Hi,
It's been an interesting year. No longer an army wife, I'm a former army wife.
It's weird, and it's definitely taken getting used to.
We are unexpectedly still in Sierra Vista, and will be for the next few years.
We still homeschool. That won't be changing any time soon.
We are even more involved in our hobby, the SCA.
My family is still dysfunctional, and there are no signs of that changing any time soon.
Marty and I made our 20 year anniversary, and still like each other most of the time. That's a major accomplishment, and we're happy about that.
I'll post more, more often. I promise.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Not an army wife for much longer.
As of July 1st, Hubs will be a retired soldier. LOL 19 years I've been married to this guy. Never thought we'd end up in Sierra Vista after he got out. The plan always was, and still is, to move to Texas. It's just taking longer than we thought it would.
We found a place to live. Quite a ways out, really beautiful, good price on the rental. I'll be able to plant a garden. there is a detatched garage that I want to use for a craft studio. Yarn and wood, and maybe pottery.
We got two puppies. They are the right ones. One is named Kaylee, and is a collie/german shepherd mix. the other one is Kyrie, and she's a yellow lab and rottie mix. Both are about 2 months old and really smart and fun to watch, and fairly close to being pottie trained...as long as we don't let them run around without taking them outside to do their buisness first.
Marty is looking for a job. There is one that keeps calling, but they want him to go to somewhere hotter and farther away than I'd prefer he go. The money is fantastic, but there are reasons for that. the kids are glad we are staying here.
Things have been crazy for a while, and they will probably stay that way for a while.
We found a place to live. Quite a ways out, really beautiful, good price on the rental. I'll be able to plant a garden. there is a detatched garage that I want to use for a craft studio. Yarn and wood, and maybe pottery.
We got two puppies. They are the right ones. One is named Kaylee, and is a collie/german shepherd mix. the other one is Kyrie, and she's a yellow lab and rottie mix. Both are about 2 months old and really smart and fun to watch, and fairly close to being pottie trained...as long as we don't let them run around without taking them outside to do their buisness first.
Marty is looking for a job. There is one that keeps calling, but they want him to go to somewhere hotter and farther away than I'd prefer he go. The money is fantastic, but there are reasons for that. the kids are glad we are staying here.
Things have been crazy for a while, and they will probably stay that way for a while.
Friday, May 16, 2008
The dog died....
The dog we had been "trying out" went back to her pack last week. She was peeing everywhere still, and was dog agressive and people shy. We had her at our house for almost 3 months and things were still pretty bad on the submissive peeing thing. If you went to pet her, she peed. Even if she'd just been out, she would cower down and pee. She was an okay dog, kind of whiney, and too timid for me to be comfortable with her. Overly submissive dogs are the ones that will turn on you. But anyway, we ended up taking her back to the friends we got her from. She just wasn't working out. I got a call on Tuesday that she was sick, and an email which I got today telling me she had died. She was eating some, and drinking well, but very quiet and she was bleeding. I'm still not sure which end she was bleeding out of, but evidently there was a lot of blood.
I really think she was all right when we took her back. The only thing out of the ordinary with her was a month or so ago, she ate some charcoal and that made her have some bloody poo. It was fine within a couple of days, and we were very careful after that, because she would dump the grill over to get it. But she seemed fine. Ate and drank and peed and pooped normally. I don't know what she got into that hurt her, or if she had something wrong with her from the start that didn't show up until now. I don't guess it really matters. She's just as dead either way. But I'm sorry she is gone. She was a very loving pup, and a good guard dog.
I really think she was all right when we took her back. The only thing out of the ordinary with her was a month or so ago, she ate some charcoal and that made her have some bloody poo. It was fine within a couple of days, and we were very careful after that, because she would dump the grill over to get it. But she seemed fine. Ate and drank and peed and pooped normally. I don't know what she got into that hurt her, or if she had something wrong with her from the start that didn't show up until now. I don't guess it really matters. She's just as dead either way. But I'm sorry she is gone. She was a very loving pup, and a good guard dog.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
catching up...
