Long time No See
The drive to NY was horrible people. HORRIBLE! The 12 hour drive turned into a 19 hour nightmare. Em pissed through her clothes three times. At one point I had to look for a Super Walmarts to get super soaker diapers in hopes of it not happening again. Even with them on it happened again.... twice. In crappy ass Jersey (Sorry people of Jersey but every time I go through your Lovely state I find more reasons to not like it so much), I was in a traffic accident Jam. You know, the ones where you only move 2 miles in over two hours? And basically to sum it all up every time I had to pee, get food, change Em, let the dogs out, what the hell ever... every bit of it had to be planned out prior to actually doing it. I can't let the dogs out to pee without a grassy spot... I can't let them out without being close to the car because of Em. Every time I had to take a piss I had to find a shaded spot for the dogs, I had to bring Em with me, keep the dogs from jumping out of the car at the same time.... It was just a pain in the ass!!!
BUT aside from the drive from hell the trip was nice. Em loves being at my parent's house. I am not sure if it is them, the crap she gets to eat there, the stairs to climb, or the millions of toys they have but she adores being there. Every hour in the drive from Hell she would ask if we were at "PaPa's house" yet.
Em also got to meet her new little cousin Sami. She was jealous at first. I think because I took the baby right away and Em didn't have much of a chance to get comfy yet. She did "hold" her though and when we saw her again she was much more interested in her. I think she was kind of interested too in Aunt Kari's belly and trying to figure out how the hell the baby got out of it!! :)))) Sami is awesome by the way. I love her!!! I am also "paying back" Ian and Kari for all the stuff they have bought Em over the past three years. I really enjoy the expressions on their faces as I come over with big ass toys for them to fit in their house now... Hehe... I am sure we will all have fun over the years paying each other back !! :) Besides that Kari looks great and is a great Mommy!!
So, one of Em's highlights on the trip was my sister bringing her and her kidos to see Diego Live. Em LOVED IT!!! I wasn't sure since we live in a small town and do not have the opportunity to take her to things like that. Kristin said she was in a trance the whole time and when she came home her eyes were huge with excitement. Of course Em also loves playing with my sister's kids. She had her normal mind melt with Catie, you can't separate them when they are together. Em loves running around the house with Joey and seemed to bond with him a lot more this time. Em even acknowledge Scotty on this trip and talked about him when we got home. She remembers everyone in her family now and talks about them from time to time. It makes me want even more to move home to NY when Keith retires. She acts so differently when she is around all of them. I think her true personality comes to light, she expresses her self more, and over all she is more happy. I know TX is cheaper and we could afford to have a lot more material things but I think for Emily alone we should go back to NY. I really think it would be unfair to not give her that gift of knowing all her family. That gift and the gift of learning how to pick up Alpaca and horse poo....
So, upon our return from NY Keith meet us a day later. He is home for another week then takes off for Iraq for a couple of weeks. Then comes back... has more training... then actually goes to Iraq again. I know in many ways that this deployment will be better compared to the last because I know what to expect this time. I also know how much harder it is going to be on Emily. Just in the two weeks that we were in NY without Keith she asked for him several times and was highly upset/pissed that he wasn't there. I really feel that I might have to take advantage of the base's workshops and attend them this time. I do not know how to tell Emily in a way that she understands what is going on. Telling her that daddy is at "Special Work" this time does not seem to be enough. I know that keeping her mind occupied as much as possible is a start but that is only part of the answer. I need her to understand as much as possible what is going on. I know that her school has councilors and I think I am going to tell the school that I want her to go when Keith leaves. These kind of situations to the school on base are hardly new to them and I know Emily would benefit from it. Maybe they will let me go too! Hehe....
So, I am not one to spend money on myself in the way of fashion. I am sporting a 20 dollar bag and usually a T-shirt with jeans. And the T-shirt is usually faded with a few holes in the mix. Don 't get me wrong... I like nice clothes... nice purses... but what is the point people? I have a three year old, a house to take care of, and a husband to wait on....what the hell am going to dress up for? And besides all of that I would rather spend the money on Em. I enjoy buying her nice clothes and want her to look cute and girly when we are out and about. My friend Frannie though has a thing for Coach bags.... I have told her many times they are nice but I would never spend the money on myself. However... when I was in NY I went to the huge ass mall there and they have a Coach store. I went in. I liked what I saw. I liked what I saw A LOT!! I started looking at them on the Internet. Now I am wanting one. I find myself drooling... What the hell is wrong with me? I like them a lot but I would never get one because I would feel guilty as hell if I did... However, a girl can look can't she?
Here is a true story... Yesterday Keith and I were cleaning the house together. By the way... I highly recommend NOT cleaning your house with a Marine who is used to "Field Day"... a Marine who is used to inspecting younger Marines and making them do their shit over. A Marine who has been doing this for over 15 years now. Our day pretty much went like this :
Me - "Keith, I already dusted that, It's clean"
Keith - (AKA, ANAL Boy) " You cleaned this already"
Me - "Yesssss, I did"
Keith (Looking at me in a questionable manner, rolling his eyes), "Are you SURE that you cleaned this?" (As he is RE FUCKING CLEANING IT)
Me - "Yes, I AM sure... I am also fucking sure that I want to beat your ass right now...."
This is what Marriage is really like people... It's love... true love.
So anyway... We had Emily in her room playing with her toys. We are also in full swing with the potty training. No pull-ups. Nothing to catch the pee or poo... It's Oh so fun!! So, Emily starts calling me from her room and I go to see what's up. I go in to her room and it smells like shit. "Oh crap"... I do a quick sweep of the room and find nothing. Emily tells me she did a yucky... "Ummm, Em where is your yucky?" I checked and her booty and she had nothing on it. No poo... no streaks... nothing. Now the fear of her eating her own shit is really starting to set in. "Emmy, please tell Mommy where your Yucky is" (Panic panic, breath breath) So, she takes my hand and leads me to her play kitchen. Yup people... She picked up her log of shit and placed it in one of the cupboards of her play kitchen. This is one of those stories that is definitely going in the baby book people!!
