Dog, chocolate, and white carpet!

No, those three things just don't mix...especially when the white carpet is your Moms new white carpet! So, Melanie, I feel your pain....I can't believe both of our dogs misbehaved like that!

For some reason, it just doesn't seem like it should be holiday time yet...I'm having difficulty getting into the spirit of things. Everyone asks if you are ready for the holidays...I say I'm just ready for them to be over so I can have some semblance of a semi-normal life. It just seems like it is more trouble than merriment. Money spent (and not on me!!), too much traveling...I just got back from my Moms on Sunday and will be going back this Friday.

Maybe I'm just ready for a change in scenery? That actually sounds wonderful...new city, new job..new is good! That is what the military has done to me; turned me into a gypsy. I get restless after a few years and need to uproot.

I have the fever

Scrapbooking fever, that is!!! I thought I would get a few things to help me get started in this new little hobby....well, my ideal of "a few things" is probably very different than most! However, I did get some really cool stuff, got to spend the day hanging out with my close friend who helps me spend my money very well, and the boy didn't even act too awfully bad. And now I get to play with all of my new, cool stuff. I really meant it when I said, "She who dies with the most stuff wins."
I am starting with a page about my dog Skittles. After I finish it, I will put a picture of it on here for all to critique. I am guessing that I may go overboard at first and probably have too busy of pages, but after I get some done, I'm sure it will all come together.
Hmmm, what else...church was interesting this morning...the boy was in rare form and I was able to get my one armed workout trying to keep him in check. Then to rub salt on the wound, I took him to Super Wally World...that is always fun. Needless to say, I needed a big glass of wine when I got home!

The whole "audio/visual" thing!

Geez......I just attemped (Yvonne, I hope it worked!) to send some pictures to my girl...Yvonne, in Nola....I am hoping they reached her successfully; that is always a wonderment since I am, strangely enough, the most audio-visual challenged person you will probably come across.

As much as I am glad to be amongst the retired ranks of the Navy....there are so many facets of my life that still remain within, ever-reaching, trying to predict the future with much doubt. I know that it will still be another 2 months at least before I find out where me and Bill will be going to, since the CMC board won't adjourn until after sometime in January. Overseas would have been conveniently wonderful to happen, although I really don't know how good it would be for the child. I wish they would count all areas Middle East as a full sea duty tour so there would not be more pending separations...although I imagine I can endure anything as long as it's never 18 months long again.

Just the beginning!

I guess I have no more excuses for not starting my blog since I don't have school anymore, so here it is! Of course, don't expect any literary genius stuff right off the bat, or long lengthy reaches into my soul....I have a stack of magazines that have been waitng for me to graduate that is about 4 feet tall now, so they will take up much of my attention. Not to mention the many new cookbooks I have received and still haven't opened!

Now that I have free time, I will be able to finally start some of the projects that I have been wanting to get into, such as scrapbooking, sewing, crochet, and of course, more cooking! I am also getting back into my workout routine...I signed up for a 5k in January to give myself motivation and will look for a 10k to run probably sometime in March.

I am going to try and post at least once a week, so check back often, and let me know if I'm slacking!