Efing Aussies.

So I'm in love with the land but man I could do with out some of the locals.
Mum and Dad's new house is amazing. Beautiful views and amazing birds.
But the neighbour down the ways dog, may go missing.

The local library is amazing, can take Dad's laptop and get my online fix.
Can't believe that the folks might not get the internet on till February. Screw that for a joke.
This library has a toy library that you can use in the library and borrow to take home.
Boo is loving that they have two computers just for kids to play games on.
Crap a fire alarm has gone off, so more another day.

The blood is running to my head.

So I feel like the world has been turned upside down.
I got some news today that makes me feel so may things.
Sad, angery, annoyed, pissed, hurt and like I am a fool for believing in the good of people.

Why do people think the easy way out is an option.
Why do some of us know we have to work for things, and others think they deserve everything in life on a silver platter.

Wow what a weekend.

So we had halloween, made Boo's costume. And Little Bit wore sissy's from when she was four. Dang child needs to stop growing.
We had a great night, went with Kim, her hubby and their two beautiful girls.
We just went around the neighbourhood and ran into heaps of people we know, funny that hey.
A girlfriend how I work with at H&R Block and her family where out. Maddy (her daughter) was talking to me later on, christ she is tall. And she is only 9 I think.

Then the next day was Little Bit's seconded birthday, I can't believe that she is two already. Time has flown, I'll put up some photo's later. A how she has grown type thing. We went to dinner with Uncle Christian at Ruby Tuesday's. No cake yet as I wanted to wait till Boo could at least enjoy it more, and we are going to do an ice cream cake, cause that's what Mummy loves......

Then on Monday we, me and Boo went to Tripler to have her tonsils and adenoids taken out. She did really well with the surgery, they realised pretty quick as she was coming out of the anaesthetic, that my girl is a strong one. I was taken back to recovery to help keep her calm. Her nurse and I were talking. She has all boys and had said how pretty my girl is, yep thanks. Boo was in and out of it the nurse joking said that we should swap one of her boy's for Little Bit. Well Boo's eye's snapped open and she gave the nurse a filthy look , it was priceless. The Doc said that they were a 3 on a scale of 0-4.

She slept a lot monday and did well last night, they let us leave this morning and Little Bit has been all over her since we got home, lots of hugs. Well that's all for now, Little Bit came running over and said hug.

Unbelievable.

My neighbour takes the damn cake.

Who in the right fricking mind asks people to mine there kids even for a little while at 6:45am. Not knowing if we were up or not, I guess she hear the TV, but we could have left it on from last night.

She was trying to get another friend to wake up and take them but I would do that to her (the other friend). My neighbour needs to stay home with her damn kids. Like the rest of us. Pissy, yes but there is more to this than meets the eye. And I want to be able to give her the benefit of the doubt even with as hard as she is making it.

Alyssia had a hard night, meaning neither one of us slept well, another reason I'm not a happy camper today.

Good news, we should be picking up Uncle Christian today, I still haven't told Kayleen as she has such a hard time concentrating when good stuff is coming up.

Babysitting for Boys.......

My BLOODY DH said he would look after the two boys from next door.

Ass.

Last time they were over, one over feed the fish (said fish died from that) and lied to me about it. That doesn't go down well with me at all. Not to mention they can be mean to each other and the girls.

Well this time was a lot different. I met then at the door, told them them the rules before they were even allowed in the house. Rules that Joe and I decided on before they cam over. Yep we are mean, but guess what they were pretty good for us. They are starved for any attention, it's so sad. I know that a change is coming and I hope that it's what is best for them.

There "Mum" is scared of me so she didn't pull the stunt that she did on a friend of ours, rocking up an hour and 45 minutes late. But I can't help but think she up to something she should be. But it's her marriage and life, and I got Joe to agree to work on ours.

Yep I just suck that in there, Joe is going to marriage counselling cause I asked/told him we need to go. So far one session with the two of us and then we are both going to separate ones tomorrow. The first one I found out more shit about his family, I will never forgive any of them. More about this tomorrow after my next session.

Another birthday gone.

And it really didn't go anything like I had planned.
Such is life, but it really isn't a surprise.
I got my Ice-cream cake, yummmmm. but no Bobbi.
It's the first year in forever that she has not been here for my birthday.
She got jury duty again, she has had the shittiest luck with that.

