Friday, January 25, 2008

friday five

Five Things That Make Me VERY HAPPY Today:
  1. My Brand-New Dryer!! Yes, I have a new dryer. About a week before I expected to. I take back all the mean things I said about DPW (which I found out means Department of Public Works). Not that I was wrong; they were supposed to come look at the dryer on Wednesday...but they didn't. I called DPW again and they said, "We don't have any record of that work order. It must have been deleted." So they came yesterday. But when they came they brought a brand-new dryer, so all is forgiven.
  2. The Little Mister's TWO teeth!! Yes, two. His first poked through on Sunday, his second poked through on Wednesday. I'm expecting six or seven more by February. ;)
  3. Sunshine. It's only 31 degrees, but the shining sun warms me all the way through.
  4. Another refreshing reading day. Yesterday I (mostly) stayed offline again; in the morning I read Gathering Blue (the sequel to The Giver) and in the afternoon, while I did stuff around the house, I started listening to an audiobook (The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale. It's a Full Cast Audio recording, and it's wonderful. I've read the book several times, but it's fun to be read to. And the Little Mister seems to enjoy audiobooks too.).
  5. Knowing the Sergeant is home with his family. He's actually at work at the moment, but he's still in Germany. See, deployments are tricky. It's not like one day someone calls you on the phone and says, "You're being deployed on July 27" or whatever. There are always rumors ("in the fall" " not 'til next year" "earlier than expected") but you can't ever take rumors seriously. But sometimes you go to a meeting and someone important makes an announcement. It's never specific, but it gives you a time frame and it's more believable than a rumor. Last spring, when I was still pregnant (and quite ready to not be pregnant anymore!), there was a meeting like that. And they said, "November." And I cried, because that meant the Sergeant would miss the Little Mister's first Thanksgiving, his first Christmas, and his first birthday. But...things changed. Dates got pushed. I know he's going to have to leave at some point, but right now he's still here. We had Christmas and Thanksgiving as a family. And he'll be home later today to play with his little boy. And that makes me happy. :)

21 comments:

  1. Oh, that picture made me melt!

    You have a lot to be happy about -- and you are fortunate enough to be able to *see* and *appreciate* it!

    Hope you have a lovely weekend with both your boys!

    Heidi

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  2. It is hard on the spouse and the kids when the other partner is gone even for a short time. A long deployment must be very, very difficult.

    Emily

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  3. Hooray for good things!

    I had a dream about you the other night (not a creepy one!). We were walking onto a restaurant and I saw your name (your screen name - which was why it was so recognizable) on the reservation list in front of us. I was determined to find you and meet you but they wouldn't let me just wander in. So, we were relegated to a kids play area and I woke up before we got to go inside.

    I guess this means that I should drive up your way and we should meet - it must be telling me something...

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  4. Yea!! Teeth and a new dryer. Hopefully this one won't break down. I understand the yucky deployments, but enjoy the time we have and treasure the pictures.

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  5. Yeah for teeth! My little girl (7 months old) got her first two on the bottom and now has 2 more coming in right beside those. None on the top though. She is just gonna have a full set on the bottom I guess.
    My dryer is about a year old now, but I STILL love it. :)

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  6. Brand new dryer? Yeah!!!!
    What a sweet pic of daddy and the boy. To precious!

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  7. What an uplifting post! It's good to celebrate all the wonderful things in life. A new dryer is definitely one of them. Oh, and a husband who is able to spend time with you is a good one, too.

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  8. Oh, I know. Those extra months are so special. I am glad you are happy today.

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  9. Love the picture.

    and sounds like a very good Friday.

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  10. What a great picture! It was sunny today in Buffalo too....and it changed my whole outlook on life, it seemed. Happy friday!

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  11. Glad you are happy and focusing on the positive!!

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  12. Awww, that's so great that you guys were able to spend the little mister's first holiday season together! there are always going to be things our husbands miss unfortunately :( But you have a great attitude about ti. you just have to be thankful for each day he IS home!

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  13. You so perfectly summarized why I sometimes find myself so irritated by my family's endless questions: it's because I DON'T KNOW! (It's not that I don't want to answer you ...)
    I'm sure you'll keep us posted as you're able, and congratulations on your NEW DRYER!

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  14. I admire you ladies who are married to military men. I just don't think I could handle it, having my husband away. A good friend of mine was away from her husband for the better part of two years. You ladies are in my prayers!

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  15. happy day!

    today, what would make me happy? no more coughing. ack.

    at least the fever is gone

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  16. What a sweet, sweet photo.

    And hooray for a new dryer!

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  17. I'm so glad the Sargent is home with you both!

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  18. That is the sweetest picture ever. Look at how he is gazing into his eyes! Beautiful!!!

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  19. I'm glad he's there--I'm glad to see the contentment and joy shine through in your post!

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  20. Oh... teeth.. he's growing up so fast! Love the pic of Little Mister and daddy. And yay for new dryers!!

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  21. Aww - that photo! So glad your family is all together. =)

    And a new dryer? I'm jealous. Very jealous.

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