tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83218422859309356872024-02-06T20:04:56.072-08:00And baby makes threelarapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-56603228784708159482009-03-04T18:22:00.000-08:002009-03-04T18:36:35.903-08:00No timeI never get on this thing. I just don't have the time. I am supposed to be working on a huge-o project right now. But I'm taking a study break. It's not due until next Thursday, so I have some time, right? :) So, what's going on lately? Let me fill you in.<br /><br />Jack turned one!! And he's walking. And he's getting a mouthful of teeth. I don't think I was ready for this to happen all at once. It just blows me away how fast things go. I know everyone says that, but you never really understand until you're a parent. It amazes me how fast he learns. Today I was getting the kitchen ready to be swept and mopped. I got out the broom and dustpan before I moved the furniture, so I set it down. Jack picked them both up and started "sweeping" the floor! (Does that tell you how much I clean?!?!) He pushed that broom all over the floor and every once in a while, he would squat down and put the dustpan on the floor. He is a little imitator. But so sweet!<br /><br />Speaking of school... I graduate in two months! (knock on wood) This part of my life is flying by as well. Well, not the first few years of college, but definitely this last semester! I am so glad to be able to see the end. But then again, I desperately want to go to law school. That whole can of worms is the makings for another blog post...<br /><br />And me graduating means us moving. I have such mixed feelings on this one. I am very much looking forward to going and seeing new places, and starting our lives together. I am thrilled at the fact that we will really be on our own, which means we are really the parents, really in charge, really able to make the decisions that affect our lives. It's not that we don't do all of these things now, it's just that I am so much connected to my family- my parents. And I still feel like the kid. I don't know why... But I am excited to begin our life as the Hunt's, not as Will's son or Bethany's sister, ya know? <br />On the other hand, I am so sad to leave. I have made some remarkable friends here, mainly in the past year. And the thought of leaving them and leaving our friendships just kills me. I mean, there's always facebook and blogger, but that's not really involved friendship, which is what I have now. And I understand I will meet many people along the way, but I also like the ones right here. <br />Oh yes, and then there's the terrified part. haha. It's just a small small sliver, but come on, who wouldn't be? Raising a family in a place you've never lived, around people you don't know, in an environment you know hardly anything about (USMC)?? Yeah, a little scary.<br /><br />Ah, saved by the scream. It's the bathtime scream...The kiddo calls. Night.larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-86529611451313257462009-02-11T14:37:00.000-08:002009-02-11T14:47:16.516-08:00BabiesI'm watching Dr. Phil (i know...blah) and he is talking about that lady that just had octuplets. She is crazy, and I think it's unfair to her kids. They just had a thing on there that estimated she would spend $30K on diapers in a year and $30K on formula a year. Plus, she would spend 30 hours a day breastfeeding. Note: there are not 30 hours in a day. Crazy!!<br /><br />On to today. I went shopping!! I sooo needed it too. Shawn doesn't know how much I spent yet. It wasn't a whole lot, but I don't think I had the green light to shop for myself today. :) It was supposed to be a Valentine's and birthday shopping trip- I was getting Shawn's vday gift and Jack's birthday present. And I did both of these things. Shawn got two nice ties and Jack got some Converse. His feet are growing so fast, he's already outgrown his 12-18 month shoes. So, during all of this selflessness, I thought, you know, if my parents keep Jack Saturday night, Shawn and I can go out. I want to look nice for our date, and I have not bought new clothes since before Jack was born. So I got a pair of nice, dark jeans, a button-down white shirt, some navy dress pants for church, and another, more casual shirt. And almost everything was on sale! I am so excited!! And I'm gonna look good! Haha. <br /><br />So, yay for today! I'm gonna go now and start dinner before church. Have a great day!larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-52250658757528761342009-02-04T15:07:00.000-08:002009-02-04T15:16:54.479-08:00It's always somethingAs evidenced by my title, this is going to be a complaining blog. :) Ready?