Hmm, what's new...

Well first, I seriously need to get back into the routine of exercising, whether it would be to walk, or jog around the neighborhood since it has been really warming up here. I could go to the gym. I am tired from work day after day so I really need to put it in my schedule and just do it. Tommy has to do Physcial Training three times a week and does it every time in the mornings. If I did it early like him I would have to get up around 4 or 4:30. I might just start walking in the evening after work. Tommy said he may go with me. There is a new pool at the community center down town. There is lazy river, a bunch of water slides for adults and for children. I want to check it out and see about maybe us going this summer and work out at the pool or just swim and relax there. It sounds descent for something in the community center.

Duke recently got neutered. The first night we brought him home, he was uncomfortable. He whined and just layed in my arms on the way home from the vet like he was not happy. The next morning he was back to his normal self hyper, barking, and whining. We felt so bad for the poor puppy. A few days later I thought his area got a little swollen and so we were told to contact the vet if we saw any swollen, redness or purple blotch around the area. So I called the vet and explained what I saw and Tommy took Duke in the next day so the vet could take a look. Everything was fine. I guess I was just paranoid. But it is better to be safe then sorry. Duke has been peeing in his kennel a lot. I mean a lot. We walk him in the morning after we get up, we walk him in the evening after we get home from work, and in the evenings before we go to bed a few times. When we are home, he gets walked a few times during the day. We don't understand why he pees so much and then he licks it and makes the whole room and house smell gross. I was so frustrated. I understand he is a puppy but I wanted to know why he was peeing so much. I think anyone who ever raised a puppy can relate to how frustrating and fun it can be. We think he is just a puppy and needs to learn how to hold it. So we got some really good advice from my parents. They told us to get a smaller kennel, so that way it only fits him barely and so he doesn't have enough room to pee. Well in our budget, the only thing that we can get is something like wire shelving covered with plastic from Lowes. Tommy and I got them, and Tommy put it together in Duke's kennel just fine. He divided the kennel in half with the wire shelving. The front part fits Duke perfectly where he can lay down but doesn't have much room to go potty. It has been a few days and we have seen an improvement. Thanks Dad and Mom M for your good advice. We haven't seen any pee in his kennel during the day or at night so hopefully Duke will keep it up and we will be happy. Duke only barks now when he knows someone is at the door or needs something like going potty outside. There are times when we still need to put the barking collar on him but not that often. We need to make an appt for Haley for her one year checkup and for vaccinations.

I recently did something so stupid but funny. I got out of my car a little too fast and didn't realize that I forgot my car keys. They were in the ignition and the car was in park and was still on. Oh gee, I had gone inside with Tommy and left the car that way the whole night. Then the next morning I go to get my keys out of my purse, and I can't find them. Then I look on the kitchen counters, nothing, no keys. Now I start to get paranoid, running out of time to get to work and so I go out to my car, thinking oh hopefully they are on the passenger seat but they weren't. So I I happen to look over in the driver's side and saw them in the ignition. I couldn't believe it. I go to turn the keys and my car didn't start. Nothing happened. So I called Tommy at work. He knew I had a dead battery since the car was on all night. I called my boss to let her know what was going on. He came home and tried jump starting it with the jumper cables. There was no luck. Tommy ended up driving me to work with his Mustang. He went back to work and over the weekend, Tommy got my car jump started. He thought at first it was the starter in my car and wished it wasn't. That would be more $$ to put out the window. We were so happy everything was fine. Wasn't I lucky my car didn't get driven off by someone since it was on all night?? HAHA!!

I am back to having weekends off, so it is nice. It is defitenly better. They have cut back my hours a little bit at my job but what are we going to do? We have to do what we have to do. I just wish the same thing Diana wishes, that there were four day weekends, two days for chores and running around doing errands and two days to relax and have fun. Tommy started his TAP (Transition Assistance Program Seminar) This is a four day course that helps him get prepared for the civilian work life, teaches him how to write a resume and they go over interviewing skills, cover different programs and benefits to help him find a job. It is a voluntary for active duty military and we think it is a great thing for Tommy so he is enjoying it so far. He gets to wear regular clothes (no Air Force uniform) and so he is happy about that. It doesn't make him feel he is at work and he can be his normal self the whole time.

