Yep.
BARELY!!! lol
I am much too tired to type an update at this point, but I just wanted you all to know I am breathing & will post something more substantial very soon! Thanks for not giving up on me, bloggie friends. =) I hope everyone is doing well! ♥
w/ LOVE♥
When we met, I was a college cheerleader & he was a football star. Now we are married with a son, & I am still his cheerleader, but for a different team - the United States Army! ...I'm in love with a soldier.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Overseas, please!
*big sigh*
As this is our first PCS & will be our first time living overseas... I don't think I even need to elaborate on how stressed out I am, how annoyed I am, how confused I am... I am all of the above & more.
The end.
lol
No, really.
Here's the update.
Due to some confusion about the fact that my husband signed & swore in up in Maine but we currently have a Tennessee address... he does not get to do his... oh crap, what's it called? =\ Ya knowwww, when they go back to their recruiter's office & work there for a couple weeks? Lord, help me. lol I can't think of it. You all probably know what I'm talking about.
Anyway, so everyone else he just graduated from AIT with gets to go do that... but my husband instead is getting ready to fly right out. =(
SO, my son & I are being left here for the meantime. My son's passport isn't even here yet & because of him being sick, getting caught up on his vaccinations is being put on hold.
Who knows when we'll get to join the hubby??
&On top of that, my son & I have been staying with my grandmother... who just put her house up for sale because she's getting ready to move!
We're going to be homeless!!!
CRAP.
lol
I know, I know... you're probably thinking:
"Freakin' amateurs!.."
Yes.. yes we are. lol
However, thanks to a few girls I met via the Stripes.com Forums, who are over in Germany right now. I have received a lot of really good advice, tips, links, etc. I'm really glad I came across these girls... I just wish I had met them sooner! lol I would probably have everything organized at this point & ready to leave with my husband (even though we still wouldn't get to leave the same time anyway).
Did you know that the driving test over there is about 200 questions long?? lol
You can take a practice test online.. go ahead & give it a shot! =)
K, we are getting ready to head back to TN to finish getting belongings situated for the movers. Pray for us! lol
w/ LOVE♥
As this is our first PCS & will be our first time living overseas... I don't think I even need to elaborate on how stressed out I am, how annoyed I am, how confused I am... I am all of the above & more.
The end.
lol
No, really.
Here's the update.
Due to some confusion about the fact that my husband signed & swore in up in Maine but we currently have a Tennessee address... he does not get to do his... oh crap, what's it called? =\ Ya knowwww, when they go back to their recruiter's office & work there for a couple weeks? Lord, help me. lol I can't think of it. You all probably know what I'm talking about.
Anyway, so everyone else he just graduated from AIT with gets to go do that... but my husband instead is getting ready to fly right out. =(
SO, my son & I are being left here for the meantime. My son's passport isn't even here yet & because of him being sick, getting caught up on his vaccinations is being put on hold.
Who knows when we'll get to join the hubby??
&On top of that, my son & I have been staying with my grandmother... who just put her house up for sale because she's getting ready to move!
We're going to be homeless!!!
CRAP.
lol
I know, I know... you're probably thinking:
"Freakin' amateurs!.."
Yes.. yes we are. lol
However, thanks to a few girls I met via the Stripes.com Forums, who are over in Germany right now. I have received a lot of really good advice, tips, links, etc. I'm really glad I came across these girls... I just wish I had met them sooner! lol I would probably have everything organized at this point & ready to leave with my husband (even though we still wouldn't get to leave the same time anyway).
Did you know that the driving test over there is about 200 questions long?? lol
You can take a practice test online.. go ahead & give it a shot! =)
K, we are getting ready to head back to TN to finish getting belongings situated for the movers. Pray for us! lol
w/ LOVE♥
Monday, March 7, 2011
Sorry I've been MIA...
but the little Boss has been ill! So ill in fact, he's been in the hospital & was actually just released this afternoon!
