what a day!

I worked only half a day today. went to the eye doctor and found out I have a form of conjunctivitis in my eyes. new eye drops, an antibiotic/steroid combo and a new lubricant. I took off yesterday and just rested my eyes.
This afternoon, hubby and I went to see the movie Salt. It was ok. Impressive stunts. Good spy story. Angelina Jolie did a really good job.
Sunday, I took all but the twins to a free sneak preview of Cats and Dogs on base. It was really cheesy but the kids liked it. Jman went home Monday while I was at work. It was kinda nice having him over.
Not much else is going on. It rained and hubby is trying to get our filter working on the pool so we haven't been able to swim anymore yet.
We are supposed to go on vacation next week. We have put away money for it but there are so many other things I could be doing with it. Really want to take the kids to Sea World. We shall see.

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so very tired but so very happy...

Its Saturday. I had a decent work week. I wasn't even really rushing it. An old friend who was fired from work about 2 months ago was able to get back on. An another friend was fired. Also a team member is quitting. The job just isn't for her so she would rather... get this... be a grief counselor at a funeral home than talk to these people on the phone. LOL. That is hilarious to me.
Hubby and I have decided to go ahead and pursue our degree programs. His is going to take him only 11 hours to complete. I am so happy that he is going to do it. I only need the one science class for my associates degree but I want to get my bachelors in Business Hopefully it will be ready tomorrow.
We started this morning by going to the base. Got there at 7:15 AM so that we could get new ID cards. I hate my new picture but I am glad it's out of the way. I took the kids to Putt Putt to ride the GoKarts and rides. It was really hot out but we had fun. Ended with bumper boats. Got soaked with the squirt guns.
Home for dinner with hubby. Nice end to a fun day...

in brief...

Today was an excellent day. J's mom agreed to let him stay til Monday.
I only worked half a day and it was good. I had revenue and the calls were not bad.
Elliebear went and got her second dose of Guardasil. I forgot to schedule the last dose appointment so I am not sure when she is supposed to go back.
I took C, L, J, Princess and Bruiser to the movies to see Avatar: the Last Air Bender. It was ok. Not as good as I thought it would be. But the kids liked it so I guess that is the important thing. I want to take them to Putt Putt to ride GoKarts this weekend.
Hubby baked chocolate chip cookies for dessert. He has been making the best pasta dishes this week out of one of his books. Nice!
Looking forward to a nice day tomorrow.

just playing catchup again...

Well. Let's try to backtrack. Work on Wednesday was awesome. I had over 250$ in revenue. The best part however was the 2 extra hours off the phone to celebrate Vicki and Rita's 10 year anniversaries with our company. I remembered my 11 year anniversary was on July 12. Wow. Where did the time go? We went to El Fenix. They did a combo luncheon and invited all the girls on our team. It was a good time.
Wednesday night, J-man came over. It was good to see him. He says his mom works 24-7 so he doesn't get to do a lot with him. I have to keep explaining to Cici the benefits of a large family versus monetary gifts for a child who has no one else to play with. I hope she understands one day. This all goes back to me feeling guilty I can't go out and buy whatever they ask for or afford to keep them in activities. But they don't ever go hungry or without essentials like shoes or clothes. They are not suffering.
Hubby and I were able to go to the TMobile store that night. We picked up 2 (buy one get one free) my touch sliders. It is taking some getting used to. I am not able to copy/paste like I was with the Blackberry. I love the camera and the touch screen. And the internet is super fast. The battery seems to wear down quickly but they say there is a software update that will correct that soon. Its happening because its constantly syncing with the 3G network.
Thursday, I woke up with my dry eye problem. Thought I could make it to work. Got there and reported out. Went back home and tried to rest. No reading, no tv. Stephen worked on the pool most of the day. He finished getting it up on Friday and the kids got in and had a ball. I got in much later and I love the pool. Hubby even got in with me at about 10 PM and hung out with me on Friday.
Saturday we got up and had a nice family breakfast. I had tons of errands. Princess and Bruiser accompanied me and we got a giant poster of Tiana from Princess and the Frog as well as an activity kit with a huge hardback copy of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It has these pop up boards with stickers that can be used over and over to recreate scenes. Those were gifts for my neice's last minute birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. So we swam a bit again and the kids seemed to have fun at the party too.
Later that night, hubby and I went to see the new movie Inception. It was awesome. We had a nice evening out.
Rounded out the weekend with more swimming. Sunday was pretty relaxed. Back to work Monday. More of the same old. My eyes are still dry but I can function now. So that's good.

