1 week down!

So, my new favorite thing to say:
"Quick! Somebody get me a straw..... So I can suck it up!"

I found that so amusing the first time I read it, that now I say it to try to stop myself from having a melt down! I've been saying it often over these last 2 days.

I know I'm surely going to forget to include something, and that this will just sound like lots of complaining to most anyone who reads it.... but when you've only had 5 hours sleep spread over 3-4 days... even small hills feel like climbing mountains.

Duke is sick. He's had a yucky, pussy, red rash on his belly since we came home from great Wolf. I had to take him to the vet anyways, so we had it looked at. Amazingly this dog truly fits into our family, he needs antibiotics to get over it. They also gave him a de worming, vaccine, and he had his flea pill. An hour later, at home, he began vomiting. All over my carpet. Bloody, nasty, mess. At this point I'd been up over 48 hours. And got to sit and "keep an eye" on my sick dog. Another visit today and they switched his antibiotics. More money. Lovely.

Duke is starting training! Woohoo! He's a smart dog, and really, for a 1 year old male lab, he's very good. But.... I want one of those dogs that everybody loves to be around. I want a dog that will listen all the time wherever we may be. I read somewhere, "you only get out of your dog what you'll put into your dog". So, we are putting as much as we possibly can into him. He will also be attending doggy daycare. Don't laugh. Never thought we'd be "those people".... but it's important.

Jacey can read. I was informed by her preschool teacher on Thursday, that its time to invest in some simple rhyming style beginner reader books for her, because she's been reading them at school with great success. She says that Jacey will most likely go into kindergarten already reading.... possibly writing. That is if she doesn't make me absolutely crazy so I ship her off somewhere.

Logan has started a tutoring program at school. He goes 2 days a week and if he completes 10 weeks, he get a gift card for $100. It's great! Only problem is it's on Tuesdays and Thursdays... which means my busy days just got busier.

While taking Duke to the vet, I met an awesome mom of a little 8 month old boy who has CF. His name is Logan too. We traded phone numbers... she's the vet tech who took care of Duke. Valuable number to have ;)

I bought some shelves to organize my bow room closet (about time). I managed to get everything drug out, and about half of it sorted.... before life interrupted. Now it's been sitting there like a super mess waiting to be taken care of. Hopefully tomorrow! (I said that yesterday too)

I had to run some paper work into Brigade for Dustin's lasik. Then the following day, while dropping off a treat for Lola (Duke's friend) one of Dustin's sergeants asked if I'd heard back. I told him I hadn't yet but wasn't sure if maybe Dustin had. He shook his head and said he'd call. Twenty minutes later he called me with a date and time for surgery. How super sweet that someone would care enough to take time out of their day to help us out!

Today was the last day I get to have phone contact with Dustin. We got to talk for about 45 minutes, then said our goodbyes. Two weeks til I hear from him again.

I got a text message from a friend today, while grocery shopping (yuck!) that she was being admitted to labor and delivery and induced! Yay for new babies! I got a picture tonight, he's too cute! Last I heard he was in the NICU still. Hopefully all is well and I can visit them soon.

Tomorrow Duke has class, then home to clean clean clean. Then getting the bow room done, and working on finishing up some orders I should have had done three days ago! I'm trying to keep these next two weeks as busy as I can so that they pass quickly. Hopefully they go a bit smoother than this first week though.

Slightly Obsessed

Okay..... maybe more than slightly. Maybe very. I really don't care either way.... you be the judge!

Dustin's been gone not quite a week. I think I've had 2 full nights of sleep since he left. I'm realizing I will require sleeping medications on a nightly basis, and something stronger than Advil pm cause it's just not cuttin' it.

This is their last big trip before deployment. He will be gone just shy of $250 dollars... I mean 1 month. (cheap army) Normally when he's gone to the field I kinda beat myself up for not being "more sad". I always have a hard time sleeping. It takes me a good week or so to settle into a better sleeping routine. This time though I was pretty sad. It didn't help that I watched Brothers.... a great movie but not something I needed to see right now. I am sick too... of course. So that never helps. Good news is I still have over 3 weeks to get better, be lazy, play, make messes, and clean it all up before he comes home.

The obsession I've developed has to do with care packages. This trip to the field has been handled very similarly to a deployment. It's gotten me in that mind frame. I'm starting to feel like instead of wanting time to pass slowly, so we can spend lots of time together, I want it to pass quickly now. Like ripping the band aide off, instead of slowly peeling it away.

When I get stuck on something I tend to take it over board. Such is the case for these care packages. Too bad there's no degree for this, cause I'd be close to my masters by now considering the hours I've logged researching. I've already got a list started. Each box has a theme, will be decorated, and shipped on a certain date (yep I have that list too) so it will arrive in time. I've interviewed friends to find out the average time frame regarding shipping to the area he will be. I've even started the prep for decorating the boxes. I've copied recipes. I've bought supplies. I tried to pick up boxes today.... they were out. Bummer.

I confessed my latest obsession to the hubby. He asked if it was time for a P.A.W.S. intervention. (Perfect Army Wife Syndrome- my made up title) It is my goal for him to have the best care packages ever. Hahahahaha! But more importantly to give me something positive to focus on while he is gone.

I've even considered starting a blog just to document, store, and sort all the ideas I have. I'm kinda ashamed to admit, I had more ideas for boxes than I will be able to send... I feel like other people should benefit from all my research!

Don't let all my excitement fool you.... I can't wait for him to get home! I also can't wait for a good noghts sleep..... *yawn*!