Aww, I feel so bad!

Tonight was DSS's open house for his school and it was great to see what his new teacher's all about. I like him. Well, of course Samantha can't seem to stay still & quiet for very long but she did give it a good try. She was quiet for like 5 min. while the teach was giving his speech to the parents and all. So, Sam decides to start getting antsy & loud and trying to run out the door since there's a ton of kids playing outside. I can't blame her I guess.

Well, didn't get to meet the teacher personally cause I had to exit stage left because of Sam. We went over to the kindergarten playground so she could play. They only have regular swings, not the seat ones for toddlers. Sam really wanted to go on one even though she hates swings all together--and I knew it was a bad idea--but I am a sucker for my baby girl. She doesn't know to hold onto the chains and I was trying to show her what to do and as soon as I let go of both of her arms swoosh.....she fell backwards onto the wood chips. It wasn't from very high up (remember we we at the kinder playground) I remember being above though and seeing it in slo-mo & the sound of her poor head hitting the dirt. She cried. I wanted to but didn't. She was ok after a min. or so but I feel so bad and guilty! And like a lameass. I should know better. I actually don't think I'll ever forget that moment. Maybe I am making a big deal about it but you should've heard it. It seemed loud to me--her head hitting. Ugh. That look right before she was gonna cry. Ugh.

So, that was my night. I am so glad tomorrow is Friday....

I am SO friggin' proud of myself!

Seriously....ok as you know, DH is gone for 6 mos. He comes back in November. He has been gone since May4th and mostly things have been going ok, I can't really complain. Now with DH being gone, the lady of the house here has got to figure some things out for herself....

I hired a landscaper about a month ago and paid him to put sprinklers in our back yard. I have 3 grape vines that I am extremely attached to also. One of them is actually finally growing grapes on it so I try and nurse that one especially. The L/S put in sprinklers for the grapes and I wanted and asked for a drip system. To make a looooonnnnggg story short, I was fed up & went to Lowe's and even without asking anyone how to do it, I figured out how to make those 3 sprinklers into drip lines so I am not watering stucco walls and the wood fence and every thing else but the grapes. I am thinking my landscaper is a real dumbass now and I am pissed I paid him $1200. I know nothing about sprinklers or anything and even I know that you want to concentrate the water where it's needed, not just put anything there to squirt water all over the damn place. I had to write DH an email and tell him I figured it out.

I am sure this is no big deal to anyone who reads this but if by chance you're the spouse of a military man & when (not if, always when) they leave it's pretty much up to you. Yes, I loaded landscaping blocks in the truck the other day & returned like 40 of them to Lowe's, I put up blinds all over the house since it's hot as hell here, hung new curtains, I figured out how to use DH's air compressor in the garage to fill up car tires, golf cart tires & blow up pools and other air toys, I learned how to jump start the diesel truck we have (since it never gets driven at over $5/gallon for diesel!!) and can't think of anything else but that's just the past 2 months! What will the next 4 be like? Will I be making a room addition onto the house? LOL....

Thanks for reading if you got this far, I just had to brag cause I am amazed at myself today. :)

That's what they're for, right?

That's right---blogs are for reading! Silly me. You know, I love reading blogs but I also love creating one! I am even more excited cause I know someone actually reads this every once in awhile, thanks Mary! (BTW, I really want you to make me a siggy on the Sunflowers board. You are so creative and your siggys are just my style! Once I get a good recent pic of Sam I will ask you).

Samantha had a fever last night and she just wasn't herself. I was a little worried. At one point I had to put her in a cool bath. I left some of the water in the tub when I was done so that later on if I had to put her in again some of the water would be cool & I could mix it in w/ a little warm. Well, the stinker saw the tub later on & decided to get back in it herself, and by that time it was cold. Since she still had a slight fever I let her and I think that really helped also. She slept well last night and seems ok this morning, I am relieved. Oh yeah, Sam decided to poop in the tub (the 2nd time she went in). Only the 2nd time she's ever done that and the first time ever at our house. The first time was at my MIL's. LOL!

Guess that's about all for now. I am not going into the office today, my boss is off. I complain about my job so much but I really should be thankful that I have a lot of freedom for a govt. worker, you know? I apologize to all my fellow tax payers that I am taking a day off on our dime and not fighting any crime today. I gotta get some stuff done around this messy ass house!

I dig blogs

I really like reading other people's blogs. The ones on my "favorites" here really are my favorites. Does that make me seem like a snoop? Prying into others peoples lives and enjoying reading about them? Of course if it's bad news I am reading I get sad but for the most part, I love reading these!

I am worn out

4th of July at Sea World is crazy busy. I guess I knew that going in, but managing Samantha on my own without DH at an amusement park was a little--ok a lot harder than I thought. Maybe I am just getting old but yesterday I nursed my throbbing lower back from all the activity. Yeah, maybe it's just old age and being out of shape. The important thing is the kids had a blast. See below....