Is it Friday yet?
Since I've been having a little pity party for myself recently, I'll list the bad things first:
1) Hubby is off to Antarctica in January. Despite us thinking for the last two months that he wasn't going. So I started using up my leave stockpile (I was going to take B to spend time with gparents while Dunc was in penguin-land), and now that plan is not very viable. He's only going to be gone for ~5 weeks. I can't imagine 12 months. How do military wives do it?!?
2) B hasn't been sleeping well at night. She wakes up saying that her teeth hurt. These last four molars are taking ages to come in, and causing all of us much pain and lost sleep.
3) I've been worrying and praying for a few family members. Long story. But they keep me up at night, too.
4) The news is back from the class study at work. No promotion for me.
Now, the good news:
A) I got a raise. But I was feeling so sad about Antarctica and other things that it didn't sink in until last night. I've been praying and praying about our garage-building, and feeling uneasy about it financially. And then God drops nearly all of what our monthly payment will be, right into my lap when we need it. Amazing!
B) Garage-building has started! We've got a big hole in our front yard, and they hit undisturbed loess, which means we don't have to pay tons of $$ for gravel and fill dirt and a big retaining wall. Hooray!
And in the mixed-feelings pile:
1A) We're having a birthday party for B on Saturday. She'll be two. It's going to be huuuuge! Nearly everyone we invited says they plan on coming. I was worrying about cleaning house - now I'm just worrying about making enough food, having enough chairs (nope, not possible) and wondering if everyone can even fit on our lawn. I also have to acquire more party favors. 12 party whistles and 13 toddlers isn't a good equation!
1B) I'm going to Augustine this August. I get to do field geology! Whoa! But I'll be away from B for a week. Wow. That feels like a long time to be away from her. I worry about losing her trust. But I'm excited to go. I have a lot of work to do to get ready. Lots of equipment to gather, code to write, people to talk to....
1) Hubby is off to Antarctica in January. Despite us thinking for the last two months that he wasn't going. So I started using up my leave stockpile (I was going to take B to spend time with gparents while Dunc was in penguin-land), and now that plan is not very viable. He's only going to be gone for ~5 weeks. I can't imagine 12 months. How do military wives do it?!?
2) B hasn't been sleeping well at night. She wakes up saying that her teeth hurt. These last four molars are taking ages to come in, and causing all of us much pain and lost sleep.
3) I've been worrying and praying for a few family members. Long story. But they keep me up at night, too.
4) The news is back from the class study at work. No promotion for me.
Now, the good news:
A) I got a raise. But I was feeling so sad about Antarctica and other things that it didn't sink in until last night. I've been praying and praying about our garage-building, and feeling uneasy about it financially. And then God drops nearly all of what our monthly payment will be, right into my lap when we need it. Amazing!
B) Garage-building has started! We've got a big hole in our front yard, and they hit undisturbed loess, which means we don't have to pay tons of $$ for gravel and fill dirt and a big retaining wall. Hooray!
And in the mixed-feelings pile:
1A) We're having a birthday party for B on Saturday. She'll be two. It's going to be huuuuge! Nearly everyone we invited says they plan on coming. I was worrying about cleaning house - now I'm just worrying about making enough food, having enough chairs (nope, not possible) and wondering if everyone can even fit on our lawn. I also have to acquire more party favors. 12 party whistles and 13 toddlers isn't a good equation!
1B) I'm going to Augustine this August. I get to do field geology! Whoa! But I'll be away from B for a week. Wow. That feels like a long time to be away from her. I worry about losing her trust. But I'm excited to go. I have a lot of work to do to get ready. Lots of equipment to gather, code to write, people to talk to....
posted by Bonniebean at 10:36 AM
3 Comments:
I'd probably be having a little pity party too. I can't imagine my DH being gone for longer than a couple of days. Bummer on the promotion - but the raise is a good thing! Exciting about the garage - no more loading up the car in -54, right? I hope it will be wonderfully insulated so you won't be driving on solid, frozen tires next winter.
I hope the party is a blast! Throw on some good toddler dance tunes, and then get everyone dancing - then nobody will notice how many chairs there are (or aren't!).
hope the party went well!
seriously? flooded just before the party? yikes! something like that happened here last summer - basement flooded an HOUR before MIL, FIL and SIL and her 2 kids arrived to stay for a week. that made 10 of us in our 1000 foot upstairs.
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