There is an elephant show coming up at the fairgrounds this weekend and are interested in going. I got free tickets at my job. We might go with some friends or we might go alone. Never been to one so we will see if it is any good or not. Wings over Whiteman is this weekend, and we want to go. It is the same air show that we attended a few years ago. It is amazing! We both enjoyed it and tons of people come from all over to this base for Wings over Whiteman. They show all the different airplanes. Tommy wanted to see if they were going to show a static display but they aren't this year so he is kind of bummed about that because he enjoyed it last time talking to people about the bombs that he builds.

All in all, things are good. We keep busy with our jobs and try to relax in the evenings after work. Of course we dream of going on vacations all the time but unfortunately it is not in our budget.

Hope everyone is well.

Few things...

So Tommy and I have decided that just going out and spending $$ whether it is eating out even at the cheapest places, like fast food, going to spend $$ on junk (like we will see something and say "oh that is so cute for our pets", or "lets get this, this would be so awesome at home." needs to stop. We are saving our change so we will see how much can accumulate over time. The reason for that is because we seriously need to SAVE $$$. It has got to come to an end at least until our move is over with. I mean it is ok to go out and do something fun and cheap here and there but we want to save a lot more $$ before we move. We want to go through all our stuff and get rid of junk, or just things we don't want or need that we have accumulated over time. A yard sale could be something we can do in the summer. Even the smallest amount of $$ adds up.

Tommy and I are off on Memorial Day!! So that is pretty cool. We'll probably cook a nice meal and relax. I know I have a lot of crafty things to work on for baby Joseph so I will probably do that.

I took Duke in to the vet so he can get neutered. It is so weird to come home and not hear him or see him around. It is so quiet even with our other pets. I know he will be just fine but I worry. We had an option for him to get scalped or lasered and we chose laser. It is done so he has less chances of infection, less bleeding and is more comfortable. It is more $$ but it is worth it. They will also be doing blood work and his normal check up vaccinations as well. He gets picked up later. We are so happy with our pets vet. We don't know what we are going to do when we don't have them anymore. We will really have to find a wonderful vet like them after we move.

Lalala, hmm trying to think of anything else to blog about. It has been rainy and chilly and then it gets warm again. That is it for now.

Update on Tommy, etc

So Tommy is finally feeling better from the bad stomach bug that he had. He was on bed rest for a few days and was told by his doctor "no work." He was happy about that but he was also sick so it wasn't necessarily all that fun!! I took great care of him and then the weekend came, and I was off Saturday but not on Mother's Day!!

Sunday, we went to a chinese buffet. One of our favorite places to eat close to home. They had their special seafood all you can eat buffet. It was delicious. I ate all I can eat crab legs and coconut shrimp and buttered surimi. Yummy Yummy. Tommy just ate the regular chinese food from the buffet. He has always told me crab is good but there is a lot of work to get the crab out of the crab legs. Haha!! Not that I am a mom yet, but we decided to do something nice yesterday. Tommy was feeling better and I worked all day so it was just really nice to get out and do something fun. Then we went and saw Star Trek...One of the movies Tommy wanted to see. We both got to do something we wanted. It was kind of last minute but last minute things can be fine too. Hope all the moms out there had a wonderful day.

At least for the rest of this month, I will be working Sundays. Therefore, I do not have to close one day a week and then turn right back around the next morning and go to work. Instead I only work day shift. At first we thought oh that is a bummer I would have to work one day on the weekend but it isn't that bad. Tommy and I talked about it and especially if the better management works with me one day on the weekend, then that just makes things better. I will not be as tired. I don't know how long this will go on. That is all included in being head cashier. Also, Tommy and I get off around the same time from work so that is cool. He is no longer working 12 hour shifts and he gets off at 4. We are definitely happy about that.

Poor Tommy he is sick with a bad stomach bug!!

So this is what is going on. So just the other day at work I complained about a stomach ache. It had gone away. Then it came back and went away. Then the next day I had the same thing happen, the stomach ache came and then it went away. I was gee, what is this? Am I getting sick, getting the flu, how weird.

