WARNING to the Service Men who are Returning from Being Away on Deployment
Some things to keep in mind as you return home from your adventure. You will have to be very patient with your wife as she adjusts to your presence after all the time she has spent without you there.
1. As soon as you walk through the door, take out the trash immediately, as she is sick of doing it.
2. Do not be alarmed if she jumps over the couch and runs 60 miles an hour to get to the telephone when it rings, she thinks it is you calling, and that is one call she isn't going to miss!
3. Forgive her for any nightly beatings that may occur to your body. This thrashing that happens is because she is used to having the bed all to herself. In extreme conditions, she may start screaming thinking you are someone she doesn't know and she may even call the police to report she is being robbed. If you are attempting to make love to her, you may be in jail on rape charges until she realizes you are her husband and are home from overseas.
4. Dinner time will require some adjusting. Do not say a word if she cuts up your meat before she puts it on the table. Ignore the fact that there will not be a place setting for you. You may not even have a chair to sit in as she has probably used it to reach those high things in the cupboards that you used to get for her. Do not expect home cooked meals. She is used to making quick foods and kids T.V. dinners. Although you are looking forward to having home cooked meals, she is not looking forward to making them. You may even find a peanut butter and jelly sandwich waiting for you one night. Just eat it and be thankful it is there.
5. If there is an errand to run, RUN IT! Your life could depend on it. After having to drag all the kids to the store just for a gallon of milk, she may shoot bullets from her eyes if you refuse!
6. You may not understand her language as she has had to speak to the children a lot during the time that you have been gone. What she may say to you if you are complaining about people at work, "Tell them your mommy will come out there if they don't play nice." If you stub your toe, she may say, "Ooh, did you get a boo boo." Bare with her, this will eventually subside and she will speak normally.
7. THIS IS IMPORTANT: Do not walk in the bathroom if she is in the shower. She may suspect an intruder and try to kill you! She forgets you are home!
8. Last but not least, expect tears. Lots of them. Just as your heart is the only thing the military hasn't confiscated, her heart is the only thing that loneliness has not robbed her of. Love that has been saved up for as long as you have been gone is bound to make your wife a tad bit emotional. With a little bit of patience and understanding on both your parts, your home coming will be all that you expect it to be, as long as you follow the rules above.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Blurbs and Updates
Sorry it's been a while. I know I'm slacking. It was brought to my attention though that people DO in fact read this so I need to keep it fresh. (Thanks Michelle!)
Caleb has started walking. Still the uneasy, wobbly, steps but he's trying. He will now just let go of whatever he pulls up on and tries to go to what he wants. His longest stretch was from my dishwasher to my stove where I was standing. Yeah, I cried. And yeah, I called my mom to squeal. It's bittersweet with Chris being gone. I kind of want to push Caleb down to keep him from walking until Chris gets home to see.
And speaking of Chris coming home.... He is going to be home for some R&R in January. To say that I can't wait is just the biggest understatement ever. This woman is ready for her man to be home. The trash needs to be taken out.... =) When this tour started, he was originally supposed to be home at the end of January just in time for Lina's birthday. He promised he'd be home for it since well, he's missed it a lot. They extended him though and we both thought the promise was going to be broken. Luckily, he's going to be TDY to Ft. Campbell mid-January and was able to take leave in conjunction with that so he's renting a car and driving in. We're surprising the girls. They don't know that Daddy is coming home! Can't wait to see their faces when Daddy walks in the door!!
I'm in the process of starting Addison in speech therapy. We registered her at the school yesterday. Monday we will go for our meeting with the therapist. She'll evaluate Addie and determine what test need to be done and then set up a schedule for her to come in. Addie doesn't get that it's not "school" so she's stoked. She's really ready to be in school and just being in the building gets her excited. She's really going to be happy when she starts PreK next fall.
Angelina is doing good. Her first report card was okay. She talks too much (wonder where she gets that from) and doesn't use her time wisely (again with the wondering). However, she is reading really well, digs math, and can speak a lot of Spanish. Last night was her first Brownie patch ceremony of the year. She earned 5 Try Its and 4 Fun Patches. I sewed on three of the fun patches last night to her vest. Thank God the try its are iron on!!
