the past few days. I remember it did this last year, and I bought a pump of some sort and took out all the gas, and replenished with new gas....It worked, lol...... So we got it started and I ended up doing the front house anyway, while S and A was in the backyard with the slip and slide. wish it was me at the time, since the sun was beaming on my shoulders leaving permanent sun damage...... I am sure, lol.
I did make her help me with half of the backyard....half! If you ask me , she got away with murder.......

We did try and walk the dogs at a new place today, but it was just to difficult to walk and the cars drove by. I think we'll keep to the quiet wood trails we have started to enjoy, I guess I would hate for me and the dogs to get boored with the same walk everyday but we'll see.

We did go out for lunch today, we havent been out to eat in months I think. I have actually started enjoying making dinners, lunches at home, it's easier for me then going out now. Cheaper too, haha. We did go out to Appleby's and it was perfect timing, all before the lunch hour rush came storming through. I let the girls order the shoot glass dessert, they both orded hot fudge sundae.....it was great.

So overall we spent most of our day outside in bikini's and tons of sun tan lotion lathered on our skin.......We had a great day! We really did. Never really watched much TV today, we had so many other interesting things to do.

Then I had a difficult discussion with my husband, it can get so intense it's even harder.
Were in a difficult situations, who isnt....with all this seperation between us all the time, it's hard.
Our conversation did turn a little better and our phone conversation ended in a good note.
I can tell he's stressed out about some things, and it concerns me he has no one to talk to about it. I did ask if he can talk to someone , but all he said was they would tell him to "soldier up". That's the army's answer to everything.....you have a near breakdown, you better man up and become stronger, no questions, just do it.... It's stupid! He will be more damaged when he get's home, that's hard to know. What do we do about it then? PTSD! Read about it. Until you have lived with someone that is living it, you really cant imagine how difficult it is. I couldnt relate until it happend to us.

I am ending my night right now.

Looking forward to barbecue tomorrow.

Lin

Memorial weekend, how relaxing?

2009-05-24T07:01:00.001-07:00

Or is it?

Morning all, it's been a few days. I am sitting here with my cup of coffee no breakfast yet, but S is chomping on her toast and patty. Today is sunday and last night I was hoping that S would sleep in to at least 8am this morning, but that didnt happen. She woke up at 7 when the TV turned off because of the thunder. Can u believe that? I know I mentioned this before , that when it rains it's hard to get the dogs to go out on their potty break.....yeah what a nightmare.

So I have been trying since 730 to let them out , but everytime they take off running the opposite way and they dont seem at all interested in taking a break in the rain, lol...

I ended up forcing them out there, pushing...yes pushing my dogs out the door. Who's the boss now! HAHAHA.

Yesterday I conviced my girls to take all the dogs to the woods for them to work off some pent up energy. I have realized if I take them in the morning, they are well behaved for most of the day. No to mention they spend at least 4 hours just snoozing and recovering from that walk. It's actually pretty therapeutic for all of us I think, as your walking all you hear are the birds chirping and maybe an occasional deer running around. I remember thinking it was so relaxing , I wished I had a chair and was alone so I could sit down and let my imagination run free with no interruptions. S fell on both knees, needless to say that was traumatic, and we knew she was looking forward to which band-aids she could use when we got home later, lol...She's a band-aid freak. But aren't all kids?

So I rented movies for all of us last night at Redbox, I got "Autumn Hearts" with Susan Sarandon. It was actually surprisingly interesting, and once you throw some love into it I am all for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbV0Gw5hJhk

Well the relax time is over, time to attend to the rest of the clan.......look for the new pics.

Lin

I am getting used to this blogging

2009-05-21T19:10:00.000-07:00

Yes that's right. You read the right headline, lol. I actually enjoy logging in every night and having someone to talk to . Seems like there isnt much of an adult interraction in my life besided my occasional visits from my mom, or talking about nothings to people I meet in town etc. My friend moved away and I havent been hanging out with anyone since then. I must be somewhat of a loner, I do enjoy my alone time. I do find myself not wanting to make an effort of starting any friendships sometimes. The idea is there, but the actual effort of it all, meeting and setting times and days have been getting me in trouble.

