Well we are officially moving to Washington in only 2 short months. It took over 3 months for Kris to get his 1306(extension form with the Nimitz) approved so we could schedule a move and know for sure that the navy would move us. Now we know, as of just this past sunday we finally got word it was approved. We will be moving to Washington in November and we will be there until December of 2011.. I don't know where we are going after that. With the Navy there is no telling but we are ready for whatever comes our way. Lately I have been thinning out our things, trying to get rid of all the extra baggage we have acquired over the years that we just don't need. It is depressing sometimes for me to get rid of somethings .. I am a pack rat and find sentimental value in pretty much everything.. So for me getting rid of things is a show of strength that until now I have been unable to muster. I have to dig deep in myself and make the decision, "do i really need this? will I ever use it?" Many times the answer is no, and if the item has no seriously significant sentimental tie, like my dad or Kris gave it to me, then it has to go. There are still many things I keep, that probably should go. I will probably need to go through our things at least 2 or 3 more times before I can really get rid of all the unnecessary stuff. For now though, at least I am doing something about the tons of stuff we seem to be just dragging around with us from place to place. Even though it has been hard, I feel some sort of freedom by ridding myself of these "things" it is almost liberating.
Anyways,
So now I am waiting for a copy of the HPC form so that I can send it to the moving office. Gotta have that to schedule my move on the Navy's dollar. So again I wait, but this time, it isn't scary or unsure.. I know I will have that paper, I just don't know how soon.
I am really looking forward to the drive to Washington, taking lots of pictures, and spending time with my dad, since he is supposed to fly in and drive up with us. I am supposed to call him today to buy his plane tickets.. hopefully he will still be coming, but only time will tell.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
30 days of Me- Day 1
Day 01 - your favorite song
Ok, so here it goes, Day 1 and already I am kinda stumped.. I love music and there are many songs that have meaning to me and many that I like, but I don't know if I have an absolute favorite.. so I will list a few that have great meaning to me.
1. Don't wanna miss a thing- Aerosmith
This song means so much to me because first because the love of my life sang it to me in Karoke <3 The second reason is because we danced to it at our wedding. The third, well it is a very true song for our situation. We miss so much but we definitely don't want to.
2. The piano theme from Legends of the Fall.. because that is the song that I walked down the aisle to him to.
3. Well, I am a big Nickelback fan so pretty much anything from them I love.
4. Last of all there are many songs that I hear that create emotions especially when Kris is gone.. like Far Away, Right Here Waiting, I'm Already There.. so many..
So that is pretty much it.. I have lots of love for music, but no real go to song..
Ok, so here it goes, Day 1 and already I am kinda stumped.. I love music and there are many songs that have meaning to me and many that I like, but I don't know if I have an absolute favorite.. so I will list a few that have great meaning to me.
1. Don't wanna miss a thing- Aerosmith
This song means so much to me because first because the love of my life sang it to me in Karoke <3 The second reason is because we danced to it at our wedding. The third, well it is a very true song for our situation. We miss so much but we definitely don't want to.
2. The piano theme from Legends of the Fall.. because that is the song that I walked down the aisle to him to.
3. Well, I am a big Nickelback fan so pretty much anything from them I love.
4. Last of all there are many songs that I hear that create emotions especially when Kris is gone.. like Far Away, Right Here Waiting, I'm Already There.. so many..
So that is pretty much it.. I have lots of love for music, but no real go to song..
Monday, August 16, 2010
30 days of Me
I got this from "1 Guy in a house of Girls" blog.. and figured, why not, I will try it out.. don't know how well I will do with keeping up with it, but why not try right? After all, Kris isn't going to be around much in the next month or so.. So I might as well find something to do with my free time other than all of the thinning out and packing of stuff before our move. Ok, so here is what I have..