So just yesterday, Tommy complained that he has been in the bathroom alot having diahreah. Fun Fun!! He thought maybe it was the dried fruit he ate and he said he ate quite a bit of it. But for two weeks he has been snacking on it and he was feeling fine. Then yesterday he comes home from work and looked SO TIRED, I mean he could just fall over and go to sleep. I was like what is wrong? He told me that he was so exhausted and his body ached head to toe. I was like oh gee, don't tell me you are getting the flu again and this whole passing out thing is going to happen just like 6 months ago. He told me not to worry and that it was probably eating too much dried fruit or he might have a stomach bug. So then as he layed on the couch, there were so many things going through my mind like what is he pukes, constantly pukes and has diahreah, then if he loses too much water he will get dehydrated and pass out. So then he thinks he is dehydrated. He drank a lot of water at work and he said that he may not be as dehydrated as last time. So I got a neighbor friend to come over. Him and his fiance hung out while I went to the store and got Tommy gatorade since he needs the electrolytes if he is dehydrated. So then I got Tommy some applesauce and bread to eat since he requested it and he ate it. Then like not even 20 minutes later, he went to the bathroom again and he complained that his stomach hurt even more and he was getting hot and cold flashes. Now I was worried so we talked with the doctor and she told us that Tommy is going to be off work for two days and on quarters, which means no work, no going places. He has to stay at home. He is sleeping right now and been in bed since midnight. Now this past week and half he was on overnights and in a matter of a day he had to switch his schedule to work day shift. He has been working 60 hours or more a week and been getting 7 hours asleep at night and this has been going on for 3 months. For the amount of hours he has been working and getting 7 hours at night we believe 7 hours at night is just not enough for him. We are really thinking that him working that much is a factor in making his stomach bug worse. Not being well rested and switching his work schedule is putting a toll on his body. I just feel so bad for him. So hopefully in a few days he will get better. I called my boss last night and told him what was going on and told me not to worry about coming in today. I am taking care of Tommy and will let everyone know how he is soon.

Oh and congrats to Carl and McKenzie. They just found out they are having a girl. I will work on girly crafts for their baby.

New Blog

So I know I don't get on here every week and blog, I have to have stuff to blog about first and so it has been awhile and now there are stuff.

This past week has been a bit busy for us. Tommy was working the overnight shift and getting off on time but things got a little hectic during the inspection and so therefore, Tommy was told by his shop chief to move back to his original shop and work there on day shift. He is happier about that and so am I. He likes it better there anyway. Tommy said his program for work went so great but others jobs didn't go so hot, so now next week everyone has to work 12 hour shifts which means, Tommy will go in at 6 a.m. and get off 6 p.m. He is not looking forward to working 12 hour shifts again since he has been working those for a while now but he has to do what he has to do. The inspectors were quite impressed with Tommy's work. He did such a wonderful job at everything. One of Tommy's troops came over yesterday to pick up something and he told us that Tommy was the best boss he ever worked for. Now that really makes Tommy and I both very happy to hear that. He told him because he is nice, easy to talk with, and just in general a wonderful boss. Basically not a butt head.

I have to work a few Sundays coming up. There are a lot of people requesting off for Mother's Day (sorry Mom M and Mom J we are 1000 miles away from you or I would request off too) and graduation weekend so with me working Sundays for a while, I don't get to close during the week. I guess I get the good with the bad. Tommy and I talked about that and we feel that sometimes working one day one the weekend is ok. Sometimes I am off and Tommy has to work. Being head cashier, I have to do what they tell me to a point.

2 weeks from now is Duke's BIG appt. He will be getting fixed. Fun fun. I am sure he will be fine but I am going to worry and think aww how is our puppy.

I had my yearly evaluation at my job this past week. Things are really good. My boss rated me a little higher with things than I rated myself. I explained some problems at work and we talked about resolutions to try to help fix them. The only thing is I would really appreciate a raise haha!! Don't know if it is my time to get one yet.

With this Swine flu going around, the other morning I woke up sniffling and my throat was kind of dry. I just thought oh it is nothing. Maybe I am getting a cold since my boss had one and was out sick one day. Then it cleared and I felt better about that. I really hope no one gets it. I haven't heard any reports of anyone around here having it so we will see. I am kind of worried since it is a very bad flu.

Tommy is always tired from work but other than that he is good. Our pets are good too. I will blog again when there is more to blog about.