Monday, June 18, 2007
Note to Self
When trying to be sexy riding on the back of your boyfriend/husband's motorcycle, don't wear skin tight low rise pants and a short waisted leather coat. Stuffed sausage legs and plumber's crack are not the least bit attractive!
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Happy Father's Day!!
To my DH, I wish you were here to see how much your little guy is like you. It amazes me! We both miss you so much and can't wait until you are home. Just a few more weeks!!
To my Dad, thank you for being such a wonderful person. We may not see eye to eye on alot of things but you have been a great support to me through out my life, and also for my DS.
To my father-in-law, thank you for being a wonderful dad to DH. You did a wonderful job raising him to be the man his is.
To my grandfathers, you both are such an inspiration to me. I miss you both every day and I wish you could have met DH and DS. I know you would be proud of them both.
To all the Dads out there, I wish you a day of peace and love.
To my Dad, thank you for being such a wonderful person. We may not see eye to eye on alot of things but you have been a great support to me through out my life, and also for my DS.
To my father-in-law, thank you for being a wonderful dad to DH. You did a wonderful job raising him to be the man his is.
To my grandfathers, you both are such an inspiration to me. I miss you both every day and I wish you could have met DH and DS. I know you would be proud of them both.
To all the Dads out there, I wish you a day of peace and love.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Honoring Sacrifice
There is a discussion taking place locally that I think is important. I'm not sure where I come down on this issue because I can easily see both sides.
Our local Army base has a number of soldiers serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and in Afghanistan. Like many other units, sadly, they have been taking casualties. It's been an all too frequent occurance for a memorial service to be scheduled seemingly every day.
Recently, the commanding officer has decided that the base will hold one memorial service per month honoring all the soldiers who were KIA the previous month. His reasoning is that it's hard on morale and so many people are attending memorial services that it is cutting into productivity. It's not like we are talking one or two a month - we are talking three, four, sometimes more a week!
You can imagine how this decision was received by families, the soldiers, and the public. There has been an outcry that it is unfair to the families and disrespectful of the sacrifice made by each of the soldiers who have died and the soldiers who served with them.
I'm just not sure how I feel about this. Like I said, I understand the commander's position. He is trying to balance the need for closure and to honor the fallen soldiers with the need to keep the base operating. But, as an Army wife I can understand the families position. You want your loved one honored but not in an assembly line, cookie cutter fashion.
Our local Army base has a number of soldiers serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and in Afghanistan. Like many other units, sadly, they have been taking casualties. It's been an all too frequent occurance for a memorial service to be scheduled seemingly every day.
Recently, the commanding officer has decided that the base will hold one memorial service per month honoring all the soldiers who were KIA the previous month. His reasoning is that it's hard on morale and so many people are attending memorial services that it is cutting into productivity. It's not like we are talking one or two a month - we are talking three, four, sometimes more a week!
You can imagine how this decision was received by families, the soldiers, and the public. There has been an outcry that it is unfair to the families and disrespectful of the sacrifice made by each of the soldiers who have died and the soldiers who served with them.
I'm just not sure how I feel about this. Like I said, I understand the commander's position. He is trying to balance the need for closure and to honor the fallen soldiers with the need to keep the base operating. But, as an Army wife I can understand the families position. You want your loved one honored but not in an assembly line, cookie cutter fashion.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
My Soap Box
OK, I have to rant about this for a minute. It's about work - more or less - so you can skip it if you want. Then again, you might just want to read on...
Why, oh why, do parents insist on not taking responsibility for their children?! Or adults for themselves for that matter! Seriously, is it so hard for you to work with your children so they understand what is, and is not, acceptable behavior in public?
As a parent I'm fully aware of what my child is doing at all times, most especially in public. When we are out at the mall, or a museum, or theatre, or church, I expect him to behave a certain way. Now I do realize DS is 3.5 so he's going to make some questionable choices - throwing his leg over the back of the pew in church and riding it like a horse comes to mind. But it's up to me, his parent, to guide him and tell him that's not acceptable behavior. Not a docent, not an usher, or any other employee of the establishment I'm visiting.
So my question is, why do some parents find it so difficult to monitor their child(ren) in public? I work in a museum. No, it's not an art museum but our collection is pretty valuable and unique. The whole purpose for a museum is to preserve and protect the artifacts in the collection. Just because we do not have everything under glass does NOT mean people, or their children, should feel free to climb all over the artifacts! And can I mention here the serious lack of judgement in hoisting your child thru the air intake of a jet engine so they can crawl up into an aircraft?!
Now you see my frustration here. Its a fine line we are walking here. You want the visitor to enjoy their time here but you want them to have some respect for the artifacts.