Day 01 - your favorite song
Day 02 - your favorite movie
Day 03 - your favorite television program
Day 04 - your favorite book
Day 05 - your favorite quote
Day 06 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 - a photo that makes you happy
Day 08 - a photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 - a photo you took
Day 10 - a photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 - a photo of you taken recently
Day 12 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 - a fictional book
Day 14 - a non-fictional book
Day 15 - a fanfic
Day 16 - a song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 - an art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 - a talent of yours
Day 20 - a hobby of yours
Day 21 - a recipe
Day 22 - a website
Day 23 - a YouTube video
Day 24 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 - your day, in great detail
Day 26 - your week, in great detail
Day 27 - this month, in great detail
Day 28 - this year, in great detail
Day 29 - hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 -- whatever tickles your fancy
So this is what I will be posting about when I post for the next 30 days.. unless that is I get a random need to post something else..lol
Day 01 - your favorite song
Day 02 - your favorite movie
Day 03 - your favorite television program
Day 04 - your favorite book
Day 05 - your favorite quote
Day 06 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 - a photo that makes you happy
Day 08 - a photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 - a photo you took
Day 10 - a photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 - a photo of you taken recently
Day 12 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 - a fictional book
Day 14 - a non-fictional book
Day 15 - a fanfic
Day 16 - a song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 - an art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 - a talent of yours
Day 20 - a hobby of yours
Day 21 - a recipe
Day 22 - a website
Day 23 - a YouTube video
Day 24 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 - your day, in great detail
Day 26 - your week, in great detail
Day 27 - this month, in great detail
Day 28 - this year, in great detail
Day 29 - hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 -- whatever tickles your fancy
So this is what I will be posting about when I post for the next 30 days.. unless that is I get a random need to post something else..lol
Monday, July 26, 2010
Raising Children
No one has the "right" formula, for that matter, no one does it the same way. All kids are different and need different care. However, I can give you a little bit of insight to some things I have learned over the years. Discipline is essential.. regardless of what kind you decide to use, as long as you are consistent you will not have a wild child on your hands.
I never quite understood the parents that said their child (any age over 1) won't go to sleep or stay in their bed. That was never an option in my house. If you don't make it an option for them, then you won't have them getting up all through the night, or refusing to go to sleep. All of my children go to bed at 8pm. They always have, as soon as they are 7 months old (because I breastfed before that) they sleep in their own rooms, in their own bed and learn to go to sleep on their own. I do not let them fall asleep before I put them to bed. Self soothing is an important thing to learn. As long as you know there is nothing wrong with them, there is no reason for you to go in the room just because they are crying .. kids will try to control you.. if you let them, just don't let them.
I don't know everything (obviously) but I do know that my kids do act much better than many I have come into contact with. Now there are some things we have no control over. Like when our children decide they want to whine about absolutely everything. For instance our middle child who loves to whine all the time about, oh let's see, the food you give him, telling him to get dressed, telling him to go to the bathroom when he has to. . lol.. yeah. .. kids are kids, they are going to be a pain, it will not always be perfect, but there are things you can control. If you want to. My child will not be the one crying because he cannot get a toy at the store, he will not be the one telling me NO! when I tell him to go to bed, he will not be the one getting up in the middle of the night wandering around the house just because he feels like it.
A little bit of discipline goes a long way and be assured that when I am at your house I will not allow my children to run a muck all over the place.. I will not let them get into your stuff.. I will chase them all over the place to make sure this doesn't happen and be respectful of your house and I expect everyone that comes into my house to do the same. If you will not control your child in my house, then I will be forced to control your child and sooner or later I will ask you not to bring them over anymore. I have my own children to control and I really don't want to control yours. I do understand that sometimes the frustration takes over and you just don't feel like trying to control them anymore, but don't make that frustration become someone else's problem. If you want me to help you, then I will, but don't make me do it all. I feel the need to say this mainly because people I have dealt with in the past have brought their children to my house, let them do whatever they want to do and then get angry at me when I say something to their children about destroying my house. Don't get mad at me for telling your brat not to mess up my house! Yes, I said brat, if you let your child run all over the place and refuse to do anything about it, they are going to be a brat. Either do something about it or live with the label. You know the show "the world's strictest parents"? Well the parents of the bad kids, yeah, that is going to be you one day if you don't start controlling your child.
Ok, so that is the end of this rant... lol.. If you got anything out of it I am glad..lol
I never quite understood the parents that said their child (any age over 1) won't go to sleep or stay in their bed. That was never an option in my house. If you don't make it an option for them, then you won't have them getting up all through the night, or refusing to go to sleep. All of my children go to bed at 8pm. They always have, as soon as they are 7 months old (because I breastfed before that) they sleep in their own rooms, in their own bed and learn to go to sleep on their own. I do not let them fall asleep before I put them to bed. Self soothing is an important thing to learn. As long as you know there is nothing wrong with them, there is no reason for you to go in the room just because they are crying .. kids will try to control you.. if you let them, just don't let them.
