I need some spring.
Seriously.
I'm so tired of being cold. I know I'm on the East coast and it is winter. I can handle temps below zero, just not so far below zero that I have to wear several sweaters under my coat. I guess it's good that I still have my coat that is wayyyyyyy big - I can wear so many layers under it! That my coat is big could be part of the reason I'm cold too - really drafty. Ah well, I can hope for spring soon.
I had an awesome birthday this year. I got to share cheescake and good conversation with friends. I got prezzies too! One friend gave me a can of the most amazing teas I have ever tasted. Yummo! Another friend did cross-stitched tree frogs for my wall. I feel very lucky! My family sent me 2 coupons for round-trip airfare to St. Johns for this summer. That was enormous! I can stop worrying about how we are going to afford to get there this summer. Now we only have to buy 1 more ticket, and I think we can manage that. I'd like to stay here, honestly, and get my garden in order, but this is not the summer for it. I'll have a new niece or nephew in June to go cuddle. I can't miss out on that. Eileen can't wait to hold the baby and help her Aunt Heather (except for the diaper-changing part 'cause that's icky!) I think maybe we will go for 3 or 4 weeks so that we have time to see everyone and the kids will have a good visit with their grandparents. It may be a harder goodbye this time - the kids have an understanding now of just how far away Nanny and Pop are. My mom intends to retire in June - so it should be a really good visit - she'll have lots of time to spend with the kids. I hope Mike isn't out at sea then - I'm not sure what to do with Lily. She is used to lots of attention and really doesn't do well when left on her own. She goes a little spare if I am just gone out for the day. Mike says that when I go out in the evenings she sits at the door and yowls for me. She'll be ok if Mike is home at night with her. I may take her with us if Mike is going to be gone away.
Tonight I am going in to the reserve unit to finalise my release. I hope it goes well - I'm hoping they don't give me a hard time. I don't intend to go in uniform as I have no intention of signing in and staying for the evening. We are borrowing a friends car, and she is going to watch the kids for us. It will be a later night for them, but it'll have to be ok. I'm truly done. I don't miss anything about my job anymore. It is definately time to move on. Everyone asks what will I do now? Well...pretty much what I do already...tutor (to my kids), meal facilitator, maid, personal shopper, dress sewing, volunteering, babysitter, crazy crafty lady, etc etc. I don't have to worry about filling the hours. Am I making money - well no, not much. SO we don't have luxuries. We are doing ok. The rent gets paid, there is food on the table, and there's a little extra for stuff like clothes and craft supplies. The kids are happy. Mike is the least amount of stressed that I have seen him in years. This has been wonderful for "us". I'll go to work when the kids are older and don't need me as much. They still do, for now.
So that's it. I just hope things go easily tonight. I'm sure they won't because I have to deal with the psycho boss lady, but I can hope.
I'm so tired of being cold. I know I'm on the East coast and it is winter. I can handle temps below zero, just not so far below zero that I have to wear several sweaters under my coat. I guess it's good that I still have my coat that is wayyyyyyy big - I can wear so many layers under it! That my coat is big could be part of the reason I'm cold too - really drafty. Ah well, I can hope for spring soon.
I had an awesome birthday this year. I got to share cheescake and good conversation with friends. I got prezzies too! One friend gave me a can of the most amazing teas I have ever tasted. Yummo! Another friend did cross-stitched tree frogs for my wall. I feel very lucky! My family sent me 2 coupons for round-trip airfare to St. Johns for this summer. That was enormous! I can stop worrying about how we are going to afford to get there this summer. Now we only have to buy 1 more ticket, and I think we can manage that. I'd like to stay here, honestly, and get my garden in order, but this is not the summer for it. I'll have a new niece or nephew in June to go cuddle. I can't miss out on that. Eileen can't wait to hold the baby and help her Aunt Heather (except for the diaper-changing part 'cause that's icky!) I think maybe we will go for 3 or 4 weeks so that we have time to see everyone and the kids will have a good visit with their grandparents. It may be a harder goodbye this time - the kids have an understanding now of just how far away Nanny and Pop are. My mom intends to retire in June - so it should be a really good visit - she'll have lots of time to spend with the kids. I hope Mike isn't out at sea then - I'm not sure what to do with Lily. She is used to lots of attention and really doesn't do well when left on her own. She goes a little spare if I am just gone out for the day. Mike says that when I go out in the evenings she sits at the door and yowls for me. She'll be ok if Mike is home at night with her. I may take her with us if Mike is going to be gone away.
Tonight I am going in to the reserve unit to finalise my release. I hope it goes well - I'm hoping they don't give me a hard time. I don't intend to go in uniform as I have no intention of signing in and staying for the evening. We are borrowing a friends car, and she is going to watch the kids for us. It will be a later night for them, but it'll have to be ok. I'm truly done. I don't miss anything about my job anymore. It is definately time to move on. Everyone asks what will I do now? Well...pretty much what I do already...tutor (to my kids), meal facilitator, maid, personal shopper, dress sewing, volunteering, babysitter, crazy crafty lady, etc etc. I don't have to worry about filling the hours. Am I making money - well no, not much. SO we don't have luxuries. We are doing ok. The rent gets paid, there is food on the table, and there's a little extra for stuff like clothes and craft supplies. The kids are happy. Mike is the least amount of stressed that I have seen him in years. This has been wonderful for "us". I'll go to work when the kids are older and don't need me as much. They still do, for now.
So that's it. I just hope things go easily tonight. I'm sure they won't because I have to deal with the psycho boss lady, but I can hope.