I really wish I knew why I am having so much trouble sleeping lately. I'm so tired, but I just toss and turn. Some nights I totally get it. Like last night with two kids in my bed. Syd asked if she could sleep with me so I let her. I don't mind having one kid in my bed, but it's not big enough for any more. I like my space, unless of course my husband is home to snuggle. Sometime in the night Shay ended up on the other side of my bed. I was so squashed between the two of my wiggly little monsters. I made time for a nap this afternoon, but I only slept for a very short time before waking up. for some reason I just can't sleep. It's really weird because I love my sleep and usually have no trouble. It has nothing to do with the deployment because honestly I really and seriously don't worry. I know that's hard to grasp, even I don't know why those worry feelings aren't there this time, but they just aren't. I'm at peace with my husband being deployed and I know that God is watching over him. It's definately all God because the last two deployments I worried a lot more than I do now. Not that I didn't have God with me then, but I'm just closer to Him now. So really there's no need for me to be waking up all the time. I don't really get tired during the day though either, unless I'm at home with nothing much to do. By evening time I'm feeling exhaused though. Good thing it's time for bed by then. However, then I find myself sitting in bed playing around on the computer before I post on here. I guess it doesn't really matter how late I stay up because I'm just going to wake up off and on all night anyway. Oh well, this too shall pass!
There isn't really anything exciting about the day aside from our baby lizard encounter tonight. I went to tuck Shay in and noticed this tiny baby gecko on her wall. It was up too high for me to reach so I was trying to figure out how to get it down. I knew Shay wouldn't sleep at all knowing it was in her room. Luckily it started crawling across the wall and ended up falling on her chess set. I was able to pick up the box and carry the little critter outside to set him free. I was told by a lovely child of mine to get a shoe. HeHe. There's no way I could squash him. He was way too cute. He's safe and sound under the bushes in front of our house now.
I finally got another phone call this morning from my amazing husband! It's always great to hear his voice and this morning was no exception. We didn't talk for long, but he was laughing and sounded very upbeat. It always makes me feel good to hear that he's in good spirits. He was getting ready to get some sleep so I was happy about that too. He doesn't get as much sleep as he should with his days being so busy. I just want to hop on a plane and tell whoever I need to tell that my husband is an excellent soldier and he deserves his 8 hours of sleep, at least 6 anyhow. They all deserve their sleep. Not that me telling anyone would make a difference. hehe
I'm going to bed now and hopefully I can sleep all night long tonight. Nighty Night friends!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Boring Is Sometimes Nice
Nothing at all has happened today aside from me staying at home and being lazy. Okay, so lazy wouldn't be the right word since I got all the laundry caught up and picked up the house. It was a boring day, but also nice to not have to go anywhere or do anything. That doesn't happen all that often. I did leave the house to take the kids back and forth from school and I had to go out to get cash for the girls lunch accounts at school. While I was out I stopped at Starbucks for some yummy goodness. I haven't been to Starbucks in a long time. It was happy hour though so I didn't feel guilty about it. It's not very often a person can get a venti frap for $2.50. Unfortunately they aren't running happy hour for very long. I think the last day is the 15th. If they'd listen to their customers they'd continue to do it all week long all the time. HeHe
I'm having one of those days where I just want my husband home and nothing else matters. This is actually the first time I've felt that way. Of course I always want him home, but usually it's easier to push the thoughts away and concentrate on other things. Today, likely because I wasn't busy with anything, it was harder than usual to push the thoughts aside. Perhaps my husband just needed extra prayers today so God was reminding me to keep praying, which I did all day. I'm just going to lay down now and pray myself to sleep tonight. Tomorrow will be a better day with more to do. No matter what happens, God will be by our side and all will go according to His plan.
Lord, please watch over my soldier and keep him safe from all harm. Give him your wisdom to make the right decisions. Give him your strength to get him through his long days. Give him your courage to keep pushing through the storm. Give him your guidance to walk the path you have planned out for him. Give him your love to keep him happy. Please be with all of the soldiers that are near and dear to my heart, as well as those I don't personally know. Protect them all from harm and bring them all home to their families safely. Remind them that they have people back home that love them and are waiting for their safe return. Remind them that we are proud of them all. Pour your blessings out on them all, along with their families that are missing them and awaiting their safe return. I ask all this in the name of Jesus, Amen.
