So it's official - deployment for G in t-oh, about 3 weeks......Saturday we leave for Michigan to see his family for a week - get back and the kids and I are off to Michigan, Ohio, Tennnessee and Georgia for 10 days....
Luckily we will be busy but it still bites - they are saying til November - ugh!
With deployment comes the loss of a BF but an array of opportunities open up. I will for sure buy a small power boat, as we were absolutely unable to find a viable sailboat this summer....maybe a new car? Not sure there....the current one - which has been paid off for a year - has been nickel and diming me to death - and with the fact that insurance will be cheaper and moorage will be nonexistent will free me up for a car payment...who knows.
Also will start attending (most likely) the Catholic Church - either on base or the one in town....probably with friends...I would like to get to Austin to see my brother....lots of possibilities.
Uh oh kids just woke up - and Emilie went straight for her itouch to watch her My Little Pony Episodes....I am almost regretting giving that thing to her before her b-day but wanted to keep her entertained on the many trips without having to haul a bunch of crap (ie DVD player).
On another note - sleeping - we were trying to have them sleep upstairs in their own beds before we knew Greg was leaving, but now it seems a bit unrealistic....I am such a freak about sleeping when he is gone anyhow we will likely just all sleep downstairs...I hate it for all of us but I think that is what will make us most comfortable...who knows I am so back and forth on this one....maybe if my parents drive me back down they can start in their rooms and we'll see from there. It really would be nice for them to actually use their rooms. I curse the day I ever slept with either of them (back when they were babies).
There are parts of me that like being single - with just the kids (clearly not the sleeping part) - and while this happened SO fast - I am going to be able to get a lot done and have a lot of freedom. Granted it will be busy - but that is ok too.
Writing this has made me realize that I do want my kids in their own beds - now and always. It is what Al Cervic would do. Thanks blog for making me see things I would not have otherwise seen! I guess that is your job.
Also on the short list of purchases is a windsurfing board for Greg - we'll see.....I also want to clean out and organize my garage (to better fit a boat in there) and maybe get a dog for Emilie. I think it is time to make a list...