So much to do and no idea where to start.

I feel like I'm already behind for this Christmas.
Mad I know, but I what to make as much as possible, a home made Chrissy.
But not enough done yet.

Happy Birthday Joe

Holy heck, it's that time already.
And did we plan anything like we said we would????
No.
I will make a cake with Boo after school, but that's about it, he's feeling old.
Hehehe suck it up boy, it only gets better from here.

TWITS

Got to love men.
They never think of others.

AND this is not about my DH. Well I'm not angry at him.
The guy who's car broke down yesterday, could have gotten it fixed or at least looked at yesterday afternoon after they got back from the range, didn't. He told the guy DH took down yesterday morning to get a lift with someone else. And neither one of them told DH. When he rang them they both pretty much said that they forgot.
So DH came home fuming, he didn't want to leave me with out a car again.

Little Bit was already awake for what ever reason, we threw both girls in the car, I got all Boo's school stuff ready in case we didn't make it back in time to get here to school. And off we went all the way out to Puulua. Fort Weaver road now has at least 3 times as many traffic lights as I remember from the last time we went down there (for the damn range too).

Little Bit talked to us the whole way, her Boo Girl was asleep again before we got to the end of the drive. Got a fuming DH to the range on time, and then start the trip through hell to get home. Lord it was long.

Being the good Mum that I am, we had McD's for breakfast.

BUT the most important thing of all

I WASN'T LATE GETTING BOO TO SCHOOL, we made it there way before the second bell.

So I'm not baking for the shop any more and have told DH to tell them why too. I'm not going to make them cookies out of our pockets when they can't look after there own. What happened to never leaving anyone behind?????
I'm really made at these guys, one in particular, he's a father, who will do anything for his own child, even though he's separated from her mother. But I figure I can just give them filthy looks and they can deal with the wrath of DH.

MEN

I am so ticked at Joe at the moment.
He's on the range, shooting this week. And instead of taking the bus, he had arranged a ride. Suddenly this rides car is broken down and he had to take the car.
So where does that leave me???
I need to see if one of the other mothers I know can drop and pick up Boo from school, or I keep her out for the day. I hate my husband at the moment.
Oh yeah and it's not even 5 am yet.

A lovely Brunch.

We had the Everett Ladies over today for brunch.
It was lovely to catch up with Miss P and little Miss Victoria and Miss Boo had a ball playing together.
It was a productive brunch too, both girls go there hair cut.
Sissy sat so nicely and didn't fidget much at all, she did keep saying Hi to Miss p though.
Miss P got to look at all my Pampered Chef cook books, yummmmm. Not the best thing to do when your hungry. But hey that's life.

On THAT road.

I was going to make my self a new top, really didn't like the measurement though.
So I am now throwing everything and the kitchen sink at my weight.
Day two of exercising, walked Buster twice yesterday and did some stretching.
Today we went for our walk and have done our morning stretching. I was going to start doing some exercise DVD's but Boo is awake and I don't need the help. LOL
So next Sunday I'll check back in, and hopefully there will be a change.
I want to be able to make my self a top for my birthday, with out having to make it huge.

Update...

SO now it's not a break in but just an assault, and the "Lady" doesn't Know who did it.
Supposedly some random guy jump a fence and chocked her.
Let's all sault the bullshit flag. I'm not feeling it.

My lovely DH...........

So my road to hell started last night.
DH rang me at 11:47 PM, but that's not why I'm upset.
I was happily getting stuff done, washing folded, dishes, trying a new cookie recipe (more on that later) and other stuff I can do in peace when the girls are asleep and Joe is on Duty.
So yes I had washed the sheets and all that jazz. So I was up, not mad a a good night call, at all, started out thinking oh how sweet.
Ended wanting to kill him, jumping at every sound and sleeping like shit in my nice clean bed.
He rang to tell me about a women walking in on a intruder, and how she had been beat up pretty bad. And he's glad we have the dog that will bark at anyone trying to come into the house, even us.
By the time the alarm went off this morning I feel as though I haven't slept at all.
The batch of huge cookie's taste like crap to me and even the dog is looking at me like it's all my fault that he didn't sleep either.
LOVE HIM, KISS KISS!!!!!