I'm having one of those days where I just want my husband home and nothing else matters. This is actually the first time I've felt that way. Of course I always want him home, but usually it's easier to push the thoughts away and concentrate on other things. Today, likely because I wasn't busy with anything, it was harder than usual to push the thoughts aside. Perhaps my husband just needed extra prayers today so God was reminding me to keep praying, which I did all day. I'm just going to lay down now and pray myself to sleep tonight. Tomorrow will be a better day with more to do. No matter what happens, God will be by our side and all will go according to His plan.
Lord, please watch over my soldier and keep him safe from all harm. Give him your wisdom to make the right decisions. Give him your strength to get him through his long days. Give him your courage to keep pushing through the storm. Give him your guidance to walk the path you have planned out for him. Give him your love to keep him happy. Please be with all of the soldiers that are near and dear to my heart, as well as those I don't personally know. Protect them all from harm and bring them all home to their families safely. Remind them that they have people back home that love them and are waiting for their safe return. Remind them that we are proud of them all. Pour your blessings out on them all, along with their families that are missing them and awaiting their safe return. I ask all this in the name of Jesus, Amen.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Mothers Day!
Being a mom is such a blessing! It's not always an easy job, but it's so rewarding. I feel so blessed that God has given me the honor and priviledge of not only raising one of his children, but he's trusted me with three of them. I can only hope that I raise them to be what God has purposed them for.
Today started off with a great church service. We started a new series entitled, "Heaven Is For Real". Pastor read excerpts from the book, titled the same. It was an enlightening message about how we are to be humble like a child in order to enter the gates of heaven. "I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." (Luke 18:17) "Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God...born to God." (John 1:12-13) At the end of service all the mom's were asked to stand and be recognized. As we stood up, some of our kids came in to pass out a little gift to all the moms while music played and some ladies performed a hula dance on stage.
After service I went out to stand in line to purchase a copy of the book "Heaven Is For Real". They had a special for moms to purchase it at half price today. Anyone else could buy it too of course. Unfortunately they ran out so I got a voucher to pick my copy up next week. I can't wait to start reading it. From what I've heard, once you start you can't put it down. As soon as I'm done with it I will be shipping it to my husband. I do that often after reading a book. Last deployment I read "The Shack" and then sent it to him. I'm really curious where it has ended up. After Trint read it he wrote his name and address in it and handed it to the next person. Several people had read it and wrote their names in it by the time Trint redeployed. He left it there so they could continue to pass it around. I'm sure we'll never see it again since we live at a new address, but it would be interesting to see how many names are in it by now.
Kid's church was great today. The kids decorated cards and potholders for their moms. We didn't start a new lesson today because the fun dollar store was open too. Between the craft, the store and snack time, we didn't really have much time to start a new lesson and do the activities that go along with it. My class just reviewed last Sunday's lesson on forgiveness. It was great to hear their virtue in action stories from the past week. I love how my kids always find a way to put our virtue of the month into action during their busy lives throughout the week. I challenge them with something new every week and they always have a story to tell the following Sunday. These kids are only in 2nd and 3rd grade, but they are wholeheartedly following God and loving Him. I just love spending my Sunday mornings with them and connecting with them, as well as their families. Sometimes I think I'm learn more from them then they do from me.
After church I took my kids to McDonalds for lunch. I know what you're thinking, it's mothers day so why McDonalds and not something, well, not fast food. That's just me! Whether it's mothers day or my birthday, I'd much rather go somewhere that the kids enjoy. It's more of a gift to watch them be happy than to spend a lot of money somewhere that they don't all like the food. We still had a couple hours after we were done eatting before our movie started so we headed to Wal-Mart. I still owed Tristan a cookie monster hat that I had promised him a couple weeks ago, the kids needed new socks and I wanted to get some flowers for a friend. Her husband is also deployed and her kids are still young so they didn't have a chance to make anything for mommy like the school age kids do. I decided to brighten her day with flowers. We were done at the store way before the movie started, but I didn't want to end up spending any more money so we checked out and left. I'm glad it worked out that we got to the movie early because by the time it started the theater was packed. I've never been to a movie here where the theater was completely full. Usually we are only one of maybe 5 families, if not less. Rio was a good movie, but I have to admit that I was so tired I fell asleep for a short while. That's what happens when there's a holiday and my phone dings all night long with incoming texts. The 5 hour time difference is not always a good thing because people don't think about it. That's okay though because I love hearing from my family and friends. Anyhow, Shay was resting her head on my shoulder so I layed my head down on hers and I was out. I only slept for maybe 10 minutes, but I had to force myself to stay awake through much of the movie.