I don't know everything (obviously) but I do know that my kids do act much better than many I have come into contact with. Now there are some things we have no control over. Like when our children decide they want to whine about absolutely everything. For instance our middle child who loves to whine all the time about, oh let's see, the food you give him, telling him to get dressed, telling him to go to the bathroom when he has to. . lol.. yeah. .. kids are kids, they are going to be a pain, it will not always be perfect, but there are things you can control. If you want to. My child will not be the one crying because he cannot get a toy at the store, he will not be the one telling me NO! when I tell him to go to bed, he will not be the one getting up in the middle of the night wandering around the house just because he feels like it.
A little bit of discipline goes a long way and be assured that when I am at your house I will not allow my children to run a muck all over the place.. I will not let them get into your stuff.. I will chase them all over the place to make sure this doesn't happen and be respectful of your house and I expect everyone that comes into my house to do the same. If you will not control your child in my house, then I will be forced to control your child and sooner or later I will ask you not to bring them over anymore. I have my own children to control and I really don't want to control yours. I do understand that sometimes the frustration takes over and you just don't feel like trying to control them anymore, but don't make that frustration become someone else's problem. If you want me to help you, then I will, but don't make me do it all. I feel the need to say this mainly because people I have dealt with in the past have brought their children to my house, let them do whatever they want to do and then get angry at me when I say something to their children about destroying my house. Don't get mad at me for telling your brat not to mess up my house! Yes, I said brat, if you let your child run all over the place and refuse to do anything about it, they are going to be a brat. Either do something about it or live with the label. You know the show "the world's strictest parents"? Well the parents of the bad kids, yeah, that is going to be you one day if you don't start controlling your child.
Ok, so that is the end of this rant... lol.. If you got anything out of it I am glad..lol
Gotta love it
Random people who refuse to even use spell check but feel the need to tell everyone else how wrong they are while trying to use big words and sound intelligent, all the while spelling said words wrong. OY! I am rather tired of seeing everyone post about how they are going to delete everyone for this reason or that reason..it is just dumb. If you don't like the person, then why are you friends with them to begin with? I don't think that threatening to delete people is going to make anything better. As a matter of fact I think it will just make everyone wander who you are talking about. I doubt anyone is going to realize beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are speaking about them unless you say.. "Hey Jackass! I am talking about you!" Then there is the fact that you are in some small way trying to censor the world.. There are very simple settings that allow you to not see what someone posts on FB if you have that big of a problem with what they write. I know I have done it, not necessarily because I have a problem with what they write, more so that I just don't care enough about that person to read what they have to say.
Politics seem to be the huge FB discussion right now, and I will say it, I am a Republican, I think that anyone especially military that support our current president are a little off. How can you support someone who doesn't support you? People will probably get angry that I wrote that.. in this matter, I do not care, because I believe our current president has been the worst to date. I mean come on, he doesn't even have the American flag behind him during his speeches. Last time I checked, this was still America.. isn't it?
I am disappointed in the lack of outcry for how our country is going down the toilet. More and more left wing people who believe socialism is better seem to be popping up. I am sorry but I didn't want to live in a communist or socialistic country .. That is why I loved America so much.
The world that was here when I was young is gone, our rights are gone, and more rights are being taken away daily. Why does it seem there is nothing that we can do about it? Hell, they are planning to build a Mosque on the 9/11 site.. yeah.. a big F you to all of America..
So what now? I am scared to know the answer.
Politics seem to be the huge FB discussion right now, and I will say it, I am a Republican, I think that anyone especially military that support our current president are a little off. How can you support someone who doesn't support you? People will probably get angry that I wrote that.. in this matter, I do not care, because I believe our current president has been the worst to date. I mean come on, he doesn't even have the American flag behind him during his speeches. Last time I checked, this was still America.. isn't it?
I am disappointed in the lack of outcry for how our country is going down the toilet. More and more left wing people who believe socialism is better seem to be popping up. I am sorry but I didn't want to live in a communist or socialistic country .. That is why I loved America so much.
The world that was here when I was young is gone, our rights are gone, and more rights are being taken away daily. Why does it seem there is nothing that we can do about it? Hell, they are planning to build a Mosque on the 9/11 site.. yeah.. a big F you to all of America..