<br /><br />For the past two days, I have had some sort of teeth/jaw/head pain. I thought it was just me grinding my teeth at night or something. But I have abandoned that notion. It has gotten progressively worse and I have come up with a few possible explanations. <br /><br />1.) I have a wisdom tooth coming in (no, I haven't had them out yet) and it is pushing all of the teeth in my upper jaw around.<br />2.) I have the mother of all sinus infections. This is what I want it to be, and seems like it could be. The entire left side of my face hurts, from my forehead to my ear to my neck when you press on it. And even when you don't. I can hardly open my mouth, let alone chew, and my upper jaw bone on the left side is throbbing.<br />3.) I have some sort of horrible cavity that went undetected and traveled all the way into my jaw bone and now I'm gonna have to have my whole head removed.<br />4.) My dad suggested TMJ. Psh, whatever.<br /><br />Ok, so that sucks. And I have a test tomorrow that is going to trump all tests I have ever taken. And I am going to have to miss church to study. So, that sucks too. But it was a nice nice day today, and I got to take Jack for a walk around the neighborhood this afternoon, so that was good. Oh, and about the head pain... I do not have dental yet through Shawn and the USMC, so I'm not really wanting to go and pay an arm and a leg for a diagnosis. So I might just see a regular doctor. I'll fit that into my schedule somewhere... Gah! Also, I need to get a cake ordered for Jack's birthday very very soon. I would make one, but I don't know...<br /><br />Alright then, enough for today, I have to get to studying again.larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-18122978141173281062009-01-25T14:55:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:05:33.364-08:004th Picture<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Mimb09CA_XU0w8muw-YKwkbk9yV5A79IB6Zsig6lw-PG97woiiPBBO5JhwvoA4JWkebdz5VUJSAKKXE2rGMxxihHKLtl52wjgLAqv_iZCMndy7SrW1ubsEuoA1bJS1wEXZoFrsH9W1iZ/s1600-h/HPIM0155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295371334349219858" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Mimb09CA_XU0w8muw-YKwkbk9yV5A79IB6Zsig6lw-PG97woiiPBBO5JhwvoA4JWkebdz5VUJSAKKXE2rGMxxihHKLtl52wjgLAqv_iZCMndy7SrW1ubsEuoA1bJS1wEXZoFrsH9W1iZ/s320/HPIM0155.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Ok, I am doing this for Angela. But since I have um..no friends on here besides her (well, I guess I should say 'you', since no one else reads this...) Anyway, I am not going to tag anyone. Because she's already bee tagged. But I will play by the rules and post a pic!<br /><br />This is a (very) close-up of Shawn and me on our honeymoon in Ruidoso, New Mexico. We were driving up a mountain and stopped to get out and look at the view. September 2007.<br /><br /><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/larapete/?action=view&current=HPIM0155.jpg" target="_blank"></a></div>larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-44738737109746455492009-01-07T14:32:00.000-08:002009-01-07T14:43:46.652-08:002009Wow, it's been a while! I have been so so busy since the last post. My fall semester wrapped up...I made the Dean's List, by the way (woot woot!), so you know it was a busy semester. Christmas went well. We spent our last Christmas in Texas (for a while at least) driving all over the great state. That made for many not-so-fun hours in the car, especially with an increasingly independent and mobile kiddo, but we got to see everyone we wanted to, and that's all that matters. <br /><br />As for 2009, it has gotten off to a positive start. Shawn started working at the OSO office with the Marines, so we have an income again... whew! Jack started Sonshine school again, which gives Momma a little break, and I started the first day of my last semester of undergrad this morning! I am excited. I feel so old now in my classes, knowing this is it! Plus, being married and a mom make me feel old too. As compared to the other kids in class. Whereas they are talking about the party last night or going to Chimy's after the test, I'm thinking about the fastest route to the car and daycare, what I'm feeding everyone for supper and the 400 loads of laundry that I need to get done... It certainly gives you perspective. Anyway, I am only taking 4 classes this semester, so it shouldn't be too terrible, although the schedule is horrible and so far it looks like I am going to have an obscene amount of busywork. But, I can do it. I have an amazing husband who (usually, haha!) helps all he can and awesome friends who have offered to help out with my scheduling quirks. I COULD NOT make this semester work without them!!