With our day out coming to an end, we headed home. On the way we stopped at my friends house to drop off her flowers. She was surprised and happy! Mission accomplished! We visited for a little while then the kids and I came home to eat a small dinner, pizza bagels and macaroni & cheese, compliments of Tristan and Shay. The kids cleaned their rooms up a bit like they promised me they would and we watched Paul Blart Mall Cop on the family channel.
All in all, mothers day was a great day that I could relive over and over. The kids got along better than usual and we all had a great time together. In fact, they got along so well that I wasn't sure if they were even my kids. hehe When Tristan went upstairs to go to bed he heard noise in Syd's room so he went to check on her. It was just her radio, but she was still awake. Tristan asked her why she wasn't sleeping and she told him it was because the lamp was on and the music was too loud. It was totally just an excuse because she usually gets mad at me for turning her music down and she always sleeps with the lamp on. Tristan asked why she didn't just turn the light off and she said she was comfortable and didn't want to move. So he went over and turned the light off and turned down her radio so she could sleep. What a sweet moment for a mom of kids who are normally fighting. I have to say that they do take care of each other when necessary and they always stick for each other if someone outside of our family is picking on them. Deep down I know that they really do love each other and I believe that love will shine through as they grow into young adults, if not sooner. I'm pushing for the sooner, but one never knows!
I hope everyone out there had as great of a mothers day as I did!
Today started off with a great church service. We started a new series entitled, "Heaven Is For Real". Pastor read excerpts from the book, titled the same. It was an enlightening message about how we are to be humble like a child in order to enter the gates of heaven. "I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." (Luke 18:17) "Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God...born to God." (John 1:12-13) At the end of service all the mom's were asked to stand and be recognized. As we stood up, some of our kids came in to pass out a little gift to all the moms while music played and some ladies performed a hula dance on stage.
After service I went out to stand in line to purchase a copy of the book "Heaven Is For Real". They had a special for moms to purchase it at half price today. Anyone else could buy it too of course. Unfortunately they ran out so I got a voucher to pick my copy up next week. I can't wait to start reading it. From what I've heard, once you start you can't put it down. As soon as I'm done with it I will be shipping it to my husband. I do that often after reading a book. Last deployment I read "The Shack" and then sent it to him. I'm really curious where it has ended up. After Trint read it he wrote his name and address in it and handed it to the next person. Several people had read it and wrote their names in it by the time Trint redeployed. He left it there so they could continue to pass it around. I'm sure we'll never see it again since we live at a new address, but it would be interesting to see how many names are in it by now.
Kid's church was great today. The kids decorated cards and potholders for their moms. We didn't start a new lesson today because the fun dollar store was open too. Between the craft, the store and snack time, we didn't really have much time to start a new lesson and do the activities that go along with it. My class just reviewed last Sunday's lesson on forgiveness. It was great to hear their virtue in action stories from the past week. I love how my kids always find a way to put our virtue of the month into action during their busy lives throughout the week. I challenge them with something new every week and they always have a story to tell the following Sunday. These kids are only in 2nd and 3rd grade, but they are wholeheartedly following God and loving Him. I just love spending my Sunday mornings with them and connecting with them, as well as their families. Sometimes I think I'm learn more from them then they do from me.
After church I took my kids to McDonalds for lunch. I know what you're thinking, it's mothers day so why McDonalds and not something, well, not fast food. That's just me! Whether it's mothers day or my birthday, I'd much rather go somewhere that the kids enjoy. It's more of a gift to watch them be happy than to spend a lot of money somewhere that they don't all like the food. We still had a couple hours after we were done eatting before our movie started so we headed to Wal-Mart. I still owed Tristan a cookie monster hat that I had promised him a couple weeks ago, the kids needed new socks and I wanted to get some flowers for a friend. Her husband is also deployed and her kids are still young so they didn't have a chance to make anything for mommy like the school age kids do. I decided to brighten her day with flowers. We were done at the store way before the movie started, but I didn't want to end up spending any more money so we checked out and left. I'm glad it worked out that we got to the movie early because by the time it started the theater was packed. I've never been to a movie here where the theater was completely full. Usually we are only one of maybe 5 families, if not less. Rio was a good movie, but I have to admit that I was so tired I fell asleep for a short while. That's what happens when there's a holiday and my phone dings all night long with incoming texts. The 5 hour time difference is not always a good thing because people don't think about it. That's okay though because I love hearing from my family and friends. Anyhow, Shay was resting her head on my shoulder so I layed my head down on hers and I was out. I only slept for maybe 10 minutes, but I had to force myself to stay awake through much of the movie.
