LOOKING BACK

WOW just looking back at my first entry. It's been over a year, and nothing has changed (LOL) I remember looking back wondering how I was going to survive raising 3 kids by myself and look at me now the kids are still alive and kicking. (ha ha).

APE



My first entry
Hello,


This is my first entry. I'm a militray Spouse with three children, 4 years 2 years and 1 year old. My husband left for his first deployment to A-stan around the end of Feb 2005. We've been very lucky the Army waited this long to send him. Right now we are doing well. He traveled a lot as it was for the military, but not for long periods of times. We talk to him once a week if we are lucky. My two oldest are going through the toughest time right now. They miss their daddy alot. This is my daughters first year at playing soccer and my husband will not be here to watch her play which really upsets her. It's amazing at what little things make her miss him. She is so use to being able to call him when she needed to talk with him. I think that is what the hardest part is for her. My son the middle child is the only boy. Which is very hard on him. He wakes up every morning crying for his daddy. This last until I can get his attention on something else. When he does get to talk with him he's very quite and short with him. My youngest is only one so she really doesn't comprehend the whole situation she calls me daddy go figure. I'm doing pretty well right now at first I was mad that he had to go. I understand why and I also know that there are many of others out there who has gone through this more than once, but like one friens told me who is going through this whole ordeal a second time. It's still you who are going through it. I served in the Army for 4 years myself so thank goodness I know the ends and outs. I send my prayers out to wives who are new to the whole military system. It can be tricky. I guess the hardest part for me right now is we chose to live about 70 miles away from base to provide a house for our kids. There is not alot of military here so nobody understands what we go though. I have a few very supportive friends out here however there are those who tell me I don't know how you can do it if my husbands leaves for a week I can't survive. I tell them you learn and drive on you don't think about it you just do it. Well that's all for my first entry. I will try and leave post everyday or so when I have time. My 28th Birthday in April 5th. Happy Birthday to all the April babies out there.

April

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

Couldn't sleep last night. So as I'm flipping through channels I saw this on HSN.




How cute is he. So I watch for a little bit longer and saw





and these





I want them all however they are not your inexpensive handbag you can find anywhere these babies are $240.00 and above! Ouch! They are made by MY FLAT IN LONDON however I didn't know that HSN was selling them. They also sell clothing and Pearls. They have a line called Brainy is Beautiful.

Now I'm a sucker for handbags. I love handbags more than shoes. They don't have to be expensive ones just cute ones. I do have a few Dooney's that I have been collecting since 1996 when I started making my own money.

Now how do I get my hands on one of these babies?


APE

IS OUR HOUSE REALLY SOLD?????????

Ok well they have pushed back the closing date on the house we sold twice now it was originally suppose to be on 26 May 06 @ 1500. We scheduled my hubby to come home for memorial day weekend so he could sign all the paperwork. My agent called Thursday to confirm the time and they had said it was changed until the 31st Weds. So my agent called and told them he is going to be in town this weekend and that is it. Unless they want to pay for a Special POA they better figure something out. (bty they wanted us $150.00 to have a special POA done by their lawyers, we asked if we could have the base lawyers do one they said no it had to theirs and it would cost $150.00.) Ha Ha what a joke. This was before the understood he would be here to sign the closing paperwork. Anyway, so my agent set it up to where we can sign the paperwork we needed to sign and they could finish it up on Weds. He said he was also going to go to the closing to make sure they didn't try and pull a fast one on us. So he set it up for 1400 on Friday. I got up Friday and picked my hubby from the airport @ 1130 and then we went out and got some lunch and met up with our agent @ 1400 at the office they said to met them at. Well as we are waiting with our 3 kids in a little room my agent gets a call from the title dude, saying no one changed the time on his schedule to 1400 from 1500. Joy!!!! So you have to imagine the aggravation my husband was feeling considering he had been up since 0300. So we were finally done there and get back on the road to the house we sit in what we call the parking that is 66 west, get home around 1800 to turn around @ 2000 to pick my sister up from the airport @ 2100. Get home and crash out. We had a great weekend together, we bought the kids a slip and slide, went to the park and spent most of the weekend outside. I took him and my sister back to the airport Monday morning. So today I get a call from my agent saying that they have pushed it back again until Friday 2 June 06. Do these people realize that I'm on a dead line also. Originally I had the pack up dates for the 5-7th of June, but they got mad because they didn't want to have to pay rent for June @ their current place, so we had to give up an extra $2000.00 plus rent back for the time we are staying here. To find out would they would have had to pay rent for June anyway due to not going as scheduled as far as rent back goes they wanted us to pay their first mortgage payment BLAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Like that was going to happen. So here I am waiting to find out why all of this going on so I can let the VA and my mortgage company know what's going on because they'll be expecting a payment on the first. The new house is moving right along. Everything checked out with the home inspection just a few minor things and the septic is being certified and anything wrong with the sellers have given the septic guy permission to do what it takes to certify it. So now I would like my money that is owed to us.

BIG P.S
My brother is going to be a father!!!!! I'll have to email all of you the details they are weird and well weird.

Take Care little ones

APE

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY

Remembering all those who have served who are serving and those who have given life and limb to make our country a safe place to raise my kids, and to my husband who makes a difference in the world.