Just an update.

What have we been up to?  Other than the basic day to day stuff, we really haven't been up to all that much. 

Last Sunday we went to the beach on Eglin with some friends and played.  All the rest of last week was spent being lazy at home, playing in the back yard, destroying the veggies as they come in in the garden (Tate), playing the Wii (Remi loves the Just Dance Kids that another friend loaned me.  I will have to purchase a copy for Remi so that I can return the borrowed one), Keeping house which never seems to end, walking on my treadmill at night because I can't sleep and oh, crafting. 

We love arts and crafts.  Tate is getting pretty darn good with the scissors and glue and now seems more inclined to keep her artwork off of the walls (Yay for that!), Remi is always asking to make art pages or play with her Cuttlekids, which is a die cut machine for kids that we picked up super cheap at Big Lots.  Looked on line and was shocked at how pricey the dies run...guess we will hope Big Lots gets some more in.  Although she does have about twenty different ones that we did find cheap.  She loves it because she can create as it pleases her and not rely as much on when I want to use my cutter.  I have been scrapbooking and crocheting like a madman.  At some point I will have to get albums to actually put my finished pages in. 

I would love to get outdoors with the girls more, do some hiking (That is something this area really lacks.  Any real hiking trails.) There is an abundance of water related things to do here, tons of parks, camping but not rustic camping (closer to RV style as everywhere around here is regulated.) and there are several interesting museums that we are slowly going to work our way through.  We will save the mini road trips to other interesting areas and things to do around us for when daddy is home so he can do those things with us too.

We are a part of a play group that we occasionally attend.  I admit it.  I am an introvert and prefer my people interaction in smaller groups with less drama and more intellectual interaction for shorter periods of time. I prefer to watch more and talk less if the talking is drivel.  I prefer reality, honesty, and truthful interactions and people over fake any day.  I don't do well with bitchy, snotty, or pushy people and so we limit our time in this group.  As sadly, women, seem to be a lot of what I don't like.  Not all, but most.  I do a lot more than I would if I did not have the girls.  They make me push my limits daily and put up with stuff I wouldn't normally for the sake of them.  So for friends here, not many, and very temporary.  But at least it is something more than that CRAP HOLE called Tucson.

We love it here and are not finding it horrible with Zack deployed since we seem to have so much to do.  We miss him though and the girls ask about him daily.  We do get to talk and see him pretty often through MSN Messenger.  Skype, you have failed us this time.  Communication is not always the clearest but it is better than nothing.  We have four and a half months to go and Zack will be back with us.  Hoorah!  Time seems to keep on going and so do we.