With our day out coming to an end, we headed home. On the way we stopped at my friends house to drop off her flowers. She was surprised and happy! Mission accomplished! We visited for a little while then the kids and I came home to eat a small dinner, pizza bagels and macaroni & cheese, compliments of Tristan and Shay. The kids cleaned their rooms up a bit like they promised me they would and we watched Paul Blart Mall Cop on the family channel.
All in all, mothers day was a great day that I could relive over and over. The kids got along better than usual and we all had a great time together. In fact, they got along so well that I wasn't sure if they were even my kids. hehe When Tristan went upstairs to go to bed he heard noise in Syd's room so he went to check on her. It was just her radio, but she was still awake. Tristan asked her why she wasn't sleeping and she told him it was because the lamp was on and the music was too loud. It was totally just an excuse because she usually gets mad at me for turning her music down and she always sleeps with the lamp on. Tristan asked why she didn't just turn the light off and she said she was comfortable and didn't want to move. So he went over and turned the light off and turned down her radio so she could sleep. What a sweet moment for a mom of kids who are normally fighting. I have to say that they do take care of each other when necessary and they always stick for each other if someone outside of our family is picking on them. Deep down I know that they really do love each other and I believe that love will shine through as they grow into young adults, if not sooner. I'm pushing for the sooner, but one never knows!
I hope everyone out there had as great of a mothers day as I did!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Not As Planned
I had entirely too much time to just sit and think today. That wasn't what I had in mind for a Saturday, but sometimes things don't work out as we hope. The girls and I woke up this morning to a yummy breakfast, compliments of Tristan. He made blueberry pancakes, cheesy eggs, cinnamon toast and orange juice. Not only was it the sweetest gesture for a 13 year old to do for his family, but it was super yummy! My kids never cease to amaze me. I'm so blessed to be their mom, even in those times when I feel like running away from it all like I did later in the day.
Tristan had band practice this afternoon and ended up spending most of the day at the teen center with his friends. His band practiced and they also watched the other band practice. He had a lot of fun. I can tell this is going to be his thing. He lights up when he talks about playing music. He gets really excited and wants to tell me all about it. Funny thing is that I sometimes have no idea what he's saying so I just nod my head and pretend I get it. Usually he'll say, "You really don't know what I'm talking about do you?". I'll admit my fault and he'll continue telling me all about it. It's just the fact that I'm willing to listen and take interest, that matters to him. He does try to explain things when he notices I don't get it, but even then I sometimes still have no idea what he's talking about. HeHe. I try though!
Shay had cooking class this afternoon. They made pancakes and a fruit bowl. The class was pretty full so they didn't have left overs like they did last month for the parents to try. There are a lot more kids signed up for class this month than there were last month. While she was doing that, Syd and I came home so she could play the wii. When we went to pick Shay up they started in with their bickering. I threatened them with not being able to go see Rio later on in the day if they didn't stop. Unfortunately that didn't work because by the time we got in the house, the bickering turned to fighting. I gave them one more chance because I really wanted to go see the movie, but apparently they didn't want to stop their fighting for a movie. That or they didn't think I'd really take it away from them. If that was the case, they thought wrong. We ended up staying home. All of us except Tristan anyhow. He asked if he could go see a movie here on post with the bands and some other friends. I let him go and he ended up having a great time.
After sitting around all evening while my mind ran all over the place, I think it needs some rest. I'm going to go read a book to Syd, as requested, and get my wondering mind to bed. Nighty Night!
Tristan had band practice this afternoon and ended up spending most of the day at the teen center with his friends. His band practiced and they also watched the other band practice. He had a lot of fun. I can tell this is going to be his thing. He lights up when he talks about playing music. He gets really excited and wants to tell me all about it. Funny thing is that I sometimes have no idea what he's saying so I just nod my head and pretend I get it. Usually he'll say, "You really don't know what I'm talking about do you?". I'll admit my fault and he'll continue telling me all about it. It's just the fact that I'm willing to listen and take interest, that matters to him. He does try to explain things when he notices I don't get it, but even then I sometimes still have no idea what he's talking about. HeHe. I try though!
Shay had cooking class this afternoon. They made pancakes and a fruit bowl. The class was pretty full so they didn't have left overs like they did last month for the parents to try. There are a lot more kids signed up for class this month than there were last month. While she was doing that, Syd and I came home so she could play the wii. When we went to pick Shay up they started in with their bickering. I threatened them with not being able to go see Rio later on in the day if they didn't stop. Unfortunately that didn't work because by the time we got in the house, the bickering turned to fighting. I gave them one more chance because I really wanted to go see the movie, but apparently they didn't want to stop their fighting for a movie. That or they didn't think I'd really take it away from them. If that was the case, they thought wrong. We ended up staying home. All of us except Tristan anyhow. He asked if he could go see a movie here on post with the bands and some other friends. I let him go and he ended up having a great time.
