So today is my 14th wedding anv. Kind of boring, as I had to drive my husband back to his pick-up point yesterday and he won't be back till July of '09. But hopefully, the girls and I will be able to get over to Europe this fall ( Read more... )

 
Just wanted to let you all know that I am not dead. Yet.

My husband has been gone for two weeks now, and the girls and I are still trying to learn new ways to deal with little crisis. Like our furnace that was out for two days. it was freezing in here, and when the guy came over to look at it, it turned out to be a little stupid fuse, so he didn't ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday clara_swift! I hope you are having a great day. :D

I am going to win the mother of the year award this year. :-D  I just got 4 tickets to My Chemical Romance for their stop here on May 3rd. Which my oldest has no idea of. LOL   I can't wait to see her face... *dances

Have to say the good out weighed the bad, even the very bad from 2007. I survived the 'melt down' and learned some very valuable lessons about people and how I respond to them and walked away with friends that really matter. We didn't have any family crisises this year -- no deaths (for the first year in a decade), no huge debts or surgeries. :D ( Read more... )

It is official. My husband will be leaving in March for Kosovo. For 18 months. This will take time for us all to get used to some big changes ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas to all of you. I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow, and get everything you want. :D

I will be in Chicago for the weekend to see the Star Wars exhibit. I can't wait for the distraction! lol

I will post pictures when I get back...

I did it!! I am now a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator!!!! :D  I passed my last cert test today with a 820 out of 900.

And I have been offered an internship until the boss can talk corporate into hiring me. :D They really want me to work.  And while working as an intern, I can do further certs for free. :D

It is amazing what a haircut and getting your nails done does for your self worth. LOL

I hope everyone has a great week!!