<br />And, the countdown has begun. For graduation, Jack's 1 year birthday (holy moly), moving..... it's all sad in a lot of ways. But it's also so exciting. I have very mixed emotions about the Marine Corps and what that job means for our family, which I am sure I will be filling you in on throughout the remainder of our time here. But for now, I think I'm gonna try to make a dent in some housework! --Jack's napping!larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-66493774954041778372008-11-26T15:16:00.001-08:002008-11-26T15:24:22.209-08:00New. (not really)I'm rejoining the world of blogging. I've just been so busy lately. It's finals time and I am scrambling to make sure I have everything done, or on track to being done. I've only got a semester left!! I am so ready...<br /><br />Jack went for his 9 month check-up Monday. Everything looked good, and contrary to everyone's beliefs, he is in the 50th percentile for weight, so HE'S NOT FAT! If I hear one more chubby remark... Ha, just kidding. Kids are supposed to have rolls. Anyway, he is sick now. Just like last time we took him to the doctor, he's got a stuffy/runny nose and coughing. I mean, I know it's a germy place full of sick kiddos, but jeez! I hate hate hate when he is sick. And he got his first half of the flu shot. They said it shouldn't make him sick, so I can't blame this on that. Oh well.<br /><br />Tomorrow we are having Thanksgiving at Shawn's grandparents. I'm ready to see all of the family. Plus, I don't have to cook or bring anything, so I am psyched to eat a meal that I didn't have to prepare myself. Is that selfish? Maybe. Do I care? Not one bit. Speaking of family, we got an invitation in the mail today for our neice's first birthday party. Crazy. I was there when she was born, there's no way she can be a year old. Plus, if she's a year old, that means Jack is only a two months away from being a year old, and I just don't think I can stand that. A year!! So much has happened in a year, it's amazing. And sad! I almost, well, more than almost, want to have another kid again, just to keep the baby smell in the house. No, not the dirty diaper-pail smell, the lotiony, powdery, wonderful wonderful smell. Man. I'm a sucker for this motherhood business. <br /><br />Ok, well, the kiddo is crying (snap out of the wishing for another one) so I'm off. Everyone have a good Turkey Day.larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-34725286706793034352008-11-04T19:07:00.000-08:002008-11-04T19:17:57.256-08:00Man, it's been a while. I'm thoroughly depressed. Or, about to be. I'm watching the election results on TV... I am mad at the people who didn't vote and mad at the people who voted based strictly on race- white or black. I cannot believe that the people of this country could let such a weighted decision rest on what color person they like better. Actually, I can believe it, because most people these days are lazy and greedy and irresponsible and only a few of us still understand that we have responsibilities as citizens, parents, children, employees, mentors, Christians...I could go on. I just hope that the man we elect, whomever it may be, has God in his heart and our children's best interest in mind. <br /><br />.........<br /><br />I only have 7 more days of school left this semester! I'm so excited. And then only one semester left til graduation. I register on Friday, and I have to say, it's going to feel good registering for my last college hours of undergrad EVER!! In order to make sure I make it to that graduation, I have to study for a test now. Sorry to be on my soap-box tonight.larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-14365104598011570992008-10-18T15:16:00.000-07:002008-10-18T15:28:16.966-07:00SaturdayIt's Saturday!! I started today off awesomely. I was a cleaning fool. And then Shawn left for work. I'm practically at a standstill in my thourough cleaning of the casa. I have something undone and all over the floor or counter in basically every room in the house. Which is disappointing, but I feel strangely like I have gotten something done today. At least all the laundry is done!<br /><br />Starting Monday, I only have 6 more weeks left in this semester!! I cannot believe it. Then it's only one more semester left. And I register for it in 2 weeks. Amazing. Then I can be a for-real stay at home mom and we will be off to start our lives as a real family. I'm so excited.<br /><br />Jack is sitting next to me. Actually, he is jumping. He loves that jumper. And I love it because now that he's crawling and pulling up on everything, I can't keep him out of anything! He is a busy little beaver. I caught him trying to escape through Rusty's doggie door this afternoon. He is a handful! And he hasn't quite mastered sitting down yet, after he has gotten up, so in the middle of the night, instead of crawling around his crib and going back to sleep, he stands up, gets stuck, and cries until we come and lay him back down. Despite the new lack of sleep, it's actually pretty funny. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm gonna hafta start something for supper now. Maybe I can attach the mop to Jack while he's crawling around the kitchen with me so he can help me get a little more cleaning done. :) Bye!larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-37188584221883920872008-10-10T14:08:00.000-07:002008-10-10T14:18:05.626-07:00GrowingWell, I am halfway through the semester! I haven't been around here lately due to an amazing amount of homework and tests. But now I've finally got time to breathe, yay!<br /><br />I finished making the burp cloths today for a friend's baby shower. They got done quick once I got the machine fixed and the stuff pinned. I'm kinda sad they're all done now, I like to sew!! :)<br /><br />According to my babycenter.com ticker, Jack is 7 months and 3 weeks old. He also seems to be defying gravity these days. He started pulling up to standing last night and hasn't quit all day long! What are they teaching him at daycare? He has just started to get around pretty well crawling and now he only crawls to get to something to pull up on! Guess I'll be needing to get some new running shoes as he'll be off and walking everywhere as soon as he can. I absolutely cannot believe how fast these past 7 months have gone and how much Jack has learned in them!<br />Here's a few pictures of the cutie.<br /><br /><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/larapete/?action=view&current=love-5-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/larapete/love-5-1.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/larapete/?action=view&current=outside-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/larapete/outside-1.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/larapete/?action=view&current=jack-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/larapete/jack-1.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/larapete/?action=view&current=HPIM0717-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/larapete/HPIM0717-1.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />I feel like the next pictures I put up will be of him graduating kindergarten! :(larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-45935930749698529182008-09-28T15:41:00.000-07:002008-09-28T15:50:19.226-07:00F-U-M-I-N-GJack's teething. He's been crying since 3 this afternoon. Fantastic.<br /><br />Shawn commissioned this weekend. It was pretty cool. I got to pin his bars on, which was so neat!! I'm so proud of him.<br /><br />The fam came down. It was an interesting weekend. Will (Shawn's dad) had to keep Jack for us Friday cause I had school 3-11 and Shawn worked. Shawn didn't want them going anywhere b/c he is wayy uptight about Jack getting sick like Chris did and becoming handicapped. He basically doesn't like Jack leaving the house unless he is with him. That includes me taking him to the store. Crazy. So he asked them not to go anywhere and for good measure, hid the carseat before he left for work so they couldn't leave. Come to find out (today when Will called me on their way home from here), they left anyway. Now you see why the title of this blog says fuming. What the heck was he thinking taking my kid somewhere without his carseat just because he didn't want to sit at home (and I think to also be defiant to Shawn)?!?!?! Not only is this illegal, but completely unsafe. I am SO unbelieveably mad right now... Also, Connie, my step-mom, had to be taken to the hospital. Come to find out, she has kidney stones. Man, what a weekend.<br /><br />And I'm not in church right now because my kid is sprouting teeth, which leaves me to do anything I can to stop the crying for 3 minutes and not able to do homework. <br /><br />I'm gonna leave a nice, cheerful post someday.<br /><br />BTW: I'm gonna say something to Will about the carseat incident. If I tell Shawn before I talk to Will, I'm afraid it will be pretty bad... I'll let you know how it all turns out.larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-17089356407165452332008-09-24T20:02:00.000-07:002008-09-24T20:14:11.156-07:00Birthday!!Jack is 7 months old today. I absolutely cannot believe it. Cannot. He celebrated bright and early by eating the pavement this morning... He was outside with Shawn sitting in the driveway (don't ask me why, boys are weird). Since all Jack wants to do is crawl, but hasn't mastered going from sitting to crawling yet without face-planting, guess what happened? The poor little guy had a big ole goose egg on his head and scratched up his head and nose pretty good. :( So sad.