Craigslist friend finders....I have been there. Guilty of charge! But do you think I met anyone interesting yet, none for my taste. I know I am not very picky, at least I dont think. But somethings do turn me running the other way. No drama for sure. I just dont need it, I have my own when I am in my married life, lol..

Do I consider myself married right now, YES I DO! But the strange seperation of it all makes me feel somewhat single in many ways. Meaning the decision making, house cleaning, what my time is spent doing etc. It's just different, hard to explain to anyone that hasnt been seperated from their spouse for long periods.

I read something on Craigslist about higher divorce rates for military, and I believe it. Try and think of it this way, just go at this with me for a min. It really makes me mad to see people bash military marriages , when you dont look at the whole picture.

Think of you life as you have lived it for the past 12 months, if your married or in a relationship. All the days that have passed, all the new experiences you have been through, the new hobbies you have started and maybe finished, new changes within you that you have discovered, the new lifestyles you have added...the list grow as I type all this up. Then you imaging doing it all without your spouse for that whole entire lifetime of 12 months or longer, and then suddenly they appear and your supposed to leave off where you ended it that long ago.

Even though you have talked on the phone, written letters and endless e-mails, it's NOT the same as living and growing together the way you could have if you had been in the same household. It's extremly hard. I see that better now as I am experiencing our 3rd deployment.
Yes the first time was hardest, and the loneliest and the worst. The pain was so intense I didnt know what to do with myself, but I have learned to grow and stand on my own in our marriage and it became easier somehow. Or am I distant from it all, is that why it's easy? I am used to doing it all by myself anyway.

My husband wasnt much around when he was home anyway, there was always something going on at work that made him stay late. He would leave the house at 545am maybe come home after pt, then get dressed and go off to work until 7-9pm. Once he got home, he would eat dinner then sit around for 15 min and he would drift off to sleep, so I ask myself this. What kind of a life is that together? How do you grow close, where is the time you were supposed to have, to love and nourish the marriage, lol..... Not in this part of town for sure.

Guess I am venting a bit about it, I am not trying to bash anyone or anything. I am just saying there are positive moments, and there are lots of negative downfalls. There's no family time, and it's hurt our marriage. Lots of military marriages dont survive the stress of seperation time, it's that simple. Sad isnt it?

I have a slight headache this evening, so I think I will end it here. I hate to have nothing positive to say......so let me think about something really quick to finish this off for the evening.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Good night.

Lin

Just another wednesday

2009-05-20T18:50:00.000-07:00

Got up early as usual to take kids to school and daycare. The only exception today was that I brought Ralph in the car with us, so I could walk him in the park after I dropped S off. I was supposed to have a training session online with a new job at 9am, so I only had 50 min to walk the dog and drive home again, lol.....All in a mornings shift. So I made it home and even got to warm up some coffee before I logged in, but she didnt show. What a dissapointment! I emailed her and decided to go and have a pedicure done, since it's been forever since I could allow myself that type of luxury. Soon as I was headed out the door my cell rings and it's the job. So I swallowed my dissapointment from earlier and in my cheeriest of voices, accepted her appologies for forgetting me this morning.

Training went great, but I still have some hesitations about things, so we'll see about it. I have accepted my first assignment and have a few weeks to finish that up. I will let you all know how it goes, and if this is something that I can continue with for a while. Would be nice to make a little extra. I do still have other ideas that I am dabbling in, just kind of seeing what's out there. Have heard from other moms about hidden opportunities , so I am exploring my options.

