Day 142

Just your average day

Nothing stands out

Nothing big happened

Our everyday continued along

This day passed like other days

We're on to october which means one more month until I see my hubby

Day 141

Busy day

Preschool,playdate,lunchdate

Dragging a child out of the mall kicking and screaming to go home for a late nap

Just your average day

Had a screaming infant tonight for about an hour

With no obvious reason for the cause

It was especially nice she chose to do it during skype time

I heard very little of what or anything my husband might have said tonight

Except a tentative date of coming home for 2 weeks

Which is really the most important part anyway

I am happily anticipating in about another months time

Seeing my husbands face for real

What a wonderful thing

Day 140

I believe today was the last 80 degree day of the year

We took full advantage by spending the day at the lake

I even did the dreaded "skipping of the nap"

Which ended up ok when 8:15pm rolled around and I had two fast asleep kids

So summer ends...fall begins

One season down...three more to go

Day 139

Had our first major biting tonight

As in 3 year old biting 7 month old

Not just a little bite

A BITE BITE

Not sure what suddenly possessed him

One second they were playing and laughing

The next she was basking and he was staring at me with a look

A look of "I'm pretending I'm innocent but we all know I'm not"

But I have to say I didn't really mind early bedtime

Or no books or cartoons tonight

And the story of bringing her to the doctor to get a band aid

And the doctor telling him "no, no" was pretty cute

Sigh...what does anyone really do with 3 year olds?

Day 138

Today was one of those days when I missed everything

I missed my husband

I missed my house

I missed being a family

I missed having help with taking care of kids

I missed our dog

I just missed everything

Day 136

Busy day with Curious George and the man in the yellow hat

Had a great day doing kid activities

We all decided not to nap today

My vote was by default

As in no other choice

Best part was kids in bed early

And a skype conversation with my hubby

Uninterrupted by screaming

Or fussing

Or bed jumping

Or anything involving children

A rare but wonderful thing

Day 135

A beautiful fall day

We enjoyed an apple orchard

And a pumpkin patch

A hayride

Everything about fall

We did

Tomorrow is another busy kid activity day

Should be a good day

Day 134

Another day

Preschool

Tantrums

Crying

Pooping

Spitting up

One kid crying as another kid slept

Then visa versa

Just another day

Day 133

Wow

Can you say drama?

Not my family

My husbands family

But he's thousands of miles away

So guess who won the lucky crown of dealing with it?

Ding ding ding ...that's right...me

I've never felt so lucky and honored

Again...insert sarcasm here

Day 132

Let me tell you about skyping

It's a wonderful thing

Makes such a difference to be able to see the person

Feels more like you are closer then you are

You can see facial expressions and hand gestures

Its wonderful

Unless...

You have a fussing baby on your lap

That keeps pulling your hair and spitting up on you

And a 3 year old who won't stop jumping on the bed

And kicking you

And pushing buttons on the computer

And grabbing the camera away

Therefore leaving your conversation at

Nothing

I practically begged my husband to say goodnight and hang up tonight

Because trying to talk was way to stressful

Day 131

Late start on our day today

Since me and the 6 month old were up until 1am

Not by my choice I might add

I was trying to be annoyed

But she looked so damn cute peeking at me through the crib

I couldn't manage it

Luckily we also slept in

enjoyed a fairly nice fall day

Survived the evening having not had a nap today

Barely talked to my husband

Between the fussy baby in my arms

And the overtired 3 year old jumping on the bed

It just wasn't worth it

Pretty much begged him to say good night so I could put everyone to bed

And not lose my mind

Day130

What a busy day

Another day starting at 5am

But my baby also slept through the night until 5am so I'm not complaining to much

Got to 8am church on my own with both kids in tow

Went to sunday school

Ran through the pouring rain with a 3 year old

Carrying a 20lb child in a car seat and a big diaper bag

And my 3 year old does not run nearly fast enough

I really wished for a husband who would do some front door pick up

But sucked it up and got wet

Or I guess just did it because what other choice did I have?

Figured leaving my kids alone inside while I ran out to get the car

Might reflect badly on my parenting abilities

We napped today

Were all finally asleep tonight

And I'm headed that way in anticipation of my 5am wake up

Good thing my alarm clock is so damn cute

Day 129

Sometimes I don't know why I do things to myself

Like going shopping all day with two kids in tow

I had to have known what I was getting myself into

Still did it though

In retrospect it really went pretty well

As well as shopping with a 6 month old and 3 year old can

The hardest part is really getting home again

And dealing with bath and bedtime with two overtired children

But we all survived

Did almost everything we set out to do

And are all almost down for the count!

Day 128

Lots of playing today

Did some ECFE activities

Had our first day of outside in fall weather

In other words it was cold

Got back late for some late naps

But I'm not picky...I'll take any kind of naps

Everyones asleep for now

Which means its a good night too!

Day 127

Things I really loved about today...

