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Happy birthday to me!

Now can this day be over?

This morning was spent at the clinic with P and K. Last night it sounded like there were a couple seals in my house. They sound that bad. Those seals were showing off with impressive fevers. I don't have sick kids. Really, I don't. Two months ago they had no idea what the 'pink stuff' was. But, for the last two months we have considered renting our own exam room. The last two months we have been living on amoxicillin. Today they were 'diagnosed' with a nasty virus. So yay, no meds. But boo, we have to wait for it to clear up on its own - which might possibly take for-ev-er.

So Sicker Sickly 1 and 2 didn't take a nap. Instead they coughed and sneezed and cried. Then they spent the afternoon being the crankiest kids on the planet. So I didn't get time to do the laundry and dishes and sweeping and blah blah blah.

Not to be a total Debbie Downer... I have some pretty awesome friends. Besides the 54295734958q3458 Facebook birthday wishes, I got the cutest e-card from one of my oldest and bestest friends. Another bestest friend sent me these yummy Scentsy things, love her and love the gifts. And J (the husband) made me a yummy cake on Sunday. Good thing he thought ahead to make it on Sunday since he didn't get home until 1900! Oh, and the gate guard told me Happy Birthday! Sometimes the gate guards here can be real abrasive. So for the old guy to notice it was my birthday and to wish me a happy one was pretty cool!

The husband just got home a few minutes ago and the girls are going to bed in a few minutes. I will be heating up a mug of gluhwein and finally getting time to relax. The laundy and dishes and blah can just stay undone until tomorrow.

T-4 Days (intro)

I am not going to cheat and use up Day One on introductions. Day One will be mi vida loca in all it's glory. So lets start with the basics.

Hi, my name is Holly. I am J's wife and P and K's mom. I am an All-American girl that currently lives in Germany. The husband is a soldier and the daughters are twins; those two things add whole new levels of crazy in my life. I am a stay at home mom and most days I love that. The dogs of the house are Oz and Max. They are...well, they are special. Max is a momma's boy and Oz would be willing to eat me if I didn't feed him. They both weigh in around 90-ish lbs and are 8 years old. Yeah.

I love my life most days; everything I have/am is because of God. I don't say that to sound corny or flash my faith. I say that because I truly believe it. I don't know where I would be if I didn't have Jesus in my life. I am one of those 'crazy Catholics' and I love it.

But what you really want to know...The reason for this craziness? Well, I dream about being a writer when I grow up. Lately, though, I am having issues with the creativity. I blame it on the children. So this will at least get me writing every day. Also, I am starting this blog on my 24th birthday. The 25th year of my life on this earth will be documented right here. In the next year I will be moving across the ocean (back to my homeland, yeah!). I will be raising my two-year-old daughters. I will be experience my sixth wedding anniversary and everything that goes along with being married for six years to a soldier. I hope I will grow as a person, mother, wife, Christian... We shall see about that together!

I can't promise it will always be funny, or serious, or intellectual. Heck, I can't even promise that I will follow through with this for a whole year! But I will try, damn it.

The next time I see you we will be starting this crazy project. It all starts on Tuesday, November 30th. See you all then.