So what now? I am scared to know the answer.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Just a few things
It has been over a month since I have updated, and honestly I didn't even realize it has been that long. Since then Kris has gone to Florida for a week at the end of May for a class of course on his birthday..so the day he came back I had a small party here for him. He seemed grateful.. :) His friend brad came to visit for almost 2 weeks.. and the day he left My oldest Niece Mystry flew in! Yes! She got to spend two weeks here with me and it went by way to fast. I hope to see her again next summer and possibly my middle niece too. We shall see. We are still waiting on the paperwork to schedule our move to WA. Hopefully that will get here soon so that we can actually get a place to live before we get there. I also figured out a way around having to drive alone just in case Kris cannot get the time off.. Dad is going to come here in Nov. and drive up with me/us. :) I am so excited about that. So things are going pretty good, now if i only had a maid and nanny things would be wonderful..lol.. I guess that is about it for now.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Just a few thoughts...
My life has been a mixture of good and bad... in the past when I was growing up, it was more bad than good.. Nowadays.. it is more good than bad..and I am so thankful for that.
I have friends that have been my friends for years, I have new friends who will be my friends for years to come. I have great kids, (most of the time..lol) a wonderful husband (again most of the time.. lol) and wonderful friends.
It is hard to imagine that only a few years ago things were so much different. There were people I had known for a long time, but I didn't really consider them "friends". There wasn't anyone that I really talked to .. even my relationship with my Dad was pretty non-existent and with my sister it was completely non-existent. I wanted all of that to change, but I wasn't sure how.. I can tell you that the biggest thing that changed in my life back in 2005 was ME .. yep.. ME... How could I expect someone to want to be friends with me if i was always in a bad mood and always negative.. I mean would you really want someone like that around you? I know i wouldn't..
So .. how did I change.. well.. it started with going back to College.. I started taking my classes and then came my Human Service Ethics class... the absolute best class I have ever taken! What a revelation this class gave me! During the class I was required to read a book called " I never knew I had a choice" it was the best book I have ever read! This book was about looking within yourself and finding out why you are the way you are. What is causing it.. and how you fix it! I realized that the anger I harbored for things that occurred in my past was only hurting me.. I learned how to be happy! Yes, you can learn how to be happy!
You know, it is amazing the transformation i have made, and am still making.. If you ask the people that met me in 2005 and prior to that year, they will tell you that their first impression of me, was that I was a Bitch.. and I hated hearing that.. but it was true.. that is how i portrayed myself.. even when i didn't mean to..
Recently I have spoken to my friends (yes i have some wonderful friends now) and asked them what their first impression was of me.. and to my surprise.. it was that i was a nice person, sweet, or friendly.. and they couldn't believe that others thought of me as a bitch! I couldn't believe my ears! lol.. I am becoming the person I have always wanted to be.. the outgoing friendly person whom others are comfortable being around! I attribute this to the work that I have done on myself.. guided by that book I mentioned earlier, and my faith in GOD.. remember GOD helps those who help themselves.. so when I started helping myself.. he sure did push me in the right direction.. :)
I am not sure why I am posting this, I guess I just felt the need to express some of my Joy in the written word.. and let everyone know that you do not have to be unhappy.. get that book! read it! and do the work inside yourself and you will see a change that you will love! You don't have to be religious to be happy.. find the person that you were meant to be.. a happy person..
My Best Forever Friend Nicole & I
I have friends that have been my friends for years, I have new friends who will be my friends for years to come. I have great kids, (most of the time..lol) a wonderful husband (again most of the time.. lol) and wonderful friends.
It is hard to imagine that only a few years ago things were so much different. There were people I had known for a long time, but I didn't really consider them "friends". There wasn't anyone that I really talked to .. even my relationship with my Dad was pretty non-existent and with my sister it was completely non-existent. I wanted all of that to change, but I wasn't sure how.. I can tell you that the biggest thing that changed in my life back in 2005 was ME .. yep.. ME... How could I expect someone to want to be friends with me if i was always in a bad mood and always negative.. I mean would you really want someone like that around you? I know i wouldn't..
So .. how did I change.. well.. it started with going back to College.. I started taking my classes and then came my Human Service Ethics class... the absolute best class I have ever taken! What a revelation this class gave me! During the class I was required to read a book called " I never knew I had a choice" it was the best book I have ever read! This book was about looking within yourself and finding out why you are the way you are. What is causing it.. and how you fix it! I realized that the anger I harbored for things that occurred in my past was only hurting me.. I learned how to be happy! Yes, you can learn how to be happy!
