Murphy’s Law #6
The Computer   Murphy’s law is an adage that broadly states: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.”     Chalk it up to another one of those things.  Yes, computer crash.  I know it will happen that’s why I back-up frequently. It’s again just one of those timing things.  We are fortunate that our deployment is short.  It’s only four months so one would think that the number of “Murphy’s Law” entries wouldn’t be that long.   I mean yes if we were subject to a 12- month deployment, I can see how lots of things might break or need repairing within a year, but four

Murphy’s Law #5
The Smoke Detector   Murphy’s law is an adage that broadly states: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.”   This time it’s not so much that it’s broken, but the timing of the need for a new battery.   This week has been tough. There has been a lot of puke and diarrhea.  There have been too many hours of crying and fussing and not enough hours of peaceful sleep.   So after getting everyone medicated and down for the night, I was optimistic that I, too, would get some well-needed sleep.   I headed up to bed and read for a while, then drifted off into

What A Day
Well we’ve reached the mid-point of our deployment.   And today I had my first real breakdown.  I feel bad, the Husband called and I didn’t even say “hello,” instead I began by blurting out; “I can’t take it anymore! I give up!” Poor guy. As if he wasn’t already worried about my stress level, then I dump that one him.   I really am okay.   But some days are better than others, there is no doubt about it. Today is one of the not-so-good-really-crappy-rotten-miserable days.  I am not going to sugar coat it.  Today sucks big time. It started yesterday with the Little One puking.  At least I am finally getting smarter and have realized

Learned Something New
The last couple days have been rough. The Big One is having some issues. I don’t want to say she is sick necessarily. I really think it’s more allergies than anything else. She’s complaining that her forehead hurts and her eyes hurt. Sounds more like a sinus issue than a cold or flu. The problem is she also threw up and had a low-grade fever. So as a result, she and I have not been sleeping well. I am tired, there is no doubt about it. Today it may have come to a hea

It Sneaks Up On Me ~ Part II
It happens at the strangest times.   Well, I guess strange isn’t the right word.   I guess maybe random is a better word.   The Husband has been gone for two months now.   So today “it” caught me off card. It, of course refers to how much I miss him.  Like many people I have different ringers on my cell phone for different people. When my sister calls, it plays, “We are Family.” When my niece or my mom friends call, it plays “The Wonder Pets” theme song. And when the Husband calls it plays, “Good Morning Beautiful” which was our first dance song at our wedding reception.   Yes, it’s sappy. But it makes me smile ev