Undies Monday

So Potty training goes much better when your buy your self or have a supportive person helping. I miss you Ryanne, everything was some much easier when you were here. And Cyndy, It was easier putting up with Joe's crap when you were here.
He has decided I'm pushing too hard with the potty training.

Ummmm sure, Sissy won't keep a nappy on her butt. I have changed her bed at least four times a night when she has a nappy on. And then this morning when he said she only had gas, I was in the middle of helping Boo so I couldn't go and put her back on the toilet. She pooped her panties. Shocker.

Attentive Child.

So Boo and I have head butted every time we sit down to do homework or read.
It turns into a screaming match. At this point I can't even imagine how her teacher does it. A friend had mentioned a natural product you can by at Down to Earth called Attentive Child, we started her on it on Thursday the 3rd. I'm hoping it works, and yes Ryanne I should try and figure out how to get Joe to take it. Then life would be sweet.

So look for updates as to what I think of it, so far I haven't noticed it changing anything.

Now I have to try and get some sewing started for the stash game I'm doing. No buying fabric for the whole month of September, just sewing. Lord I hope this helps my growing mountain of fabric.

For the love of all things.....

The COMPUTER is really annoying me.

Broken Ears........

I am so over people looking at me while I am talking and not listening to me.
DH is the worst, as most of you know. Why is it suddenly a pain in the rear you ask. Boo, she is her fathers daughter and knows at 6 how to work him. but he knows best and if he yells at me one more time, I'll be on one of Bobbi's shows.

But he's not the only one, it seems more and more people are doing it to me, other parents at school (if you did not want me to answer, do not ask!!!), and of course the girls. Have I hit that magic age where people forget that you exist. I mean does the house magical clean it's self, do the kids magically get feed, homework done, and put to bed. Why when there are complements to be handed out everyone else steps up but the hard work and long hours, they go to sleep or watch TV.

Lord I own my mother a huge hug. I use to think that she was just mean, but if her days were like this ( and she work out of the home as well as everything for us), I should have kissed the grown she walked on. Yep you do not know anything till you walk that path.

Last week.

Boo started grade One on Thursday. She didn't want me to leave in the morning. Not to sure how to adjust to the new class room. Then by the time I had picked her up from school, she had a "blast Mum"... Yeah did a dance to that. She has never cried about being a school, really didn't want that to start now. So we got to school on time for the first two day's.

On Friday I took her out early so she could see her Daddy graduate from Sargent course, one more step closer to or goal of promotion. The girls were so well behaved for the ceremony. sissy did get up and dance during the Marine Core Hymn. I can live with that though.
We had a lazy weekend, kinda. Went to the super play ground on Saturday for a BBQ. Buster came with us, he had a ball tied him up to one of the big trees, and he got loved on by everyone. Joe wanted us to have it they cause he was expecting heaps of his guy's to come. We have had the shittist turn out to these things lately, always left with lots of food. So after waiting for half an hour, I was getting ticked. Went home to get the dogs bowl, and by the time I got back 2 had shown up. Thankfully I had told Joe we were not feeding them all, had made a huge pasta salad and that was it. A grand total of 5 guys turned up. But answer me one thing, when did it become acceptable to send the whole time on the phone, on a blue tooth, while sitting at the table????? WTF?

This was Sissy this morning talking to Aunty Ryanne. She was having such a blast.

Computer issues.

I have been dealing with computer issues for quite a while now, and it's really getting me down. Nothing seems to go right. Tonight I could even turn the darn thing on. I did everything I could think of, the second round of turning it off and this time unplugging it, worked a charm. However while on the floor with all the cords I was thinking it's time to vacuum again. When I got back into my chair to hope (with everything crossed) that the computer would turn on, a mouse ran across the floor.

Housing had so nicely given us notices this week stating the Summer brought them inside looking for food. Difference for us this Summer is new neighbours. Fan-frickin-tastic. The ant trails we now have are bad enough. So major cleaning and what have you going on here.

Home Sweet Home...

