Good news and bad news. First- I am pregnant :) However, my husband will deploy for the first year of the baby's life- so that of course is our bad news. 3 kids- gosh, I can hardly wrap my mind around it.
I will return to good ole' Citrus County (again) while he is gone, just as I did while he was gone to Iraq the last time. It will be wonderful to have the family support- And feel so terrible for my husband to miss another year of his children's lives :(

Waiting for the powers that be to give me word on my future- nearing the 100 day mark and its driving me nuts!Colin turns two on Sunday. Hubby was not here last year, and he wont be here next year- Sad and hopeful of something fun and wonderful at the same time.We don’t want to have a big party or anything, I just want something special- wish I could think of something…

We had an expensive and wonderful day today! We finally splurged on the waterless car care system for the ‘stang- We spent a good bit of time making her shine today, and it was worth every penny.My day was made perfect when we found Cabbage Patch Dolls at 75% off at the PXtra- So we bought two for less than $15.00 for both! Memories of being little and loving those things made it so terrific.We are all healthy finally, and getting back into the normal family groove. Time flies so fast though, barely any hour without purpose for the next long while.

The smell of Irish creme coffee and sounds of piano playing and giggles are filling my morning. Just like he hadn’t left, the kids have fallen back into the swing of things. One of those things about being a military spouse is dealing with frequent separations- like it or not. As the kids get older, it will make more sense to them I hope.He has to work today and tomorrow, really looking forward to the weekend though.Did I mention Colin has started potty training? I am SO not ready for this to happen, he was my baby!Need to run and clean now, company for dinner and muddy paw prints on my floor.

So Juliet got mad that I didn't help her color this morning, and pounded her way up to her room screaming and yelling toddler obscenities the whole way.She continued doing this when she got to her room.
This lasted 5 minutes or so...

So I went to check on her----
I entered her room to find her rocking chair (adult size) tipped over on the floor, with Juliet's head wedged inside the bottom between two pieces of wood that made up the base *Think about a child with its head stuck in a stair railing*I tried shampoo to make it slippery, but there was no way her head was coming out of there. Luckily I have neighbors with powertools! Normally I would never leave two children in a house alone, but I had to- It was either that or call 911.
I used a jigsaw, the powered type, and I used the saw to cut around her head, I only had to cut once so I could pull the wood apart.She is happily coloring on the couch, she is so grateful! "Thank you Mom, thank you for saving me from the chair!"
How many days till my husband comes home???