the occasional blogger

Ok, so I WAS going to keep up with this blogging thing...HA! Apparently I am the "occasional blogger". A lot has happened since my last post. Hubby took that wonderful job and has been working for Halliburton in Iraq for almost a year now. He's home every other month and those have been the greatest months of my life. It's so nice to have all that time together but soooo hard when he's gone. Overall, we are happy with the choice we made. The boy is 6 now and just lost his 3rd tooth today. The girl is 2 and feisty as all get out. She definately keeps me on my toes. I am quickly approaching 30. I am happy with my life and my family. I am distancing myself from those that don't have anything positive to offer and I am HAPPY!! There is one thing that is bothering me right now. I didn't have "dad" in my life from the time I was two til just after the girl was born. He's barely in it now (my choosing). Hubby thinks I should give him a chance. He is sympathetic to the idea of a man screwing his life up and one day realizing that he needs to act right and really trying to get it together and get to know his daughters and grandchildren. I am not as sympathetic. I am so uncomfortable around "dad". I mean, can a man be absent from his daughters life til she's 28 and then come in and be a "dad". I am grown. I made it this far without him and I don't know if wanna let him in. Thoughts?!!

Chaos with the big H

As usual, nothing at hubby's work seems to be going smoothly or falling into place. It's hard to be at peace with a huge decision when things are not happening the way that WE think they should. I do think that we are making the right decision for our family though. We have recieved an offer and will more than likely be taking it but are ironing out details. Hopefully the deal will be done soon and we will know when hubby will fly out to Basra. On the other hand, this will be a hard time for us. It's not easy to be away from your heart for a month at a time. I have it easy, the kids are with me, but I will miss T sooo much. He on the other hand will be away from us all in blistering heat in a 3rd world country surrounded by people who will hate him just for being an American. Hubby is brave. He is masculine, strong, adventurous and yet still has a the kindest heart and sooo much love to give. This is why I married him. He is PERFECT for me. Thanks to hubby for the sacrifices he makes to be the best father and husband that he can be. I love you T!!

Note: Stinker Doodle has a fever and is very cranky. Please pray for my little Stinker Doodle.

Time to "get with it"

Ok, so I am WAAAAY behind on the whole "Blogging" thing but am thinking that maybe it's time I give it a try. Big changes may be coming our way as hubby and I decide weather or not job opportunitys (commuting) in Basra Iraq are for us. Right now we are waiting for the offer and hoping that it meets our expectations. Please keep us in your prayers as we make what will be a very huge and important decision for our family.