Getting up at 5am with my child

Having child #2 up at 6am

Stopping my workout 6 different times because I put the wrong episode of Dora the Explorer on that many times

Enforcing nap time to an overtired 3 year old

Changing poop covered clothes 4 different times

Waiting in lines with tons of little children at a united way event

Dragging my 3 year old kicking and screaming away from said event

Enforcing bedtime to an over tired 3 year old

And a non tired 6 month old

I think that about covers it

Insert sarcasam here

Day 126

Just an ordinary day

Spent some time at the indoor playground since it was cold out

Fall is here

We did nothing big and exciting today

NOt that every other day is huge and exciting

But today was just one more day done

One more day closer

Day 125

I wonder when kids get out of the "terribles"

Starts with the terrible twos

Moves on to the terrible threes

I don't anticipate fours being much better

Seems like they would only get smarter and sneakier the older they get

My favorite thing about my 6 month old is that she doesn't talk

It's so peaceful and quiet

Sure there is a little crying here and there

But compared to some of the things my three year old says and does

Bring on the crying

Day 124

Oh crying and fit throwing

How I could do without you

Must be a full moon or something

But my 3 year old is crying

or whining

or screaming

at all times

Today he was bawling when his daddy called on the phone

Put him on the phone to try to calm him down

He did by promising him ice cream

Pretty easy promise thousands of miles away

to bad mommy is the one home having to carry out the promise

sigh...

I'll let it go this time

He is overseas and everything

Glad we enjoyed another day outside

It slowly got colder and colder today

blah to cold weather and not being able to be outside

This could be a long winter

Day 123

Another nice day Tried to have some good outside time just in case there are no more Took a long evening walk to burn off some 3 year old energy Looked at friends family weekend pics and got jealous I couldn't be with my family Most importantly remember the anniversey if this day And how our world changed 10 years ago The lives that were taken That day And everyday since in the war overseas And that ultimately that is why my husband is away today A day of rememberance and sacrifice

day 122

Today was a better day 8 more weeks and my hubby will be home for 2 weeks Seems like forever and hardly anytime at all All at the same time Tonight I'm simply exhausted From my half marathon relay this morning From my two kids needing me all day From missing my husband From dealing with deployment Time to go to bed And just hope my daughter stays that way too

Day 121

Long, important conversations between spouses are not meant to be had over skype

It's so much harder,

Your not able to discuss things the way you'd like

You can't kiss and make up when you are done

You just sort of feel empty and unfinished

And knowing you won't have any contact again for a least 24 hours

makes it worse

I hate deployment

Day 120

busy day for my 3 year old

School in the morning

Concert and play at night

He literally ran for 2 1/2 hours straight

Between playing and dancing

He loved every second of it and was the last one out dancing

He was disgusting, filthy, sticky mess by the end of the day

That usually means its been a great day

I had "one of those days"

Just need to go to bed kind of days

So I think thats what I'll do

Day 119

Another busy day

Discovered the BEST park ever only 10 miles away

Had a picinic

went to a 6 month doctor appt

Survived 3 shots

Brought my 3 year old with because for some reason he was BEGGING to go to the doctor appointment

Part of me felt as though he just wanted to see his sister get shots

But I'm hoping it was for the stickers

Either way he was very well behaved

And I was very proud of him

2nd day of school tomorrow

Preschool concert in the evening

Should be another busy, activity filled day

Day 118

First day of preschool went off without a hitch

I was slightly jealous of all the other moms AND dads dropping kids off

But mostly I was just happy to have a one-kid break

I think mommy will enjoy preschool just as much!

Ran some errands afterwards

Had a good nap

Played in the park

And called it a night

Welcome school days and fall weather

Day 117

Today was technically the last day of summer

school starts tomorrow

Preschool in our case

I can't believe our first baby is already going to preschool

I wish his dad could be home to bring him there with me

I just hope everything goes smooth and he absoultely loves it

I hope his little miniture teenage attitude doesn't follow him there

And I really hope him locking me out of his room as he did tonight does not become an every night occurance

Day 116

What a day

It included

several timeouts

More threats for timeouts then I can count

Several toys taken away

Lots of tears

Lots of scolding

And ended with a 3 year old kicking a closet door

And breaking said door in the process

A wooden, folding, closet door

That couldn't just be put back into place but actually requires some tools and time

And that's all I have to say about that

Day 115

Sigh...

Just another day

Another day gone now

Another day closer to being a family again

I have a huge to-do list of companies to call

And I just keep putting it off

Wish I had some help

Wish I didn't have to deal with it anymore

Wish my husband was home

Day 114

I am SO tired of dealing with companies

Pretty much every company in general at this point

That apparently DO NOT understand deployment

I have had to call the phone company

The cable company

The internet

The phone again

The security company

The cell phone

Cable again

Phone again

Security again

Call about the wooden sign we had made

Cell phone

Security system

Phone company

Cable company

Truely has been one after the other

And then each one again

and again

SO TIRED OF IT!

Just do what you say you are going to do

Call me back when you say you are

And quit making me waste all of my time sitting on hold

Because then the cell phone company will apparently charge me for everyone of those minutes

arghhhh...

Day 113

Thought we would enjoy a once last day of summer today

Instead we swam inside

Half of the day was nice

Half the day had alarming clouds in the sky

Oh well

Labor day weekend is coming up

I'm NOT looking forward to it

These are the weekends I miss my husband the most

When everyone else has family weekends planned

And I feel the sting of a big part of my family being gone

Kinda just plain sucks

Just another day for us

But we'll survive

Just like every other day