265 days behind us
I'd like to start my 100 days left countdown today
Because 100 days seems like nothing
But my faith in the military is little to none
Therefore trusting that there is only 100 days left
Is not an ability I have
It's a wait and see game
But the military usually wins
So we'll see what kind of post I have in 100 days .....
Night out with the girls
So needed
So refreshing
Feeling like a good mom again
Amazing what a couple hours away from kids
Can do to make you want to be with your kids again
And we started our busy week again
Hope it goes smooth and quickly
I had a deployment jealousy moment last night
Seeing a photo of couple friends on facebook
Hanging out together, drinking and playing games
And realizing that I am not part of that crowd right now
I am thousands of miles from my husband
And any future couple nights
Are still months away
Just a moment of missing my life
And my husband
On a lighter side of the say
My 3 year old told me today
That my almost 11 month old daughter
Likes guys in trucks
Hmmmm...
Hurry home daddy
Keep those trucks away!
Oh am I in need of a break
Either my patience has worn through
Or I'm getting sick with something
I hope its the latter
That is much easier to fix
I've felt like I was dragging all day
Didn't have the energy I needed to deal with 2 kids
And had zero patience
Hoping a good nights sleep
Makes everything better
Restores my energy
And brings back my patience
The week is over
We made it through out crazy schedule
I have to say I'm exhausted
Hope I can keep it up for 2 months
Between running places
And cleaning and laundry
I haven't had a spare minute today
Which is of the course the day hubby is trying to get hold of me
And made me want to jump through the computer
When he asked what I was doing all day anyway
Just remind myself again he's fighting for our country right now
And doesn't quite get the reality of real life at the moment
Today was our slightly less busy day
Only preschool this morning
And a doctor appt for my eyes
With a baby
Which made it slightly more difficult
But manageable
I just feel lucky if I have one kid instead if two at this point
Apparently I am allergic to something
And it's up to me to find out what
Like a really horribly difficult game of "where's Waldo? "
Tomorrow is more preschool and a trip through m-dot to see the big trucks
And the start if my "where's Waldo?" Search of allergies
Day 2 of busy schedule
Day 1 of new preschool
He loved it
I'm exhausted
What was I thinking adding more to our schedule??
Good part is days should fly by this way
And before we know it spring will be here
And our family will be whole
Busy two month schedule day 1
Went off without a hitch
Although by the end of the day
With two kids who thought they didn't need naps
Was a little rough
My quiet boxes are working wonderful
And ny 3 year old has been going to bed great
But without a nap
He can't stay up long enough to talk to his daddy
Still haven't figured out the solution
During our nap/no nap transition phase
I feel bad he doesn't get to talk to his dad
And visa versa
But not bad enough to struggle with a not wanted nap
And a bedtime time that is way to late because of nap
Tough call
Hopefully I'll figure it out someday soon
Started out our busy week
Besides the usual schedule
We added in another preschool
And a couple other one time events
I'm probably crazy but oh well
I'm also finishing up grad school application
If I don't need anything else to do
I really am probably crazy
If I ever hear someone say a stay at home mom does nothing
I would probably punch them in the neck
But I guess this is how I make it through my days
Until life can be normal again
Had our usual Sunday today
To quote my 3 year old at breakfast
"I'm going to church and Sunday school and to play with my friend Jenny"
Jenny being the nursery attendant
3 1/2 hours later we left church
Happy to accomplish all three
Today was birthday party craziness
In a good stressful way
The mikes hard lemonade helped a little to make it through the day
It was a water park
With lots if children
And lots if noise
And lots if craziness
But the children loved it
And exhausted themselves to the core
Both fell fast asleep on the way home
Fought me tooth and nail for bedtime
And then passed out cold
For the entire night
What a crazy wonderful day
Today I made major steps towards starting a masters degree program
I'm so scared and nervous
And also very excited
Its something I've always wanted to do
And now actually might get the chance to
I also got an hour and a half kidless
To have a drink with an old co worker
Which could explain why I'm feeling good and relaxed
Not from a drink
Although I'm sure that helped
But from some time without kids
To be an adult
And catch up with an old friend
Sometimes its the smallest little things
That make the biggest difference
Today has flown by
In a good busy kind of way
Started with preschool
Ended with legos at the library
And only a few screaming crying tantrums
Biggest downfall to our day was a -20 temp
As in 20 BELOW zero
When we're spoiled by 30 degree temps in january in Minnesota
This is a pretty significant change
But we survived with no frostbite in sight
And will wait for our 30 degrees above to come back
Well I bragged about my quiet boxes today
He chose nap instead of playing
No fights no arguments
Just easy
And then came backfire
After bath came the idea to play with his quiet toys
He was told no
And now we're going on about an hour of tantrum
I should never brag...