<br /><br />Have I mentioned lately that I <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>HATE</strong> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Shawn's work schedule? It's after 10 now and he's not off yet. He gets home around midnight like, every night... I miss the hubs. And my sanity. This housework/homework combo minus a helping hand is the pits. And tonight at church they announced that they were starting a young adult class (yesss!!). But Carl (the elder who announced it) made it pretty clear that he didn't want to do it and thought it was a bad idea. He basically told us to not join it without saying "Don't join it." Bah humbug.</span><br /><br />But I can't wait to see Shawn on Saturday in his cammies... I am so proud already. Plus, he's quite the looker. :) lol. Ok, enough for tonight. I'm sure there's something around here I need to be doing...larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-31458365975823432262008-09-23T18:40:00.000-07:002008-09-23T19:13:48.376-07:00Ten DaysIt's been a while. Ten days. And I feel like it will just be a rambling sort of post... so brace yourself. First, here's what's going on this week. Shawn is working, of course, so I am here with Jack in the evening. The weight of school is starting to get a little heavy, all the professors think their class is the most important class... So I'm super busy with homework, which is really hard to get in before I put Jack to sleep at night. Plus, Shawn commissions Saturday and all of our family on both sides is going to be here, so I have <em>got</em> to get this pig-sty cleaned before that. I have class Tuesday and Thursday from 8-3. Church Wednesday from 7-8 and cleaning and homework all day. Thursday is school, plus a debate workshop from 7pm- whenever it's done. Friday I have to work at the debate on campus (hence the workshop) from 3-11pm. I should probably get an espresso IV hooked up real quick...<br /><br />I'm taking a swimming class this semester that is awesome. Since my back is so messed up, there are only a few types of exercise I can do without a ton of pain, and swimming is one of them. It's my last class of the day and a great way to have some time to myself and unwind before I get back to the grind. <br /><br />Ok, on a more random note...you know when you are somewhere, like an assembly or movie or something and you're trying to listen? And there's the guy or guys behind you that are talking, and their voices are on this tone level that all you can hear, despite your best efforts is them. JEEZ, I hate that!! (It happened today in class) And I didn't get to hear the lecture. Not that I really was interested in what she was talking about, but hey, I kinda need to hear in order to <strong><em>graduate</em></strong>. Thanks, guy.<br /><br />I haven't seen Shawn at all in the past 24 hours... He got home from work after midnight and I was asleep. And when I left for school this morning, he was asleep. And he had to be at work at 2, I get home from school about 330. Bummer. Maybe someday we can be husband and wife again. :) In the meantime, I seriously doubt my awesome mothering and just basic good human skills. If Jack spits up, I don't always clean it up really quick, and sometimes, if Rusty (the dog) gets to his spit-up covered chin first...I just let her clean it up. Then I hit it with a wipe. And since Shawn isn't here at nights, I don't much feel like cooking for one. I've been having Ramen and sandwiches for the past week or so. I know, I'm the epitomy of a healthy eating example for my son. But he does eat super-healthy. He had little pieces of my fettucini alfredo Sunday after church. We went to Zookini's for lunch. I swear, that kid will eat anything, it's great!!<br /><br />Ok, well I guess I've vented enough for tonight, Lord knows I have other things to do. See ya!larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-48072535157727712502008-09-13T19:21:00.000-07:002008-09-13T19:34:40.808-07:00Lady in waiting<span style="color:#ffffcc;">Shawn got a job!! Hooray. He works 2-10pm Saturday thru Wednesday. Boooo! </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffcc;">He started Thursday and on Friday, he asked what his schedule was. That was the answer. By the way, usually you ask for your schedule on the first day. Along with those other new job questions like, how often do we get paid, how much am I making, etc? But not Shawn. lol, he amazes me sometimes. Anyway, so since Thursday, I have been all alone here with Rusty and Jack starting at 1:30 every afternoon until around eleven. And it sucks. It's kinda like being single again, except you don't get housework or homework done cause you've got a kid to tend to, not because you're too lazy to do it. And I have been less than motivated to cook a meal since Thursday too. Tonight was my third night in a row to have sandwiches- yum! Not. I just don't want to cook for me!