Let's see what has happened since I last blogged here...
We kicked out the MIL. J/K, she moved to Arkansas to live with her boyfriend she met online. Within an hour of getting there she decided she could not and would not live there. (due to the rotten and run down trailer she was supposed to live in that had no room for her stuff) So, she calls her best friend in Ohio and decides to move back there. She and the boyfriend head to Toledo the next morning. I found this all to be very unneccessary and overly dramatic. But it is her life and her decision. But it would have saved a whole lotta money and anguish if done differently.
I am in the middle of potty training the Boy. He is doing really well. He even pooped in the potty 2 days ago. We took a picture. ;o) I took one of Maddie's first poop as well and posted it on the bathroom wall. It really helped her. This may seem crazy to some of you, but it works! They have a proud moment and it really sticks in their minds. So I would say he should be well trained by the time we go to Oklahoma...
We made up a song to help. It is sung to the Apples and Bananas tune....(I like to eat eat eat apples and bananas...)
I like to pee pee pee, peepee in the potty.
I like to pee pee pee, peepee in the potty.
I like to poo poo poo, poopoo in the potty.
I like to poo poo poo, poopoo in the potty.
I drink my juice juice juice and peepee in the potty.
I eat my food food food and poopoo in the potty.
He likes to fill it in with whatever he is eating, etc. It is so cute! And I think it helps a lot. He turned 2 in February.
Which leads to my next update;
Daddy is in New Jersey now learning Iraqi langauge and about the plane he will be working on, etc. He comes home on July 23rd. Then the next day we are all (minus Cowboy the dog) driving to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Daddy has training there too. So we will ALL be there until about August 15th!! We are so excited! It will be one of our only family vacations, since usually Daddy hasn't been able to come with us when we go to California, or when I took the kids to Minnesota to see my Dad in 2007. So, this will be fun! It is also the last time we get to have lotsa fun before Daddy goes to Iraq...We plan on going to the aquarium, the zoo and the Air and Space Museum. ;o) The Air Force is paying since they are making Daddy go. So, they will pay us $.55 a mile to drive there and back, pay for the hotel room, and then about $44 a day for food just for him. I think we can live on that no problems. We will have a kitchen in the room, so we can cook like we do @ home.
And the last major update would be that me and the kids are moving to Abilene, TX after Daddy gets shipped off to Iraq. I thought about it long and hard. Since we are unable to get a home loan cuz our credit is sadly less than perfect and I don't really wanna take care of a house and property all by myself anyways...we will most likely live on base and build up our credit for that year. I plan on taking the kids to California a few times though while we are there. I want to go before Thanksgiving and come back after New Year's. We would bring the dog and I guess I would need to pay someone to look after the house, water plants, make sure the yard isn't trashy, etc.
And that is about it....oh yeah, I almost forgot. I had a bad case of cellulitis that is just clearing up. Had it for almost a month. I went to the base clinic and they told me it was IMPETIGO. So I was putting the cream on my face for like 5 days. It looked nasty, and it was very itchy and tight. I waited till I knew the base clinic wouldn't have anymore appts for the day and I called and asked to be referred to Urgent Care. I go later that afternoon and they tell me it is CELLULITIS . They gave me a shot of antibiotics in my BUTT and a prescription for more antibiotics. The clinic doctor, who looked like Martin Short and didn't make eye contact, told me : 'Well good thing it isn't cellulitis. Impetigo is on the surface of the skin and cellulitis is under the skin.' Yikes and YUCK. If it isn't one thing it is another, with my skin.
This is what it looked like after the
Urgent Care wrote on my face! LOL.
So it is just about cleared up. I haven't been able to use my Murad this entire time on that side of my face since the toner has alcohol in it. I did buy this cool stuff called Cuticura though. And it has nicely dried up my entire face and made it look quite pimple free and smooth. It costs about $2.50. Maybe that would be better since the Murad costs me $50+ dollars every 2 months. They are both antibacterial products. Most acne is attributed to bacteria in the pores. Which is also what caused my impetigo/cellulitis issues.
So that is all for today...if you made it this far you deserve a HUG HUG! Or you are a family member and just was looking for cute pics of the kids...BTW, I do have a ton I am gonna post here shortly...so stay tuned! ;o)
Until next time...
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