So until later... and with me you know it's going to be later and not sooner...
Bye
BUT aside from the drive from hell the trip was nice. Em loves being at my parent's house. I am not sure if it is them, the crap she gets to eat there, the stairs to climb, or the millions of toys they have but she adores being there. Every hour in the drive from Hell she would ask if we were at "PaPa's house" yet.
Em also got to meet her new little cousin Sami. She was jealous at first. I think because I took the baby right away and Em didn't have much of a chance to get comfy yet. She did "hold" her though and when we saw her again she was much more interested in her. I think she was kind of interested too in Aunt Kari's belly and trying to figure out how the hell the baby got out of it!! :)))) Sami is awesome by the way. I love her!!! I am also "paying back" Ian and Kari for all the stuff they have bought Em over the past three years. I really enjoy the expressions on their faces as I come over with big ass toys for them to fit in their house now... Hehe... I am sure we will all have fun over the years paying each other back !! :) Besides that Kari looks great and is a great Mommy!!
So, one of Em's highlights on the trip was my sister bringing her and her kidos to see Diego Live. Em LOVED IT!!! I wasn't sure since we live in a small town and do not have the opportunity to take her to things like that. Kristin said she was in a trance the whole time and when she came home her eyes were huge with excitement. Of course Em also loves playing with my sister's kids. She had her normal mind melt with Catie, you can't separate them when they are together. Em loves running around the house with Joey and seemed to bond with him a lot more this time. Em even acknowledge Scotty on this trip and talked about him when we got home. She remembers everyone in her family now and talks about them from time to time. It makes me want even more to move home to NY when Keith retires. She acts so differently when she is around all of them. I think her true personality comes to light, she expresses her self more, and over all she is more happy. I know TX is cheaper and we could afford to have a lot more material things but I think for Emily alone we should go back to NY. I really think it would be unfair to not give her that gift of knowing all her family. That gift and the gift of learning how to pick up Alpaca and horse poo....
So, upon our return from NY Keith meet us a day later. He is home for another week then takes off for Iraq for a couple of weeks. Then comes back... has more training... then actually goes to Iraq again. I know in many ways that this deployment will be better compared to the last because I know what to expect this time. I also know how much harder it is going to be on Emily. Just in the two weeks that we were in NY without Keith she asked for him several times and was highly upset/pissed that he wasn't there. I really feel that I might have to take advantage of the base's workshops and attend them this time. I do not know how to tell Emily in a way that she understands what is going on. Telling her that daddy is at "Special Work" this time does not seem to be enough. I know that keeping her mind occupied as much as possible is a start but that is only part of the answer. I need her to understand as much as possible what is going on. I know that her school has councilors and I think I am going to tell the school that I want her to go when Keith leaves. These kind of situations to the school on base are hardly new to them and I know Emily would benefit from it. Maybe they will let me go too! Hehe....
So, I am not one to spend money on myself in the way of fashion. I am sporting a 20 dollar bag and usually a T-shirt with jeans. And the T-shirt is usually faded with a few holes in the mix. Don 't get me wrong... I like nice clothes... nice purses... but what is the point people? I have a three year old, a house to take care of, and a husband to wait on....what the hell am going to dress up for? And besides all of that I would rather spend the money on Em. I enjoy buying her nice clothes and want her to look cute and girly when we are out and about. My friend Frannie though has a thing for Coach bags.... I have told her many times they are nice but I would never spend the money on myself. However... when I was in NY I went to the huge ass mall there and they have a Coach store. I went in. I liked what I saw. I liked what I saw A LOT!! I started looking at them on the Internet. Now I am wanting one. I find myself drooling... What the hell is wrong with me? I like them a lot but I would never get one because I would feel guilty as hell if I did... However, a girl can look can't she?
Here is a true story... Yesterday Keith and I were cleaning the house together. By the way... I highly recommend NOT cleaning your house with a Marine who is used to "Field Day"... a Marine who is used to inspecting younger Marines and making them do their shit over. A Marine who has been doing this for over 15 years now. Our day pretty much went like this :
Me - "Keith, I already dusted that, It's clean"
Keith - (AKA, ANAL Boy) " You cleaned this already"
Me - "Yesssss, I did"
Keith (Looking at me in a questionable manner, rolling his eyes), "Are you SURE that you cleaned this?" (As he is RE FUCKING CLEANING IT)
Me - "Yes, I AM sure... I am also fucking sure that I want to beat your ass right now...."
This is what Marriage is really like people... It's love... true love.
So anyway... We had Emily in her room playing with her toys. We are also in full swing with the potty training. No pull-ups. Nothing to catch the pee or poo... It's Oh so fun!! So, Emily starts calling me from her room and I go to see what's up. I go in to her room and it smells like shit. "Oh crap"... I do a quick sweep of the room and find nothing. Emily tells me she did a yucky... "Ummm, Em where is your yucky?" I checked and her booty and she had nothing on it. No poo... no streaks... nothing. Now the fear of her eating her own shit is really starting to set in. "Emmy, please tell Mommy where your Yucky is" (Panic panic, breath breath) So, she takes my hand and leads me to her play kitchen. Yup people... She picked up her log of shit and placed it in one of the cupboards of her play kitchen. This is one of those stories that is definitely going in the baby book people!!
So until later... and with me you know it's going to be later and not sooner...
Bye