I've been posting more on my myspace blog than here. I've added another blog here, for my knitting obsession. We had a good holiday season. Siara and I had good birthdays. We are currently getting ready for the Estrella War, in 16 days. I have lots of sewing to do before we are ready, but I think I'll make it.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Mother's Day....
Well,
Today went really well. The kids were great, the hubby was nice, I got breakfast in bed and that never happens. We had lunch at an extremely good Italian place, I mean REAL Italian food. I got to watch Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters. The kids were extremely well behaved, very little fighting, only a little whineing and they just really tried to make today a good day for me. I'm hoping they'll keep it up after today too. LOL
I'm not so hopeful about tomorrow being as good as today. I have my first mammogram, and I'm more than a bit nervous about that. That whole flattening out the boob thing just bothers me. No way it won't be painful, I'm a DDD!!! But at least I breastfed as long as I did, so the tissue isn't as dense as it used to be. Never thought I'd be glad I had saggy boobs. LOL
Oh my, it's late.
We are looking into dogs. The one I was really interested in was adopted out, so she's not an option any more. My husband has found a MASTIFF puppy he wants. No, can't have a medium sized dog, he wants a HUGE dog. LOL I have found a litter of australian shepherd puppies that I like. They can be adopted next weekend, and there are 6 girls, and I want one of em. One is blond, one is solid black, and the rest are that patchy look that aussie sheps seem to have. Very cute. That's a normal sized dog. around 35 pounds instead of over a hundred. Geez, I cannot believe he wants a dog that big. She's going to eat A LOT while she's growing, and she won't live very long being that big of a dog. Maybe I'll mention that. Our Lab dying in January really got to him. Maybe that will make him rethink that one. She is cute tho. We're going to look at her this week, and if she's the right dog, she's going to be coming home with us.
Not sure I want a puppy. I want a dog, but if you have them from puppy stage, there is a bigger bond. Oh well, we'll see how this goes.
Today went really well. The kids were great, the hubby was nice, I got breakfast in bed and that never happens. We had lunch at an extremely good Italian place, I mean REAL Italian food. I got to watch Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters. The kids were extremely well behaved, very little fighting, only a little whineing and they just really tried to make today a good day for me. I'm hoping they'll keep it up after today too. LOL
I'm not so hopeful about tomorrow being as good as today. I have my first mammogram, and I'm more than a bit nervous about that. That whole flattening out the boob thing just bothers me. No way it won't be painful, I'm a DDD!!! But at least I breastfed as long as I did, so the tissue isn't as dense as it used to be. Never thought I'd be glad I had saggy boobs. LOL
Oh my, it's late.
We are looking into dogs. The one I was really interested in was adopted out, so she's not an option any more. My husband has found a MASTIFF puppy he wants. No, can't have a medium sized dog, he wants a HUGE dog. LOL I have found a litter of australian shepherd puppies that I like. They can be adopted next weekend, and there are 6 girls, and I want one of em. One is blond, one is solid black, and the rest are that patchy look that aussie sheps seem to have. Very cute. That's a normal sized dog. around 35 pounds instead of over a hundred. Geez, I cannot believe he wants a dog that big. She's going to eat A LOT while she's growing, and she won't live very long being that big of a dog. Maybe I'll mention that. Our Lab dying in January really got to him. Maybe that will make him rethink that one. She is cute tho. We're going to look at her this week, and if she's the right dog, she's going to be coming home with us.
Not sure I want a puppy. I want a dog, but if you have them from puppy stage, there is a bigger bond. Oh well, we'll see how this goes.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Finally coming out of it, I think....
