Bettcha thought I'd never post again ...

So onward we go ... I have been needing inspiration to spend some time here ... I've been consumed with moving, purging, sorting, end of school year, Mother's Day, brothers wedding, my birthday, daughter's birthday, trip to Houston, catching up on medical visits before we move ... and that's not all....


Literally, the day my last post went up, we got word to "stand down" from our move to Guam. So, after 10 days of intense gearing up for my husband to leave the country, we are told we are not going ... yet. The job will not be fully staffed for many months instead of immediately.


So .. what now? This job in Texas is over at the end of June. After two weeks, of decision making by "the company", it is decided that we will not be needed in Guam after all. Our families are more happy than I can even tell you ... personally, I think their prayers were answered ... there were just too many people wanting this not to happen.

But in the mean time there have been some other interesting things going on.

It turns out that a new fav blogger friend lives right here in my town ... not only are we close to the same age but our kids are too. I've never asked if she would be interested in meeting because, of course, we are moving ... and I would really hate to meet, find out we have a lot in common, have our kids really hit it off ... and then never see them again. So we've never done more than exchange comments on each other's blogs and a few emails giving each other tips and insights about local happenings.

Then last week she does a post about her daughters last day of school and how emotional she was ... and I think to myself, "Wow her preschool sounds a lot like ours" ... welllllll ...

Not only were our kids attending the same preschool ... BUT THEY WERE IN CLASSROOMS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO EACH OTHER ... !!! And, my friend was teaching that class.

Sooo ... how many times did we see each other in the hall ... maybe exchange a "Hello" as we were dropping off our kids. I frequently work the carpool lane ... how many times did I greet her and her daughter and then escort her daughter to class???

I'm around the school a lot ... I have 3 kids there plus I was a room parent.

This is definitely a missed opportunity for me. I hope I take this as a lesson to act. I should have immediately asked her if she would be interested in getting our kids together for a play date ... but I didn't.

Note to self ... "Stop being an idiot!!!"

(I'm not mentioning who she is for a reason ... so please don't ask.)

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And, on another note ... I want to say thank you to Angela at Friesen Funny Farm for this post today A Letter To Our House

We are in the process of looking for a house in our new location ...

I was just telling my husband two days ago that I didn't want to look at resale homes because after having 3 kids and two dogs it just "grosses me out". Between the dog barf, kid barf, dog urine, kid urine, milk spills, bare butts on the carpet (dogs and kids), dropped dingle berries, boogers, sneezes, etc, etc, etc ... it's just too disgusting to contemplate living where someone elses family has been who may not have been as diligent as I am (and by that I mean someone who does not have an unhealthy obsession with cleanliness .. in other words ... a normal person).

Now I've completely changed my mind. I never considered that aspect. How great would it be to be in a home so well loved by the previous family?

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And, lastly, a huge and grateful THANK YOU to all the military families ...

The sacrifices you make daily for our safety and our country do not go unappreciated by this family.



Merri Ann