#59

Today was a crazy day.

I set my alarm for 5Am. Then when it went off, I promptly turned it off and went back to sleep. Because come one, who wants to wake up at 5 in the morning?? So at 6 AM, when my husband was giving me a kiss goodbye, I realised my morning was going not going to include a workout, or any kind of quiet 'me' time. And I was right.

I got out of bed and in the shower. I got myself looking decent, then woke my girls up an hour before they usually get up. I somehow convinced them to eat breakfast that early, get clothes on, and get their hair done. I got us, and our bags, in the car, went on post and got gas. It is so not ok to leave your kids in the car while you run about 10 feet away to pay, so I asked a complete stranger to stand close to my locked car so the MPs wouldn't get mad. I know it makes no sense, but it saved me a few minutes. Then I got back in my car, went to a different post about 2 minutes away, and parked my car.

I was somehow five minutes early. So while the girls talked to one another, I got about three minutes to read my bible. Then the people I was meeting showed up, we loaded into cars and rolled out.

We drove a little over an hour to a total different Army post and had a 1.5 hr meeting. Then we got lunch at an ok Greek restaurant, and again loaded up and rolled out. About and hour and a half later, I was dragging my half asleep girls into the house and racing to the bathroom to pee.

Ten minutes after we got in the house, J walks through the door. "What are you doing here?" I so lovingly asked him. To which he said, "Hey, M(a soldier in his platoon) is having his going away party at the bowling alley, in about 2 minutes. You going?" So I put the girls and my shoes back on, load in to the car, and once more, roll out.

The girls are getting pretty good at this bowling thing. We have gone three times in the last month, which is crazy because the first time they went bowling was this month. But we all got in on the action today. And we did the Army's favorite thing- hurry up and wait. But when the ball finally got rolling, M said his piece and we were all sad to see him go. And he really made me proud, because he commented on how great J is at being a leader. Makes a girl happy.

Now I am tired. And ready for my bed. I plan on doing as little as possible. I am really thinking "The Little Mermaid" sounds like a plan for tomorrow morning. Ariel, Prince Eric, P, K, and me. Good stuff.