Another thing I realized I missed today, was my "bargain barn" shopping. I will share this with anyone interested in 2nd hand shopping. If you ever go to your local thrift store or Goodwill, some of them might host a weekly bargain barn ,where they sell off things that might not have sold in the store after so many days/weeks. A lot of times they have a large amount of the same things donated so they throw it in their bargain barn sale. Believe it or not, it's great deals. So cheap, and nice things you wouldnt really imagine you could get at such a great price. I have been hooked since the first day I discovered it in the back of the main store, tucked and hidden away in a large wherehouse. I just have to stop by and see what's being sold the days they have open, I feel like I am missing out on a great opportunity if I dont. CRAZY HUH. You can call your local Goodwill and ask if they have one, and dont forget they usually have more then one store in your town so call them all. I noticed not all of them have one, but it's worth the little effort of calling. I pay $1.25 for a piece of clothing, so you can imagine the slashed prices they offer. My whole wardrobe comes from there, and you wouldn't be able to tell. Many people make the mistake of thinking it's the throw away of trash, but you'll be surprised. The best bet though is to be there when the doors open, so you can get the best stuff.

About my flooring-Well, he came back and looked under my carpet. I decided the other day to take a peek at what was lurking under there. Big surprise, tons of old vinyl and super super old black glue sticking to the concrete. Larger job now...he said and added another $500 to sand it down and make it pretty for my stain. So much for saving money deciding to stain my concrete rather then putting tiles down. Oh well, I am still going ahead with it, we'll have to live through the dust for a week or two while their fighting the glue monster. At least he told me they would move my furniture out of the way, which was comforting to hear. I was contemplating how I should move the large sofa's and entertainment center by myself, with my strong husband not being around. The contractor will come by on tuesday and start it all then, so I'll once and for all take some pics and link them up for all of you to see. (soon)

A's "thing"at school- Ended up being an award ceremony for all the students in the school choir . It only lasted about 1.5 hours, which was enough time to keep a toddler still. You know how a 3 year old's body starts itching to move after so long. Fortunatly we had the best seats , right next to a boy the same age. They started flirting and soon became the best of friends, while they played quietly(somewhat) on the floor. A was so cute, she actually got an award for being a great perfomer/singer. She has been in the varsity choir for this past year, but she's always had a great voice....it's good its being recognized by others. Singing has always been A's passion, she has wanted to become a singer since she was a little girl but I think now she has seen it as a hobby rather then a career. Guess interests change, and she's seeking a more traditional career path.

So while I was waiting forever in the nail shop to have my pedicure, I stumbled upon some great links for various purposes and interests. Some I thought I might share for us mom's.

http://www.BoonInc.com

It's a toddler cup that I wish I had available for my daughter when she needed one, it's really an easy grip, you just have to see it MOMS!

Go to : Skip-Hop.com for store locations to purchase "Bottle drying rack", looks excellent and super easy, rather then laying those bottles flat and taking forever to dry....YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN .

Quote for the day: Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured. -Gordon B. Hinckley
What a great quote that is, sometimes I will have to apply that to a rough day maybe.

New floor, easier life

2009-05-18T19:26:00.000-07:00

Wow, I am so exited! I am gonna get new flooring , finally. I have been looking for a while at maybe getting spanish tiles, but then I decide on stained concrete flooring. Easy and cheaper (a little). Seems like with all the animals we have and kids running around, it's an easier clean up then carpet. Mind you that we have been living here 1 year now, and the brand new carpet we moved in with, is not so good anymore. I dread looking at it, and I knew it would happend this way anyway. It was a lighter carpet and with dogs , hair and spills it just couldnt survive our lifestyle. I will be glad when I see this super beautiful floor. I am aiming for a terra cotta type color, but it's not really called that but similar. They have so many, it's hard to choose and settle for one.

The contractor is coming by tomorrow to look under the carpet and give me a final "shop " list, then he might start wed. I cant wait. I tried to vaccum the carpet today, my vaccum is a joke. Really! Cant pick up hair at all! I have to keep vaccuming then use a barbecue tool to fish out all the hair that has gotten stuck in the hose part of the vaccum. Needless to say I had fun today, spending my time trying to get all the hair and all the other stuff up.

Otherwise I did have a great day today. Took 2 of the 3 dogs for a walk on our trail through the woods, we saw deers. As usual I am scared to death they wont hear me, and then run me over trying to get away. I know it's silly right. So I have to admit I try to make a little noice running around there, sometimes singing, other times hanging my keys around my neck so it jinggles when I walk. Ralph is pulling me harder these days, I cant wait for the training class to start on the 28th of May. Teach that boy some manners. He's still pretty good around here, I guess I am waiting for it all to turn into a nightmare, lol. Maybe it wont happen. He's still very sweet to the cats, dogs and my kids....what more can I ask......Really!

