Back to Normal??? NEVER!!!

Well, we are finally back to a somewhat normal schedule in our house!! My husband has returned to day shift !!

As most of you know, I am not a fan of being alone. Nights were not a fun time for me at all. Yes, we saved a ton on childcare, but its really hard to be a single parent ( especially when the other parent is just sleeping)

And believe me I mean that in the most endearing way possible.

12 hour nights... Panama Shift... every other weekend on... not. fun. for. anyone. I work all day long with REALLLY NEEDY TEENS. Rushing home to get to the door only to say "hi,be careful, call me when you get to base, I love you" is something that is not easy to deal with.  I've sucked it up as best as I can for the past ( almost) 3 years I've been here... so bear with me. I am not spending as much time online as I used to!!

WARM & FUZZY

BECAUSE HUGS AND KISSES ARE ALWAYS BETTER WHEN THEY ARE WARM & FUZZY!!

SNOW DAY in SAN ANTONIO!

just so we are straight... for all my NE friends and family... this wasn't so much as a dusting...

but it gave us a day off so it makes me extremely thankful it happened.

All week long it has been the hottest topic not only at school, but on every single news station here in San Antonio.  So much in fact I think I mentally checked out for the weekend yesterday around noon!
Between the crazy power outtages, frigid temps and the justification that "we can always make up the day this month for Presidents day" - it was pretty much the general attitude of everyone that this snow was going to happen.

We got it :)

Highways are closed, we were apparently BARRICADED in our development to prevent anyone from going on the main road, and people actually abandoned their cars on I-35!Problem is no one here really understands that 70 mph is not ok ON ICE!!!

Im happy to be "snowed in" so to speak... its a 3 day weekend, my hubs is HOME, and its heading to the 60's tomorrow :)

The End of an Era...

There is no more baby crib in the house!

The littlest pea has graduated to a big-girl bed... but not without dramatic events...

Last Friday night I put the kiddies to bed, and after much protesting I went in to find her not in the crib. (the climbing has become a habit. Ninja pea, has stealth skills and can scale the crib without making a sound... which is why i was a little concerned about the crying screeching I heard.)

She isn't on the floor.

nope, not in the closet.

still hear screeching...

OH DEAR GOD... there you are!!

She opted for another escape route this time... and chose to go over the back-side of the crib.

and she was stuck.

her fat little thigh was wedged in the slats--- and she was pinned between the crib and the wall.


so in one fell swoop I freed the little birdie and the crib was sent to no man's land... ( read: garage)


So far so good in the big girl bed! She's sleeping well in the twin and is secured with a higher gate ;)
stay tuned- she's quite the entertainment!!