Now I have two kiddos obsessed with Cars. I put in on for the first time in a while and sure enough William and Tre both busted out in a dance. I went to get some video and, of course, the camera died. This is the second go round. Jack's been gone for over two weeks now and I am just done. I am exhausted and tired and ready for preschool to start up again.

Dear Lord, please do not let an IA or unexpected deployment sneak up on us anytime soon. I am just NOT ready! AMEN

Getting along

It's very rare that I can get the camera out in time to enjoy a sweet moment between the boys and I caught the end of this one. Tre was acting silly at dinner and William was getting a kick out of it. Oh! I forgot to mention in my previous post that William talking so well. His newest phrase is, "HELP ME!" but today he said, "up!" for the first time! He has the sweetest little voice!

staying busy

We're staying busy while Jack is gone. Thank God for good friends that keep me busy. We've been to the park, the zoo, the monkey room, the pool, and so on. I can't even remember now. The kids have been being good, so I can't complain. I still miss Jack though! I posted a slide show of everything we've been doing since Jack's been gone and a video of the kids splashing in the tub and having fun! Enjoy!

Not so Bad

So Jack has been gone for 3 days and I have to say it hasn't been too bad. William was super fussy on Friday, so I literally cried in dread. However, Saturday was a new day and William was much happier. It's amazing what a happy child will do to your outlook on being a single mom for a month. Plus, we have great friends who have kept us busy and I feel like we are in the zone now. Tre's last day of school was Friday, so I'll be doing lots of entertaining this summer. I have no problem with that, but I just need to figure out when I can clean this place. :)

Landscaping

I've been working sooo hard on our landscaping...it's my hobby and relaxation time. I love it. Anyway, bugs have been eating my flowers and I've planted and replanted and sprayed over and over again and I think they are finally getting under control. The neighbors probably think I am crazy and have no talent in the planting deparment because of how much I have had to replant, but o'well. My hard work is finally paying off. There are serveral flowers that are starting to show in the pictures, but there are more that are too small to see in the picture (but can see in real life). Hopefully, these are my "in between" pictures and in a few months I can take the "as good as it gets" ones! I do think it is looking nice and I LOVE to drive in front of our house really slow to admire my work and all the colors!

I need to get in the zone!!!

Okay, so Jack JUST left yesterday and I am dying already. I am sooo not a good single mommy. I know it's all in the mind set, so I just need to switch my thinking. We were just outside playing in the baby pool and I was thinking, if I knew that Jack was getting home Monday, this wouldn't be that bad. Since I know he's not, though, I am driving myself down and asking myself, "how am I going to do this?", "How can I stay patient with the kids?", "Can I deal with a teething infant that fusses a lot all by myself for this long!" At the same time, I am just thankful that a deployment is not coming in the near future...although an IA is not unfathomable since 3 threats have graced the squadron in just the last month!

I have to confess, I always read the blogs and facebook updates and all that jazz from other military moms and it actually makes me feel worse about myself. They all seem so strong and so upbeat when their husbands are gone. I need and WANT so badly to be like that!

I guess I just need to stop feeling sorry for myself!

There hasn't been going on in the last couple of days. I wanted to post this picture for Mrs. Laurie and Mr. John. Tre loves the Highlights that you send and makes us read it and do the activities over and over again! Thanks a bunch!