Michelle is sick this week and has somehow taken over my schedule. I think I might be feeling some guilt for not spending as much time with the kids as I should and I've gone too far in the wrong direction. Or maybe I just needed some extreme kid cuddle time. Anyway, she's feeling better and now I have to get back on track.
We are probably moving in about 2 months, and I have to get my butt up to the other house to get it in livable condition before I have to start moving furniture there. This is going to be a very interesting adventure. Due to crappy economy here, we are moving from 2400 sq ft. to 900 sq. ft. It's a temporary move until we can get things stable and then I'm finding a farm and planting my butt. I need some nature. This whole beach thing ain't all it's cracked up to be. Maybe if I had about 100 acres on the Gulf of Mexico that could sustain horses and a boat dock to go do some educational dives every day....THEN I'd be thrilled to live so close to water. But this is concrete and a man made beach, it's just not the same.
I'm writing to Mike tonight and sending pics of the new dog. I had to go get batteries today and now...I can't find my camera. I'll have to write my letter and wait til morning to get the pics. The girls had the camera, so I'll just wait til they are awake and ask them. The chaos of an impending move has the girls area of the house upside down (I'm slowing weeding out unused items and taking them to be donated.) It's not worth searching for it now.
I can't tell you how relieved I am to have heard from Mike. I felt so incredibly disconnected before we got letters from him. Like the bond that he and I have had since his birth was snipped and I was feeling a bit panicky. I'm not sure that makes sense to anyone, but it's the best description I could come up with.
Ok, got to get some work done. Thanks for listening to me spew my thoughts.
:)
*waves*
ReplyDeleteHi! I am an Army mom too, and a Mike's mom also! You've gotta love those soldiers named Mike! :)
I added your blog to my links! Nice to meet you and thanks for the comment on Brat's thread. Take good care, and busy is good!
Hey Claire!! that is just too cool that your Soldier is a Mike too! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for adding me and thanks for taking time to come over and comment.
It's so nice to meet other Army Mom's.
:)
My son just graduated from US Army Infantry OSUT two days ago and I know your mail experience well.
ReplyDeleteI think we may have gotten 5 letters during his 14 week OSUT. He was often so exhausted or busy that he had no time to write much but we cherished every letter we got.
You should keep writing, even if you feel like your letters are going into a void. My son says it made all the difference in the world to get that piece of home during mail call and helped his homesickness a lot.
It seems like forever between contacts, though. Especially when I got a call that my son might be discharged medically for a heart condition (turned out NOT to be the case but rather a couch potato trying to get in shape really fast).
Keep the faith - no news really IS good news in boot.
thanks maura! I'm glad your son didn't turn out to have any medical problems. I'm sure that was scary though.
ReplyDeleteWe are diligently writing to Mike here. I am finding new ways to describe stuff going on here when it seems I've already told him everything. I'm guessing he won't really mind recycled news.
:)