After sitting around all evening while my mind ran all over the place, I think it needs some rest. I'm going to go read a book to Syd, as requested, and get my wondering mind to bed. Nighty Night!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Amazing Friends!
What a busy, but fun, day! We could have done without so much rain, however it did make for some fun memories and great stories. This morning I went to the commissary with a friend to pick up some things for a dinner we were going to. When we were ready to walk out the door after shopping, we noticed it was pouring again. Of course it would wait until we needed to get our things to the car. We stood there for a few minutes hoping it would stop just enough that we wouldn't get soaked. That's how it works here. It will pour for a few minutes then lighten up for a short while then pour again. This time the rain decided to stick around for longer than just a few minutes. My friend is the one who drove so jokingly, okay I looked serious but really I wasn't, I told her that since it was her car she could go out in the rain to get it. No sense in both of us and the groceries getting soaked. HeHe! What a great friend I have. She ended up running to the car in the pouring rain so I could stay somewhat dry. Here's the kicker of the story. When she got the car and was pulling up in front of the commissary, the rain let up. Had she waited just a few more minutes she wouldn't have gotten quite as soaked. Crazy weather anyhow, but what a nice friend!
After that we headed to the movies. We went to see "Something Borrowed". I was a little leary about how good it would be because the reviews weren't very good at all. I don't know who all those critics were, but it was a really good movie. It was a chic flick for sure, but funny.
We headed straight home after the movie so we could pick up our kids from school. My friend must have had a talk with God before dropping me off to walk to get my girls. As I was walking to the class it started pouring. Here in Hawaii the schools are just one building that you go into. We have a few long buildings where the classrooms open up to the outside. Towards the back of the school we just have portable. Of course that's where I had to be. There's no cover out there so you just have to stand in the rain. Syd's friends grandma had an umbrella with her so I stood under it with her, but our backs were still soaked by the time the bell rang. So, my friend got her revenge double time. I was twice as soaked as she got at the commissary.
After gathering up my kids, all except Syd who went home with her friend after I got her from her class, we went to another friends house for a little while to visit. After visiting we walked across the street to another friends house for dinner. They were throwing a Cinco De Mayo party but on the 6th since it's a Friday. That works better so we aren't having to get up early the next morning. We had a fun evening though I had to cut our time a little short to pick up Syd from her friends house. I was pretty tired from all the running around today so it was nice to come home and just sit and relax.
I heard from my husband again this afternoon so that made my day even better! I don't usually get to talk to him in the afternoon so I guess it was my lucky day! Really luck has nothing to do with it, it's all God! Just hearing his voice makes the world seem brighter. To know he's doing okay and thinking about us is the best feeling. He didn't have a lot of time to talk, but just the few minutes he had was enough for me to know he's okay and to be able to tell him I love him. He did say he got some much needed sleep recently. A full 8 hours. Here's the amazing part...The day he got the sleep is the day I prayed for some sleep for him because he'd been up for a long time without any sleep. Praise God for answered prayers. That just proves that God is watching out for him and that He's hearing all the prayers that are being lifted up. Please keep praying for my husband and rest of our military. They need God's strength to sustain them throughout their deployments.
Trinity... Stay safe baby, we're praying for you! Good night my love! Sweet dreams! I love you to the heavens and back! XOXOXO
After that we headed to the movies. We went to see "Something Borrowed". I was a little leary about how good it would be because the reviews weren't very good at all. I don't know who all those critics were, but it was a really good movie. It was a chic flick for sure, but funny.
We headed straight home after the movie so we could pick up our kids from school. My friend must have had a talk with God before dropping me off to walk to get my girls. As I was walking to the class it started pouring. Here in Hawaii the schools are just one building that you go into. We have a few long buildings where the classrooms open up to the outside. Towards the back of the school we just have portable. Of course that's where I had to be. There's no cover out there so you just have to stand in the rain. Syd's friends grandma had an umbrella with her so I stood under it with her, but our backs were still soaked by the time the bell rang. So, my friend got her revenge double time. I was twice as soaked as she got at the commissary.
After gathering up my kids, all except Syd who went home with her friend after I got her from her class, we went to another friends house for a little while to visit. After visiting we walked across the street to another friends house for dinner. They were throwing a Cinco De Mayo party but on the 6th since it's a Friday. That works better so we aren't having to get up early the next morning. We had a fun evening though I had to cut our time a little short to pick up Syd from her friends house. I was pretty tired from all the running around today so it was nice to come home and just sit and relax.