I haven't been doing to much lately. I've been tired a lot. The reality of Chris being gone for the holidays is kicking in and I'm starting to feel a touch of depression. Thankfully, I've got like 90% of my Christmas shopping done. Just purged the girls' room and got rid of a bunch of crap. I was able to Freecycle (www.freecycle.org) two big bags of barbies and bratz and their accessories. That felt nice. I'm also preparing to do an Earth Day Try It for the Brownies. Carrie calls me the troops Earth Mom so I'm going to talk to the girls about recycling, cloth diapering, water/energy conservation, using glass vs plastic and paper, etc. (I type this while my heater has been running nonstop for a week but damn it's cold and if you know me, you know I loathe the cold! So it's all good there if I make up for it in other areas.) If you have any ideas on how I can teach this to a bunch of 7 year olds, feel free to shoot me an email or comment.
And oh yeah, after Christmas rolls around, I'll be able to start doing photo shoots of kids and families and just about anything else! Chris bought me a Nikon D90 for Christmas!! I've got a field guide and some books on order so I can read up and learn about it before then. It's gorgeous from what I can tell on the box. It's here at the house but I can't open it or use it until Chris gives me the okay since it's not yet Christmas. OY! The wait is killing me. I have three kids in this house that I MUST SHOOT!!!!
Gonna go grab some videos and pictures and upload them now. Hope you enjoyed my novelette of updates.
Caleb has started walking. Still the uneasy, wobbly, steps but he's trying. He will now just let go of whatever he pulls up on and tries to go to what he wants. His longest stretch was from my dishwasher to my stove where I was standing. Yeah, I cried. And yeah, I called my mom to squeal. It's bittersweet with Chris being gone. I kind of want to push Caleb down to keep him from walking until Chris gets home to see.
And speaking of Chris coming home.... He is going to be home for some R&R in January. To say that I can't wait is just the biggest understatement ever. This woman is ready for her man to be home. The trash needs to be taken out.... =) When this tour started, he was originally supposed to be home at the end of January just in time for Lina's birthday. He promised he'd be home for it since well, he's missed it a lot. They extended him though and we both thought the promise was going to be broken. Luckily, he's going to be TDY to Ft. Campbell mid-January and was able to take leave in conjunction with that so he's renting a car and driving in. We're surprising the girls. They don't know that Daddy is coming home! Can't wait to see their faces when Daddy walks in the door!!
I'm in the process of starting Addison in speech therapy. We registered her at the school yesterday. Monday we will go for our meeting with the therapist. She'll evaluate Addie and determine what test need to be done and then set up a schedule for her to come in. Addie doesn't get that it's not "school" so she's stoked. She's really ready to be in school and just being in the building gets her excited. She's really going to be happy when she starts PreK next fall.
Angelina is doing good. Her first report card was okay. She talks too much (wonder where she gets that from) and doesn't use her time wisely (again with the wondering). However, she is reading really well, digs math, and can speak a lot of Spanish. Last night was her first Brownie patch ceremony of the year. She earned 5 Try Its and 4 Fun Patches. I sewed on three of the fun patches last night to her vest. Thank God the try its are iron on!!
I haven't been doing to much lately. I've been tired a lot. The reality of Chris being gone for the holidays is kicking in and I'm starting to feel a touch of depression. Thankfully, I've got like 90% of my Christmas shopping done. Just purged the girls' room and got rid of a bunch of crap. I was able to Freecycle (www.freecycle.org) two big bags of barbies and bratz and their accessories. That felt nice. I'm also preparing to do an Earth Day Try It for the Brownies. Carrie calls me the troops Earth Mom so I'm going to talk to the girls about recycling, cloth diapering, water/energy conservation, using glass vs plastic and paper, etc. (I type this while my heater has been running nonstop for a week but damn it's cold and if you know me, you know I loathe the cold! So it's all good there if I make up for it in other areas.) If you have any ideas on how I can teach this to a bunch of 7 year olds, feel free to shoot me an email or comment.
And oh yeah, after Christmas rolls around, I'll be able to start doing photo shoots of kids and families and just about anything else! Chris bought me a Nikon D90 for Christmas!! I've got a field guide and some books on order so I can read up and learn about it before then. It's gorgeous from what I can tell on the box. It's here at the house but I can't open it or use it until Chris gives me the okay since it's not yet Christmas. OY! The wait is killing me. I have three kids in this house that I MUST SHOOT!!!!