Not a whole lot...

is happening right now. I found goggles yesterday on sale. Trying to get everything ready for the pool to be set up. I am hoping it's done this week so we can get lots of swim time in before summer is over. I can't believe school will be starting in just over a month! Luckily I preordered school supplies for Elliebear and Princess. Cici, I still have to work on her list. Got a few things this weekend from it.
It's the clothes I am afraid about. That's gonna be expensive!
Watched a pretty good movie last night with hubby called Triangle. It was about this woman's (I guess) own sort of purgatory. She kept reliving her death over and over again. Elliebear picked out Annie to watch with Princess and Bruiser.
We all ate dinner around the table last night. It was so nice. Everyone was full of laughter and smiles and table manners were at their best. I love family dinners.
Hubby asked me today when I wanted to have Jman over. That's my stepson. I told him it was up to him but to let me know so I can prepare myself. I hope he didn't take that the wrong way... But it is an adjustment for me.

Things are looking up...

It's Monday. Work isn't super horrible. Not really any revenue, but at least the calls/customers aren't pissy. I WOKE UP with a huuuge headache. Took blood pressure meds and Ibuprofen. Got better til around 1 PM.
I walked for about 20 minutes at lunch. It was nice and shady so even though its hot, it wasn't too bad. My tummy muscles still hurt. Tried to do a few more leg lifts and crunches while watching TV with hubby last night. It was so funny. We were talking about how Princess has started all the other kids kissing my tummy and rubbing it. I feel like a Buddha. LOL. Princess will tell me she loves my tummy. Hubby says its because she saw her little siblings come from there. But he's as bad as they are. He kisses and rubs my tummy and tells me how much he loves it. It makes me feel better mentally, but I still am so uncomfortable in my clothes and REFUSE to wear elastics!
We saw a commercial for the Tmobile MyTouch phones- buy 1 get 1 free so we decided to go when I get paid and just get 2 and pay in full rather than breaking it down over a few months! Glad we waited! It worked out perfectly!
Princess was awake with me while I was getting ready for work today. I made her some little worksheets to copy her ABCs and numbers on. And some blank paper to draw on. She's so ready for school to start. I'm not!
Gonna hope the rest of my day goes smoothly.

Nice!

Yesterday was Friday. In the morning I was so emotionally overwhelmed. Hubby tried to hug me and get me to tell him what was wrong. I love him for that. Problem is, I didn't know. I was just overcome with sadness.
The day did get better. Everyone at work was so impressed and tickled about the foot long sub sandwich hubby made me for lunch. It was delicious!
That night we went to see Predators. It was better than I thought it would be. Hubby really enjoyed it.
Today everyone slept late. That was an unexpected surprise. Hubby made fried chicken and french fries for brunch.
After everyone was situated, we went to the get-together at the Seabee wife's house. It was wives and kids only. The kids had so much fun swimming. It only sprinkled a bit. Thank goodness. We swam for about 2 hours. Everyone was so tired. I laughed at pinky for actually chewing a piece of gum the whole time we were there. She was playing with a plastic shark in the pool and chasing Bubba with it while saying,"grrrr." I love the fact that she thinks sharks growl! She also can't say "shark", she says "cark"... Go figure.
Bubba found a plastic turtle and Princess and Bruiser swam with those noodles. C and L were big helpers, especially C but RM, the one hosting the whole thing was amazing. She immediately grabbed one of my kids to help me out! Princess told me she loved RM while I was getting her dressed. :)
Saturday night I went riding with hubby. Just exploring new areas. We are considering the fact that we may be outgrowing our cozy little home.
I did one of those 10 minute ab workout videos from the ON DEMAND section of our cable on Friday night and my stomach was sore all day. Ugh. Gotta keep it up though.
We are supposed to finally go to the Tmobile store on Sunday to pick out new phones. Good luck to me!

I'm Not Even Worried...

