About 20 minutes ago, I was sitting here watching TV, the kids were playing, dinner was done and I was just waiting for the beginning of the bed time routine. Then I heard a knock at my door…and on the other side was a lady carrying a box, inside which were these…

The card said…

“Thank you for the last 14 years. Here’s to the next 14.
your Loving Husband,
Ken”

I love this man, I love him I love him I love him. This is the first time in 14 years we have been apart on this day, and right now…I just feel him all around me.

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I swore last winter I was never driving in the snow again. Well, that was fine…I had my driver here at my disposal. But now, I don’t. Today, I had to run a couple errands. The first was going to the bank. Easy enough right? There isn’t really enough snow on the roads to justify using the gas guzzling four wheel drive. And they really aren’t that bad. Unless you are driving from the px to the bank, and like me, always forget there is a stop sign in what is really a stupid place. I mean noone ever comes out of that side street. Well, I had my first skid of the year. that sign needs a warning sign…something…anything, I’ll settle for “HEY Dumbass…yes you in the two tone gray GMC…Stop sign 10 ft!!”. So, I hit the brakes a touch to hard and did the boot scootin boogy right there. I did recover the skid…go me.

After school, I decided to get Burger King for the kids. Again, in 2WD because I refuse to guzzle gas in 4WD until absolutely neccessary. I make a left turn…gently I might add, and here we go again. This time my 10 year old has a comment. Yep, that’s right drivers critique from the peanut gallery. She was shocked that we didn’t go into a ditch…maybe she should drive. Again, I recovered, and did it well.

I didn’t panic, and this time I didn’t come back in the house, throw my keys and in my best drama queen form cry “I’m NEVER driving in this forsaken iceburg in winter again!!”. Yes, that’s what I did last year on the first and last day I drove in the winter. Hubby kindly pointed out that day that I did drive on the first major snowfall, did recover each of the 3 skids I found myself in, and suggested maybe next time I try 4WD on an inch of snow. Oops. I finally tried again last year…and discovered I have a talent for getting 4WD trucks to do something noone else could. Get stuck up to the rear fender in a snow bank.

Bring It On…

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Weekly check in here, before people think I have forgotten how to use the internet. Two computers in the house, all to myself you’d think I’d be a little more prolific in my internet ventures. Hubby is doing well, and finally so am I. I keep my days busy which helps and I’m trying to stick to some sort of routine. Currently I got to the office three days a week, the gym on the other two, Church starts this Sunday, at least it’s supposed to. And I tanned for the first time yesterday, and burned my untanned parts that were covered this summer. Thank goodness that only happens once.

Today, I sent out 3 packages of goodies to him, I’m definitely getting my $7.70 worth in those flat rate boxes. I love our post office, it’s right up the street, the clerks are friendly, and helpful and even with a line I’ve never waited more than 15 minutes. Best part is I don’t have to leave the base.

I need to make a plug here today. Living in Alaska, I have learned the value of lip balms. Trust me, you need them. And with Ken in the desert, him and his troops really need it too. Well, my husband is the worlds biggest caffeine freak, but as you can imagine coffee is hard to keep with you romaing the streets in the middle east. So, when I contacted a local creator of a very special lip balm about buying some for him and his soldiers, I got quite a shock. As we speak, in one of my boxes today, several tubes of this wonderful lip balm are on their way to them!! If you like unchapped lips and caffeine, and want to support a local, home run business run by a heck of a great guy…then visit SpazzStick.Com and get some for yourself. Thank you Richie!!

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