Why, oh why, do parents insist on not taking responsibility for their children?! Or adults for themselves for that matter! Seriously, is it so hard for you to work with your children so they understand what is, and is not, acceptable behavior in public?
As a parent I'm fully aware of what my child is doing at all times, most especially in public. When we are out at the mall, or a museum, or theatre, or church, I expect him to behave a certain way. Now I do realize DS is 3.5 so he's going to make some questionable choices - throwing his leg over the back of the pew in church and riding it like a horse comes to mind. But it's up to me, his parent, to guide him and tell him that's not acceptable behavior. Not a docent, not an usher, or any other employee of the establishment I'm visiting.
So my question is, why do some parents find it so difficult to monitor their child(ren) in public? I work in a museum. No, it's not an art museum but our collection is pretty valuable and unique. The whole purpose for a museum is to preserve and protect the artifacts in the collection. Just because we do not have everything under glass does NOT mean people, or their children, should feel free to climb all over the artifacts! And can I mention here the serious lack of judgement in hoisting your child thru the air intake of a jet engine so they can crawl up into an aircraft?!
Now you see my frustration here. Its a fine line we are walking here. You want the visitor to enjoy their time here but you want them to have some respect for the artifacts.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Babies Everywhere
This past Sunday was a true test of my resolve to not let my frustration get the better of me. I'm pleased to say I made it thru an entire day with talk of babies swirling around me and only had to excuse myself once!
DS and I met up with my sisters and cousins and all the kids for a fun filled day at the nature park near here. It's one of those places where you ride the tram thru the park and hope to see one animal during the ride. We got very lucky and managed to see buffalo, deer, elk, moose, mountain goats, big horn sheep and many, many ducks. We even caught a glimps of the new baby moose in the herd, something that, aparently, is pretty hard to do.
All in all it was a nice day, though the weather could have cooperated a little more. We got rained on through out our visit. It's a good thing we weren't there to impress anybody! We looked like drowned rats, lol.
Oh, and I am starting to feel human again. This cold really knocked me out more than I thought.
My biggest frustration of the week so far? The Army once again shows that they don't know what the hell is going on most of the time. In the last two weeks I've gotten two different stories about where DH's demobilization is going to take place. Not that I should really take either one of them seriously. We are still too far out to really know for certain what is going to happen and when.
DS and I met up with my sisters and cousins and all the kids for a fun filled day at the nature park near here. It's one of those places where you ride the tram thru the park and hope to see one animal during the ride. We got very lucky and managed to see buffalo, deer, elk, moose, mountain goats, big horn sheep and many, many ducks. We even caught a glimps of the new baby moose in the herd, something that, aparently, is pretty hard to do.
All in all it was a nice day, though the weather could have cooperated a little more. We got rained on through out our visit. It's a good thing we weren't there to impress anybody! We looked like drowned rats, lol.
Oh, and I am starting to feel human again. This cold really knocked me out more than I thought.
My biggest frustration of the week so far? The Army once again shows that they don't know what the hell is going on most of the time. In the last two weeks I've gotten two different stories about where DH's demobilization is going to take place. Not that I should really take either one of them seriously. We are still too far out to really know for certain what is going to happen and when.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Patience
So, yeah, I'm still whining about my cousins being pg. But in all fairness, it's mostly PMS related. And really it's only in my head, and here where I feel relatively safe because I know the people who read this understand the frustration to one extent or another. In all honesty, I am happy for both cousins. Happy and envious. I'm going to allow myself that feeling too. If I don't I will be overwhelmed by it.
The fact that I've now caught DS's cold is not helping matters. We've had a rough sleep week, generally speaking, and the weather has gone back to cold and grey so that, on top of work stress, is making this one rough week! The best thing about this week? It's going by quickly!
No word yet on the job I applied for back in AZ. I was kind of hoping I would have heard from them by now. It's been 2 weeks come Friday. I know they are slow in HR but seriously, 2 weeks?! As you may have guessed by now, patience is not really a strong point of mine;-)
Speaking of patience...DS's new thing is to tell me "Be patient Mommy!" It's totally cute, and frustrating at the same time. The only time he dawdles is when we are in a hurry, of course.
The fact that I've now caught DS's cold is not helping matters. We've had a rough sleep week, generally speaking, and the weather has gone back to cold and grey so that, on top of work stress, is making this one rough week! The best thing about this week? It's going by quickly!
No word yet on the job I applied for back in AZ. I was kind of hoping I would have heard from them by now. It's been 2 weeks come Friday. I know they are slow in HR but seriously, 2 weeks?! As you may have guessed by now, patience is not really a strong point of mine;-)
Speaking of patience...DS's new thing is to tell me "Be patient Mommy!" It's totally cute, and frustrating at the same time. The only time he dawdles is when we are in a hurry, of course.
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