choices

I've sat down several times and have written several posts.  Some sentimental.  Some like hate mail.  But I've never hit post because 1. I didn't have any pictures and 2. I'm just not sure who really cares to read my stuff.  So to sum up my unposted documents....  There are days when I think about how things would be different in my life if I had made different choices but I'm brought back to reality the moment I hear the word "mommy".  And I am grateful for the choices I have made.  Then there are the choices you make as an adult.  The choices you make as a military family.  The choices you make as a parent.  Currently we are waiting on the Navy to hear if our choices of where to go next are the same places they would choose.  It's stressful.  It's hard thinking that you might be moving further away from your family and friends then actually getting closer.  It's hard to put off plans that you thought were going to work out perfect but in the end were not the Navy's plans.  So right now we are waiting....





In the meantime we are doing what we do best... spending time together.   My husband is not home a lot this quarter but when he is home, oh, it's good!  Thursday always used to be my favorite day.  It felt like it was the eve before a big party or Christmas.  When in fact, it is the eve to Friday which brings less stress and weekends together. The weekends are now my favorite because he is home with us.  We get to soak him up until Sunday night comes.













This past weekend we have acquired a little three drawer stand from one of my garage sale purchases.  My goal is to flip it and put it in our living room to hold diapers and wipes and other assorted junk that we would like to hide from our visitors.  I have to laugh out loud and remind myself that it is about the experience and making something with your hands.... cost of the stand $10..... cost of supplies to get the orginal paint off $30...... and we haven't even bought the paint or the knobs yet!  hahaha. 





This week also brought us a playdate at the aquarium.  I hate going to the aquarium.  Izzy is not interested in the fish.  She is interested in running around in the dark with me chasing after her.  However, this time at the aquarium was different.  She LOVED it!!


Izzy and Miss Edi enjoying some fishies!














Yeah, MY daughter built this!!  Genius!! Scholarship!!


Miss Edi and Amanda looking at the seahorses. 

So while we wait on life to makes it's choice on what it wants us to do, we will continue to pass our days coloring, playing, learning, exploring and growing up.