It's been a long two weeks. It all started with a cough, that quickly turned to congested cough & nose, then with fevers, vomitting, diarrhea, loss of interest in everything, & breathing difficulties. He has been to two doctors & now two hospitals. This last stay was longer, & scarier because he had gotten so bad. =(
Through chest x-rays, blood work, suctioning of mucus from his chest & nose(via a tube shoved down his throat & nostrils - awful to watch & have to hold your kid down for!! BTW!), swabbing of his nose, etc etc... he was diagnosed with RSV & Pneumonia. If you don't know what RSV is & you have kids.. I recommend you look into it because every kid will more than likely have it at least once by the time they're 3. &About 5,000 youngin's die from it every year.
The key is catching it early!
He had to stay under a croup tent for 3 days... which was hard because the tent was very scary to him, as you can imagine. I had to stay under there with him most of the time. He received IV fluids, antibiotics, a steroid for his lungs, breathing treatments every 4 hours, medicine in his bottle for the diaper rash that was caused by the diarrhea that was caused by the antibiotics, plus ointments for his hiney, and so on.
It was really nice to see him finally eat a little bit on Friday. Then Saturday Bubble Boy was freed from his little plastic wrap tent to see if he could make progress without it...
Which he seemed to manage just fine! =)
We even celebrated Bubble Boy's separation from the "Bubble" with....
Bubbles, of course!!
He liked these bubbles much better! lol =)
We had visitors & had friends & family all over praying for us...which I think made a world of difference. I say this because there were 3 other kids there with the same illness(es) & TJ was the first who was well enough to go home!
So, I have to thank God for all of the people who prayed for us (even people who basically came out of the wood works - people I thought had just forgotten about me, people from high school I haven't spoke to..since high school!!, my biological father's mother who I have never even met, & so on) because with them TJ's name was heard more clearly up there & He responded promptly to answer those prayers! Amazing!! Now, he is not completely healed yet... but he is getting better & I have all the tools necessary to help continue the healing progress.
I just hope that through this blog, perhaps a mother out there reading this or a friend of a mother can become more aware & cautious as well as bring awareness to others of this virus (RSV). As the doctor said, it's a virus there is no vaccine for & it's one that can take a kid from bad to worse reeeally quickly. For example, there was a little girl who died from it last Monday here in the local community. =(
So, mommies... the weather is changing every day & this is the season for flu & RSV & other illnesses alike. Wash your hands always&often, invest in a cool mist humidifier & perch it in your kiddo's room, be aware of the signs & symptoms to look for, & don't ever hesitate to take your child to the ER or doctor if you think something may be wrong... I'd rather feel "stupid" for bringing my kid to the ER for possibly nothing than lose my little everything.
Take care!!
Hopefully a more smiley post is in my near future. =)
w/ LOVE♥
Sunday, February 13, 2011
When the going gets tough...
Kick going's *ss!
Life is not always easy.
Why is my mom addicted to drugs and alcohol? Why did my parents divorce? Why does my son have to live life without ever meeting his grandma? Why does my grandma constantly put me down, day by day by day? Why are people in the world going hungry? Why do people have to suffer from AIDS & cancer? Why do women have to go months trying to become pregnant, & never get the chance to hold a precious bundle of joy of their own? Why do men cheat on their wives & beat them black & blue? Why do people have to live under bridges and in abandoned buildings? Why are children being kidnapped and forced to have sex with strangers for money?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
I don't know why.
Maybe the world would be a better place if good things happened to good people, and bad things happened to bad people. An eye for an eye. Maybe? Maybe then everyone would try to be good & the world would be such a hormonious & happy place. Wouldn't that be great?
All I know is, life is never easy. I recently shared words of encouragement with a fellow bloggette that were bestowed upon me that always helps when hard times hit. Now, right now... I don't feel like I'm struggling with hard times. It's not easy being away from my soldier & taking the sole responsibility for my son day in & day out, living with a cruel & unhappy family member until the big move overseas, looking in the mirror & hating the person that stares back at me, being hours away from family & friends... no, it's not easy. I just know that it could be worse, and it has been worse. So I'm thankful for the strength & grace God has blessed me with to get through these little pot holes. I'll take pot holes over bayous any day!
However, I do know people close to me and people who I follow here on Blogger that are going through some really, really hard times. My heart aches for these people, even those who I barely know anything about or have never met... I just have a big heart. I just care. & I pray. I hope it's helping, because that's all the help it seems I can offer.