You know, it is amazing the transformation i have made, and am still making.. If you ask the people that met me in 2005 and prior to that year, they will tell you that their first impression of me, was that I was a Bitch.. and I hated hearing that.. but it was true.. that is how i portrayed myself.. even when i didn't mean to..
Recently I have spoken to my friends (yes i have some wonderful friends now) and asked them what their first impression was of me.. and to my surprise.. it was that i was a nice person, sweet, or friendly.. and they couldn't believe that others thought of me as a bitch! I couldn't believe my ears! lol.. I am becoming the person I have always wanted to be.. the outgoing friendly person whom others are comfortable being around! I attribute this to the work that I have done on myself.. guided by that book I mentioned earlier, and my faith in GOD.. remember GOD helps those who help themselves.. so when I started helping myself.. he sure did push me in the right direction.. :)
I am not sure why I am posting this, I guess I just felt the need to express some of my Joy in the written word.. and let everyone know that you do not have to be unhappy.. get that book! read it! and do the work inside yourself and you will see a change that you will love! You don't have to be religious to be happy.. find the person that you were meant to be.. a happy person..
My Best Forever Friend Nicole & I
Monday, May 10, 2010
Mother's Day
Why I Hate Mother's Day----For me this day is not a symbol of myself becoming a mother (even though that is what it should be) Instead, this day symbolizes the thing i will never have... a mother. My own "mom" has treated me like second best since my brother was born when I was 6. She has blamed my sister and I for everything that has gone wrong in her life and actually believes that these things are our fault.. I tolerated her cruelty for many years but in 2002 when she did something unforgivable that involved my child that ended it. I decided to no longer let her be a part of my life, since she was never a good part of it you would think it would be a happy moment. However, no matter how evil a mother is ..it is hard to let go of the need to have your mother in your life. I have forgiven her for my own sanity for the things she has done, but that does not bring me any closer to understanding them. Sadly although I have not had contact with her in 7 years (other than when i called her during a hospital stay to say i love you) she still manages to say bad things about me. Yes, she has continued to talk down about me to my sister even though i am not in her life. She did this via email that my sister then sent to me. My sister and I have only recently become friends.. it has taken years of work to undo the brainwashing that Diane has put us both through .. she taught us to hate each other.. sad i know.. but true. Diane even once told heather a few years past that she had a "Nightmare that Heather and I became friends" yep.. exact words.. what kind of "mother" believes it to be a nightmare when her daughters are friends.. sigh..
So that is just a little taste of how this day upsets me. .. I always spend at least some time that day crying over what I have lost.. what I will never have.. and the fact that I can never change that... I do have twinges of jealousy over people that have mothers they can talk to .. that love them.. and want to go shopping with them.. or do anything.. Don't get me wrong though, I am extremely happy for the people that have this also.. I just wish that I could have it to.
I am lucky to have a wonderful MIL who enjoys doing things with me .. and as much as I love her, unfortunately that does not heal the wound left by the biological mother that i should have but do not. It has gotten easier over the years to live without Diane, as i am sure it will continue to get easier as more time passes.. but Mother's Day is that one day that makes it extra hard to live with. So there it is.. a little more insight into me..
I am so happy to be a Mother and know that my relationship with my children will never be the way that my relationship with Diane is and I am thankful for that. I pray that every mom out there can see how important their relationship with their children is and never have to deal with what i have.
So Happy Mother's Day to all the GOOD Mom's out there who care for their children and love them with all their heart. We are building the future with our love and I know one day when my kids are older, mothers day will be a special time to spend with them until then, i will try to work on myself and heal the hurt that was done long ago. Thankfully I have a loving husband, mil, and beautiful children to help me. <3
So that is just a little taste of how this day upsets me. .. I always spend at least some time that day crying over what I have lost.. what I will never have.. and the fact that I can never change that... I do have twinges of jealousy over people that have mothers they can talk to .. that love them.. and want to go shopping with them.. or do anything.. Don't get me wrong though, I am extremely happy for the people that have this also.. I just wish that I could have it to.
I am lucky to have a wonderful MIL who enjoys doing things with me .. and as much as I love her, unfortunately that does not heal the wound left by the biological mother that i should have but do not. It has gotten easier over the years to live without Diane, as i am sure it will continue to get easier as more time passes.. but Mother's Day is that one day that makes it extra hard to live with. So there it is.. a little more insight into me..