Busy busy busy
Up early for school
Enjoyed an afternoon of no naps
My 3 year old and I started an ecfe class together
To give us some alone bonding time
And give my daughter some without mom time
My kids who thought they knew better during naptime
My 3 year old fell asleep on the way to class
And my 10 month old fell asleep before I got home
We did have a successful first day of quiet boxes though
Now I can just hope tomorrow brings the naps I so missed today
Today we spent the day doing a project
Kind of for the kids
Mostly for me to maintain my sanity
And continue to get an hour or two to myself every day
With the lovely invention of pinterest
I found the fantastic idea of rest time boxes
A different box for each day if the week
Of quiet toys
To only be played with at naptime
Now my 3 year old can either nap
Or play quietly in his room
And I still get some free time to get things done
Or watch my dvr shows
Between running to several stores
Going through the toys we have
And putting them together
It took most of our day
Hoping it will be worth it
Tomorrow will be our trial day
Can't wait to see!
Busy morning
Of church, Sunday school and play
That's the way I like it
Because the morning flew by
Kids were exhausted
And they both took awesome naps
That equals a successful day
Now if I could only get the crying whining 3 year old off the floor
And brush his teeth
And go to bed
I believe the biggest challenge is still ahead ....
A normal average day
Nothing to exciting
Nothing to bad
I almost slept an entire night
That hasn't happened in over a year
That would be a major milestone I believe
I realized I forgot a major credit card payment
Literally never crossed my mind
I wonder if they give a free pass if your a spouse of a soldier
Worth a shot I guess
I guess I have more going on then I realized
Who would have thought?
Had a usual busy morning of kids activities
I feel like I'm starting to repeat myself describing everyday life
Some type of kids activity
Some type of kid tantrum
Get them to bed successful
And call it a good day
Truth is I like it that way
That's how days go by fast
And go by without me missing what my life should be right now
And missing my husband
At least not as much
I miss everything
But the same thing day after day
Does make it easier some how
Well I have a 3 year old camping out with me tonight
Literally
I have his little table top tent in the corner of my room
Visitors mean I lose a room
And since my baby is having such a hard time understanding the concept of sleeping all night
It seems easier to have the 3 year old bunk with me
We've also started the night out wrong
Since the baby that has usually been asleep for an hour
Is currently wide awake
And the 3 year old seems ready to pull an all nighter
Seems like a good night for a glass of wine
Or several
It all started at 12:30am
I should have known when it began that early into the day
That it was going to be one of THOSE days
Having just fallen asleep 30 minutes earlier
I love to be woken to the frantic words
"I gotta go potty"
But when they are closely followed by
"Ah no...mommy"
That's never good
Peeing right NEXT to the toilet works too I guess
Then 5 am wake up from my other child
After that previous child wakes up soaked in his bed
Showers
Laundry
Bed making
Trying to get out if the house for my own appointment
So obviously the baby chose not to take a nap so I could get ready
Instead crawled around
Crying when I got to far away
The proceeded to poop up her entire back
Finally figured out how to clean that
Only to have her pee all over herself and anything near her
More showers
Still need to get ready
I believe the time was around 10:30am by this time
I've had more fun during my first few hours of the day
I survived
And currently we are all pretty clean
Success
Well another 50 degree
January day
In Minnesota
How strange it is to go out walking
In the middle of january
As a Minnesota native I have to say I don't think I've ever seen weather this nice
At least not this time of year
Now I don't feel bad about my neighbors plowing snow for us
Since there is barely any snow at all
I can't say I hate this kind of winter
But I have this terrible feeling
That us minnesotans will pay for it eventually!
