Coming soon: posting!

Yes, that’s right. I will post on my blog. Eventually. There has just been a lot going on. Some of it good, some of it bad, some of it painfully stressful. But, since I am sitting up at work (at night. again.) I figured I would give updating a shot.

The Husband: He has completed his first three weeks of the police academy, so we’re making a dent in that one. Just seven more to go. He’s gotten to the stage where he is allowed to call home. It’s just once a week, and they only get about 5 minutes, but it’s something. Weekends are getting harder and harder. It’s great to have him home, but it’s difficult because we know he’s not staying. By the time we fall into a good weekend rhythem, it’s time to pack the bag and load up the car again.

The Boy: Is thrilled that Cub Scouts is working out. Kind of. We had a meeting last Thursday and another one this week. He’s really looking forward to it. He’s working on all kinds of badges and stuff- one of them is for Physical Fitness which I am really excited about. And no, I didn’t pressure him to choose it. My kid’s just weird (like his Mommy) and thinks exercise is fun.

He lost his first tooth this weekend, too. The darn thing was loose for about a month, and The Husband finally convinced The Boy to just pull it out. He seemed a little scared by the process, but he’s excited over the prospect of the tooth fairy. We aren’t sure how to play that one yet. So, for now the tooth is in a safe place and next weekend The Husband and I will figure out what exactly the tooth fairy will do in our home.

The Girl: Has reverted back to “attached to Mommy’s hip” stage. She does this every time our routines get thrown off and, with The Husband gone more than he’s home, she’s having a difficult time adjusting. The good news is, she’s four now. And this stage is a lot more fun now than it was when she was one. Instead of just constantly crying and waking up in the middle of the night, she’s wanting to do stuff. Fun stuff! We read a lot of stories together, play with princess dolls and my little ponies, and cook. The Girl is loving being in the kitchen. Her Christmas wish list right now is an apron, a wooden spoon, an easy bake oven, and a bike. (Ok, so we can’t cook the bike, but we can use it to burn off the calories from all the stuff she plans to bake for me!)

The Mommy: Is a mess. Where to begin?

• Smoothie challenge- update will be coming soon. I have been making them, but haven’t had time to post because (until last night) I did not have internet at home, and goofing off time at work has been limited.
• Banking- Ok, so that budget I carefully created? Useless! Without internet at home, we couldn’t deposit any checks. So I watched our account get lower and lower as things were taken out, and the stack of checks waiting to be deposited got higher and higher. Things should be set up now, but it’s been a really scary experience, and now I have to straighten out that mess and see if I can repair the damage to the budget
• Work- :::bangs head on desk::: I am really hating my job right now. So, so, so much. I am trying to like it, but it’s a struggle right now. I spend a lot of time having to play the bad guy talking to people who were sent to collections, and I just flat out don’t like to do that.
• Sleep- Have you heard of it? I have. Once, a long, long time ago. It sounds wonderful. I wish I could get some. I even went out and bought some new sheets for our bed. The Husband and I have been looking for t-shirt sheets for a queen mattess for seven years now and finally found them (on sale, yay!) They are soooo comfy and I thought they would help me with my inability to sleep. But no. At least I am tossing and turning and lying awake all night in a very cozy bed now.
• General Diet/Health/Fitness- is coming and going. I get on track, and then weekend come along and I get emotional and eat. And then I get on track again. And I get sick and can’t workout. Then I get on track again. And then I have to work extra shifts every night for a week.