WE are back. Landed on Tuesday at 1:20, to find my phone wouldn't work.
Walked from the inter Island airport all the way to the main one to the USO, with a bag that was broken, our other luggage and the girls. I was able to use their phone, left DH a message and waited, and waited. He picked us up just before 4pm.........
Came home to the "clean" house he had been bragging about. The girls Uncle Luke, dropped by and his comment said it all. "I know you know how to field day Sarg".

He had not vacuumed the whole time we were gone. YUCK......
He had dusted but that made no difference with all the dog hair flying around. The kitchen was clean and he did clean up after dinner. But it still feels like to little to late. Specially after I found he had shoved stuff in the hall closet.

Wednesday I spend all morning on the phone trying to fix out computer, which died while I was away. It was "Nobodies" fault, cause Anybody said that he could use the computer and Somebody wasn't paying any attention, and Everybody was just clueless........ I'm still pissed about what I had to go through to fix this.

So we were all home for Wednesday then first thing Thursday morning off to the field he went....... Early and I mean early, the girls didn't want to go back to sleep when we got home. But Alyssia did take a nap thank the lord. The only think I feel like I got done yesterday was moving our room around. But that's life and today's a new day.

Seattle

We left Hawaii last Wednesday night and landed early Thursday morning. VERY early Thursday morning, apart from it taking for ever to get our bags of the plane the flight was ok. Boo slept the whole way, Sissy pitched a fit and a half.

We got to see the Forth of July parade near Bobbi's and then watched the fireworks from her deck. That was cool. We also went to a huge Goodwill, they had the coolest stuff.

Joann's was amazing, I saved $158 dollars, hehehe, but spent $125ish. Had a ball, we went back two days later and I spent around $27 dollars brought quite a bit. One of the patterns I got is normally $25 dollars. Too cool.

We went to Kent today, for the Cornucopia days, but it starts tomorrow, so we looked around the city center instead. They had the most amazing stores, I got three old sewing books that are perfect for the way I want my sewing to go, pattern making and drafting etc.

I also scored a topsey turvy doll. Little Red Ridinghood, she is pretty, I'll post pic's tomorrow of my stash.

Me and the universe.

So I'm feeling like the world is against me going home to Australia this summer.
We had done two Space A flights before and they have been a cake walk. Well not this time around, either no seats or seats and a boat load of people.

The only kinda good point is that i have been able to get a lot of sewing and sorting done in my sewing room. Got a pretty good jump start on Christmas presents.

Still Here........

So Wednesday nights flight was a bust.
I start sewing a bag for the flight and just got it done before the first roll call, since then I have added........

A Stash and Dash toiletry bag.

A purse organizer

A diaper and wipes case, but it's to wide so it will be used to carry all our passports and documents, so this evening I need to make another diaper case. Oh yeah and a cloth shopping bag too.

And here it all is together.

Still in Hawaii.

Yep we got bumped again. Four seats and 11 people wanting them. But I did find out that there is another flight going mid week, YEAH. I hope we get on that one, this is turning out to be really frustrating.
I didn't get half the things done yesterday I wanted to, but today is another day.

D Day again.

So this post will be up date as I get stuff done today.
We are suppose to fly to Oz tonight depending on the availability of Space A flights.
I need to finish my nieces dresses ( yes Bobbi, last minute again, but would it be me if it wasn't?)
Post pic's of a few thing's I have made. Clean up the sewing room so I can give Joe a larger staging area for his uniforms and crap. [He's at Sgt's course, and doing pretty good, just feeling sore hehehe].
Ummmmm that's all I can think of now.

My New Toy.

So I got another machine last night.
She needs a bit of TLC, but she goes and is all metal, yeah.
So here she is.


The Lady I got it from, it was her Grandmothers who was
a seamstress. Got the feeling that she didn't want to sell it,
But her hubby did. I told her it would be well loved and used.
I may have to get a few parts, but I have looked on ebay and they wont put me in the poor house.

Long sad night.

We moved Sissy's crib in with Boo Girl last night....
She was not a happy camper, screamed for ever, it broke my heart, but the worst was going to bed and she was no longer at the end of the bed.
It's given up a huge amount of room but my baby girl is not in my room anymore.
And we woke up really early and didn't not want to go back to bed, but big Sis stayed asleep. YEAH

As a side note Joe started Sargent course today, thank god. So keep everything crossed for us.