About the fact that I stepped on the scale for the first time in 2 weeks only to learn that I have gained 15 lbs since hubby got home.
My free membership to the Y has expired. They were so awesome to give free memberships to the families of the deployed while the service member was gone. I can't thank them enough but now I am spoiled. I don't see how I will be able to work the extra 75 bucks a month into our budget. I love having a large family. Such joy. I just hate it when I feel like our kids are missing out on extra curriculars they want or need.
I dropped hubby's uniform off at the cleaners across the street from work to have a patch (I don't know the right term for it) sewn on and my lunch time exercise for the day is to walk over and get it and walk back to work. I have been walking daily around the ponds. Every bit helps. I was so proud of myself. I know I can get there again- ideal weight and shape...
I loaned the Twilight series of books to a friend at work named Tenille. She is going to the Bahamas next week. I am wondering how she'll find time to read but she says she plans on relaxing. Jealous!
I still have the first week of August scheduled for our family trip. At this point I am hoping we can afford it. But we are going somewhere! Even if to the beach (free) for a weekend- provided hurricanes and oil spill residue doesn't stop us.
Nothing new and exciting. Hubby declined watching a movie with me last night. It wasn't all that good but I would have enjoyed his company. I ended up researching cell phones during most of it anyway.
Choice is between the MyTouch Slide, the HTC HD2 or the Motorola Cliq XT, in order of preference. I don't want to rush into it. 2 years (contract) is a long time in the grand scheme of things.

I'm Not Even Worried...

About the fact that I stepped on the scale for the first time in 2 weeks only to learn that I have gained 15 lbs since hubby got home.
My free membership to the Y has expired. They were so awesome to give free memberships to the families of the deployed while the service member was gone. I can't thank them enough but now I am spoiled. I don't see how I will be able to work the extra 75 bucks a month into our budget. I love having a large family. Such joy. I just hate it when I feel like our kids are missing out on extra curriculars they want or need.
I dropped hubby's uniform off at the cleaners across the street from work to have a patch (I don't know the right term for it) sewn on and my lunch time exercise for the day is to walk over and get it and walk back to work. I have been walking daily around the ponds. Every bit helps. I was so proud of myself. I know I can get there again- ideal weight and shape...
I loaned the Twilight series of books to a friend at work named Tenille. She is going to the Bahamas next week. I am wondering how she'll find time to read but she says she plans on relaxing. Jealous!
I still have the first week of August scheduled for our family trip. At this point I am hoping we can afford it. But we are going somewhere! Even if to the beach (free) for a weekend- provided hurricanes and oil spill residue doesn't stop us.
Nothing new and exciting. Hubby declined watching a movie with me last night. It wasn't all that good but I would have enjoyed his company. I ended up researching cell phones during most of it anyway.
Choice is between the MyTouch Slide, the HTC HD2 or the Motorola Cliq XT, in order of preference. I don't want to rush into it. 2 years (contract) is a long time in the grand scheme of things.

what a wonderful world...

I love days like today. Just a bit of clarity. Everything has been and will be okay.

Hubby slept in this AM. Good for him! He usually gets up and makes me coffee and breakfast before I go to work. I think the kids wore him out on their first day home with him. Also, Elliebear had a dental appointment in the afternoon. So I know it was a busy day for him. We had pizza for dinner if that says anything! Hubby loves to cook!
He was in a bit of a funk. Not sure entirely what that was about. I know he has a lot on his mind. He has a lot of responsibility. He is still adjusting to being home as are the rest of us. Trying to finish up travel claim to get his final check, figuring out school and work and taking care of us is enough to put anyone into a funk.

It can only get better, right?

Today is also the birth date of my brother's baby. She died when she was about 3 months old and would have been 3 years today. That's terrible. Couldn't imagine facing that...

And yesterday hubby's cousin texted me @ about 9 AM to borrow money needed by noon. I hate to say no but I really am not in a position to help others like that. I mean, I do what I can. I think we donate old clothes and toys to the needy (in those bins) a couple times a month. I give to the United Way each paycheck. If my family asks in a reasonable amount of time and I have it, I will help. But dang! I wish I could do more. I am pretty generous I think.

I am hoping that this week passes quickly. There I go aging myself again... However it is a short week, with the 4th of July holiday... All the crazies are calling in and annoying me even more than normal. I still haven't made a decision about my cell phone. I went into a store this weekend but they were packed with people. I looked at the displays of the phones I liked but I didn't have time to wait to ask questions. I had all the kids with me... So I am still using my malfunctioning Blackberry...

Last night hubby and I watched the movie Soul Men... It was funny and kind of heartwarming. It was nice to relax with hubby though.

it's pouring...