Gonna go grab some videos and pictures and upload them now. Hope you enjoyed my novelette of updates.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Amber Alert
This was posted by an online friend of mine. Please keep a look out for this little girl!
My little 8 year old niece, Aly, was taken from her family earlier this evening in Denver. She is known to be with a hispanic male and a female. They were driving a silver or light colored suburban or suv type rent a car. More than likely are headed to California or the Kansas area. If you see anything suspicious please call the authorities. And please pass this on! My brother and sister-in-law are in agony!
Caleb Update
So yeah, I love our pediatrician.
His dr's nurse called this morning with some bloodwork reports and his u/s report. They checked him for lead and it came back as a 5. The normal range being b/t 1-10. So it's moderate. They told me to check his toys, our paint, etc. Well, I'm trying to keep his toys as natural as possible, wood, wool, cloth, as to avoid chemicals. And yes, our paint is chipping due to us living in older then dirt housing, but it's just chipping in the back. He's only in the back to sleep and not to chew on the walls. She said that they aren't "worried" but Dr H likes the levels to be 1 or 2. He's going to be rechecked at his 15 month appt.
Also, she said that they wrote wrong what percentile Caleb is in. He's not in the 50th he is in the 5th. Yes, I know that is a big difference but I expected it. When I came home to chart him on the breastfed babies chart it was around that percentile. So they wanted to make sure I didn't have any concerns about his weight, etc. I laughed and said no, that we just have small kiddos. His other percentiles were right. He's average heigth with a big ole head!
And for ultrasound.... Both testicles are in the canal and should descend on their own. The left higher then the right but they are not in his abdomen! Let's take a minute here to do a happy dance!
This will also be re-evaluated at his 15 month check and at his 18 month check. I'm so stinkin happy right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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His dr's nurse called this morning with some bloodwork reports and his u/s report. They checked him for lead and it came back as a 5. The normal range being b/t 1-10. So it's moderate. They told me to check his toys, our paint, etc. Well, I'm trying to keep his toys as natural as possible, wood, wool, cloth, as to avoid chemicals. And yes, our paint is chipping due to us living in older then dirt housing, but it's just chipping in the back. He's only in the back to sleep and not to chew on the walls. She said that they aren't "worried" but Dr H likes the levels to be 1 or 2. He's going to be rechecked at his 15 month appt.
Also, she said that they wrote wrong what percentile Caleb is in. He's not in the 50th he is in the 5th. Yes, I know that is a big difference but I expected it. When I came home to chart him on the breastfed babies chart it was around that percentile. So they wanted to make sure I didn't have any concerns about his weight, etc. I laughed and said no, that we just have small kiddos. His other percentiles were right. He's average heigth with a big ole head!
And for ultrasound.... Both testicles are in the canal and should descend on their own. The left higher then the right but they are not in his abdomen! Let's take a minute here to do a happy dance!
This will also be re-evaluated at his 15 month check and at his 18 month check. I'm so stinkin happy right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As for the election, I'm so sick of hearing that Obama is African American. Last time I checked, his mother and maternal grandparents were/are white. He is mixed, a mutt, just like the rest of us. He is an AMERICAN! Unless you were born in Africa and come here to be naturalized then you are an African-American. Same thing for Latinos and Asians! The only people who should automatically have something in front of their "American" status are NATIVE AMERICANS!!! We talk so much about racism and how we can eliminate it. Well first, eliminate LABELS! No more ETHIC AMERICANS. Let's all just BE AMERICANS! It is great that we, as a nation, were able to overlook the darker color of his skin. It is a very historical moment. I didn't vote for Obama, but not because I am prejudice to his ethniticity. I just don't like him. So, I sit here with mixed emotions about the election.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Seriously, keep your opinions to yourself please
I don't care who you vote for. JUST VOTE! But when you start throwing your canidates propoganda at me telling me I'm going to be sorry for the way I FEEL AND THINK, keep your crap to yourself! Seriously getting irritated. Let one more person tell me something about who I stand behind and they are gonna get an ass whoopin!!
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