TDY Curse

It seems in Military life there is such a thing as a TDY Curse. With the definition being "anything that could possibly go wrong while someone is deployed will go wrong"

You think, broken dryer (which I was completely ready for, with the new one Ted would never let me buy ALL picked out) the computer going nuts (fine again, the new MAC already picked out) But, I never excepted yesterday to happen 2 days before he has to leave.

We had to take Lily to the Vet since she has been limping for a few days now and it wasn't getting any better. Lily is not a big fan of the Vet, once you pull up she knows where she is and soon as she sees the Vet she shows her pearly whites. So we thought a good idea for Ted to take her just to make sure everything is ok. Mind you she is around 11 years old, so the thought of just some bone problems where in the back of my mind. Never in a million years did I think Ted was going to call me and tell me she has Bone Cancer. The Vet wants to see her back in a couple weeks to confirm for sure. I guess there is a very small itsy bitsy small chance that it's just osteoporosis. Neither one of us are counting on that.

So Ted leaves with 4 animals at home and comes back to 3. Again, never in a million years did I think I would be the one that would have to do this. Never did I think I would have to do this alone!!! Lily and Ted have that special connection. He is just heart broken and sick about it..

So I think by that already happening 2 days before he leaves, and putting quite the downer on our time together, and me having to take Lily to her last Vet Appt in a couple weeks, we should be exempt from the TDY Curse! I will even chant if I have to!!

A Time Machine??

Does anyone have a Time Machine? Can we fast forward about 16 weeks??? Ted leaves in 3 days and I just want it to be over. Not Ted leaving, but him being gone.

Someone very dear to me has a blog also, and said that she can write what she wants on it because it's HER blog and free therapy. So I have a feeling for the next few weeks, until we get into a new routine, I am going to be whining quite a bit on here.

I think Ethan is in a good place. I found this great book at B&N "When Daddy Travels" and Ted has been reading it to Ethan everyday. He keeps saying Daddy is going to the desert, it's very hot, lots of sand and lots of camels. I don't think he really understands Daddy is sleeping there, but we'll see.

9 Days and Counting

When I started this blog thing, I always said I wouldn't be one of those people that went weeks in between posting. Well, I am one of those people. I guess I have just been grumpy and sad lately. Ted went back to work this week so that means it's getting closer to him leaving. FOr the longest time I kept telling myself I was ok with it I just felt horrible for what Ethan was going to go through. I can understand where Ted is, what he is doing, I have a sense of time. Ethan on the other hand doesn't and it going to be confused. Well, it actually hit me that I am sad for me. I am going to miss him!!! I know it's just 4 months and I know it could be worse, but still... 4 months is 4 months!

We had tons of fun while Ted was off... Since going to the circus we have gone to the Aquarium, to see the Backyardigans Live Show and to Sesame Place. Of course Ethan loved everything!!!! I am glad we have lots planned for the summer to keep ourselves busy.

The Greatest Show on Earth

Of course I am talking about the Circus. Last week we took Ethan to his first circus. It was a 10:30 show that latest roughly 2 hours. The first hour went by flawless. A bag of cotton candy before lunch would make any kid happy.... I think Ted's heart did skip a beat when we ordered just the bag of cotton candy that came in the cute hat Ethan is modeling and the cashier said "$12.00 please" We both looked at her and said excuse me?? But, it was well worth every cent since Ethan just loved it. He say very quietly and enjoyed every last bite. So much so, that Mommy wasn't even allowed to have very much. My treat was a $12.00 sno cone and that wasn't even the most expensive one.

I could go one about the seating issue, but why get my blood pressure up again. We were supposed to be in Section 301A. Well, apparently it was hiding. At first we thought we were in the right seats, it was 301 though. Then we moved to what we thought was the 301A section, but we were in 302. Every seat was better than the first. So on our third and final move we stayed in 302, we just weren't in Row 1. I shouldn't complain to much though, cause even where we ended up was perfect.

The show itself was awesome. It really is amazing how they pull it off. They are constantly changing the set and doing a 100 things all at the same time. It is just perfect keeping a 2 year olds attention to a couple 30 somethings attention.