I am so happy to be a Mother and know that my relationship with my children will never be the way that my relationship with Diane is and I am thankful for that. I pray that every mom out there can see how important their relationship with their children is and never have to deal with what i have.
So Happy Mother's Day to all the GOOD Mom's out there who care for their children and love them with all their heart. We are building the future with our love and I know one day when my kids are older, mothers day will be a special time to spend with them until then, i will try to work on myself and heal the hurt that was done long ago. Thankfully I have a loving husband, mil, and beautiful children to help me. <3
Thursday, April 15, 2010
For the moment
Well... Kris is home now, after a long 7 month deployment..He was able to spend two weeks at home after the ship came in on leave, which was nice, it sucked that he had to go back to work. I am starting to wonder if it isn't better to take second leave, cause the guys that had to work when the ship first came back only had to go in on their duty days... and it definitely isn't that way for Kris now.
Mcleod got his braces on today which means he is hurting, but you really can't tell.. I am glad that we are able to get him braces now so that he never has to experience what i went through as a teenager being made fun of for having crooked teeth... children are evil little creatures... we have to teach them to be good and some people don't know how
to teach their children any better...it is a sad thing, the world these days..On a side note with Mcleod, he is currently failing the 4th grade, as he has pretty much skimmed by every grade before this. I don't think that he is going to pass this year.. but we shall see. The school year is almost done and he came in with his last report card from florida and had an F in math... his penmanship is awful, and sentence structure is that of a second grader. Personally I think he should repeat 4th grade, as i thought he should have repeated kindergarten, but Kris refused and wanted him to move on. I still think that he would be much better off right now if he had repeated kindergarten... I think a lot of what bothers me about this situation is that he could do the work if he wanted to or remotely cared about it... but alas that is not the case.. there are more fun things to do than school work, like staring at the wall .. or fiddling with his backpack... of course he is already about a foot taller than all the other kids his age... so I think that makes things a bit more complex .. especially in Kris' eyes, cause if he fails, then he will be REALLY tall compared to all the kids that are a year younger than him.. my guess is by the time he hits 7th grade he will be getting close to if not surpassing 6 ft tall. One thing Mcleod is really good at is being a big brother, he is excellent with Alora, and very helpful in that dept. If only he took as much interest in school he would be making straight A's! He is pretty good with Tristan too, for the most part, but as brothers do they like to aggravate each other and argue at times..
On to the other children,
Tristan is as ornery as ever, he complains about everything and throws fits frequent
ly, mostly cause we give him something to eat that he doesn't want. That can mean anything that isn't chicken nuggets at this point, so obviously we hear him complain A LOT! He has gotten a little better but still has a lot of room for improvement... on the other hand he is very smart.. i still need to help him learn his alphabet but he is doing well with other things.. he shows me frequently that he knows things that i wasn't aware he knew..lol..Tristan turned 4 in Jan. which means that when we get to WA he will be starting school after the summer there. It will be really cool that Tristan will be going to school in the same state that his dad attended kindergarten. :) I would put him in preschool but I really don't think CA schools are a good place for him to be...
On to Miss Alora, she is growing like a weed! Alora is now 19 months old and I really don't know where all the time went.. she is the smartest kid I have ever met and amazes me everyday with how much she knows and the extent of her vocabulary.. she learns new words on a daily basis and I think it is wonderful.. she is a very loving child and loves to kiss and cuddle you. I am hoping to start working with her soon on shapes and colors along with letters too. I think that she will pick these things up quickly.
All in all things are good, it is nice being a family again, it is just like Kris never left, and the greatest thing of all is that a two month underway that was supposed to take place before our move to WA has now been canceled! I am very happy that we don't have to lose him for so long again! I am also hoping that after we leave WA we will be stationed in Jax so that we can buy a house.. originally we wanted to buy one in Pensacola, but if we buy in jax during a shore duty there is more chance that we can also get jax during a sea command.. and there is no chance of that in pensacola, as there are no ships! lol..
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Healthcare "Reform"
Ok, so never in my life have I been much involved with politics but with the electing of the moron Obama and his passing of this crappy healthcare bill I have jumped on the bandwagon... I hate it all.. the healthcare plan is crap.. No one should be forced to pay for something that they cannot afford.. it is ridiculous.. There are free clinics for people that cannot afford healthcare.. there is also medicaid... which is free, and medicare.. which is also free... but instead of using that lets force everyone to buy insurance.. yeah.. good plan.. not!
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