sewing day

Today is my sewing day. I am finally going to finish a quilt that I started all most a month ago!

Then I need to do some searching for a certain type of material. I want to make two more quilts for some marines that will be leaving in August. That will make a total of four of my quilts keeping marines warm in Iraq.

I want to know how I became mom to so many marines? You know it is bad when they even call me mom!

Our computer crashed yesterday and we lost all of our pictures! Then to top it off our digit camera is broken! This sucks.

We got one of he new beds moved. Man those beds are nice. They even have a vibrate button! The girls will be sleep like the queen's that they think are!

anyway I need to get busy on this quilt. I so want to get it done, so I can start on some more quilts. Oh should I mention that I bought some material last Christmas so that I could make myself a quilt. Hmmmm I guess it will get done before I die! LOL

cleaning day

So yesterday I scored some really nice beds for the girls! This old couple was giving away two twin beds that go up and down and you can make them sit up. Any were awesome so I told the couple that we would take them.

So today I had to move the girls old bed's out. That might sound easy, but it was not. First we had to strip all the bed's. Then we ended up giving Ryan on of the girls old mattresses. So we had to strip his bed down.

Then I found so much dust under the beds, so I had to run the vacuum where the beds use to be.

Now I am just waiting for the boy's down the street to get home so I can ask them to help me move the new beds. Man the new beds are heavy! But those boys are big and young, and I am going to offer them some beer, so I know they will help.

Our middle daughter is such a pack rat! I cleaned out her room today and I took out 2 huge bags of trash and 1 huge bag of stuff to give away.

I got a call last night, and the girls made it there o.k. I was not worried about it, but it was nice to know. Just think after sleeping on cots in the jungle for 2 weeks they get to come home to some awesome new beds!

I need to go finish doing some cleaning. I just have so much energy today!

gone

Well the girls are gone! They are on their way to make a difference in the world! Yes, I am so proud of them.

Today I am just going to chill and clean up the house a little bit.

I was thinking about going to the lake this afternoon. If I fall asleep in the sun I am sure that I will get a tan! LOL

I am off to start my day.

busy

All of the marines got up and headed back to base. They had to go get hair cut's before going back to work! LOL

I am so glad that I got to know all of those marines. Life is funny sometimes, if you think about all the people that come and go from your life. Have you ever really thought about how you meet people? I am telling you, it is strange!

Anyway, Rusty and I went out this morning and got all the last minute stuff for the girls. They are officially packed and ready to go.

I hope that the girls have a great time. I also hope that they will come back with a new sense of the world around them. I also hope that they touch so many people's live and they leave good memories for the people they are going to be helping.

I do know one thing for sure. The girls will never be the same. I know that they cannot go on a trip like this and not come back changed.

I was laughing with the girls and said well at least your paper on what you did over your summer vacation wont be boring! LOL

I however am having mixed feelings about the trip. I am not scared for the girls. The girls could get killed here as well as in Nicaragua. I feel sad because I am not going.

Let me explain something. Rusty has this one huge wall in the house with all of his awards and pictures from around the world. The girls are going to be joining Rusty in world travels. The girls will also be joining Rusty in the area of making a difference in the world.

I don't think I have made this world a better place. I KNOW that Rusty and the girls have. That is a hard pill to swallow.

Enough of the pouting and the pity party.

I am very proud of my girls. They are going to do what most children their age will never be able to do. Travel the world and make a difference.

4th of July

Happy fourth of July everyone! Today we are going to have about 20 people over. We are going to burn some meat on the grill, make smores and just hang out with good friend's!

All of the single marines are still here and I am happy that they have stayed. I just love to make new friends.

Tomorrow is Beth's birthday so I suggested to her boyfriend that he go buy her a birthday cake. So Rusty is out taking him to buy a cake and some fire works.

I finally got an e mail from Kevin, and he is still doing good. Kevin said that he would rather be here with us instead of Iraq. Go figure.

The girls leave in two day's and I think we have everything ready to go. Tomorrow we are going to "stage all of the gear and get it packed" That is how Rusty put it. I swear once a marine always a marine is a very true statement.

I need to get moving so I can get ready for the rest of our friends to show up.

I am just chillin

Well I am just sitting here doing nothing. There is a ton of stuff that I should be doing, but I just can't find the energy to do it.

I talked some more with that gal and she is not to bad. Her name is Beth, and she is from Chicago! A home town girl! LOL

Anyway three of the marines came up on Friday, and they are staying a few more days. I must admit that it is a lot of fun having a house full of people.

The Marines that are here visiting will be leaving for Iraq next month. The least I can do is give them a place a place to crash and some hot food.

July fourth is tomorrow and we are expecting about 20 people to show up. It will be a good time just sitting around and watching the fire works.

I hope everyone has a good fourth!

so mad

I am still mad this morning!

Out of all the marines that came up last night, one of them was a chick. She would not even speak to me! I guess I am not good enough for her since I am not a marine?

Then Rusty drank way to much last and he was up worshiping the toilet god. I hate it when he drinks because he is not suppose to drink that much with all of the meds that he is on.

I said nothing because I figure he is a big boy and can do what he wants. He knows the risk of drinking, taking his meds and having a heart attack.

Then Rusty says that we are still going on vacation! What? we cannot afford to do the bathroom....which we have damn near everything for, but we can go on vacation?

I see how I rank! I don't. Who care that Kelli has been waiting forever to re do the bathroom, lets go on vacation! I think not.

I am still pissed off!