She Who Waits

"They also serve who only stand and wait." - John Milton

Adventures in Cable Land

The cable guy just left my house. I was about to pay $95 to have them install a new cable jack in the bonus room over our garage so that I could put hubby's plasma on a particular wall. Yeah, no go. The bonus room has the actual slant of the roof on each… more »
Posted Under Deployment on 01.31.2008

Family

I love Marines. I really do. I just had a neighbor bring over two of his young Marines and the three of them hoisted the [very heavy] reclining couch, TV, stand, and recliner up the curved stairway and into what will be our entertainment room. The… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Military on 01.30.2008

Note to Self:

Take Ambien after writing blog possts. They tend t ohave much fewere typos for soem reason. :doh: :thud: more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment on 01.27.2008

Ring! Ring!

I may have mentioned it before, but I have any email from hubby set to trigger the most annoying ringing sound I could find. Outlook is a deployment lifesaver - it means I don't have to keep physically checking my email to see if he has sent one. I don… more »
Posted Under Deployment on 01.27.2008

Cruel

Hubby sent home a trunk of stuff when they re-located in country a bit ago. I picked it up today because it was apparently too much to ask that the post office deliver it to my house (my neighbor's were both delivered just fine a few weeks ago ...).… more »
Posted Under Deployment on 01.25.2008

I love him.

I don't know what I did to deserve him, but it must've been pretty darn good. I can't wait to actually get some newlywed time with my husband. :adore more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment on 01.24.2008

Silver Lining #4

Okay, here's honesty for you. Shaving. Come on ladies, you know what I'm talking about. B)I'm wearing pants daily. There's no man around and the dogs don't care. Why bother? :giggle: more »
Posted Under Deployment, Silver Linings on 01.23.2008

I slept with someone tonight.

I didn't realize how much I missed a warm body next to me until tonight. It felt pretty good to drape my arm over a chest, snuggle up close and go to sleep. I woke up at 0200 thinking three things: Dog beds are NOT comfortable for humans, eve… more »
Posted Under Deployment on 01.21.2008

I miss snow.

In case you've missed it, the south is getting snow right now. It even snowed in Alabama. Everyone is excited because it's a big deal for it to snow in the south, evidently. I'm an Ohio born gal, so I grew up with snowy winters. I never thought I'd m… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Photos on 01.19.2008

Uh-oh.

I think I'm now officially a military spouse. :whistleOur fireplace screen kept scraping the stone whenever it was moved, making very unpleasant sounds and leaving annoying scratches. I just fixed it with duct tape. But not just any duct tape. Ma… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Military on 01.18.2008

Silver Lining #3

Pretty faucet upgrades. Just because. B) more »
Posted Under Deployment, Silver Linings on 01.15.2008

Little update on me

Tonya's comment reminded me I should probably post an update on things around here. :hug Thanks for checking on me, Tonya!So far, the Ambien helps me fall asleep and allows me at least five hours of sleep. I'm not staying asleep the full seven to e… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment, Puppies on 01.15.2008

Warfare strategy

Now there's an idea. :giggle: more »
Posted Under Military on 01.15.2008

I gave in.

I went to the doctor and asked for help sleeping. On average, I wake up every 2-3 hours and it takes me at least an hour to fall asleep, often longer. I can't function anymore so I finally gave in. :-/ Hopefully the Ambien will help me get a decent… more »
Posted Under Deployment on 01.10.2008

It's a good thing I love him.

DH: i need to ask a very masculine question Me: Oh? DH: what's so great about the new faucet? DH: besides the fact you put it in by yourself Me: It's pretty! :giggle: He'll never understand. At least he acknowledged the effort! :blowkiss: more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment on 01.9.2008

I think I need a toolbelt.

At least that's what I've been told, anyway. What do ya think? A cute little toolbelt? That faucet is my latest home improvement. It took me two trips back to Lowe's to get things like plumber's putty and a longer pipe to connect to the w… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Photos on 01.7.2008

Decor

I'm not a decorator. I'm just not. Hence the hours and hours of HGTV mentioned earlier. I have been very stressed about having the house done by the time DH comes home, despite that I know he really won't care one way or another. He'd probably prefer… more »
Posted Under Day to Day on 01.7.2008

Silver Lining #2

Double vanity in the bathroom. Mine, all mine! ;)I'm well aware that this could be an issue when he returns, so I'm already shopping for alternative storage space to store all of the 'stuff' that seems to accumulate there. :)) more »
Posted Under Deployment, Silver Linings on 01.7.2008

Silver linings

People might think I'm crazy, but there are always some good things to find in deployments. I've decided I'm going to post one at a time until I run out, so here goes. B) Silver lining #1 - Remote control. If I want to watch HGTV for two hours in th… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Silver Linings on 01.6.2008

Expectations

0322 Jan 4 2008 - DH: I'll be able to access email tonight. 0422 Jan 5 2008 - Me: I love you dearly so please don't take this the wrong way but ... don't ever tell me when you'll be online or able to call. Please. Just don't. I'd rather deal with… more »
Posted Under Deployment on 01.5.2008

I'm grateful.

I've started to write a new post twice now and I couldn't really find the words. A post over at SpouseBuzz inspired me, so I'm trying again. In truth, I missed DH more on New Year's Eve than I did on Christmas. It kind of shocked me, considering Ch… more »
Posted Under Day to Day on 01.2.2008