Life is still a bit confusing, wondering where I really fit in? Dont know my plans, they seem to change as my moods, sometimes. I have to ponder on it hard, but havent sat down to do that yet.

Our great caretaker for S is moving June 1st, so we'll loose someone great in S's life again. Were sorry to see her go, but we understand that life has it's own path and we dont really have control over what happens. S will be going to preschool in late august or early september anyway...so starting with a new caretaker is not an option right now. We do have B that was sort of Ms. Jenifers substitute and she has agreed to take care of S until school. I dont really know how many hours or days per week yet, it depends on what I have going on though. I do like my freedom too, roam and get some peace and get things done around the house, but then again I love being with Savanna so we'll see. I cant wait for S to start school, I have showed her the new school and she's so exited to start. She's been asking for a long time when she will be going to school, so that's why I had to drive by the school and show her where she would be going. She's super happy about that happening soon, even thought she cant really tell weeks from months, lol.

Talked to my hubby the other day on the phone, he actually got to call me. The messenger has been acting up so we havent been able to talk at all for a few days, not like before anyway.
We did talk for about 1 hour, so that was pretty good to catch up on things. He's been moved again to another city, not sure he's happy about it since they keep sending them out on missons. Their job hours keep changing too, out of nowhere they have a new schedule and in the middle of the night/early am hours to follow. He's even trying to finish up a class he's taking online, that might be hard to get done with all this away time, and schedule changes, lol...but he's keeping up I guess.

Things sometimes gets a bit strained, sometimes I'd rather not talk about it....I dont know how to really explain it. It's hard when he's gone so long, you loose touch somehow, kind of. Guess that's life, only if you choose it to be. I figure if you have somewhat of a problem before you left, it still lingers while he's gone. It's hard to deal with.

Life still goes on, I am enjoying my family. Love this weather if it's not to hot.
Planted more flowers in the front of the house today, love it.
Hang a flag on our flag hanger on the wall in the front of the house, looks just beautiful and welcoming.

A has something happening in school tomorrow, so I have to go and buy food and snacks for that. Short notice-it's tomorrow, lol......that's my daugther.

Gotta love this life-hectic, but all worth it.

Lin

Monday morning

2009-05-18T04:12:00.001-07:00

Early morning, 6:12am and up drinking my coffee. Did the dishes and let the dogs out for their morning you know what,hahaha.

Couldnt sleep past 5 30 am, Ralph(our lab mix) was walking around the bed non stop not able to settle down. So I gave up on sleeping and now I am up doing my morning routine as usual. It's cold outside, but then again I have noticed it starting out that way in the mornings for a later hot sunshiny weather.

A is sick, common cold-or so we hope. I am not sure she's going to school today, we'll see how she feels and sounds in a min when she's supposed to wake up. She sounded pretty miserable yesterday, but we'll see if a nights sleep has helped her along recovery.

We did go to Rabbit fest yesterday, we started out early to try and beat the heat. We did for the most part, but of course it got hot in the later hours so we ended up getting a bit burned. I dont know why I didnt remember to put on sunscreen, we usually do even if it's grey outside.

The girls both got a bracelet each for unlimited rides, which ended up saving us money anyway, since one ride was 3 tokens which was $1 each. We paid $15 for the entire bracelet"sunday special". A spent her time with friends, and me and S explored the fair together. She rode some rides......same one's over and over. We did the pony ride, and the petting zoo. I just love seeing her have fun, I dont mind going on the same rides over and over as long as my baby is smiling and having the time of her life. I took lots of pictures, which me and Savanna looked at in bed later that evening. By the time I suggested it was leaving time, she never once got fuzzy or upset so you know she must have been pretty tired after all that walking all day. We got in the car, and the next min I looked back she was resting a bit, almost closing her eyes. Poor thing, I wore her out, lol......

