Promises..

I've been promising updates and Sam stories for a week now. Do you have any idea how annoying it is to try to type with a baby in one hand? Imagine that baby pounding on the keyboard while you're typing and now you know why I don't post near as much as I'd like to. That said baby was supposed to be sleeping 30 minutes ago but screams anytime I put her down.

Unfortunately, I can't remember those cute stories that I promised. By the end of the day, I am so worn out from my children that its hard to believe that I thought them cute at any point today.

The baby now has 2 teeth, both on the bottom. I think she may be working on more. She is even more unpleasant than usual. She has now taken to talking through the entire church service. She's not very soft spoken either. This past week, the sermon had something to do about infants, so Chaplain said something about having one in the congregation making herself known. It was cute. Its also annoying. I left her in the nursery once but their idea of taking care of her is shoving a bottle in her mouth. Then they wonder why she wouldn't take it...probably because she wasn't hungry and she hates, I mean despises, the bottle.

Sam is just Sam. That's the only way to describe him. He's gorgeous and sweet and hilarious. He loves playing outside. That sometimes turns into drama. He thinks he can be outside ALL the time. He rolls out of bed and runs straight to the door! The other day he was wearing his good sneakers and decided he was going to stand IN the water table. Guess they're clean now! Its kind of my fault though. I've been putting him in his swim suit to play so I guess he thought he was allowed to do that. He has also started taking the cushions off the couch. Without the cushions, the couch is the perfect height for him to sit. He also loves jumping on the cushions while they are on the floor!

I took him for a haircut this past week. I didn't feel like driving to base so we went to Cost Cutters. I don't know what possessed this lady to try scissors on his hair! Luckily, it looks ok but it was not fun getting it done. I'll be driving down to base from now on. It takes about 2 minutes for the ladies to do it and its cheaper!

Sam's speech is also improving every day! His speech pathologist is really impressed with his progress. He picks up new words and sounds. Some things he says only once but it still counts! She says I'm doing a good job working with him. That's nice to hear because sometimes I feel like I'm failing him. I hope that he picks up some new words from his cousins in a few weeks!

Just call me boring!

I never realized until I started a blog just how boring/uninteresting my life really is. You would think that being a temporary single mother to two kids under two would give me a plethora of stories to tell. Not so much! That's probably a good thing! Tonight, I do have a few tales to tell of the Many Adventures of Samuel. However, the baby is screaming and Sam was supposed to be asleep an hour ago so we will have to wait until later. I will keep you all in suspense until then. Sam has been up to some crazy stuff the past week!

Finally...A good day!

Yesterday, we actually enjoyed a fun, (mostly) break-down free day. The weather down here in MS was beautiful. I took the kids on a long walk in the morning to get the day started. Sam and I played in the backyard for awhile. (I spent most of that time cleaning dog poo...someone remind me why I wanted a dog?) Sam actually ate breakfast, frozen french toast sticks..not the best but he ate it, but of course refused lunch. Soup and Sandwiches. Again. We have had S&S for dinner 3 times and lunch 2 times this week. I think I need to be a little more creative. Meredith napped for 3 hours yesterday. Of course, she didn't sleep last night. But, I did get some of my projects done with Sam's "help". We took another walk after dinner last night. I'm determined to at least lose some weight before TJ gets home. I've gained almost 5 pounds since he left! TJ never called which led to the mini breakdown that I had . He then sent a really sweet e-mail which led to a bigger breakdown. My new stroller will be here tomorrow. I can't wait to get it. Walking will be so much more relaxing without having to wrestle with a stroller.

I'm now in the midst of cleaning. Dad, Jan, Steph, and Kendra will be here on Sunday! I'm not really cleaning for them though. They don't really care what the house looks like! I'm having an FRG meeting here tomorrow. I don't want these people to think I live like a slob!

Yummy Desitin

Just in case anyone was wondering, Desitin is not poisonous. I know because I had to call the Poison Control Center when my son decided to eat it.

I now have 3 followers! (One of them is me!) Thanks to my sisters for actually caring about what's going on down here!
Sam has been up to no good! If I don't keep him entertained 24/7, we are in trouble! Today he played over at Seabee Lake. Rather then playing on the playground, he had to play in the disgusting puddle. He got a new bath toy today. He LOVES it! He was always in the tub as it was! I think he's going to have a great time playing with Kendra next week!
Meredith is growing...but yet she's still not sleeping. She started cereal about a week ago but she's still having trouble with the spoon. Sam actually makes himself vomit when he sees her spit. Its terrible.
I've been working on some projects around the house. I've got my clothes sorted out. I have about 3 trash bags full of stuff to donate. I'm going to let Steph go through it first because a lot of it is brand new! I organized some kitchen cabinets and hope to finish the rest of them. Exciting. I know! The dog is annoying the crap out of me. If you know anyone who wants an anti-social Schnauzer, let me know.
Well, that's my life in a nutshell! I can't wait to get to PA in about a month. Although, they changed my flight coming home. We now have a 6 hour layover in Memphis. If they had a USO, it would be fine, but they don't. I'm gonna see about changing that.

I haven't been "blogging" in awhile. Mostly because TJ never reads it and he's the reason I started this thing! Oh well, maybe I can amuse someone with my ramblings! This past week was a roller coaster kind of week. I was doing really well since TJ left, then all of a sudden I was completely overwhelmed. Nothing really even changed in our daily life, I just couldn't deal. Things got better, then I was down again. I was crying to TJ via webcam, telling him I couldn't do this. At that point, it was mostly because Sam was having a breakdown too. Now things are better again.
I had some training to do with the FRG. This originally sounded like a great idea but now I just think some of these women are insane and I'd rather not associate with them. Well I'm stuck now so I'm making do, trying to make the best of this deployment.
I'm really looking forward to seeing Dad, Jan, Steph, and Kendra in about 2 weeks. It will be nice to not be outnumbered by children. I'm hoping I might get to take a nap and a nice hot bath. I'm sure we'll do some sight seeing too but mostly I just want to hang out and enjoy some company.
I have a cleaning lady coming tomorrow. Yay! I'm hoping having a clean house will make me feel better. I'm also hoping once I get caught up, I'll be able to stay caught up and move on to some organization projects I've been wanting to tackle. Maybe my visitors will help! (I need some help in the yard, too!)

Happy Valentine's Day! My wonderful hubby sent me flowers today. He's more romantic when he's away! Our day was so-so. Meredith didn't sleep very well last night. I'm tempted to wean her, in hopes that she will sleep better but I'm not quite ready to give it up yet! We spent the morning at a friend's house. Sam and her girls played outside in the mud puddles. It was actually pretty fun and will probably do it again! We both got out our cameras and took some shots of the kids playing. We spent the evening at another friend's house for dinner. I am so thankful for my friends. They made V-Day go by quickly.