I heard from my husband again this afternoon so that made my day even better! I don't usually get to talk to him in the afternoon so I guess it was my lucky day! Really luck has nothing to do with it, it's all God! Just hearing his voice makes the world seem brighter. To know he's doing okay and thinking about us is the best feeling. He didn't have a lot of time to talk, but just the few minutes he had was enough for me to know he's okay and to be able to tell him I love him. He did say he got some much needed sleep recently. A full 8 hours. Here's the amazing part...The day he got the sleep is the day I prayed for some sleep for him because he'd been up for a long time without any sleep. Praise God for answered prayers. That just proves that God is watching out for him and that He's hearing all the prayers that are being lifted up. Please keep praying for my husband and rest of our military. They need God's strength to sustain them throughout their deployments.
Trinity... Stay safe baby, we're praying for you! Good night my love! Sweet dreams! I love you to the heavens and back! XOXOXO
Thursday, May 5, 2011
His Greater Purpose!
I almost didn't post tonight because once again I let time get away from me and it's a little later than I usually like to get to sleep. However, if I skip out on one night I know that will lead to another and another and eventually I'll likely stop all together. Not really a big deal, but my goal is to post every day for the entire year of my husbands deployment. The only exception will be when he's home on r&r because that's our time together and I will not be spending it on the computer.
This morning started off great with a phone call from my husband! I was surprised to hear from him again so soon. He was getting ready to go to work and decided to call while he had a few minutes. It was perfect timing because I had just woke the kids up so they finally got to talk to him. I think they've only talked to him once before this. Honestly I really can't even remember. I don't have a great memory so you'll have to forgive me. He usually only has time to call when it's extremely early our time and the kids are still sleeping. Syd's face lit up when she came in the room and I asked her if she wanted to talk to daddy. She was grinning from ear to ear and kept saying it's daddy, it's daddy. The expression on her face was priceless. I wish I would have thought to grab the camera and get a picture, but it didn't occur to me until it was too late. The other two kids were still half asleep. They are like their mom and not so much into mornings. They did talk to him a little and Tristan got to tell him about being asked to join the band. Of course daddy was very proud!
Because of the phone call we were running a little late for school. I wasn't going to worry about that. Being a few minutes late to homeroom never hurt anyone and it was just as important for them to hear daddy's laughter and know he's okay as it is for me. However, Syd, my little sidetrack mind girl, could not seem to keep focused for anything. She's usually like that, but she really needed to focus a little more this morning to make up for lost time. I gave them an extra 15 minutes and Syd still wasn't ready to go. She ended up walking out the door with her hair all messy and screaming and crying because Shay said something to her about hurrying up. She had a complete meltdown. She's been known for her loudness when she's unhappy, but this was much worse. We were all in the car and pulling out of the driveway and I noticed that she didn't grab her schoolbag. Of course that made her fit escelate even more. I refused to let her go back in to get it because it would have taken her forever. She didn't even have her papers in her folder and none of it was in her bag. I'm big on making my kids live through the consequences of their actions anyhow. Kids learn better and much quicker when someone isn't running to their rescue all the time. Her consequence was explaining to her teacher why she didn't have her homework. I guarantee she will remember having to explain it to her teacher and she will remember her bag from now on.
I had planned on taking a nap this afternoon since I only got 5 hours of sleep, I need my 8. HeHe When I got home our kid's church director, also a good friend, called to see if we could reschedule our meeting to this afternoon. We were going to meet later on after school, but afternoon actually works better anyhow since the kids are at school. She gave me options of a restaurant and I chose Spicy Ahi & BBQ. I think that's the name of it. It's similar to that anyhow. I'm glad I chose it because...YUMMMM! That was the best spicy ahi bowl I've ever had. I'm definately taking my husband there when he's back for r&r! It was a wonderful afternoon of great conversation and yummy food. She caught me up on the last teachers meeting that I missed and showed me the crafty gifts the kids are to make for mothers and fathers day. It was just a great afternoon!