It's Tuesday. I'm sitting in my cubicle looking out the window and dreading the ride home. It's raining sideways in both directions, if that even sounds possible. Yuck!
Had a nice day off yesterday. We were closed Monday for the 4Th of July holiday. Didn't do anything special. Gave hubby a foot massage while watching old sitcoms last night. I also spent the day running errands with the kids. Grocery store, mailing bills and checking the mail. Fun stuff! Hubby made ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes and green peas for dinner! So good! Love him for the double starches! LOL!
I found out my membership to the YMCA expired on July 1st. Booooo! I so enjoyed going there. But I know I can't afford it so looks like the kids will have to go to the local pool in our neighborhood if Stephen doesn't hurry up and get our little pool up and going. And I can plug in the treadmill at home or go to the base to work out. And if this bad rain would stop, go for evening walks with the kids.
It has been so busy today. Back to back calls.
I have made a good facebook friend named Doniki. She is a reader and so very funny and interesting. She lives on the west coast somewhere- Seattle I think. She has a daughter Cici's age and she and her daughter are into the unique and unusual aspects of life, as are Cici and I. She cracks me up.
Jo said she had a nice turn out on Saturday. I hate I missed it. I still haven't decided on going to the other Seabee wife's pool party either. The kids were all sick this weekend. Hope they are better soon. Seemed like a 48 hour bug. Heard some other people and their kids complaining about similar symptoms too. Diarrhea and fevers. Lethargic and pitiful. I felt so bad... It was also hard driving past the daycare today. I really wish they could've stayed in longer. Oh well.
I have also been pondering moving. We are so going to outgrow our house! I love it. I love our big yard and the neighborhood! But it just lacks space. We discussed adding on to it but who knows? I think for now our little family is happy there.

Happy Independence Day!!!

It's Sunday, the 4th of July.
I made it through Friday. Came home from work and relaxed. It poured down rain all day again. It was so sad. I had to deliver the news to Ms. Margie (the director of the daycare) that nothing has panned out yet for hubby's continuous income so he will be keeping them at home starting next week. It was as if she wanted to cry. Princess didn't understand why we were cleaning out her locker. I told her it was time for summer like Cici and Elliebear. I think she understands the concept of summer break. I know they are going to miss school though.
Saturday was ok. We got up and went to my brother in law's house for a quick visit. When I reminded hubby about our invite to Jo's (again) he seemed to have forgotten about it and I just blew it off. Not sure what's on his mind lately, but I guess he's accomplishing things. I was tired and still not feeling quite well anyway... We ended up renting the movie "Unthinkable" with Samuel L Jackson. It was ok. About a terrorist plot and the CTU and military working together to stop it. Episodes of 24 have been a bit more exciting...
Today we are still debating on what time to try to make it to the movies. We are supposed to go see fireworks tonight. But most of the day has been hanging out at home. My mom called today to see what we planned on doing.
I don't know if I mentioned but hubby finally got rid of that old blue Pontiac Bonneville. It needed more work than the car was probably worth. He is trying to get the yard ready for the pool too. But it's supposed to rain the whole rest of this week. Ugh.
I also haven't been to the Tmobile store yet. I am still having problems with my blackberry. But hopefully I will get that resolved soon.
Today I watched for the first time a show that has a marathon on A&E called Criminal Minds. It's about a group of FBI profilers. It's not bad...

Thursday...

It rained again yesterday. My throat is sore. I think me getting drenched on Monday has made me feel a little under the weather.
We were going to see Eclipse last night. C and L were going to "babysit" for us- the little ones were all in bed. But I was so tired! So hubby and I ended up going to Blockbuster. We rented Hot Tub Time Machine which was way silly but fun to watch.
This AM, I still feel like crap but we are going to attempt the movie again tonight. I want to take the girls to see Avatar- the Last Airbender this weekend. Hope I get to.
Jo Beth has invited hubby and I over for drinks on Saturday. Rachel (another Seabee wife) has invited me and the kids (and other wives and kids) over for a pool party on July 10 while her hubby is at drill. I probably don't fit in my new swimsuit anymore. :)
All my calls at work today have been horrible and its only 9:30 AM. Ugh.
I asked hubby if he was happy last night. I didn't mean necessarily with me/us, just in general. Guess I was kind of reflecting. I am happy in love and in my family life. I would love to be able to afford for my kids to do so much more as far as activites are concerned. I would love to keep the little ones in daycare but this will apparently be their last week. At least until hubby finds work. I really like their daycare and the kids love it there as well. Princess is so excited about going to "big school" with Elliebear next year. I told him that I wasn't unhappy, just dissatisfied with certain things. I feel trapped in my job because of the pay. And its not hard, if you can deal with people complaining in your ear all day while trying to sell them something and having to be on your Ps and Qs with management. Tip toeing around with constant fear of being fired. Ugh. So stressful and depressing. But it pays the bills and supports our family of 9, including PacPac.
Greater later. That's our motto. And I am still confident and excited about the future.