Oh yeah we didn't fly on Saturday, the plane was to full, all cargo no passengers. So hopefully this Saturday.

Water fall at Malabey

I should have posted this last night.

I'm going to start this with I tend to wander off the subject when I get mad and I am furious!!!
We live in a townhouse with a townhouse attached on one side and a disable unnit on the other and an appartment over the garage.
Our neighbour's in the apartment left , they handed the apartment over early this morning. We got a new kitchen last week (), and they start on the upstairs apartment some time today. Well they didn't shut the water off properly, I took the trash out this evening and heard what sounded like a waterfall in their garage.
Sent Dh out to see if he could hear it while I called it in (DD2 has been waking up at 2 the last could of nights so I though it might be good to have someone else check, lack of sleep and all that), yep he heard it. Our old neighbours came by to say goodbye, held us find the shut off for the appartment. When the maintence guy came it was running out the light.
My sewing room is in the garage, which flooded, thank god I picked up all the fabric I had on the floor and once we realized what was happening unplugged my machines and got all cords and foot peddles up.
So I was not to bad at this point till I was about to lock up for the night and my living room carpet is wet. I had paper work in a small closet between the garage and living room it's trashed. And I can't express how I feel to the people for need to hear it till tomorrow. Oh and the no sewing slump I have been in lifted I was all happy about sewing after getting the girls to bed tonight.
Can it be Saturday tomorrow PLEASE.

To Do....

So I want to try and get a few more things do here before going to go and visit with my family.
I need to make
*Mrs Sewnson her teachers gift, she is the sub for the last month of this year.
*Mrs Smith teachers gift.
*a hand bag for me.
*a travel bag.
*some place mats.

I need to post a box for Ashely, my butt Ugly fabric hehehe.
Post off Ryanne's box.
Ummmmm that's all I can thing of now.


It's 9:59 am and I have done:
*A load of washing, the dishes from last night (I know slack but that's life).
*Posted Ryanne's package, yeah.
*Took some of the toys we are getting rid of to Joe's work for a guy to look at, and he's taking them
*did 3 phone calls to tricare to so shit out. Oh joy.

The Play Room Throw up.

Before....
but wait there's more...


Then after much swearing, muttering, bribing Joe to let things go, wishing I had taken this on drunk, wishing I had a maid to pick up after my husband, asking Boo what was ok to give to the Thrift store (her response was much better than Joe's), we end up with this.









It will never get like that again, will get ride of Joe first, hehehe.
And one last beautiful girl pic.

Aikahi Fun Fair.

So today the school is having it's annual Fun Fair, oh joy.
I'm making mini brownies at the moment for it cause I didn't want to do it after coming home from dinner at friends last night. Buster is looking at me like I'm nuts. What can I say he knows me well.

Ok so I just went and got the first batch of "mini" brownies out, thank goodness I didn't do this last night I would have burnt my self and been super ticked that they didn't turn out. So one batch off bite size and normal batch.

We didn't stay long, it was hot and Boo really should not have gone on any of the bounce houses.

Boo had a ball. She also started the butterfly crazy.

A Few Things I have Made

Here are the Tink Pillows I made for Boo, nothing too flash but she loves them and that's all that counts.




This is the Birdie Sling I made Trisha, and the shopping bags I made for them too. And the real shocker is I finished them all at least five days before the packers came to move them.

Sea Life Park.

Today we went to Sea Life Park with Boo's class. There were 4 adults plus the teacher and sixteen kids. I had 5 girls in my group.


The girls had fun, and were as well behaved as 5 six years old at a park can be.
It rained a bit and was really hot in the bus on the way home but over all we had a ball.

The dolphin show was great,
they also had the cutest penguins.




The Sea Lion show was great too, the did a take off of Miss Universe, cute.



I did want a drink by the end of the trip. I may never take a school bus anywhere ever again. I stayed for the last 45 minutes of school and helped Boo's teacher out by listening to the kids read. Glutton for punishment, yep, but I love hearing how much they are improving each week.

New Kitchen. YEAH

So all of 802 housing is getting face lifts, hehehehe.
We got bigger water heaters and solar panels earlier this year and now we are getting new kitchens.

The new floor, at least it looks like title.