On to the Elephants.....

Oh my... First off I could have a whole

blog on this subject alone, but don't think very many people would read it. So elephants are big animals, right?? Everything they do is BIG!!!! Did you know they have people on the side ready with this enormous shovels and trash cans ready to run out and clean up after the elephants. They do it rather quickly and it looks like they are very good and what they do. They were so good this one gentleman was...... ummmmm...... watching this one particular elephant very closely and knew when it was getting ready to go and it ran over to it and put the shovel around the elephants bottom to "catch" everything before it even hit the ground... Ted and I were soo impressed..... I know sick.... It's funny these days what we find funny and entertaining....

So after the intermission Ethan was starting to get tired (of all days that day he wakes up at 6:00am) and was asking when we were going home. So with permission to finish his cotton candy that bought us til the end of the show. We were in the car for maybe 5 minutes, not even back on the highway and I turn around to this:

If you look closely you can still see the residue of cotton candy on his cheek. He slept for an hour on the way home and probably would have slept longer if we didn't have to stop somewhere...

Spring has Sprung

I think Spring is here. It's kinda bittersweet though. Ted was off this whole week, which means his time to leave is getting closer. We had lots of fun together and I know I am nuts but we are trying to crame everything we would have done all summer into the next few weeks. Nothing I love more than being productive and "moving with a purpose".

Ethan has proven yet again he is all boy. We have always had these few holes on the side of the back porch. I think the dogs burried something there years ago and they are still looking for it. Anyways, Ethan and Ted were outside playing/cleaning and Ethan knocked on the door to ask me if I would fill up his watering can. I did so. He very proudly poured the water into one of the holes. After being asked numerous time to fill up his watering can I filled up a bucket and showed him how to fill up his jug himself. Within a couple minutes, we had a damn, a swimming pool, and we were stirring mud. He was so proud of his creations and was his mommy and daddy, amazed everyday with his imagination...

Yesterday, we decided to go to the Children's Musuem and had a wonderful time. Ethan LOVED it!! I think he would have stayed in the kitchen bring us lunch and dinner for a few hours if he could. I thought the bubble making station was pretty cool myself.

The kitties had a big day yesterday, they had real kitty food for the first time. Its amazing how quickly they grow and new things they do everyday.

Teds Favorite:

Mommy and BoBo laying together

And Ethan thinking life couldn't be much better:

Do I Need To Say More??

Just Like Grandpa

So it seems we may have turned the corner with long car rides, but not bedtime!!!!!!

While in NY there is always so much going on and Ethan almost always gets to stay up late. With this trip we were hesitate about the sleep issue. Ethan informed us that he would be climbing out of the crib that Grandma and Grandpa had there for him and that the pack-n-play is for babies. So Aunt Kiki was able to get this great red race car bed. Downside.... no rails to keep the little monkey in it..

All the worrying was for nothing... By the time he got to bed he was so exhausted I don't think he would have been able to get himself up and out of that bed if he was able to swim in a pool of chocolate sauce. And.... He slept through the night!!!!! Didn't get up once. Woke up at his usual time... He was a little grumpy some days because he wasn't going to sleep til 10 and still getting up at 7 or 8, but still.... He slept through the night!!

Last night we of course go through the 30 minute routine of getting him to go to sleep. Finally there is silence. Then he calls for Daddy as soon as we sit down to watch AI. Ted goes in there and Ethan tells him he got out of his bed to go get a toy. Ok... Go to sleep now.. 5 minutes later he calls Ted back in... He is wearing the orange hard hat...... Ok... Go to sleep now... 5 minutes after that he calls Ted back in. Ethan is laughing to himself and tells Ted to "look at me I am like Grandpa" Grandpa of course has a moustache. It was a little warning sticker on his hard hat that he peeled off and decided to use as a moustache.

Ted is away for a couple of days so I get to deal with the night time routine all by myself tonight. I guess this will be good practice for when Ted is really gone.... Wish me Luck!!