This evening the kids and I just stuck around the house together. Syd wasn't allowed to leave the house anyways after her fit this morning and it was raining anyhow. I like quiet evenings at home with my family! If only Trint were here to make it complete, but he will be soon! Until then I will focus on enjoying my special time alone with our kids. I'm just thankful that God is watching over all of us and making this deployment seem to go fast for us. Not so much for Trint unfortunately, but for me and the kids time is flying by. We have plenty of friends and activities to fill our spare time and just the right amount of time to relax at home too. God is so good all the time! He just keeps pouring out more and more blessings on my family. It's incredible that even though we are going through a rough year due to deployment, God always knows how to keep our spirits lifted. We don't feel we have any reason to complain because we know He has a bigger plan in the works for our family and this is just one of the things we have to go through to fulfill His greater purpose.
This morning started off great with a phone call from my husband! I was surprised to hear from him again so soon. He was getting ready to go to work and decided to call while he had a few minutes. It was perfect timing because I had just woke the kids up so they finally got to talk to him. I think they've only talked to him once before this. Honestly I really can't even remember. I don't have a great memory so you'll have to forgive me. He usually only has time to call when it's extremely early our time and the kids are still sleeping. Syd's face lit up when she came in the room and I asked her if she wanted to talk to daddy. She was grinning from ear to ear and kept saying it's daddy, it's daddy. The expression on her face was priceless. I wish I would have thought to grab the camera and get a picture, but it didn't occur to me until it was too late. The other two kids were still half asleep. They are like their mom and not so much into mornings. They did talk to him a little and Tristan got to tell him about being asked to join the band. Of course daddy was very proud!
Because of the phone call we were running a little late for school. I wasn't going to worry about that. Being a few minutes late to homeroom never hurt anyone and it was just as important for them to hear daddy's laughter and know he's okay as it is for me. However, Syd, my little sidetrack mind girl, could not seem to keep focused for anything. She's usually like that, but she really needed to focus a little more this morning to make up for lost time. I gave them an extra 15 minutes and Syd still wasn't ready to go. She ended up walking out the door with her hair all messy and screaming and crying because Shay said something to her about hurrying up. She had a complete meltdown. She's been known for her loudness when she's unhappy, but this was much worse. We were all in the car and pulling out of the driveway and I noticed that she didn't grab her schoolbag. Of course that made her fit escelate even more. I refused to let her go back in to get it because it would have taken her forever. She didn't even have her papers in her folder and none of it was in her bag. I'm big on making my kids live through the consequences of their actions anyhow. Kids learn better and much quicker when someone isn't running to their rescue all the time. Her consequence was explaining to her teacher why she didn't have her homework. I guarantee she will remember having to explain it to her teacher and she will remember her bag from now on.
I had planned on taking a nap this afternoon since I only got 5 hours of sleep, I need my 8. HeHe When I got home our kid's church director, also a good friend, called to see if we could reschedule our meeting to this afternoon. We were going to meet later on after school, but afternoon actually works better anyhow since the kids are at school. She gave me options of a restaurant and I chose Spicy Ahi & BBQ. I think that's the name of it. It's similar to that anyhow. I'm glad I chose it because...YUMMMM! That was the best spicy ahi bowl I've ever had. I'm definately taking my husband there when he's back for r&r! It was a wonderful afternoon of great conversation and yummy food. She caught me up on the last teachers meeting that I missed and showed me the crafty gifts the kids are to make for mothers and fathers day. It was just a great afternoon!
This evening the kids and I just stuck around the house together. Syd wasn't allowed to leave the house anyways after her fit this morning and it was raining anyhow. I like quiet evenings at home with my family! If only Trint were here to make it complete, but he will be soon! Until then I will focus on enjoying my special time alone with our kids. I'm just thankful that God is watching over all of us and making this deployment seem to go fast for us. Not so much for Trint unfortunately, but for me and the kids time is flying by. We have plenty of friends and activities to fill our spare time and just the right amount of time to relax at home too. God is so good all the time! He just keeps pouring out more and more blessings on my family. It's incredible that even though we are going through a rough year due to deployment, God always knows how to keep our spirits lifted. We don't feel we have any reason to complain because we know He has a bigger plan in the works for our family and this is just one of the things we have to go through to fulfill His greater purpose.
Words With Friends Addict!
I would like to thank my friend, G, for introducing me to words with friends on my iphone. Can you hear the sarcasm? hehe Okay, seriously I'm not sure it's such a good thing, but it is fun. It could be worse I suppose. At least I have to use my brain and really think to outwit my opponent. However I get frustrated when I can't come up with a word. As my husband will tell you, I do not like to lose. In fact, I use to get mad when my husband would beat me at a game. I know stupid petty selfish me. I did learn to get over that and I don't get mad anymore. Pretend you didn't read that last statement baby and just keep on cheating so that I can win against you. hehe You read that right, my husband loves me so much that he will cheat so I can win. I'm sure that sounds familiar to a lot of people, however I'm also sure that if it rings true to you it was when you were a little kid and your parents would let you win. I know what you're thinking...he just let me win because he didn't want to deal with me when I lost. You're probably right, but I'm sure a little of it is just that he likes to see me happy. Let me have my moment people! hehe The whole reason this subject came up is because here I am, just before midnight, finally posting to my blog for the day. I never stay up this late on school nights. It's all thanks to words with friends. I admit, I'm addicted. I had to finish my games with G before blogging and finally getting to sleep.