Ok so it's just a little bit wider but trust me it makes a huge difference.

Arrrrrrrrr MEN.

WTF. We are getting an new kitchen put in. Earlier this afternoon DH and I talked about what needed to be done when the girls were asleep. So I put both girls to sleep, as DH is still watching TV, finish sewing Boo's Tink pillow (pic's tomorrow). Put Sissy back to sleep, snuggle with Boo and then I start to pack up the kitchen. He's still watching TV, even comes into the kitchen while I'm packing away stuff. When I say something he goes in and watches some more TV while turning it off.

My Creations.

Here are a few pic's of things I have sewn lately.
Shopping bag's for Mrs Smith, Boo's teacher.





What will it fit?
I stuffed it full of......

Peanut Butter!!!!

I CAN'T STAND THE STUFF.

So of course,

What a weird day.

Sooooooo how do you rate a day?

By the joy of seeing your neighbours rug out in the trash, cause that means it won't be left out in the rain for weeks on the back fence we share. Which is right opposite a church.

Or by the joy of being asked "can you see my nipples through this shirt?". Answering said question only to be continuely asked the same question over half an hour, answering it politely, being sarcastic, then being blunt (which I can be quiet good at), and then by out right saying you need to wear a bra!!!

And that was all before 9:30am.

It did get better, I got to listen to Sissy's nap strike on the baby monitor. She laughed, she cried, pretended to sneeze, and talked to the fairies. So is so stinking cute.

I left my flipping ID at home and nearly was not let back on base after picking up Boo from school, that could have been fun, we had a little friend of hers we were dropping home. Now that would have been an interesting call.

Then dinner was a wonderful family event, which wound up with me having a wine cooler at 8:10 when everyone but me and the dog were in bed. Joe doesn't feel well. Leaving that alone for now.

So here's to tomorrow, a new day, let the light shine in and we all just get along.
(Hey I enjoyed that wine cooler dang it!)

24 Hour Duty.

So yep Joe had duty on a Sunday, not his duty mind you. And because he has to be the good guy he didn't take any money for it. I'm not a happy camper.
I was so sick on Friday night I was in bed by 3pm that afternoon and didn't get out till 7:30 the next morning, a fricking record on my behalf, and goes to show how shitty I felt.
So in the middle of that he tells me another married marine had duty, swears he told his wife and she through a fit. So Joe takes it for a fricking subway sandwich. SERIOUSLY
What they don't tell you about 24 hour duty is it's more like 48, cause they are useless the next day.
So cause some other women throws a fit, I'm left high and dry for me and my girls weekend....
Oh joy...

Another Day in Paradise.

The sleep Gods are mad at me I'm sure. I can't seem to get any sleep pattern going, random good nights followed but really bad ones. And I can't take anything cause the flipping hose could burn down and Joe wouldn't bat an eye lid.
So the day started with no sleep, a friend who is going through quiet a bit wanted to hang out.
He canceled. The washer is leaking and housing is replacing it tomorrow, and the downstairs loo wouldn't flush. Housing annoyed the heck out of me by trying to say that we had another one. Yeah that works with a 6 year old and a broken arm. After we "talked", it got fixed today. So tomorrow starts off with the washer being replaced. Then we are off to go and see about MAC flights to Aus.

Umm so this has been going well.

Sooooo I thought I would be able to keep on top of things. I know silly girl.

I survived tax season as a tax agent for H&R Block. I was an eye opener for sure.

Right as the season ended both girls broke there arms...
Kayleen did it much better than Alyssia though. She flew off Joe"s back, over the otter man and landed wrong. broke her elbow, had surgery/pins. Two weeks later Alyssia fell backwards off a chair, while I was at work again and broke her wrist. We took her up to Castle hospital who sent us home that night, no x rays, said she had sprained it and she was fin cause she was using it. No to impressed, did a follow up with her Dr the next day. Dr Tan took one look at it and sent us to x ray, we were up at Tripler and in the casting room before I could blink. So both girls have matching pink casts. Lovely right....

This week is the first week I don't have appointments every single day, and actually feel like I can get things done. Rather scary but I have cleaned the playroom, vacuumed all of down stairs and mopped the floors and I'm still looking for thins to do.
Well off I go.