11/12/2009-11/16/2009

I am late again! I missed blogging on Thursday and Friday. I ended up taking a vacation day from work on Thursday. I had so much to do. I spent the morning cleaning my room. I got to speak to my hubby on Skype. But on a pc without a web cam. So I still couldn't see his face!

Man, it's actually Monday, November 16 and I had started this and saved it as a draft, so it shows to be a Saturday 11/14/09 post. Let's see if I can remember everything...

Ok. On Thursday...
I left after talking to hubby on Skype. Cici called from school. She was sick. Really bad cough. Dropped her off at home and dosed her up. Went to the base, debated for an hour on which laptop to replace the missing one with (because they didn't have the same one anymore) and finally decided on an HP (that wasn't there before) that I kinda liked better than the Toshiba... I got new accessories and also found a pair of Heeleys on sale for 25.00 for Elliebear that I am putting away for Christmas. I also found a pair of Disney princess shoes that light up for Sasha for Christmas. After that, I went to check the mail... You'll never guess what was there. The original laptop. I was relieved but so pissed that I wasted my afternoon. I did check out the laptop. It wasn't broken though the box was practically crushed. I also went to Best Buy and got a copy of UP on bluray. They didn't have it on the base. Watched it with the girls that night. It was a sweet movie.

Friday...
It was so hard to go back to work after a vacation day. But I did it. I made it the whole 8 hours. On Friday night, I went to my brothers. It was his birthday. Hung out there with the kids for a while. They were playing with my brother's kids. Came home. Went to bed as far as I can remember. I don't think anything extra special happened on Friday. I just made it through another day. Oh, the free upgrade to Windows 7 disc came in the mail for hubby's laptop. How's that for timing? And, Cici stayed home from school again. She said she was just weak and wheezy. She didn't seem to be her normal self so I believed she didn't feel well. No fever.

Saturday...
OMG. The crazy marathon day. I woke up later than anticipated. I was up for about an hour in the middle of the night talking to the hubby on Skype (still no web cam) and I had been up coughing alot, but I went to the gym anyway and got 30 minutes in. That was after I dropped Ellie off at brother's house so his wife could braid her hair. Got on elliptical- 1.51 miles, 243 calories, 25 minutes plus a cool down of stretching. Good workout. Went to PX afterwards to return the new laptop and accessories. Got camera case for myself and hubby. He sent me a camera as a gift and had gotten one for himself but it didn't come with a case. The case I got was a nice one, protects against water and sand. It's on it's way soon hubby! Along with new laptop and accessories and photos!
Went to Sam's on way home from base. Got spring mix salad, purple onions and cherry tomatoes. Went home and made 3 giant salads. Realized I'd forgotten the dressing. Went to Kroger and picked up variety of flavors. Got all kids dressed. It was noon by this time and the FRG Thanksgiving potluck started at noon. Went to pick up L, her hair was very pretty. Got to potluck at about 1:30. Really late, but it was nice. Saw some of the SEABEE wives I've been talking to. I was super tired. I'd already committed to going. I was so late it probably wouldn't have mattered. I am going to do this Christmas party thing and then I think I am pulling back a bit. I feel like I am overextending myself with the Boo at the Zoo and Potlucks. I need to be on my own schedule doing stuff. I have too much to do on the weekends that I can't complete during the week to be punctual. However, I do enjoy hanging out with the SEABEE families. I will continue to work out. Selfish or not, that's for ME. It's nice to have workout buddies but I am so overwhelmed right now.
I dropped L off at her friend's house to spend the night on Saturday night at about 6:30. I hate to say it. She didn't deserve it but I needed a break from her. She was getting on my ever loving nerves. Not necessarily that day but just period lately.
I am strong. I can handle whatever is pushed my way. One way or another. It'll get handled.
Sunday...
I didn't go work out. I was so friggin' sleepy. I slept til 8- something. AW did call to check on me. That was nice. I had been up coughing again. I had some energy though. I cleaned out the cars. It was so beautiful and sunny during the day. There was so much junk in them. Kids can be so messy. I went to pick up L at 1:00. Went to the bank and ran some errands. I was literally on my feet all day. I made pork chops and some of those skillet potatoes and some left over salad for dinner. I even ate standing up. Hubby has done that on occasion before and I didn't get it, but now I do. Sorry, honey. Your days must have sucked sometimes to. I hope I was a help to you when I could be. I braided Sasha's hair while Desperate Housewives was on. I did Cici's hair while Dexter was on. My hair still looks like crap but at least my kids look nice.
Now the kicker on Sunday was the upgrade to Windows 7. I started that thing in the afternoon and didn't get finished with it til 2 AM. I had to uninstall this, shut down several times, called tech support for Toshiba because I was unsure about what files I needed to save. It was just frightening to me because I wanted it to be done right so I could send the thing off. I had plenty to do to keep me occupied during the updates and whatnot. So I would just bounce over to it and follow the prompts. For the most part it was just fear of doing it. I had to uninstall the antivirus program first so I put off reinstalling it til Monday evening. I was ready for bed.

Monday...
I was sooooo freakin' sleepy today. Paid hubby's PO Box fee at lunch break. Sent hubby an email saying I wanted this thing called a shake weight. Cheesy thing that's supposed to work out the flabby part of your triceps area... the "wings", as we call them. Got an email confirmation later in the day... He'd ordered it for me. That man spoils me so. MM got her hair colored dark with a new cut. I am trying to get Princess and Bruiser to sleep. It's 11 PM and they won't STFU. Anyway...
I had to call tech support on the Kaspersky antivirus download. Lot's of problems. Found out the 2009 version wasn't compatible with Windows 7 and that's why the problems. The tech told me how to download the newest version. Now the laptop is good to go! Man, that was frustrating, but I am glad I did it instead of hubby going through that. He may never have had the time to complete it.
They fed us at work today. Offered everyone left overs to take home. So I brought home for dinner: turkey, dressing, greens, corn muffins, yams and pea salad. I didn't have to cook! Nice. All my customers today told me their stories about how they lost their jobs, were sick, one lady had just had a double mastectomy. So I was very depressed by the end of my shift. No sales and sad stories. Doesn't make for a good day. And if you look around the house, still looks to me like nothing is done. I need a day or two off to catch up on chores. The laundry is piled up again. I swear I wash clothes almost every day. I skipped today. Just didn't feel like it. After I fed the kids and got them in the bath and let them play for a bit, I just sat down to deal with the laptop.
Cici stayed home again but she seemed to feel better when I got home. I am going to have to make sure she does all her missed work. I can pick up her assignments in the office. Hopefully she can go tomorrow. Worse case scenario, she goes to the doc on Wednesday. May not be able to get her shot but she can get checked out.
Didn't get to talk to hubby today. Got a couple of emails but I would love to hear his voice. I miss that man so much. The highlight of the last 5 days would have to be my Skype calls with hubby. The sound was crystal clear as opposed to the jacked up telephone lines. I just can't wait for him to have the web cam so I can see his face. I love you, hubby! you are amazing! I was thinking to myself earlier... you know that saying, "tomorrow's a brand new day!" That's what I kept thinking. Just to get myself through. But number 4 in my head kept saying, "Yeah, well, same shit, different day." So of course, I was bummed either way. My new saying during this deployment will have to be, "Tomorrow's a brand new day full of the same shit"... I guess.
Where is my joy? It has been stolen and taken away to the middle east! Take care, hubby. Stay tuned... Same bat time, same bat channel.