Now the words of wisdom that were once shared with me, that I feel every person could benefit from...
What we don't realize during trials & tribulations is that everything we're going through will one day just be a memory.
That's all. Just a memory. We will look back at these days that seem never ending, even if we wish they would just end & stop right there... & we will have grown from those days, we will have become better people, we will be stronger, we will be happier, we will appreciate & be thankful. If you just hang on to your faith and keep a positive mindset {fake it 'til you make it!} - you can get through hell & back!
I don't know about you, but I would much rather have good memories than bad ones. Even if times are hard, you have to use that positive mindset to bold the better aspects of your days so that when you look back, that's all you will see. Any good student knows that only the bold words will be on the test, duh. =) haha jk ... but seriously, don't take study tips from me =) ...& just think about it. Think ahead for a minute & consider how you want to remember these days.
In good cheerleader form, I will shake my poms & I say to you : I'll be cheering for ya! =)
w/ LOVE♥
Life is not always easy.
Why is my mom addicted to drugs and alcohol? Why did my parents divorce? Why does my son have to live life without ever meeting his grandma? Why does my grandma constantly put me down, day by day by day? Why are people in the world going hungry? Why do people have to suffer from AIDS & cancer? Why do women have to go months trying to become pregnant, & never get the chance to hold a precious bundle of joy of their own? Why do men cheat on their wives & beat them black & blue? Why do people have to live under bridges and in abandoned buildings? Why are children being kidnapped and forced to have sex with strangers for money?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
I don't know why.
Maybe the world would be a better place if good things happened to good people, and bad things happened to bad people. An eye for an eye. Maybe? Maybe then everyone would try to be good & the world would be such a hormonious & happy place. Wouldn't that be great?
All I know is, life is never easy. I recently shared words of encouragement with a fellow bloggette that were bestowed upon me that always helps when hard times hit. Now, right now... I don't feel like I'm struggling with hard times. It's not easy being away from my soldier & taking the sole responsibility for my son day in & day out, living with a cruel & unhappy family member until the big move overseas, looking in the mirror & hating the person that stares back at me, being hours away from family & friends... no, it's not easy. I just know that it could be worse, and it has been worse. So I'm thankful for the strength & grace God has blessed me with to get through these little pot holes. I'll take pot holes over bayous any day!
However, I do know people close to me and people who I follow here on Blogger that are going through some really, really hard times. My heart aches for these people, even those who I barely know anything about or have never met... I just have a big heart. I just care. & I pray. I hope it's helping, because that's all the help it seems I can offer.
Now the words of wisdom that were once shared with me, that I feel every person could benefit from...
What we don't realize during trials & tribulations is that everything we're going through will one day just be a memory.
That's all. Just a memory. We will look back at these days that seem never ending, even if we wish they would just end & stop right there... & we will have grown from those days, we will have become better people, we will be stronger, we will be happier, we will appreciate & be thankful. If you just hang on to your faith and keep a positive mindset {fake it 'til you make it!} - you can get through hell & back!
I don't know about you, but I would much rather have good memories than bad ones. Even if times are hard, you have to use that positive mindset to bold the better aspects of your days so that when you look back, that's all you will see. Any good student knows that only the bold words will be on the test, duh. =) haha jk ... but seriously, don't take study tips from me =) ...& just think about it. Think ahead for a minute & consider how you want to remember these days.
In good cheerleader form, I will shake my poms & I say to you : I'll be cheering for ya! =)
w/ LOVE♥
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Welcome to Europe!
[insert blog title here] <-- So that's what the e-mail said! =)
Until further notice (because this can very well change at any moment, even to the last),
GERMANY - here we come!!
Any blog bff's staying in that region (Grafen....something.. hahaha)?
Tips, advice, comments (besides that I need to learn the actual name of the area.. I already know! =\ I'm working on it! lol) - any & all welcome! =)
w/ LOVE♥
Until further notice (because this can very well change at any moment, even to the last),
GERMANY - here we come!!
Any blog bff's staying in that region (Grafen....something.. hahaha)?
Tips, advice, comments (besides that I need to learn the actual name of the area.. I already know! =\ I'm working on it! lol) - any & all welcome! =)
w/ LOVE♥
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