</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffcc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffcc;">Also, I'm making (well, really embellishing) some burp cloths for a friend of mine that's having a baby. I got a new sewing machine for my birthday from my parents, and it's awesome. I have sewed a few things here and there, but nothing major until this project. So I made it halfway through the first one when, BAM, I ran over a pin, breaking the needle. Dang. So I replace it, I have 3 others. Everything is good, I get the needle threaded again and start. Same thing happens, only this time I didn't run over a pin. This process went on until I had killed all of my replacement needles. Yep, 4 in about 30 minutes. I was pretty much fuming. Cause I didn't know what the deal was, I wasn't running over anything and had the needle in correctly...nothing wrong. Today (like, a week later), I finally buy some more needles at the store. I get that baby in the machine and start sewing. Very slowly. It seems to be working fine, yes!! SNAP! Man, I was mad. This went on, I ended up breaking 3 more. I still don't know what the deal is. I am contemplating throwing the possessed machine off the roof later. </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffcc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffcc;">Tech was winning the ball game last I heard. Wreck 'em! I'm going to bed now. Mama is tired.</span>larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-58805182940452605982008-09-07T14:36:00.000-07:002008-09-07T14:42:24.850-07:00Weekend<span style="color:#ffff66;">How can I be so tired? Jack sleeps better now than he used to, which we are so blessed by, but I always seem to stay up later or do more in the day to make myself dog-tired. Ridiculous. Nathan and Pam just left with their 2 kids. Nathan is Shawn's brother. They live about an hour away, so it was nice to see them. They have a 4 year old and an 8 month old, so it's neat to be able to see what Jack will be doing next in her. </span><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;">I got a hamburger recipe to make for lunch for us and it looked so so good. I forgot to let the whole mixture set up in the fridge for an hour. It was like mush, would not hold together and just all around sucked. I was so mad. Not only did the awesome recipe not work out, but we wasted money on food and had to wait another hour and a half before we ate. I'm a horrible hostess. Ha. Plus, it's about to rain here and with the kids running in and out, there a a MILLION flies in the house. Gross.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;">Guess that's it for now. I might try to catch a nap before Jack wakes up from his.</span>larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321842285930935687.post-40842395451538538962008-09-05T13:01:00.000-07:002008-09-05T13:14:36.937-07:00Number One<span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;">I have officially joined the world. I have a blog. Haha. As if I'm not busy enough with school and 'mommying'.Do husbands count as kids too? I don't know who reads these, but I guess I'll tell a little about me. I'm Lara, married to Shawn and we have a 6 month old, Jack. I go to school at Texas Tech and will finish up in May of 2009. Shawn is going to commission as an officer in the Marines at the end of September then we'll be off to Quantico, VA for 6 months. After that, we'll be stationed in Pensicola for at least a year and a half, maybe 3 years. I'm psyched for the beach!! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;">Living in Lubbock has been great. A big change from Waco. I especially love the lack of humidity. I don't understand how I was able to stand it for so long. Every time we go home to visit, (Shawn's family lives in the area too) I want to lay under the AC and fans all day! But, I miss my family like crazy. No, it's more than missing them...it's whatever the next step up from missing is. I call my dad everyday at least once a day. Shawn doesn't understand it, but I don't care. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;">Speaking of family, they are coming up for a visit this weekend. It'll be short though, Dad has Sam, my brother for the weekend, but he has to be back at my mom's by 6 Sunday. So they're only staying tonight. Bummer. But I'm happy either way, a visit's a visit. Oh, and don't expect me to talk about my mom much on here. It's a very sticky, crappy, smelly situation... Shawn prefers me to not talk to her at all. Hmm... Maybe in anothe post. So, I guess that's it for now. Jack's napping and I should be finishing up my insane cleaning spree for the fam. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;">Until next time...</span>larapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884797239343450999noreply@blogger.com0