Oh busy day
Open gym
Store
Lunch
Nap
Birthday party swimming
Birthday party
Home for bed
I'm exhausted
So are my kids
I couldn't do this day everyday
But I'm glad I did
Cause my kids had a blast
I watched my son so proud of himself for going down a waterside by himself
Caught up with some family
And when I finally rolled into bed
I was happy about the wonderful day my kids had
Today has flown by
I love those days
And minus a haircutting experience with a 3 year old
And a 10 month old screaming in the background
That involved all 3 of us covered in hair
I've been calm and collect all day
I'm also surprisingly awake considering how little my baby slept last night
Now we're getting ready for bed
And making plans for tomorrow
And ready to start a new week
I'm feeling like I want to go home tonight
Not my parents where we are staying during the deployment
But home home
Ever get the feeling that you are wearing out your welcome?
I just have this gut feeling we are
I'm just getting a little tired of living out of a basement
And not feeling like I'm 100% settled
Mostly I'm just sick of this deployment
I miss my husband
I miss my home
I miss my dog (never thought I'd say that!)
I'd count how many days are left but I'd probably get more depressed thinking about it
These days are not easy days
Today we played and played and played
My son was so excited to have his playdate today
It was actually very nice
They were both very well behaved kids
And played good together
Topped off with a trip to mcdonalds for lunch
And getting to skip nap
You can't beat today in the eyes of a 3 year old
Skipping nap was not the highlight of my day however
I really love nap time
But I can't complain I also had two kids that slept in today And I slept almost an hour and half past my usual 6am wake up That was the highlight of my dayToday we went on a nice walk
Which isn't so strange in its self
But considering its January 5th
In Minnesota
Its a first for us all
Was 50 degrees today
I would have been less surprised by a 50 below zero day
Seriously
The walk did us all good
My 3 year old hasn't been this well behaved in longer then I can remember
Wish it really were the ending of winter
But I've lived here long enough to know that this is not winter
And I have a bad feeling we still have some ahead of us
But I sure enjoyed my day today
Remind me of that when the negative weather comes....
Today involved a trip to the library
My 3 year old has been begging to go
Besides the fact that I love that my 3 year old loves the library
Its also a great winter day nothing else to do activity
To bad we left kicking and screaming Just one of those days it turns out Guess we'll try again tomorrowBack to school today
I love school
Mostly I love 2 1/2 hours of one child
That doesn't talk back
I love a non talking child at times
I also enjoy a talking child
As my 3 year old said he had three more things to tell his daddy before getting off skype
They were as follows
"Happy new year daddy! "
"I see a light thing up there"
And
"Buildings are dark so you turn on the lights through the window "
Important stuff those three year olds have going on
Tomorrow our schedule begins again!
Thank goodness
Routine and order will come again
I never thought I would be so excited about that
We did lots of playing today
And my kids went to bed surprising well
I'm still waiting for the baby to wake up though
I'm not quite trusting she's good and down
I have to say I thanked them both this morning though
From a mom who hasn't slept past 6am in longer then I can remember
Waking up at 7:23am was the best unexpected present ever!
First day of 2012
Finally in the year my husband will be home
Still 5 months away
But closer...getting closer
Nothing to special about the day
Ordinary waiting on deployment type day
Tomorrow starts the beginning of the end of the holidays
And I truly could not be happier
I have the post-holiday-long-deployment-missing-my-husband-and-normal-life blues
On to normal schedules again!!!
I also believe I have slight ocd tendencies
And really feel much better with my normal scheduled life...