Well, I think I'm starting to come out of the funk I've been in since we got here. My husband told me today that this is normal for me, that I do this funk thing every time we move. Well, I didn't when we left Fort Iriwn, but that place is hell on earth. I've never been so glad to leave somewhere in my life, well, maybe my hometown, but that's the only time that has ever even been close to that.
I keep going back to that line from Roadhouse....Aw, it's not anything I'm not used to, but it's AMAZING what you can get used to. That pretty much sums up my life right now.
I'm not particularly happy about living in a teeny town again, and the heat is starting to get to me a bit. We all miss our friends and our life in GA, but we're adjusting. It's getting better.
I keep going back to that line from Roadhouse....Aw, it's not anything I'm not used to, but it's AMAZING what you can get used to. That pretty much sums up my life right now.
I'm not particularly happy about living in a teeny town again, and the heat is starting to get to me a bit. We all miss our friends and our life in GA, but we're adjusting. It's getting better.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Well, we moved....
Well, we moved. We are now in southern AZ. Beautiful, mountains, dry, very dry, and mecruial weather this time of year. One day it's hot enough to wear shorts, the next, you need a heavy jacket.
We had a hellish trip across country with an overloaded Uhaul, and tired and very sick people trying to just get here. We faced torrential rains, hail, tornados, were re routed because of a bus wreck in Atlanta, did I mention we were really sick for part of it?? But we made it. We've been here about a month, and are in a very weird house until Sept. Then we'll be moving into military quarters, which are absolutely FREAKIN GEORGEOUS!!!here. Up in one of the canyons, just really beautiful, even if there are bears, mountain cats, turkeys and javelinas that come around on trash day looking for food.
It's been good to reconnect with old friends, meet new people, butI really really miss some of the people we left in GA. I knew I was goingto miss them, but I'd forgotten how hard it is to leave real friends behind when you have learned to count on them. I miss the trees too. Not as much as I miss my friends, but I miss the green and the trees. There isn't much green here. It's pretty. Beautiful. But it's not green like it is in the deep south. No big trees exceptfor the one that's really a cell phone tower, that's been dressed up to look like a pine tree. I feel really disconnected. I know I'll find my niche here, but I feel really out of whack.
The kids are starting to come back normal. Still higher drama than usual because they miss people, places and our routine too. But it's getting better.
I feel depression coming on. I am goingto be better about taking my supplements. They help, but not if I leave them in the bottle. Coming here was what needed to happen. I know that. It's a good place to be. I know that too. But right now, I just want to go home, and have the life Ileft back. I know it can't happen, but it's what I'd wish if I could.
We had a hellish trip across country with an overloaded Uhaul, and tired and very sick people trying to just get here. We faced torrential rains, hail, tornados, were re routed because of a bus wreck in Atlanta, did I mention we were really sick for part of it?? But we made it. We've been here about a month, and are in a very weird house until Sept. Then we'll be moving into military quarters, which are absolutely FREAKIN GEORGEOUS!!!here. Up in one of the canyons, just really beautiful, even if there are bears, mountain cats, turkeys and javelinas that come around on trash day looking for food.
It's been good to reconnect with old friends, meet new people, butI really really miss some of the people we left in GA. I knew I was goingto miss them, but I'd forgotten how hard it is to leave real friends behind when you have learned to count on them. I miss the trees too. Not as much as I miss my friends, but I miss the green and the trees. There isn't much green here. It's pretty. Beautiful. But it's not green like it is in the deep south. No big trees exceptfor the one that's really a cell phone tower, that's been dressed up to look like a pine tree. I feel really disconnected. I know I'll find my niche here, but I feel really out of whack.
The kids are starting to come back normal. Still higher drama than usual because they miss people, places and our routine too. But it's getting better.
I feel depression coming on. I am goingto be better about taking my supplements. They help, but not if I leave them in the bottle. Coming here was what needed to happen. I know that. It's a good place to be. I know that too. But right now, I just want to go home, and have the life Ileft back. I know it can't happen, but it's what I'd wish if I could.
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