Saturday, January 12, 2013

Christmas and New Years

   Well we all know that it took me entirely to long to get back on here.  With working, school, the kids, the housework, and all those things in between, it really has not been easy to do anything that I WANT to do.  I feel like I am shut off from the rest of the world lately.  I know that is really not an excuse to not get on here, but I don't think to many people even noticed.  Sometimes when I think about it, I think that I like this more to get out things that I need to vent about, or to let people know how we are doing here.  Mostly, I think this is something that my family and I can look back on and read about later to see what we have done.  More for the kids.  This would all be great if I could learn to keep up with it. 
   Anyways, we went back to the cold ass state of Minnesota for Christmas Break and new years.  It was fun, but all that traveling sure gets tough when you have to work the day after coming back.  That was not the smartest thing that we could have done.  Each and every one of us got sick over the vacation.  As I always say though, it's not a trip home without a trip to the E.R.  Which we had to do for the kids.  They both had a virus, along with the rest of the state, and Dallas also had an ear infection.  Which I will say only happens when we are back home in the winter.  His ears do not like Minnesota. 
  On another note, we are now 60 days out from moving to Hawaii.  YAY..maybe.  As the army goes, we are patiently waiting to even see our orders yet.  Which means that when they come this place is going to be a mad house with all the last minute thing that we need to do.  It would have been nice to do it one thing at a time, and not have to stress about it.  I will now admit that I am now at the point of stressing and there is nothing that anyone can do to stop me.  This is nerve racking really.  In 60 days we will be on plane.  Aside from that, we will have to have all our home goods packed and shipped by then.  And so many many other things and nothing is for certain. 
  If that was not enough, there are some classes that I have to take for work, as well as fininsh my courses this month, and Dave was told last minute that he is going to the E-6 board at the end of the month.  Yeah its a huge deal, but there is a lot of time and money and stress that goes into that as well.  The whole house is tense I think. 
    The boys had a lot of fun with everyone in Minnesota, but like me, they were really happy to see their beds again when we got back home.  I think more than anything living in a hotel in Hawaii will be really hard for them more than any one of us.  Because they are used to that routine.  I taught that young because this life is anything but predictable, I wanted them to have something they could count on.  Sometimes I wonder if that was the best thing to instill, because now I wonder how hard this will really be on them.  I guess I just will remain prepared for the worst. 
    Work has been going great.  6th Graders are crazy.  They say things that you could not believe, and I don't think that I will ever be ready for my kids to be that age LOL.  Most days there is something or someone that make me nuts and wonder how long it will take me to end up in a crazy home, and there is also usually someone who says something that is so dang funny.  I really think I should have started this job sooner, and wished I could have been their longer.  The team that I work on is pretty awesome, and more laid back, which is nice.  It's really not a tense work place, and I think I function better in that enviroment.  Going back into work took a lot of thought, AND I was pretty worried about it.  I am really glad that I am where I am, and I could not have asked for better.  I am sad to leave them all though, I will miss em. 
  I think I talked the last time about Bruno who was a wonderful puppy.  Sadly for us, we had to give him to someone that I work with so that he could go and live on their farm.  We know now that we are not a big dog family.  He was just stuck here all day and I know he was sad, and bored, and gaining weight.  He is soooo happy on the farm though and that makes me happy.  As you probably guessed, when we gave up Bruno, Bentley was now sad and lonely.  We found a Maltese Yorkie mix that was free to us.  Her name is roxy and she is 1. She is a little bit of trouble sometimes, but she  is so stinking cute, I can't stay mad to long.  IT'S SO FLUFFY!!!!!  :)
   I am almost done with my last certification and then I can work in the clinic, which I won't bother even starting till I get settled in Hawaii.  I also plan to do a school there as well to try and get as universal as possible so that if we choose to get out, or stay somewhere a little longer, it will be a little easier for me to get a nice job that I want to be at.  I go back and forth between medical and Law all the time.  Honestly, I would rather be in Law school, but there is not much online with that, and I can't be in classes because I can't afford to pay for a sitter for colton unless I am working, and I can't work while I am at school.  See this cycle goes on and on and on LOL.  Soon enough Colton will be in school and this won't be so hard.  I may stay at home in Hawaii or untill he starts school.. Sometimes I feel guilty that he doesn't get me near enough as Dallas did growing up.
    He enjoys school and according to the report card that we just got int he mail he is doing above average, AND MUCH MUCH better than he was in the beginning of the year, which means they may revoke his IEP.  Which makes me nervous because he wouldn't be getting all the extra help that he is getting now, and I fear that may make it a lot harder for him. He is learning to read, and to add.  :)  makes me happy.
   Tomorrow I am having coffee with a friend and her kids, which I have not seen since this summer when they moved back home for deployment.  Life sure changes all the time in these parts.
   The dog had to go in to get all their shots for Hawaii and the rabies test completed.  The vet messed up and told me the wrong timeframe, so they can't come to Hawaii till April time.   Which makes me sad, but they would hate living in hotel.  Instead they will live a month in Minnesota and be shipped to us later. It has put our wallets in the hole about 150.00-200.00 for puppies under 10 IBS. :(  But worth it, because leaving them behind is not an option, and is a choice you make when you adopt dogs as a military family.
   I think that is all for now.  Check back alter for our first PCS journey.  :)