Thanksgiving

This week is busy when we are living around family, but this year we are not so there is nothing really big going on. Tomorrow Joseph has an organizational day for work. It is "mandatory fun" for the soldiers. Aaron and I are going to pop in for the morning, and if they are still having "fun" after I pick up Savannah and Justin, I will take them too.

The kids get out early on Wednesday, and have Thursday and Friday off. I am not sure if we are going to be doing anything. I do not even know if we are going to have turkey! LOL. Without being around family it does not feel like the holidays, and so it is just another day. I'm sure we will have a good time with the kids though.

I miss my family, and I love them very much. It is hard to be away sometimes especially when the time of the season is all about being with family. I am happy however, that my husband is home this year, and will surely enjoy that.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Enjoy the time with your family.

Date Night

So, we went out last night as I stated in the previous post, and we had a really nice time. We went to our favorite Mexican restaurant, but so did everyone else in El Paso!! The wait was over an hour, but we decided we could wait. That was a good time. We got to talk about everything while we were there. It was a very nice night. When we got the the theater for the movie, we were told that they were not playing Twilight!! So, my bad, I took us to the wrong place. We walked around the mini mall for a bit and came home early. Overall I am not disappointed that we missed the movie. We both had a relaxing and enjoyable time with each other. I cannot wait to do it again!

This cold that the boys had is still going around. This morning I woke up with a sore throat and headache. Joseph is still sick, and I am sure I got it from him! Boo! Oh well, hopefully we can kick this cold soon!

"Eat Fresh"

My poor husband has a cold still. This morning he had to run five miles too! I would just die if that were me, but he is such a strong person, he said it was no big deal! He is getting a flu shot today too, so I am hoping that his immune system is not too weak and he will not get sicker!

Justin is having a GREAT week at school. He had a couple of rough weeks but this week, he is on top of everything! He is so excited because he has 4 greens this week and only one more day to get 5! (green means he is doing everything he needs to with his teacher, listening, working well with others, etc.) I hope that today after school he comes running out with the good news.

Savannah is anxious to start up gymnastics. We have told her she can start after the holidays, but that does not mean much to her right now. I think she will like the more active participation of gymnastics. Judo was good, but she was a little bored.

Aaron is still just hanging out. He is so funny lately. He cracks me up with something new just about everyday. I will have to write these down and post them for everyone to read. Right now it is every time we pass a fast food restaurant he says that he is hungry and wants to "eat fresh". (from the subway commercials) It has not gotten old yet, and always puts a smile on my face.

I am still doing well with school. I hate to brag but... I am pulling a 3.61 GPA! I am still amazed that I am doing so well. I guess I am loving school and it is showing in my work. School has been something in my life that I really needed for me. I enjoy it so much, and it is fun and nerve-racking all at the same time. I am half way through my block (9 weeks) and will finish just before Christmas break. Then I do not start up again until the 5th of January. I am dreading those 9 weeks, and the 9 weeks after because I will be in algebra!! I am horrible with math and it terrifies me to be in those classes. Oh well.

Tonight I am taking my husband out on a date! We have not had a real date in a while so we are excited. It will be a typical dinner and a movie, but I am looking forward to it. The babysitter that we have is AWESOME! Unfortunately her step dad is only here for the academy and will be leaving sometime early summer, but that is ok. I just hope that more awesome babysitters move in!

Time to get ready to run some errands. I will post again soon and comment on the movie we will see. Oh, the movie is called Twilight, fyi.

Monday!!

Ok, wow, well today has been long, and it is only half over. This weekend was ... fun...! All my boys were sick. Aaron is still runny/crusty nose, and he has a cough. I can tell he is not feeling well because he is whiny and very sensitive to everything around him. Justin had thrown up in the middle of the night Saturday.. Why do kids always wait until the middle of the night to do things?? lol. Joseph was ill as well. He hardly ever gets sick, so for him to get this as well means it is aggressive. I have been feeling icky today. I hope it does not last. I have been sick enough these past couple months!!!

Justin has been having issues with school lately. We had to have a conference with the teacher last week. He has been hitting and not listening. It got really bad the end of October and the beginning of November. She is going to try some things in class for him, and we are working with him at home. I was worried about this.. but I hope it was just because he was not feeling well, and will be back to his good self soon.

We are getting ready to make a trip up to Colorado, and Idaho for Christmas time. We are all excited and looking forward to it.

That is about it for now. I think I am going to check out new cameras in the next couple of days because I cannot seem to find our battery charger for the other camera. I have been wanting a new, more professional camera, so we will see. I do not want to go on vacation without one. I miss taking pictures of the kiddos.

TTYL

Cancellation

There has been a cancellation for Justin's wrestling tournament!!! :( So now his first one will not be until his birthday, December 6th. Oh well. That just means he will get to practice more, and be more prepared.

On a different tangent, The house is drowning me! I feel like I cannot keep up with three kids, a dog and a husband. Though the husband does not make that big of a mess.. thankfully! But I can not keep up with these mess-makers! It seems like every inch of the house is covered with something. Looks like I am going to be busy cleaning the house all day! Fun for me!!!!

November

Today is November 5th! The year is almost over, and a new president is in sight. What will this mean for our country? I am very curious to find out what will happen in the coming years. I have no doubt Sen. Obama will be a good president, but he has a lot of work to do to better our economy and repair many things. I do not have more to say on the subject other than we need to give this man a chance, instead of judging him before he has even begun.

We are doing well here. I am taking my 2nd Psych class, and I have an elective this round too. I chose to learn about different cultures and ethnics. It is interesting. It has been a painful couple of weeks with it just with reading about the past. It makes me sad to know that many people have suffered, and are still suffering. It is an eye opening class, and I am glad I chose to do this. Both classes are going well, and I am looking forward to my small winter break!!

Joseph is doing well. He has been busy with work, of course. There is much to do, and he always has something going on.

Savannah is doing well. We took her out of Judo for now. She does not seem to mind. She said that it was not challenging for her. (I think she would be better at competition stuff than what she was learning) Anyway, after the winter break she said she would like to try gymnastics. We'll see how that goes.

Justin is doing.... okay. He has adjusted well to school and has found his groove. He still has issues with listening, but we are working on that. He never listens to me either... Wrestling is going good. He has his first takedown tournament this Saturday. We are excited to see what happens. This will be my first time for this as well, and it is very exciting. Justin keeps saying, "all i have to do is take someone down".

Aaron is hanging in there. He has lazy days with Mom, and we watch cartoons when I am not working on homework or something else. He is growing up too fast! I wish I could bottle him up right now and just keep him as he is forever. He is my little cuddle bug still, and I dread when that changes!

Thats about it for now. We are not as busy since we knocked out Judo, but I have been volunteering all over the place with the FRG (family readiness group) and that is busy, busy work.

Miss you all, talk to you all later!!