As far as how our day went, it was busy. The kids had a short day of school so I didn't have much time to get anything done while they were gone. I got some housework done, but that's it. After I picked them up we came home to do homework. Shortly after we headed to Syd's theater class. She's been looking forward to this day for a month. After class the first thing she said in her cheery Syd voice was, "That was so boring." I guess she didn't realize they wouldn't be getting up on a stage right away. I explained how she has to learn the basics about acting first. She's excited to go back next week so it must not have really been that boring. She loves that she's in class with her friends so that's probably the main reason she wants to go back at this point. She'll love it once they start rehearsing for the Christmas play in a few months.
After her class we met up with a friend of mine and her two boys who just so happen to be my girls friends that they met at school. I invited them over for homemade pizza, at the request of my son, and we went to sgo. After sgo we stopped for ice cream at Baskin Robbins and came home.
That was a short dialog of our day, but I'm so tired and morning comes way to early for this nonmorning person. I'm off to bed to catch some zzzz's and dream of my husband! Goodnight friends!
Oh, one more thing...Tristan came home from the teen center today with some exciting news! The teen center band heard him playing around on the drum set and asked him to join their band! This group is made up of mainly high school kids and they asked my middle schooler to join them! He's so excited and I'm excited for him. He loves music and even more he loves the drums. He's pretty much self taught, but he's really good. I can't wait till he starts performing in public so I can go watch him and yell out, "See the drummer? That's my son!" He's going to be getting a lot of experience with the teen center band and with the rock band class he's taking. Eventually the rock back class is going to start doing performances too. That class is starting back up thanks to the instructor sticking it out with Tristan, one on one, until he could find more members. He was so impressed with Tristan's "skills" that he went out and found a couple guitarists and a singer. He's still looking for more kids to join them, but he wants kids that are advanced so they can actually have a band to perform and not just a class to have fun in. I'm so excited for Tristan!
Trint...Goodnight my love, sweet dreams (even though it's daytime where you're at), I love you so much! Muah! Muah! Muah!
As far as how our day went, it was busy. The kids had a short day of school so I didn't have much time to get anything done while they were gone. I got some housework done, but that's it. After I picked them up we came home to do homework. Shortly after we headed to Syd's theater class. She's been looking forward to this day for a month. After class the first thing she said in her cheery Syd voice was, "That was so boring." I guess she didn't realize they wouldn't be getting up on a stage right away. I explained how she has to learn the basics about acting first. She's excited to go back next week so it must not have really been that boring. She loves that she's in class with her friends so that's probably the main reason she wants to go back at this point. She'll love it once they start rehearsing for the Christmas play in a few months.
After her class we met up with a friend of mine and her two boys who just so happen to be my girls friends that they met at school. I invited them over for homemade pizza, at the request of my son, and we went to sgo. After sgo we stopped for ice cream at Baskin Robbins and came home.
That was a short dialog of our day, but I'm so tired and morning comes way to early for this nonmorning person. I'm off to bed to catch some zzzz's and dream of my husband! Goodnight friends!
Oh, one more thing...Tristan came home from the teen center today with some exciting news! The teen center band heard him playing around on the drum set and asked him to join their band! This group is made up of mainly high school kids and they asked my middle schooler to join them! He's so excited and I'm excited for him. He loves music and even more he loves the drums. He's pretty much self taught, but he's really good. I can't wait till he starts performing in public so I can go watch him and yell out, "See the drummer? That's my son!" He's going to be getting a lot of experience with the teen center band and with the rock band class he's taking. Eventually the rock back class is going to start doing performances too. That class is starting back up thanks to the instructor sticking it out with Tristan, one on one, until he could find more members. He was so impressed with Tristan's "skills" that he went out and found a couple guitarists and a singer. He's still looking for more kids to join them, but he wants kids that are advanced so they can actually have a band to perform and not just a class to have fun in. I'm so excited for Tristan!
Trint...Goodnight my love, sweet dreams (even though it's daytime where you're at), I love you so much! Muah! Muah! Muah!
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