Alright, so Jon’s still deployed … and … fingers crossed … everything has been pretty smooth. The girls had a touch of the stomach bug on Thursday/Friday, but hey, we made it through four days of school, which at this point, seems to be a miracle. Jon called last week, late in the week, which made me feel a whole lot better. He said that everyone was okay which in itself was a relief.
Meantime, here at home, I just can’t get ahead. I got behind from the kids being nonstop sick for the past month and a half and can’t seem to make any progress. It’s getting frustrating!!!! I live off of Red Bull some days.
However, hiring the cleaning lady has been immeasurably helpful and taken some of the weight off my shoulders, however I still can’t remember to pay the sewer bill (had it in my purse for three days now), and can’t seem to put an end to our laundry crisis. This month the dogs need to be taken to the vet as does the cat. I’m hoping that nobody gets sick, myself included. The toilet is broken (you know the plastic piece that attaches to the handle) and has been for roughly a week and a half. After I’m done writing, I’m on my way to Lowe’s so that I can get the part to fix it.
Other than that, I’m just praying that everyone over there is okay. Quite honestly, in Jon’s previous deployments, the media wasn’t as precise and “in your face.” People are sending me tons of articles and pictures about what they’re doing over there and quite honestly, I’d just as soon pretend that he was on a vacation to the Bahamas for a few months. I’m growing increasingly tired of the politics behind it all; don’t even get me started.
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