Overall we had a great day really.

Well, it's approaching 6:30, so I think I will get myself a bit more ready.

Chiao all.

Lin

A rainy day

2009-05-16T13:19:00.000-07:00

Unfortunatly we woke up early today with rain coming down as hard as ever. Normally we love the rain, but we had plans to go to the "Rabbit Fest" today.
Rabbit Fest is a yearly event at our local park, people come from all around towns to visit, ride the rides and eat yummy foods. It's a fair type deal. They were having white tigers , rabbits and pony rides that would have been fun for the baby. A was going to meet a few friends and hang with them for the day, and I was going to pick them up later in the early evening.

Well, here we are at home stuck in the house, I am not really complaining since there's always something fun or not so fun to do around here, lol. We did go to Walmart for a quick pick up of a few items, and so did everyone else as well. What do you expect in this town on saturday afternoon, right.

We did get some movies at the Redbox, which is pretty good deals considering you pay per day $1.08 You have the option to keep them longer and just pay the same price per day. It's still cheaper then Hollywood videos. We went there a few weeks ago and spent $15 for 3 movies, just ridiculous! So leaving the store I told myself never again, if I can rent from Redox for less then $4 for the same movies.

So I decided to pull my laptop out to the living room and blog a bit about our day. I bought S a toy to keep her a bit busy, but she wants to watch "Little Bear", and semi play with the toy we bought. So much for that!

The dogs are laying around sleeping, not much time in the yard when it rains. The little dogs dont like to even step out of the door if it rains(hard to potty on those days), and Ralph doesnt care either or. Either way they end up tracking mud in the house and I am stuck with towels when the return , and mops for the floors.

A has her friend over, their in the den watching a movie we rented. They bought up half of the candy in the store along with soda, so now I am sure their sugared out.

So I guess I am gonna get off of her and find something interesting to do. May
be i'll get some of the things I plan on selling on E-bay together, or maybe not :)

This might be a booring day, I am itching to go outside and do something, I dont like being stuck in the house for to long.

I might write later.....................

Things I am passionate about
Extended Family(that makes it sound like were not in contact, which is absolutely not true)
Rescue animals
Our trio of animals
Cooking healthy meals for the family
Eating healthy
Exercising
Family life
Improving myself
Recycling
Bargain shopping
Estate sales

Smart moves!

2009-05-12T19:39:00.000-07:00

Evening all. Texas heat is slowly approaching, it's been humid and hot today. Cant tell you what the temp was, never did check the weather online like I usually do. Havent been keeping up really.

I did get some things done today, and I pat myself on the back for not procrastinating like I usually do, and finally getting things done around here. It actually feels good when the list of completions are adding up. I really think it's my "new attitude" to life that has completly made me change my life around. I might touch on that later, but for now I'll talk about my daily excistance as a mother, wife, caretaker..you name it , I am wearing the hat, hahaha.

Anyway I am always looking for deals, dont know if I have mentioned that in any of my 2 blogs yet, ha. I want to share with everyone that might be reading my day to day stories about some deals I stumbled upon, it's worth looking into-maybe?

Some links to follow:

http://www.barterplanet.com/

http://www.swapstyle.com/

http://www.swapthing.com/

http://www.u-exchange.com/

http://www.zwaggle.com/

I havent looked into all of them yet, I guess I was waiting for the time I can make a fresh cup of java and sit in peace to investigate, but that hasnt happen. I promise I will check the sites out by this week and maybe update you guys on anything interesting from there.

Survery time: Yes, I signed up for some survey websites, anyone been lucky doing that? I doubt you will make over $100 doing that, because It has taken me at least a month to make $15, lol.....I guess I can buy the 2 towels I wanted from Walmart, yeah right, right!

Is it worth my time, I think maybe/maybe not. I havent decided yet. I figure while I am sitting around I might as well click here, click there and make 50cents, lol.

Anyway, talked to my husband again, yahoo messenger still not working. For some reason being logged into my email will allow ppl to text/chat with me through there. Odd, never done that yet, until today when my husband hit me up on there. He's complaining of the heat over where he is. Guess it's heating up things there too. I know how hot he said it could get.

