what the rest of us have been doing…

So while The Boy is off doing his Advanced Individual Training (AIT) the Army Brats and I are crashing at my parents just outside of Seattle. So to spare you all the gory details here are the bullet points…

• We found out a couple of weeks ago that we are being posted to Wheeler Army Airfield on the island of Oahu. The Boy has to report on 01.02.2010. This is 100% the work of God. The Kawaguchis did our pre-marital counseling and have since planted a church outside of Honolulu. The Dalizus, some of our closest friends from Texas who joined the Army a couple of months before The Boy are stationed at Schofield Barracks. Schofield and Wheeler are attached. Yay! It is so encouraging that we are moving somewhere where we already have a foundation of fellowship.
• I am immersed in quilting. It’s enjoyable. I like the outlet.
• We lived through the hottest weather Seattle has had pretty much ever. 105° weather is not foreign to me. But it is the first time I’ve had to endure it with kids sans air conditioning. We did our fair share of contributing to carbon emissions by driving around during the hottest part of the day so we could have air conditioning and Pixar movies.

D-Luxe Kiddie Pool (Purchased on the Hottest Day of the Year)

• It’s weird being the only person with kids…let alone 2. Seattle is SO different from Dallas. I do appreciate that 1. People assume that I am a single mom and so they look sympathetic when they meet me; and 2. I then get to see their eyes bug out when I tell them that I am married and that my husband is away with the Army. Cheap thrills.
• The Monkey is at a really fun age. She is quite the manipulator. She keeps me on my toes. She is still super shy but we had a MAJOR turning point at church this past Sunday. I picked her up to join me for the second set of worship and 1 song in she lost it. Tantrum on the floor. Inconsolable. So with much effort I dragged her to the car and still couldn’t get her to communicate. Well she finally was able to communicate that she was upset because she wanted to go back to her Sunday school class. Huh? The Monkey has spent the last 2.25 years standing sideline in the nursery at church just toddler watching. I had no idea she actually enjoyed it.

The Monkey Playing on Nana's Couch (This Wasn't Sanctioned When I Was Her Age)

• The Monster is a little cinder block. He is as large as his sister and 18 months younger. He is almost brave enough to take his first steps. He keeps me on my toes.

Hard to Tell, But He's HUGE!

• The Monkey no longer uses a pacifier. She woke up the next morning and declared “I not baby no more. I a big girl. Yup. I a big girl.” I almost cried.
• The complications of Army timelines and the fact that deployment is not if but when has The Boy and I trying to make some decisions about things like homeschooling The Army Brats. Deployment rule #1 Don’t make any drastic changes or decisions while your soldier is away. Our focus needs to be elsewhere. The brigade that The Boy is being posted to is deploying before we even get to Hawaii. There is a good chance that The Boy will join them. There is a really good chance that he would be gone when The Monkey starts pre-K. Welcome to the Army. So the research begins.

- Megan

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