I hate packing!

Have I mentioned I hate packing? I REALLY hate packing! And to add to the fun, we are going to paint. Ok, yes, I agreed to paint. And yes, I am excited to have a slightly pigger house, and YES, I think paint will make it look homier, but geez, that's a lot of work. AND you know I am LAZY!

We start moving in on Friday. That means we should have the keys to the house by 5:00 pm on Friday from our experience with housing. We are hiring the neighborhood kids to help us move starting on Saturday. $20 and all the pizza you can eat. I figure one day should get the bulky stuff moved, the rest is going to be boxes and misc stuff. And a lot of stuff will be going to the thrift store or storage. We are going to take this opportunity to re-organize our lives and start new. Hope it works.

I am sponsoring in a new LT. She's brand new (still shiny) to the AF, but super sweet. She's replacing the LT who I work with (and I think we are friends) so I won't be all alone. She's already found a place to live (I swear I did not mean to find a place her second day here that was EXACTLY what she wanted and needed). It's a bit more that she wanted in terms of price, but it's two bedrooms so it's doable for her. And there are lots of amenities.

Oh, back to the painting, we are going to do the living room in a wine color, Alexis room in a not quite pastel green (I love it),Mercedes in Barbie pink, and our room in a conservative mediu, blue. I am so excited.

We are going out to eat tonight, so I need to get busy filling up boxes (did I mention that I hate moving?). I didn't realize how many books I have. BUt I refuse to part with most of them. They're mine, mine, I tell ya.

Chaos

If you know us, you already know we live in chaos, complete and utter chaos, but it works, so we keep doing it.

We found out this week that Mercedes is going to get tubes in her ears in a couple of weeks. No real worries there.

Derek is going to have surgery on his knee in mid August during his break from school. It should give him enough time to get somewhat back on his feet and then start back to school a few weeks later.

We also found out (finally) that we can move into a four bedroom house on the same street we already live on. It's not a nicer house, but it is slightly bigger, which is important.

That's pretty much going to take care of the month of August for us. But hopefully these are all good things. At least I am looking at them as good things. No more ear infections for Mercedes, Derek can walk again, and we will have a little bit more room to expand out chaos into. What more could we ask for?

US

Derek really needs to go to the doctor! His neck is causing him all sorts of problems, so the sooner he can get the surgery he requires the better. It's becoming more and more of an issue all of the time. We are hoping he can have the surgery soon. One of his doctors told him that having the surgery on his neck would probably clear up a lot of the other problems, like his back.

Derek starts back to school a week from tomorrow. He's not looking forward to it, but he's only got 3 or 4 more terms to go, so he wants to finish up. The big thing is keeping his grades up so his GPA is good. Right now he's got a 3.1, so it's pretty good. Derek would like it to be better, but I think if he stays over 3.0 he's doing better than most.

We are going to start getting the kids ready for school in the next month. Sigh! I don't think it's going to be too bad in terms of supplies and clothes, though I can't be sure. Alexis is telling me all she needs are tennis shoes, and I think Mercedes is about the same. As it gets colder they will need more stuff, but for now, shoes and school supplies seems to be it.

We went looking for business clothes for Derek today. It's going to hurt having to buy him clothes for job interviews and jobs. I hope it's worth it. I think we will be buying gradually for the smaller stuff, but it's going to be a big outlay for the suit and sports coats. Sigh! I really hope that Derek gets a job where he can dress casually. That would be nice. Really Nice!

We are talking about getting pregnant again. We have been seeing a specialist to try and avoid the miscarriage trap again. We (I) hope everything works out this time. My only real fear is that it will be twins, other than losing the baby. The fear of miscarriage is always going to be with me I think.

I am working mids this week for a special event on base. It's a high visibility position and not too bad to have on my record. I am glad I am working mids versus days or swings, though. They are getting the bulk of the taskings. We are just here to answer phones and handle a few details throughout the night. Lucky me, I am the shift leader for my crew, so I am "responsible". Scary, huh?

Question 4 U

Does it mean there is something wrong with me if I am playing Chicken Invaders for hours at a time?