His laptop that he just bought in Feb is miserably failing him. ALREADY! Dust he says. Or was it a recall? I know he made up this incredible story about how he can have his laptop shipped to me, so I can ship to the company, then they ship it back to me, and I ship to him. Yeah, did you follow that? I am just wondering why it wouldnt be easier to just ship directly to them and back again. Hahaha, sometimes my husband can be so complicated. Or is it me being selfish? I havent figured that out yet, really.

Well kids are asleep as usual when I get on here, so I have this special time all to myself. I enjoy that. I do think it's time to get off though , even thought I could go on forever tonight. I must be lonely, hahahaha....I just keep talking right.

See ya tomorrow.

Never blogged!

2009-05-11T20:26:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I am new at this......but I am pretending I am not, lol. I am reading about blogging and trying to figure out this website, REALLY! Whatever time I have during the night I am. The kiddos are asleep and I am browsing Mom cafe website and joined a group called "Influencer program". It was a feature in the local newspaper naming this group as a group of freebies of everything to toilet paper, laptops and carseats etc.... I thought I would try it out and joined it tonight. Not sure what will happen , but I will see.

Today wasnt all that bad, seemed a bit grey and rainy but all we got was 1 whole min of rain.

Tried to talk to my husband on the yahoo messenger, but it kept messing up not showing anything he typed or I typed. Strange! So he called me on the phone, needless to say that was expensive I am sure. We talked for 1 hour and 14 min. Trying to catch up on a lot of things, actually I talked to him about blogging , and maybe starting one of his own. Get his feelings down on paper, well you know what I mean. Like that might happen! My husband, talk about feelings, ha! But then again, sometimes we can express ourselves much better to strangers then to people we interract with on a daily basis.

My husband and I talked about staying in the army versus getting civilian jobs and money. Anything really that is related to when he gets back home to us again, when he has to change his whole excistance of army life and become a civilian again. He hasnt been one in 10 years, so I am sure it's an adjustment. I dont know if anyone else around here has experienced the transition and live to tell about it, haha.

Anyway, we ended everything in a good way, no arguments today. What a relief! We have had our share of mix-ups.

Anyway, I will be finding out more about this blogging business, and when I do you will see some major changes on my page. So until then, ta

Lin

My first blog

2009-05-10T19:37:00.000-07:00

Hey all, I have just decided that I would start a blog about my completly crazy army wife life.
My husband is overseas again, not even having a chance to be home for 1 complete year after previous deployment. Not to mention that he was PTSD diagnosed. You can imagine what we have to deal with when he comes home again, after being untreated this whole time.

Just to familiarize yourself with our family I will mention we have a pretty full house. We are 4 people and 5 animals, and I have to admit it get's crazy here sometimes. Especially now when I am tackling all this by myself all the time. But then I think to myself that I actually do this on a full time basis anyway, since my husband really is never home anyway. He's always working late or when he's home , he's asleep from working so hard and having odd hours at work . Who am I to complain , right, hahahahaha.

We have 2 daughters, one 14(help, a teenager) and our toddler of 3 years old, which I have pretty much raised by myself. It's been very hectic raising a baby again, with my husband being deployed twice in her 3 short years of life.

My husband is our main provider and I have to aknowledge that he's done a lot for us. Providing us with our newly purchased home, food on our table and an occasional weekend trip here and there. Not to mention our troops of animals to care for, with food, vet and flea/heartworm preventions to buy every month.

But as usual I am rambling on about everything , when I was really supposed to just introduce our family slowly to all of you. Guess it will have to progress itself slowly, and by reading more you will see how a life of an army wife is one of a kind.....with the stresses, heartaches, struggles and happiness of any wife really. Except for alone time when you dont see your husband in 15 months, or when you have to make all the decisions on your own, when your life progresses without your husband in your life, when you have to try and inform him of what your doing in your life at the time, and keep him updated on it all....that's the difference I guess. Little did I know when I married my husband that it would be like this.

Until next time.....I think. :)